Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Howard Ruffner
Jun 24, 2005
Howard D. Ruffner, 61, of Chester, died Friday, June 24, 2005. He was the son of the late John and Henrietta Ruffner. Mr. Ruffner was retired from the State Board of Education where he worked as a Warehouse Manager. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Ruffner of Chester, a son Howard Dennis Ruffner, Jr. and his wife Tracy of...
Gerry Johnson
Jun 24, 2005
Gerry L. Johnson, 48, of Chester, died on Friday, June 24, 2005. He was the son of Rachel Rediker Johnson and the late Albert C. Johnson, Jr. He is survived by four sisters, Marie and Paula Johnson, Elizabeth Jackson, all of Chester and Christine Brosius of Bellows Falls, Vt., a niece, Katherine Denise Brosius and a nephew, Steven Daniel Brosius,...
Margaret G. Thompson
Jun 23, 2005
Margaret Hartley Greene Thompson, 94, formerly of Emporia, VA, widow of James Russell Thompson, Jr., passed away Thursday, June 23, 2005, in Nashville TN. Born in Stony Creek, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Andrew and Eleanor Mason Greene. She and Russell owned and operated Emporia Furniture Co. for 60 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian...
Michael Williamson
Jun 21, 2005
Michael Keith Williamson, 47, of Prince George died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at his home. He was born in Richmond and was an employee of DuPont. He is survived by his wife, Donna Y. Williamson; daughter, Jessica Michele Williamson; son, Justin Michael Williamson; mother, Pam Williamson; father, Ralph Williamson; and a brother, Dwayne Williamson. Funeral services will be held Friday...
Sr. V. Bales
Jun 19, 2005
Donald V. Bales, Sr. age 85 of Disputanta died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Juanita Hash Bales. He was a World War II veteran who served with the 630th Tank Destroyer Batallion and was a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. He was a...
Helen Mccallister
Jun 19, 2005
Mrs. Helen Nora McCallister, 71, of Petersburg, Virginia, died Sunday, June 19, 2005. Mrs. McCallister, a native of Lunenburg, County , Virginia, was the daughter of the late Overman Shearin and Catherine Batte Shearin. She is survived by her husband, William C. McCallister, of Petersburg, two daughters, Rebecca H. Weaver and husband, Andy, of Hopewell, VA; Teresa H. Lawton and...
Mary Boothe
Jun 19, 2005
Mary Jane Biggs Boothe, 78, of Henrico NC, formerly of Chester died Sunday, June 19, 2005. She was a native of Bedford VA born the daughter of the late Frank A. and Myrtle Ida May Cox Biggs. She is the widow of Elbert Wesley Boothe and is survived by her daughter Ruth B. Haskett and husband Orville of Henrico, NC;...
William Stout
Jun 19, 2005
Dr. William ?Bill? Stout, 82, a longtime resident of Hopewell, died Sunday, June 19, 2005. He was born December 5, 1922 in Corry, PA to Malcolm Ethelbert and Evelyn Beard Stout. He grew up on the Beard family farm, Belmont, in the valley of Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia, but joined the 76th Infantry Division of the U....
Jr., E. Williams
Jun 18, 2005
John Edward Williams, Jr., 92, of Richmond, died Saturday, June 18, 2005. He was a retired employee of Westvaco. He is survived by his wife, Alice Williams; a sister, Vivian Evans; his son Granville Williams and wife Eleanor; grandson Kevin Williams and wife, Kathy; granddaughter Kimberly Williams; and five great-grandsons, Christopher, Matthew, Daniel, Hunter and Christian. He was preceded in...
Sr., C. Rugar
Jun 17, 2005
On June 17, 2005, Heaven has welcomed a precious servant and dedicated witness, Ronald Clair Rugar, Sr., 71, of Dinwiddie County, who entered eternal rest and peace at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Julie and David Phillingane, Jr., in DeWitt, VA. He was born in New York but had made his home in Virginia for the last 65...
Emily Sykora
Jun 16, 2005
Emily Cibula Sykora, 87, of Prince George, died Thursday, June 16, 2005 in Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Prince George County and had been a life long resident. Mrs. Sykora was a member of Prince George Congregational Christian Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew & Mary Laska Cibula,...
Henry Weston
Jun 15, 2005
Henry Clay ?Buddie? Weston of Fort Myers, Florida, died peacefully at Hospice House, North Fort Myers, Florida on June 14, 2005, after an extended illness. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on February 27, 1918, he was the son of Charles and Pearl Weston. Buddie was a dedicated, career professional of Hercules, Inc in Hopewell, VA from 1935-1977. During his growth...
Michael Bogese
Jun 15, 2005
Michael J. Bogese, 92, of Prince George County, VA, died at John Randolph Hospital, Wednesday, June 15, of complications from a stroke. He founded Bogese Construction Company, which later became Bogese, Inc., in 1945, developing ten subdivisions in the Prince George, Hopewell and Chesterfield areas. He was a 1935 chemical engineering graduate of Virginia Tech. He was a member of...
Jamelle Barnes
Jun 14, 2005
Jamelle Ameen Barnes, 54 of Raleigh, NC died peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 in her home following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Jameil and Julia Ameen of Hopewell, VA. Mrs. Barnes grew up in Hopewell, VA and formally lived in the Richmond, VA area. She was a graduate of Mary Washington College...
Henry Weston
Jun 14, 2005
Henry Clay ?Buddie? Weston of Fort Myers, Florida, died peacefully at Hospice House, North Fort Myers, Florida on June 14, 2005, after an extended illness. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on February 27, 1918, he was the son of Charles and Pearl Weston. Buddie was a dedicated, career professional of Hercules, Inc in Hopewell, VA from 1935-1977. During his growth...
Mildred Goodwin
Jun 13, 2005
Mildred Clark Goodwin 64, of Chester, died Monday June 13, 2005 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Vivian Lee Clark & the late Robert Blanton Clark and was predeceased by a brother Robert Clark. She was the widow of Gerald Frances Goodwin. She is survived by two sons Robert L. Goodwin and his...
Carrie Mitchem
Jun 13, 2005
Carrie H. Mitchem, 50, of Hopewell, died Monday, June 13, 2005, at her residence. She is the daughter of Henry Hoffman and Effie Teal Hoffman. .Mrs. Mitchem was employed as an Instrumentation Technician with Honeywell. She is survived by her husband, Brett D. Mitchem, a son, Dewey A. Mitchem. Two daughters, Jennifer Collyer of Chester, Laura Drummond of Hampton, a...
Alice Blankenship
Jun 13, 2005
Alice W. Blankenship, 87, died Monday, June 13, 2005 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Wylie and Ellen W. Whitehead and the widow of Dennis E. Blankenship. She is survived by a daughter, Karen Bowlan and husband, James; granddaughters, Heather Pontius and Mrs. Julie Wiginton; great-grandsons, Savon Wiginton and Taran Wiginton all of Memphis, TN. The...
Estelle Burt
Jun 12, 2005
Estelle Morris Burt, 77, of Chester, Virginia, died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at John Randolph Medical Center .She was born in Hopewell, Virginia. Mrs. Burt was a retired real estate agent with Tri-City Realty, a member of First Baptist Church and in 1969 was selected as Beta Sigma Phi ?Girl of the Year.? She was preceded in death by her...
Grace Woodward
Jun 12, 2005
Grace Gertrude Woodward, 76, of Chester, widow of Benjamin F. Woodward, Jr., passed away Sunday, June 12, 2005. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Malcolm and Alice Morris Ford. Mrs. Woodward was preceded in death by a son, Robert Carlton King. She is survived by her children, Brenda Lee Hardison and husband, Gary of Chesapeake,...
