Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Arthur "Buck" Seay
Nov 1, 2007
Arthur L. â??Buckâ? Seay, III, of Greenfield Senior Living, Flank Road, Petersburg, died November 1, 2007, after a brief illness. He was 84 years old. Born in Petersburg, VA, January 13, 1923 to Arthur L. Seay, DDS and Blanche Cowser Seay, he graduated from Petersburg High School in 1940. He matriculated at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia and earned a...
Anna Mccord
Oct 31, 2007
Richmond, Virginia Anna Elizabeth McCord, 95, a resident of Westminster Canterbury, died Monday, October 29, 2007. Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Charles Warren Horn and Mary Hemperly Horn. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert K. McCord. Mrs. McCord was a member of St. Martinâ??s Episcopal Church in Richmond and a member of the...
M. Turner
Oct 30, 2007
Dr. William McNeil Turner, 89, formerly of Petersburg, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in Clinton, NC. Born in South Hill, VA, he was the son of the late William Marcellus and Susan McNeil Turner. Dr. Turner was a graduate of the Chicago College of Optometry and practiced in Petersburg for over 50 years. He was preceded in death by his...
Edna Chandler
Oct 30, 2007
Edna White Chandler, age 91, of Richmond, VA, joined her Lord on Monday, October 29, 2007. She was born in Richmond, VA, the daughter of the late Eustace M. and Edna Peay White, and was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Chandler. Edna is survived by her devoted daughter, Linda Chandler Thompson and husband Ernest Robert of Chester; one...
Bobby Collie
Oct 30, 2007
Bobby Edward Collie â??Fat Daddyâ?, 71, of Prince George passed on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the owner of Bobbyâ??s Used Cars in Hopewell, VA. Bobby was the son of the late Edward Eligah and Eunice Louise Wilkenson Collie and the husband of Edith F. Collie. He is survived by a son, Eugene Collie...
Boyd Sisson
Oct 29, 2007
Boyd Booker Sisson, 74 of Hopewell died Monday, October 29, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Emmerton, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Mr. Sisson served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a life time member of the Hopewell Emergency Crew, a member of DuPont Lodge #289 AF&AM,...
Dennis Sr. Rollings
Oct 29, 2007
Dennis Hylton Rollings, Sr., 47 of Prince George, died Monday, October 29, 2007 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA. He was born in Franklin, VA and had been a long time resident of Prince George. Dennis was a member of the Carrsville Hunt Club, was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a truck driver for the Contractor...
Anna Mccord
Oct 29, 2007
Richmond, Virginia Anna Elizabeth McCord, 95, a resident of Westminster Canterbury, died Monday, October 29, 2007. Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Charles Warren Horn and Mary Hemperly Horn. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert K. McCord. Mrs. McCord was a member of St. Martinâ??s Episcopal Church in Richmond and a member of the...
Helen Kovacevich
Oct 29, 2007
Helen Easterling Kovacevich, 60, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007 at her residence. Born in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Lloyd Marie Owens Easterling. She is survived by her husband, Michael Dean Kovacevich; three sons, Thomas Eric Giles and wife, Toni of Matoaca, Kevin Shane Giles and wife, Amy of Fairfax, Jerald...
Horace Jones
Oct 29, 2007
Horace Clinton Jones, 93 of Hopewell died Monday, October 29, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Jones was born in McKenny, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hopewell, where he was a former Deacon and a current member of the Singing Saints Choir, he was a former Associate...
James Eanes
Oct 29, 2007
James Lee â??Geneâ? Eanes, Jr., 87, of Petersburg, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007. Born in Granville County, NC, he was the son of the late James Lee and Donnie Bell Fuller Eanes. He was a retired employee of Seward Luggage Company. Mr. Eanes is survived by a niece, Shirley R. Nealy and husband, Milton of Dinwiddie; a nephew, William...
Thelma Wilson
Oct 28, 2007
Mrs. Thelma Traylor Wilson, 90, widow of Garland Wilson and formerly of Colonial Heights, Va., died Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Harbor Health Care in Lewes, DE. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Ettrick, Va. and was the daughter of the late Merritt M. and Martha Thrift Traylor. She was preceded in death by sisters, Bernice Reigner and Margaret Traylor...
Brenda King
Oct 28, 2007
Brenda Sue King, 56, of Chester, Virginia died Sunday, October 28, 2007 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bethesda, MD, and had been a long time resident of Charlottesville, VA before moving to the Chester area to be with her family. Brenda was a member of Yanceyville Christian Church and a Bookkeeper for K Mart Corporation. She...
Dotha Haden
Oct 27, 2007
Dotha House Haden, formerly of Hopewell died Saturday, October 27, 2007 in Greenfield Senior Living of Petersburg. She was born in Franklin County, North Carolina in July of 1917 and had been a resident of Hopewell since early childhood. Mrs. Haden was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Hopewell and attended Faith Lutheran Parish in Prince George County....
George Reidmiller
Oct 27, 2007
George Anthony Reidmiller, 88, of Hopewell died Saturday, October 27, 2007, in Johnston Willis Hospital. He was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania and was a resident of Hopewell for over 60 years. Mr. Reidmiller served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a retired ordinance supply supervisor at Fort Lee, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his...
Jr., H. "Snowball" Cairnes
Oct 27, 2007
James H. Cairnes, Jr., 41, of Ford, Virginia passed away unexpectedly Saturday October 27, 2007. James was born in Dinwiddie County known to all his friends and family as â??Snowballâ?. He was the son of James H. Cairnes, Sr. and the late Shirley Brandt. He was a foreman employed By Lewis Tree Service and always enjoyed working outdoors. He is...
William Thompson
Oct 27, 2007
William Alfred â??Dukeâ? Thompson, 53, of Chester passed away on Friday, October 26, 2007. Born in Portsmouth, VA he was the son of the late Robert Henry Thompson and Josephine Rossi Thompson and uncle of the late Christopher T. Thompson. Duke worked for Phillip Morris for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Vivian Melton Thompson; children, William Alfred...
Cyril Layfield
Oct 26, 2007
Cyril Carlton Layfield, 87, of Richmond, passed away Friday October 26, 2007. He was predeceased by his parents Henry A. & Katherine O. Dukes Layfield and his loving wife of 59 years Rebecca Allen Layfield, he was an accountant with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and retired after 20 years of faithful service. He leaves to cherish his memory,...
Faye Eason Smith
Oct 26, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Faye Outland Eason Smith, 98, passed away October 26, 2007, in Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Virginia. She was a former resident and homemaker on Bank Street in Waverly and is survived by her husband, Roy Harold Smith. Born in Isle of Wight County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Junious Leroy and Ruth Wright Outland...
Richard Sheffield
Oct 25, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Richard Earl Sheffield, Sr., 73, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Waverly Healthcare, Waverly, Virginia. Born in Waverly on September 16, 1934 he was the son of the late Otis Cleveland Sheffield and Grace Harrup Sheffield. â??Pee Weeâ?, as he was known by so many, retired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co. and more recently worked for...
