Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Alice Green
Apr 29, 2005
Alice Clay Green 92 of Sutherland died, Friday, April 29, 2005. She was the daughter of the late James S. and Sadie Sutherland Clay and a native of Dinwiddie Co. She was the widow of William Fletcher Green. She was a lifelong member of Central Baptist Church, a member of Crater Chapter AARP and The Young at Heart. She is...
Mary Roman
Apr 28, 2005
Mary Hapstak Roman, 91, of Chester died on her birthday, January 3, 2005, in Alexandria, Virginia. She was born in Elkhorn, West Virginia, the daughter of Frank and Julianna Mirgucz Hapstak of Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. The family moved to Hopewell, Virignia, when Mary was three years of age. Mary was the widow of Norbert Roman Stoklosa of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,...
Dorothy Whitman
Apr 28, 2005
God has come to take one of his angels home, Dorothy Lee Whitman of Chester on Thursday, April 28, 2005. She is survived by three daughters; Patty McCullars , Penny Holloway , both of Chester, Pam Holloway of Richmond; three sisters, Marie Madson, Patsy Stevens, both of Richmond, Beverly Clever of Winston Salem, NC; two brothers, Raymond Hanvey of Charleston,...
Harold Horstman
Apr 28, 2005
Harold James Horstman, 88, of Chester, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, widower of Marian L. Horstman, died Thursday, April 28, 2005. He was past president of Hockmeyer Brothers Corduroy Company, New York, NY and was past Grand Knight in Seaside Park, NJ. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Carol Granowski of Trinity, FL, Kenneth Horstman of Staten Island, NY and...
Scott Sawyer
Apr 28, 2005
Scott James Sawyer passed from this world, Thursday, April 28, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Diane Sawyer and stepchildren, Michael and Denise Marion; mother and father, Joy and Jim Sawyer, sister, Laurna Clark and husband, Rick and their three children Gordon, Gabriel and Gavin; sister, Karyn Sawyer and daughter, Megan. Viewing for friends and family will be Sunday...
Margaret Makowski
Apr 27, 2005
Margaret Mary Makowski died April 27, 2005. She lived in Chester with her granddaughter and was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Makowski. She is survived by her daughter, Theresa Makowski Hofeditz and her husband David; granddaughter, Karri Koehler; son, Mark Makowski and his wife Denise; grandsons, Andrew Makowski and Hunter Makowski. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 30, 2005...
Doris Riley
Apr 27, 2005
Doris Clarke Riley, 95 formerly of Petersburg died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 in Stafford Co., VA. She was a native of Dinwiddie Co. and the daughter of the late Anna Arie Gill and John Archer Clarke. She was the widow of William Edward Riley. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Clarke Riley Beever and husband Robert of Stafford, VA;...
Marie H.
Apr 26, 2005
Marie Hanzlik Vlk, 80, of Prince George County, widow of Anthony J. ?Tony? Vlk, Sr., passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Born in Prince George, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Emily Chudoba Hanzlik. A lifelong member of the Church of the Sacred Heart, she was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Uzel. Marie is...
Jr., E. Poole
Apr 26, 2005
Alvin E. Poole, Jr., 68, passed away at Heritage Hall in Blackstone on Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Mr. Poole was a native of Ettrick and was formerly employed as a Manager at Safeway Stores in the Petersburg area. He was preceded in death by his wife, Corina Elder Poole, his parents, Alvin E. Poole, Sr. and Judith Pond Poole and...
James Sacra
Apr 25, 2005
James Edward ?Skipper? Sacra, Jr., 58, of Doswell, Virginia, died Monday, April 25, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and was a former residence of Hopewell. Mr. Sacra served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War , a retired civil engineer for Pizzagalli Construction Co., and a graduate of Virginia Tech. He was preceded...
Ruby Curtis
Apr 24, 2005
Ruby Arlene Cratch Curtis, 88 of Petersburg died April 24, 2005. She was the widow of Rudolph Glenroy Curtis. She was the daughter of the late William Albert and Hattie Bell Cratch. She is survived by two sons, Barry W. Curtis, Sr. of Colonial Heights and Garry F. Curtis of Petersburg; grandson, Barry Wayne Curtis, Jr. Funeral services will be...
Annie Reese
Apr 23, 2005
Annie Belle White Reese died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Mrs. Reese was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Ivey White and Annie Lillie White and was the widow of Wrenn Moss Reese. She resided most of her life in Dinwiddie County and the last few years with her daughter, Maxine, in Chester....
Sharon Park
Apr 21, 2005
Sharon Louise Wright Park, 56, of Old Iron Court, Hopewell, died Thursday, April 21, 2005 in John Randolph Nursing Home. She was born in Covington, VA. Sharon attended Faith Baptist Church in Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her step-father, James Edward McMullen and a sister, Donna Jean Wright. She is survived by her mother, Thelma Louise Jones McMullen...
Della Hill
Apr 20, 2005
In loving memory and home going of Della Marion Hill, 70, of Hopewell. Della passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Madison Heights, MI and had been a resident of this area for many years. Mrs. Hill was employed by American Filtronics until her retirement and was a faithful member of St....
Charlie Barefoot
Apr 20, 2005
Charlie A. Barefoot, Sr. 72, of Dinwiddie died Wednesday, April 20, 2005. He was born the son of the late William B. and Lola C. Barefoot in the outskirts of Fayetteville, NC in a small town called Rockfish. Raised on a horse farm where he developed a passion for riding and soon fell in love with the sport of rodeo....
Frances Clements
Apr 18, 2005
Frances Baird Clements, 92, of Prince George County, VA died Monday, April 18, 2005. She was born in Surry County and had been a life long resident of this area. Mrs. Clements was a member of Brandon Episcopal Church, and Brandon Episcopal Church E.C.W. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Kate Bailey Baird and the widow of...
Jr, H. Jones
Apr 18, 2005
William Henry Jones, Jr., 71, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Monday, April 18, 2005. Born in Chesterfield County, he was the son of the late William Henry & Ellen Wells Jones. He served in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard, and was employed with Insulation Specialties Incorporated. Mr. Jones is survived by his sons, Jerry Wayne Jones of...
Hilda Ford
Apr 18, 2005
Hilda Arbeth Newsom Ford, 88, of Petersburg, widow of Walter Randolph Ford, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was born in Petersburg and was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Noyes and Mary Lee Poarch Newsom and a son, Gene F. Wade, Sr. She was retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. She...
Hazel Conley
Apr 17, 2005
Hazel Price Conley, 83 of Dinwiddie Co., died Sunday, April 17, 2005. She was the widow of Prentice Albert Conley, Sr. She was the daughter of the late Luther Ashby and Minnie Stoneberger Price. She was predeceased by her son Roger Lee Conley. She was a former employee of Titmus Optical and in her later years she was a babysitter...
Mary D. Hamlett
Apr 17, 2005
Mary Katherine Durrett Hamlett of Chester died April 17, 2005. She was predeceased by a daughter, Olivia Gins; a son, Robert ?Bobby? Kahn; three brothers, William Durrett, Harold Durrett, and Robert Durrett. Survivors include her son, Stanley Kahn; two sisters, Bessie Sadler and Claire Johnson; three grandchildren, Tracie Watson, Wendy Deaner and Curtis Moore; ten great-grandchildren, John David Harris, Christopher...
