Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Marguerite Bowman
Jul 14, 2005
Marguerite Chandler Bowman 87, of Petersburg died July 14, 2005 at Mayfair House. A native of Petersburg she was the daughter of the late Irvin C. and Alma Blanks Chandler and was the widow of Kenneth Davie Bowman. Marguerite retired from Petersburg General Hospital after twenty years of service. She is survived by her two daughters, Bonnie B. McDevitt of...
Jr. F. Maxey
Jul 12, 2005
Leonard Ferguson Maxey, Jr., 83, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Maxey was born in Buckingham County, VA and moved to Hopewell in 1950. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, having served during WWII. Mr. Maxey was a member of First Baptist Church, was a former member of the Hopewell Optimist Club,...
Leila Lamm
Jul 12, 2005
Leila Bailey Lamm, 90, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005 in Hopewell Health Care Center. Mrs. Lamm was born in Claremont, VA and had been a lifelong resident of Hopewell. She was a member of St. John?s Episcopal Church and a retired registered nurse, having retired from the Hopewell School System in 1950. Mrs. Lamm was preceded in death...
Sr. M. Earl
Jul 12, 2005
Richard Morrison Earl, Sr., of Petersburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 12, 2005. He was the son of the late Everette Homer and Esther Brady Earl and the widower of Jeanette Burnette Earl and preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Earl Coleman and a brother, Robert Earl. Mr. Earl was a retired supervisor at Bellwood and...
Jack Thomasson
Jul 11, 2005
Jack Wade Thomasson, 67, of Hopewell, died Monday, July 11, 2005 at John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Thomasson made his home in Hopewell for most of his life. He was a retired U. S. Army Lt. Colonel having served in Vietnam, a member of the Dupont Lodge #289 AF&AM, the Hopewell Rotary Club. He also served on the Electoral Board,...
Mary Smith
Jul 10, 2005
Mary Ann Sheffield Smith, 75, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2005. Born in Alexandria, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Samuel and Jane Adams Sheffield. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Kaye Smith and her husband, John A. Smith. She is survived by four sons, John Wayne Smith and wife,...
Nancy Williams
Jul 10, 2005
Nancy Caroline Williams of Hopewell died Sunday, July 10, 2005. She was the widow of Garrett Williams and was employed at Farrell?s Jewelry for twenty-five years. Survivors include her son, Terrence Phillip Williams; daughter, Kimberly Beth Pinkleton; brothers, Howard Chambers, Robert Chambers, David Chambers, Gary Chambers and predeceased by McArthur Chambers; grandchildren, Caila and Bryant Pinkleton. Funeral services will be...
Sr. David Kvasnicka
Jul 8, 2005
Mr. Paul David Kvasnicka, Sr. 75, passed away Friday July 8, 2005 , at his residence in Prince George County. He was a native and lifelong resident of Prince George County and was the son of the late Paul and Libbie Horak Kvasnicka. Mr. Kvasnicka was a member of Gary?s United Methodist Church, the Carson Ruritan Club for 47 years,...
Kathleen Raiford
Jul 8, 2005
Kathleen Bradshaw Raiford, 89, of Ivor, VA, widow of Walter H. Raiford, Sr., passed away Friday, July 8, 2005 at East Pavilion Nursing Home, Franklin. Born in Sedley, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Henry and Delzine Raiford Bradshaw. Mrs. Raiford was a member of the Corinth Friends Meeting in Ivor where she was a member of the...
Wanda Land
Jul 8, 2005
Wanda Rachel Thompson Land, age 76, of Petersburg, Virginia, died Friday, July 8, 2005 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, N.C. She was born October 21, 1928 in Caldwell County, N.C. to the late Greene Barlow and Vera Hass Thompson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by an infant son, Ralph Greene Land and...
Nancy Brown
Jul 8, 2005
Nancy Lee Brown, 48, of Prince George died Friday, July 8, 2005. She was born in Asheville, NC and was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Dorothy Garretson Brown. She was a graduate of Hampton High School, Hampton, VA and was a member of the Hopewell Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is...
Grover Brannan
Jul 7, 2005
Grover Cleveland Brannan, Jr., 54, of Petersburg died Thursday, July 07, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Hopewell and was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Brannan, Sr. and Hilda Curtis Brannan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a foster brother, Robert Dale Poole. He is survived by a son,...
Larry Jackson
Jul 7, 2005
Larry Michael ?Mike? Jackson, 40, of Chester, died Thursday, July 7, 2005. He was the son of Patricia A. Jackson and the late Larry Arthur Jackson. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Linda C. Jackson; son, Joshua M. Jackson; stepson. Christopher L. Cimburke; brother, Ryan K. Jackson; sister-in-law, Kelly Jackson; and niece, Anna R. Jackson....
Margaret Sordelette
Jul 6, 2005
Margaret Fenner Sordelett, 80, of Prince George County, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Sordelett had been a resident of this area her entire life. She devoted much of her time to rescuing and nurturing many varieties of animal friends. She was a long-time assistant to Dr. Ron Miller at the Hopewell Medical Center. Mrs. Sordelett was...
Sue Cook
Jul 6, 2005
Sue Plunkett Cook, 86, of Petersburg, passed away on July 6, 2005. She was the daughter of the late John David and Alice Marshall Plunkett and the widow of John Jefferson Cook, Sr. she was preceded in death by a brother, John Garland Plunkett and a son, John Jefferson Cook, Jr. Mrs. Cook was a graduate of The College of...
Wilbert Pope
Jul 5, 2005
Wilbert Earl Pope, 69, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at his residence in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He was the son of the late Charlie D. and Annie May Phillingane Pope. He is survived by a son, David Pope and wife, Sherrie; a daughter, Sharon McNew and husband, Dan; seven grandchildren and former wife, Mrs. Brenda Phillingane. The family will receive...
Jimmy Holt
Jul 5, 2005
Wakefield, Virginia John Andrew ?Jimmy? Holt, JR, age 82, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday afternoon July 5, 2005. Jimmy was born on Dec. 8, 1922 in Corinth, VA (Southampton County), the son of the late John A. and Clara A. Holt. Jimmy served proudly with the U. S....
Georgette Leveille
Jul 5, 2005
Georgette A. Leveille, 90, of Hopewell, formerly of Whitinsville, MA. died Tuesday July 5, 2005 at Brighter Living. She was the daughter of the late Frederick & Lucinda Darche Monty and the widow of Henry O. Leveille. She is survived by two daughters, Diane Barbre of Colonial Heights, Gloria Greene of Whitinsville, MA., granddaughters, Danielle Aylor of Culpeper, VA., Nicole...
Robert Henry
Jul 4, 2005
Robert Brooks Henry, 77, of Hopewell, formerly of Alexandria, died Monday July 4, 2005 at John Randolph Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Edward P. & Sadie Glasscock Henry Sr., and was predeceased by a brother Ray C. Henry. He was a retired computer consultant and was a member of DuPont Masonic Lodge 289 for 50 years....
Morris Crowder
Jul 3, 2005
Morris B. Crowder, Sr., 80, of Colonial Heights died Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Retreat Hospital. He was born in Petersburg, the son of the late William Oakes and Mary King Crowder. Mr. Crowder was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corp, World War II, 8th Air Force, was retired from E. I. Du Pont after 41 years...
