Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Ruth Zavitz
Dec 30, 2004
Mrs. Ruth Hester Zavitz, of Ashland, died Thursday, December 30, 2004. She was the widow of Rev. Dwight LeRoy Zavitz, Sr. She is survived by two sons, Rev. Dwight L. Zavitz, Jr. and John Wesley Zavitz; four grandchildren, Ryan, Mathew, Erin and Katie Zavitz. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Monday, January 3, 2005 in the Chester Presbyterian Church....
Sadie Tomlin
Dec 30, 2004
Sadie Trainum Tomlin, 80, of Chester, died Thursday, December 30, 2004 in Lucy Corr Nursing Home. Mrs. Tomlin was preceded in death by her parents, Ashton Gordon and Bessie Bell Fletcher Trainum and her husband, Charles Everette Tomlin, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Tomlin Justice, of Chester, one son, Charles Everette Tomlin, Jr. of Colonial Heights, 7...
Jean Schroeder
Dec 29, 2004
Jean Patricia DeLauter Schroeder, 71 of Petersburg VA departed this life December 29, 2004 at MCV Hospital in Richmond, VA. She is the daughter of the late John Cyrus DeLauter and Anna Mae McKenrick. She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Schroeder; three brothers and their wives, John C. and Carolyn DeLauter of Mountain View AR, Robert and Leona...
Earle Clements
Dec 29, 2004
Earle F. Clements, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late George F. and Delores Kidd Clements. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and was a retired manager with C & P Telephone Company. Mr. Clements is survived by his...
Debora Walthall
Dec 28, 2004
Debora Kathleen Walthall, of Chesterfield, born December 18, 1957 died Tuesday, December 28, 2004. She was a loving mother, grandmother, companion and friend to many. She was employed by the Defense Supply Center, Richmond. She is survived by her son, Christopher Shawn Glass; grandson, Damien Jadien Glass and companion Lucian W. Hess. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 am Monday,...
Danah Lowe
Dec 27, 2004
Danah Myrtle Lowe, 90, formerly of 14th Avenue, Hopewell died Monday, December 27, 2004 in John Randolph Nursing Home. She was born in Wise, VA and had been a resident of this area since 1973. Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of the late John Otis and Lou Culbertson Shell and the widow of Isaac Cunningham Lowe. She is survived by...
P. Mcgriff
Dec 27, 2004
Dr. Erline Perkins McGriff 80, formerly of Petersburg, died Monday December 27, 2004 in New York City. Dr. McGriff was born in Petersburg, Virginia, attended Petersburg High School and then entered the nursing profession at Sibley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, DC. She completed the BSNE and MSNE at Catholic University of America followed by obtaining the Doctor...
Jennie Powell
Dec 26, 2004
Jennie Belle Gilliam Powell, 87 of Petersburg died Sunday, December 26, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Robert Skelton and Jennie Belle Gilliam. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. James Harrison Powell. She is survived by her daughter, Jennie Belle Crowe and husband John of Fairfax Station; three sons, Dr. James H. Powell and wife Becky of...
James Marks
Dec 25, 2004
James W. ?Billy? Marks of Petersburg left this life on Saturday, December 25, 2004 after a long period of declining health. He was the son of the late Harold E. and Blanche Lockett Marks of Ettrick. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Evelyn Bennett Marks formerly of Ettrick; a son, James ?Jay? Marks, Jr. and his...
Philip Leone
Dec 25, 2004
Philip Leone, 53, of Powhatan, VA, passed away at his home Saturday, December 25, 2004 after a courageous, three month battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Carini, Italy, he was the son of Rosa Leone and the late Salvatore Leone. In 1957 he moved, with his family, to the United States and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. He moved to...
Eva Bowen
Dec 17, 2004
Eva Olean Bowen, 70, of Hopewell, died Friday, December 17, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Greene County, NC and had been a resident of this area since 1953. Mrs. Bowen was a member of Broadway Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Pearlie Carter Faulkner, her husband Thomas H. Bowen,...
Flossie Childress
Dec 17, 2004
Mrs. FlossieTotty Childress, 76, of Hopewell, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Colonial Heights and was a life-long resident of the Tri-Cities area where she attended the Church of Christ. Mrs. Childress was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Sally Love Totty. Surviving are her husband, Percy L. Childress of...
Evelyn Griffith
Dec 16, 2004
Evelyn Sebera Griffith, 84, of Hopewell, died Thursday, December 16, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Griffith was born in Prince George County and had been a life long resident of the Prince George-Hopewell area. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Mrs. Griffith was the daughter of the late John and Barbara Veseley Sebera and the widow of...
Shirley Zweig
Dec 16, 2004
Shirley Alfred Zweig, 78 of Petersburg died Thursday, December 16, 2004. She was born in New York the daughter of the late Barney and Esther Alfred. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel Zweig. She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Adato of Colonial Heights; son, Steven F. Zweig of Yardville, NJ; brother, Jerry Alfred of Brooklyn, NY;...
Allan Anthony
Dec 13, 2004
Allan “Rebel” Anthony, a native of Petersburg, 68 years old, died December 13, 2004 after a long illness. He was the previous owner and operator of Rebcos Engine City for many years. He was the secretary and member of Moorpark CA Rotary Club for several years and a member of Moorparks Chamber of Commerce for several years. He was also...
Vernon Armstrong
Dec 13, 2004
Vernon Eugene Armstrong, 72 of Chesterfield died Monday, December 13, 2004. He was the son of the late Edgar Leroy and Nannie Ellen Nelson Armstrong. He was a veteran in the Korean War of the U.S. Army and a retiree of Reynolds Metals after 32 years of service. He is survived his wife, Shelby A. Armstrong; two daughters; Pamela McClanahan...
Gladys Weston
Dec 12, 2004
Gladys Weatherly Weston, 90, formerly of Cobblestone Drive, Hopewell, died Sunday, December 12, 2004 in Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Tyrrell County, NC and had been a resident of this area since 1960. Mrs. Weston was a member of Unity Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Warren Ellis and Ida Lavinia West Weatherly,...
Gloria Bell
Dec 11, 2004
Gloria Jones Bell, 70, of Chesterfield County, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2004. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Grace Hillman Jones. She was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco. She is survived by her husband, Henry Wayne Bell; two daughters, Debra L. Edwards of Chesterfield and Kathy L. Harrison of...
Thomas Gibbs
Dec 11, 2004
Thomas Mitchell Gibbs, 101, of DeWitt, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 in Colonial Heights Convalescent Center. He was born in Wilsons and was the son of the late Peterson Mitchell and Sarah Elizabeth Brooks Gibbs. He was a life-long resident of Dinwiddie County and was a retired tobacco farmer. Mr. Gibbs was a member of Rocky Run United Methodist Church...
Joseph Chaplin
Dec 10, 2004
Joseph Franklin Chaplin, 77, of Richmond, formerly of Petersburg, died Friday, November 10, 2004. He was the son of the late Boyd Burnett and Myrtle Berry Chaplin. He was a retired electrician from Firestone. He is survived by his wife, Beulah V. Chaplin, a son, Wayne Chaplin and a grandson, Cory Wayne Chaplin. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday,...
