Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Margaret Berryman
Feb 21, 2008
Surry, Virginia Margaret Sue Berryman passed away peacefully in her home on Chestnut Farm in Surry on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family, and her friend Laura Hamlin. Margaret was the wife of Joseph Sterling Perkinson who retired from Brown and Williamson in Petersburg. Born in Surry County she...
Wilson Garris
Feb 20, 2008
Windsor, Virginia Wilson Floyd Garris, 94, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor, Virginia. Born in Isle of Wight Co. he was the son of the late Wesley F. Garris and Mattie Crocker Garris Hines. Mr. Garris served his country in the U. S. Army; was a retired electrician and owner/operator of Windsor Pool Hall and...
Andrew Wells
Feb 20, 2008
Andrew Earl Wells of Petersburg died on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Andrew was a man of integrity who served his country in the U.S. navy during World War II. He worked in the commercial construction business in San Diego, California for 23 years on projects that include work for the Bank of America, The San Diego Zoo and LaJolla Youth...
Beverly Mcdowell
Feb 20, 2008
Beverly Blair McDowell, 77, of Chester went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. He was the son of the late Ernest T. and Mary K. McDowell. Bev obtained a B.A. from Toccoa Falls College, a B.A. and Masters from University of Richmond, and a B.D. and Masters in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. He was minister...
Jasper Greene
Feb 20, 2008
Jasper Lee Greene, 57, of Chester died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and had been a lifetime resident. Mr. Greene was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. having served during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a former insulator for Old Dominion Insulation. Mr. Greene was...
Hazel Bernard
Feb 20, 2008
BERNARD, Hazel Howell, 94, formerly of Petersburg, Virginia, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, in Roanoke. Born September 13, 1913 in New Kensington, PA, she was the daughter of Sidney James Howell and Hazel Siegworth Howell. Mrs. Bernard was the valedictorian of her high school class and attended Indiana, PA State Teachers College where she received her teaching degree....
Jr. T. Patterson
Feb 20, 2008
Samuel Thorne Patterson, Jr., 71, of Petersburg, Virginia, died at his home on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frances Vick Patterson and Samuel Thorne Patterson, and a brother George Vick Patterson. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Katherine Overton Patterson and one sister and brother-in-law, Ellen Daniel and Ronald R....
Hazel Minetree
Feb 18, 2008
Hazel Waunetta Byrd Minetree, 95 formerly of Colonial Heights, VA., passed away Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Walnut Hill Convalescent Center, Petersburg, VA. Hazel was born in Grayson Co., Galax, Virginia. She was the oldest of nine children of the late Aldine Keiffer and Margie Lee Bourne Byrd. Her family moved to McKenney, Virginia when she was a small...
Ltc Asby W. Hardy
Feb 18, 2008
Ashby â??Willâ? Wilfred Hardy, 95, of Petersburg, born June 4, 1912 passed away February 18, 2008. He was born in Dinwiddie Co., the son of the late Ashby Williamson Hardy and L. Dora Chambers Hardy. He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Margaret Dever Hardy on June 1, 1995 whom he met in India while she was serving...
Samuel White
Feb 18, 2008
Samuel Hardy White, 53, of Chesterfield died on Monday, February 18, 2008. Survived by his wife of 29 years, Brenda S. White and son, Travis H. White. A brother, Fred L. White, sisters, Audrey Webb and Susan Griswold, predeceased by a sister, Jane Grutchfield. Loving family members, Anna Auxier, Alan Smith, Denise, Mike, John, Michael and Jacob Evans; Darlene, Gary,...
William Grizzard
Feb 18, 2008
William Samuel Grizzard, M.D., 91, of Petersburg, died Monday, February 18, 2008. He was a native of Southampton County born the son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth M. Grizzard. Dr. Grizzard was a graduate of Virginia Tech and the Medical College of Virginia. He later served his internship at Norfolk General Hospital. After serving his internship Dr. Grizzard...
Sr., Ret. Herbert L. White
Feb 17, 2008
Col. Herbert Lee White, Sr. U.S. Army (Ret) 78, of Petersburg, died Sunday, February 17, 2008. He was a native of Smithfield, VA the son of the late John T. and Georgia Thomas White. He was a retired Colonel who served the Korean and Vietnam wars in the U.S. Army. He was a district supervisor for AARP, Prince George Lions...
Kenneth Potter
Feb 17, 2008
Kenneth Burton Potter, 67, of Hopewell and Sebring, FL, departed this life Sunday, February 17, 2008, at his residence in Hopewell. Mr. Potter was proceeded in death by his parents, Montague H. Potter and Letha Cummings Potter, two siblings, Eugene Montague Potter and Lois Potter Ayers (Noonie). Mr. Potter is survived by his wife, Jeannette M. Potter of Hopewell, his...
Eloise Tuck
Feb 17, 2008
Eloise Grizzard Tuck, 77, of Prince George Co., died February 17, 2008 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 21, 1930 in Greensville County, VA the daughter of the late Lester J. Grizzard and Sallie Taylor Grizzard. She was predeceased by a sister, Evelyn H. Grizzard. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Thomas...
Adam Rainey
Feb 17, 2008
Adam Justin Rainey, 24, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008. Justin was a 2001 graduate of Dinwiddie County High School and a 2003 graduate of Johnson & Wales University College of Culinary Arts. He was employed by Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Petersburg where he was baptized, confirmed,...
Ann Thomas
Feb 17, 2008
Ann Gregory Thomas, 82, of Chester passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2008. Ann was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Roy A. Thomas; daughters, Sherry de Witt and Linda Van Allen and her husband, Russell; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss &...
Charles Crews
Feb 16, 2008
MSGT Charles E. Crews, U. S. Army (Ret.), 75, of Glen Allen, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2008. Born in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, he was the son of the late George and Rosa Dodson Crews. Charlie served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring in 1973 with 21 years of service and was presently employed by C. B. Richard Ellis. He was...
Florine Boggs
Feb 16, 2008
Mrs. Florine Laurel Grosch Boggs, 76, of Hopewell, VA, died Friday, February 15, 2008 at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Boggs was a retired Quality Control Specialist at Ft. Lee and was a member of the Womanâ??s Club of Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Max Julius and Marion Shores Grosch and two brothers,...
Hilma Baum
Feb 15, 2008
Hilma India Montaque Baum â??Carolineâ? , 84, of Chester passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cal and Nolie Hall Montaque; husbands, St. Clair Sutton, Sr. and Arthur D. Baum, Jr. and a grandson, Kevin Lee Sutton. She is survived by her sons, St. Clair Sutton, Jr. and wife, Faye, Eugene...
Ssgt G. Mckeiver
Feb 15, 2008
SSGT William George McKeiver, U. S. Army (Ret.), 79, of Petersburg, died Friday, February 15, 2008. He served his country for 26 years including service in Korea and Vietnam. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Elsbeth â??Bettyâ? McKeiver. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Anna and Jim Karnes of Roanoke, VA, Michael...
