Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Gladys Pearson
May 7, 2005
Gladys Schools Pearson, 100 of Hopewell died Saturday, May 07, 2005. Mrs. Pearson was the oldest living member of First Baptist Church in Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her husband Jacob J. Pearson, and a grandson Tommy Lee. She is survived by her daughter Vivian P. Lee; son Melbourne J. Pearson and wife Winifred; granddaughter Cheryl Stone; great-granddaughter...
Robert King
May 6, 2005
Robert Edward King, Sr. 76, of Carson died Friday, May 6, 2005 at his residence. He was born the son of the late Joseph and Mary B. King. Mr. King was the owner of Roberts BBQ, and also worked at Kings #1 and Kings #2 where he was known for his special chopping technique. He is survived by his wife...
Rachel Brewer
May 6, 2005
Rachel Cassell Brewer, 83, of Dinwiddie County, widow of George D. Brewer, Jr., passed away Friday, May 6, 2005. Born in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joel Thomas and Lucinda Rakes Cassell. She worked as an accountant for many years in the Real Estate business. Mrs. Brewer was preceded in death by a grandson, David Todd...
Liebert Hawkins
May 6, 2005
Liebert E. Hawkins of Colonial Heights, formerly a lifelong resident of Ettrick, passed away Friday, May 6, at Southside Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Mr. Hawkins was a veteran of World War II and served in both the United States Navy and Navy Reserve. At the time of his death, he was an active charter member...
Donald Huntington
May 6, 2005
Ret. M/Sgt Donald Raymond Huntington, 92, of Hopewell, died, Friday, May 06, 2005. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mr. Huntington served in the U. S. Army during WWII and the Korean War, and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Florence Green McDaniel Huntington and his son, Doctor...
Jr. G. Rainey
May 4, 2005
Moyland Gibson Rainey, Jr., 84, son of the late Moyland G. and Fannie O. Rainey of Sutherland, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Bud, as he was known by his many friends, was a retired farmer, having farmed for many years in Dinwiddie County. He graduated from Carson High School and entered the Virginia National Guard and was called to active...
Harold Addington
May 4, 2005
Harold Cecil Addington, Sr. was born in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia to Adolphus and Ila Jordan Addington on December 13, 1915. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Adolphus Addington Jr., and Douglas Addington; one sister, Virginia Johnson; as well as his second wife, Beulah Blackwell of Coeburn, VA. He is survived by two brothers, Jack Addington of Rowlett,...
Hilda Beville
May 4, 2005
Hilda Daniel Beville, 78 of DeWitt died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. She was a native of Dinwiddie Co. and the daughter of the late Herman C. and Viola Kelly Daniel. She was the widow of James A ?Bob? Beville. She was predeceased by a sister Marlene Daniel Clements. She is survived by her son, James A. ?Jimmy? Beville, Jr. and...
Nancy Millis
May 3, 2005
Nancy Jane Millis 59, of Hopewell, passed away Friday April 29, 2005 at the Medical College of Virginia. She was the daughter of Natalie Jane Johnson and the late James Mitchell Johnson. She is survived by her daughter Diana Lynn Brown and her husband Richard of Hopewell, a son William E. Avery Jr. and his wife Shelia of Charlotte N.C.,...
Lois M. Leech
May 3, 2005
Lois Pauline McDaniel Leech departed this life on May 3, 2005. She was born on September 6, 1913 in Milton, Pennsylvania to James Henry and Pearl Trate McDaniel. As one of three children, Lois was predeceased by her parents, one brother and one sister. She has been a resident of Hopewell since 1950. Lois leaves to cherish her memories five...
Elizabeth Case
May 3, 2005
Elizabeth Jean Case, of Chester, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005. She is survived by her husband, Bruce W. Case and two sisters, Ellen Dovey and Patricia Christy. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 11:00 am at the Chesterfield Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Myra Olgers
May 2, 2005
Myra F. ?Chippie? Olgers, 89 of Sutherland, VA., died Monday, May 2, 2005 at the Colonial Heights Convalescent Center. She was born in Church Road, VA., to the late Harvey B. Ford and Bessie Watkins Ford and was preceded in death by her husband, Norman C. Olgers. Mrs. Olgers was a lifelong resident of Dinwiddie County and on e of...
Rachelle Kennedy
May 2, 2005
Rachelle Del Castillo Kennedy, 43, of Richmond, VA died Monday, May 2, 2005. Mrs. Kennedy was born August 1, 1961 in the Philippines. She followed her parents to New York in 1972 from Cagayan Philippines to White Plains, New York where she stayed until she moved to Richmond in 1996. Mrs. Kennedy was a beloved member of the WalMart family...
Katy Clayton
May 1, 2005
Katy Mae Clayton passed away at her home in Enon on May 1, 2005. She was diagnosed in November, 2004 with pancreatic cancer. She was 71 years old. She was born and raised in Hopewell and attended Hopewell Public Schools. She married Daniel G. Clayton, Jr. in December 1950. They were married for 49 years until his death in 2000....
Choon Bang
May 1, 2005
Choon Wol Bang age 82 of Chester died Sunday, May 1, 2005. She is survived by two daughters, Grace and Young Ja Bang; two daughters and one son in Korea; nine grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM. Tuesday at St. Kim Tae Gon Catholic Church, 3100 Logandale Ave. Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery....
Herbert Woolridge
Apr 30, 2005
Herbert H. (Red) Wooldridge, 78, of Richmond died Saturday, April 30, 2005. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran of WW II and retired from DuPont after 38 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Alice M. Wooldridge; daughter, Linda Wooldridge Staley; two stepchildren; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Edith Salton of Atlanta, GA. The family...
Lee E. D. Melton
Apr 30, 2005
Lee Anne Edwards Doughty Melton 37, of Hopewell, lost her battle with cancer but won her victory with her Lord on Saturday April 30, 2005 surrounded by her loved ones. Lee Anne was a native of Hopewell but spent seven years on the West Coast in Los Angeles, California, returning to Va., where she served as the Assistant to the...
Milton Dance
Apr 30, 2005
Milton Erwin Dance, of Richmond, Va. entered into eternal life on Saturday, April 30, 2005. Born in Chester, Va. and a 1946 graduate of Thomas Dale High School, his love for baseball was fulfilled as a member of several semi-pro teams, Chester, Beulah, Colonial Heights and DuPont, where ?Ace? retired after more than 37 years service as a mechanic. He...
Lorine "Rena". Ford
Apr 30, 2005
Lorine Fisher ?Rena? Ford, 85, of Hopewell, formerly of Petersburg and Colonial Heights, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at John Randolph Nursing Home after a long period of declining health. She was born in Newport News, VA and was preceded in death by her parents, Fred E. and Gladys Lee Fisher and her husband of 35 years, H. G. Ford,...
Andrea Robbins
Apr 29, 2005
Andrea Louise Robbins ?Andie?, 23, of Winchester, formerly of Palmyra, Virginia, passed away Friday April 29, 2005 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was a former student of Longwood University, a member of the Medieval Society for Creative Anachronists, a member of SAI Music Fraternity, and a member of the APU Service Organization at Longwood University. She leaves to cherish her...
