Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Iris Hammond
Oct 12, 2005
MSgt. Iris L. Hammond, Ret. Passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 surrounded by his family. He was born in Dry Prong, LA on September 22, 1915 to Clyde and Clara Hammond. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of sixty years, Lillian; his sons, Richard and wife, Eleanor, Robert, Roger and wife, Deborah; his grandchildren LeeAnn Slator...
"Mickey" Silvestro
Oct 11, 2005
Nicholas ?Mickey? Silvestro, Jr. 61, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005 in Chippenham Medical Center. . He was born in Hopewell. Mr. Silvestro served in the U.S Army during the Vietnam War, was a retired Sheet-Metal worker with Local Union #100., a member of the VFW Post 637, and Legion, Loyal Order of Moose # 1472. Mickey was preceded...
Elizabeth Morris
Oct 10, 2005
Wakefield, Virginia ELIZABETH OWEN MORRIS, 79, passed away Monday, October 10, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Va. Born February 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. Owen, Sr. and Edith Edwards Owen. Elizabeth was the widow of Dennis Elwood Morris; a lifelong member of Wakefield United Methodist Church where she was teacher of the...
Vivian Lewis
Oct 10, 2005
Zuni, Virginia VIVIAN L. LEWIS, 85, went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 9, 2005. Born in Isle of Wight County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Thomas Lewis and Hettye Davis Lewis. She was the widow of E. Rowland Lewis, a homemaker, and member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Zuni. She loved the church and...
Ruby Hernandez
Oct 9, 2005
Mrs. Ruby Emory Hernandez, 73, of Troy, North Carolina, died Sunday, October 9, 2005 at Autumn Care of Biscoe, Biscoe, North Carolina. Mrs. Hernandez was a retired operator with Arnold Pen Company. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard G. and Margaret Brockwell Emory. Surviving are her husband, Jose Adrian Hernandez of Troy, NC, three sons, Jose D....
Stephen White
Oct 9, 2005
Stephen Graham White 73 of Petersburg died Sunday, October 9, 2005. He was a native of Petersburg and son of the late William Earle White, Sr. and Marian White. He was a graduate of the University of Richmond and T.C. Williams School of Law. He was a practicing attorney in the city of Petersburg. He is survived by his wife,...
Robert Giles
Oct 7, 2005
Ivor, Virginia ROBERT SEWARD GILES, 80, husband of the late Ann Giles Hancock, passed away Friday, October 7, 2005 at Hopewell, VA. Born in Isle of Wight County he was the son of the late Rollie M. and Eva Gumm Joyner Giles. Seward had retired as Assistant Manager of Ivor Supply Co., and formerly worked as Manager of Kea Supply...
Jordan Humphries
Oct 7, 2005
Jordan Wayne Humphries, 3 ½ month old son of David Humphries & Erica Rhodes, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at his residence. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Alexander Rhodes of Hopewell, Grandparents, Virginia Rhodes & Robert Millis of Hopewell, Amy & Wayne Humphries, Jr. of Petersburg, Glenn & Tammy Gettings of Chester, great grandparents,...
Jr. J. Ellis
Oct 6, 2005
Andrew J. (Doodlebug) Ellis, Jr. age 46 of Colonial Heights died Thursday, October 6, 2005. He was the son of the late Andrew J. Ellis, Sr. and Hazel Talley Ellis and is survived by his wife, Karen A. Ellis; his son, William B. Ellis; two sisters, Jacqueline Doyle and Deborah Jones; four brothers, Jimmy, Johnny, Michael and Craig Ellis; seven...
Herbert Wells
Oct 5, 2005
Herbert Hamilton ?Bubba? Wells, 85, of Dinwiddie County, departed from this life on October 5, 2005 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis L. and Effie L. Wells, and one daughter, Barbara Jean Wells. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. wells attended Monumental Baptist Church and was retired from John A. Gill Wholesale Grocery. He...
Elsie Everett
Oct 5, 2005
Elsie Poole Everett, 69, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was a native of Sussex County and the daughter of the late Arnold Travis (Mike) and Ruth Mayes Poole. She was a former registered respiratory therapist at John Randolph Hospital and was a member of Fort Grove United Methodist Church, Stony Creek. She...
Barbara Dyson
Oct 4, 2005
Barbara Procise Dyson 73 of Sutherland died Tuesday, October 4, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Alice Pritchett Procise. She was a member of the High Street United Methodist Church and a past member of Dinwiddie Volunteer Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary and a retiree of Brown & Williamson after 33 years of service as an...
Minnie Burton
Oct 4, 2005
Dendron, Virginia MINNIE HILL BURTON, 95, widow of Garland Cole Burton, Sr., died Tuesday, October 4, 2005 in Yorktown, Virginia. Born November 19, 1909 in Prince George County, VA., she was the daughter of the late James Hill and Minnie Lee Livesay Hill. Mrs. Burton was a resident of Surry County most of her life and for the past 20...
Larry Madison
Oct 4, 2005
Larry Woodford Madison, Sr., 62, of Chester died Friday, September 30, 2005 in Little Rock, AR at the UAMS Hospital after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma cancer. He was a native of Richmond and was the son of the late Charles Wilson and Elnora Virginia Bradley Madison, Sr. He was the founder of Larry W. Madison and Associates, former...
Ruth Branch
Oct 4, 2005
Ruth Minshew Branch, 97, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Homerville, GA and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1923. Mrs. Branch was a retired operator from Tubize. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac and Sara Belle Griffis Minshew and her husband George H. Branch. Mrs. Branch is...
Harry Pletcher
Oct 3, 2005
Pastor Harry B. Pletcher, age 77?On October 3, 2005, God said, ?Well done thy good and faithful servant, you have fought a good fight, enter into the joy of thy salvation and eternal bliss.? He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Evelyn Aleksy Pletcher; daughter, Diane Coghill and husband, William; granddaughters, Lori and Alycia Coghill, and Jennifer...
Evelyn Hunter
Oct 3, 2005
Evelyn Mason Hunter, 100, formerly of Hopewell died Monday, October 3, 2005 in Westminister Canterbury in Richmond. She was born in Spotsylvania County, VA and had made her home in Hopewell from 1928 until moving to Richmond. Mrs. Hunter was the last surviving founding member of the Board of Directors of John Randolph Medical Center, she was a member of...
Doris P. Tipton
Oct 2, 2005
Doris F. Porter Tipton, 71, of Crestwood, Kentucky, formerly of Petersburg, Virginia, died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at the Episcopal Church Home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Elliot and Judith Dowdy Francis and her husbands, Bernard Porter and Albert Tipton. Mrs. Tipton was a member of Livingstone Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Sylvia...
Janesse Renee
Oct 2, 2005
Janesse Burkley Renee, 61, of Colonial Heights, died Sunday, October 2, 2005. in the Medical College of Virginia. She was born in Washington, D.C. Ms. Renee was a retired systems analyst with the Department of Defense, a member of Xi Gamma Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and a volunteer with the Chesterfield Christmas Mother. She was the daughter of...
Clyde Boze
Oct 1, 2005
Mr. Wilbur Clyde Boze III, 30, of Ford, died Saturday, October 1, 2005. He was an electrician with Iluka Resources Titanium Plant. He was a loving husband, devoted father and friend and was a member of Hawkins Memorial Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his devoted wife Carol Dawn Boze, a son Jacob Clyde Boze, a daughter Lauren Sydney Boze,...
