Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Donald Newcomb
Mar 20, 2005
Donald Herman Newcomb, 51, of Hopewell, formerly of Richmond, died Sunday, March 20, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Richmond and was a retired shipping and receiving clerk for Crenshaw Corporation. Mr. Newcomb was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Nathaniel and Norma Lucille Baugher Newcomb. He is survived by his sister, Sandra N. Painter, niece, Heather...
Milton Williams
Mar 19, 2005
Milton ?Mac? Williams 87, of McKenney died Saturday, March 19, 2005 at his residence. He was the son of the late Charles Ernest & Nora Hudgins Williams and was predeceased by a son, John Milton Williams, three brothers Odell , Harvey, and Charles Williams, three sisters Florence Murdock, Ethyl W. Anderson, and Mildred J. Williams. He was a truck driver...
Jr. Walton
Mar 18, 2005
Charles (Chuck) Walton, Jr., 42, of Richmond, VA passed away March 18, 2005 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Richmond, and was employed as a sheet metal worker for a construction company. Mr. Walton was preceded in death by his father Charles C. Walton, Sr. He is survived by his mother and step father, Grace and Jerry Cabaniss,...
Russell Adams
Mar 18, 2005
Russell Adams, 71, of Prince George died Friday, March 18, 2005 in Johnston Willis Medical Center. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas and was the son of the late Van Krebs and Faye Adams. He was a retired U. S. Army Veteran of Korea and Vietnam and was also retired from Hercules, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth...
Teresa Dudley
Mar 16, 2005
Teresa Pleasants Dudley, 82, Chester, died, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Dudley was born in Hopewell and was a life-long resident of this area. She was a former employee at Defense General Supply Co., Richmond. Mrs. Dudley was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Cora Catlin Pleasants and her husband, Elvin L. Dudley....
Mattie Edwards
Mar 15, 2005
Mattie Mae Hathaway Edwards, 94, of Petersburg, Virginia died Tuesday March 15, 2005 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late James Ernest & Annie Summerlin Hathaway, and was predeceased by two brothers, three sisters, & two sons-in-law. She was the widow of Chalmers Velmon Edwards. She was retired from Brown & Williams Tobacco Company....
Dennis Beierschmitt
Mar 14, 2005
Dennis Beierschmitt passed away from heart complications on March 14, 2005. Born in Pennsylvania in 1950, Dennis grew up in Virginia and North Carolina. He met his wife Caroline in their early teens and they were married 35 years. He taught German and other subjects for 30 years at Thomas Dale High School, where both his children attended. He supported...
Edith Vance
Mar 14, 2005
Our Lord has called one of his sweetest Angels, Edith O. Hoyle ?Eanes-Vance, age 85 to come home on March 14, 2005. Her parents were the late Kenneth Lake and Lena Clark Hoyle, and her husband German?Baker? Eanes, sisters,Sarah Hoyle, Gloria Blick and a brother George Lee Hoyle preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons and daughter...
Elsie Frye
Mar 14, 2005
Elsie Gleason Frye, 86, of Hopewell, died Monday, March 14, 2005 at her residence. She was born in King William County, Virginia. She was a member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Frye was preceded in death by her parents, John Glover and Isa Cooke Gleason and her husband, Eskrine L. Frye. Mrs. Frye is survived by her daughter Sharyn Frye...
Elmer Jackson
Mar 14, 2005
Elmer Julius ?Dit? Jackson 85, of Petersburg, died Monday March 14, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Jackson was a lifelong resident of Petersburg. Mr. Jackson was employed by the city of Petersburg for 17 years in the Water Department and was retired from Civil Service after 20 years at the Post Engineer, Fort Lee, Virginia as water plant...
Ruby Butler
Mar 13, 2005
Ruby Joyner Butler, 86, of Chester, Va., passed away Sunday, March 13, 2005, after a brief illness. She was born in Windsor, North Carolina and had been a resident of this area for over sixty years. Mrs. Butler was retired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation after 25 years of service. She was a member of First Christian Church of...
Margie Hazelwood
Mar 13, 2005
Margie Juanita Hazelwood, of Richmond, died Sunday, March 13, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Everett and Violett Edwards, and was also predeceased by a son, John J. Hazelwood, III. She is survived by her husband, John J. Hazelwood, Jr.; son, Michael A. Hazelwood of Newsom, Va..; brother, Gene Edwards of Baltimore, Md.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren....
Sr. G. Lowder
Mar 12, 2005
John Glen Lowder, Sr., of Hopewell, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and was a life-long resident. Mr. Lowder served with the U.S. Army and was a retired operator with Hercules, Inc. Surviving are his wife, Marcia Kelly Lowder of Hopewell, four sons, John Glen Lowder, Jr. of Hopewell, John Warren Lowder of...
Randel Martin
Mar 12, 2005
Randel H. Martin, 77, of Chester, formerly of Dublin, VA died Saturday, March 12, 2005 in Chippenham Medical Center. He was born in Pulaski, VA and was the son of the late Posey and Pearl Goad Martin. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WW II and was retired from Allied Chemical. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn...
Helen Niese
Mar 11, 2005
Helen Marie Niese, 66, of Chester, died Friday, March 11, 2005. She was the widow of Mearl John Niese. Survivors include two daughters, Wanda M. Collins and Catherine L. Morgan; three grandchildren Candy, Matthew and Dylan and step grandchildren; brother Roy C. McCarthy and beloved companion Thomas E. Valentine. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, March 15 at 11:00 am...
Mary Thompson
Mar 11, 2005
Mary Lou Dingess Thompson, 74, of Hopewell, died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Thompson was born in Griffithsville, WV. She was a retired operator for Allied Chemical Corp., a graduate of Marshall University, a member of Sandfork Missionary Baptist Church, and the Allied Chemical Retiree?s Club. Mrs. Thompson was preceeded in death by her parents, Bernie C....
Carl Ashbrook
Mar 11, 2005
Carl Edward Ashbrook, 80, of Hopewell, died Friday, March 11, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Honaker, VA and had been a resident of this area for many years. Mr. Ashbrook attended the Church of the Nazarene and was a retired clerk from McKay Hardware. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis F. and...
Maria Jones
Mar 11, 2005
Maria Anna Jones, 76, of Petersburg, widow of Donald M. Jones, died Friday, March 11, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of the Hon Company. She is survived by two sons, Greg Jones and Ricky Jones; and a granddaughter, Tamara Evans and her husband, Brandon Evans. A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 24,...
Sr., H. Smith
Mar 10, 2005
James Herbert ?Kiester? Smith, Sr., 62, of Macon GA, died Thursday, March 10, 2005. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 16, at Blandford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mr. Smith was retired...
Tammy Perks
Mar 10, 2005
Tammy M. Perks age 40 of Prince George died Thursday, March 10, 2005. She is survived by three children, Mark Mizzell, Thera Jones and J.R. Jones; a sister, Penny Sherman; aunts and uncles, Gene and Lillian Kelley, Robert Kelley, Larry Kelley, Janice and Tony Asbury, Wanda and Ivan Marshall, Joanne and Claude Henry and Kenny Widener; cousins, Mary Ann and...
