Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Barbara Poole
Mar 10, 2005
Barbara E. (Bobbie) Poole age 71 of Petersburg died Thursday, March 10, 2005. She was preceded in death by a son, George Ernest Poole and a granddaughter, Debra Marie Poole. She is survived by her husband, Ernest W. Poole, Jr.; a daughter, Sharon Elaine Poole; two sisters, Shirley Ann Carwile and Helen Wall; three brothers, James (Bubba) Wall, Everett Wall...
James Casey
Mar 9, 2005
James William Casey, 63, of Dinwiddie died Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at his home. He was born in Smyth County, Virginia and was the son of the late Joseph Aston and Bonnie Johnson Casey. He was an employee of Adamson Global Technology for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Shirley W. Casey; daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Michael...
Jeanette Tadlock
Mar 9, 2005
Jeanette Jackson Tadlock, 70, of Prince George, died Thursday, March 9, 2005 at her home. She was born in Dunn, NC and had been a resident of this area for many years. Mrs. Tadlock retired as a bookkeeper from Strosnider Chevrolet and also worked as a volunteer with the American Heart Association and the March of Dimes. She was the...
Claude Flaherty
Mar 9, 2005
Claude M. Flaherty, 82, died on March 9, 2005 in Richmond. The World War II Marine combat veteran of the Pacific and retired Hercules Plant Manager is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lillian Hill Flaherty. He additionally is survived by two sons Richard M. Flaherty and wife, Linda Doorfee Flaherty of Great Falls, VA and Scott L. Flaherty...
Traci Hess
Mar 9, 2005
Traci E. Hess, beloved mother, sister, and friend, entered into eternal peace on March 9, 2005 at the age of 41. She will be reunited in heaven with her father James A. Weaver, mother Una Grace Weaver, and her beloved brother Michael D. Weaver. She is survived by her loving daughter, Desiree D. Clements: a sister Elizabeth A. Jessup; beloved...
Sr., F. Micou
Mar 8, 2005
Paul Freeman Micou, Sr., 90, of Chester died March 8, 2005 at MCV Hospital. An active member of the Chester community for over 60 years, he was born in Rutherfordton, NC, the son of the late Ernest Lee and Mary Katherine Freeman Micou. Mr. Micou grew up in Cumberland County, attended Hampden-Sydney College, and married Rosa William McLaurine in 1939....
W. Ruffin
Mar 8, 2005
Walter Nelson Ruffin, Sr.,92, a lifelong resident of Petersburg, passed away on March 8, 2005, after a period of declining health. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah Marriott and Reuben Raymond Ruffin, five brothers and sisters and his wife of 60 years, Rose Crichton Ruffin. He is survived by a daughter, Rebecca, and her husband, Donald N....
Betty Conner
Mar 8, 2005
Betty Jo Conner, 74, of Petersburg, passed on Tuesday March 8, 2005 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Carlie and Pansey Matheney Beckner, and was predeceased by one sister, Helen Smith, and three brothers, Grover, Carl, and Billy Beckner. She is survived by four sons; Jesse A. Sherman of Darrington Washington, Joseph E. Sherman of...
Bessie, Wilkes
Mar 7, 2005
Bessie Jane Wilkes, 80, of Petersburg, died Monday, March 7, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wilkes was born in Meherrin, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Ben and Annie Skinner Waddell, a daughter, Carolyn Pulling, and her husband Bud Wilkes. Mrs. Wilkes is survived by three sons, William Nyquist, Robert Nyquist, Joseph Fletcher, 2...
Nicole Garguilo
Mar 7, 2005
Nicole Demaison Garguilo 76 of Petersburg, died March 7, 2005. She was a native of Limoges, France and had been a resident of Petersburg since 1957. She was the daughter of the late Francois Demaison and Marie-Louise Loiseau Demaison. Mrs. Garguilo was preceded in death by her sister, Madeline Demaison Pouget. She was a retired partner of Mitchell Wiggins &...
Laura Skerritt
Mar 7, 2005
Laura Virginia Skerritt, 82, of Petersburg, passed away Monday, March 7, 2005. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Flossie Potts Skerritt. She worked as a medical records librarian at the old Petersburg Hospital before moving to Louisiana where she worked for many at the Touro Infirmary. Following her retirement, she returned to Petersburg...
Birdie Moody
Mar 7, 2005
Birdie P. Ridout Moody 81 of Petersburg, died March 7, 2005. She was a native of Mecklenburg Co, VA and the daughter of the late James W. Parham, Jr. and Eva Reekes Parham. She was retired from Brown & Williamson after 23 years of service. She was a member of Livingstone Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Neil...
Joyce Berry
Mar 7, 2005
Joyce Sessums Berry, 65, of Hopewell, passed away Monday, March 07, 2005. Born in Blackstone, VA, she was a daughter of the late David L. and Martha Watson Sessums. She is survived by her loving husband, Walter Lee Berry; a daughter, Tammie Berry Bailey and husband, James C. of Prince George; three sons, Bruce W. Berry and wife, Vicki, Kenneth...
Olga Jones
Mar 6, 2005
Olga Peter Jones, 68, of Hopewell, died Sunday, March 6, 2005 in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond. She was born in Painesville, OH and had been a resident of this area for many years. Mrs. Jones was a retired bookkeeper for Allied Signal Corporation. She was the daughter of the late William and Olga Sugar Peter. Mrs. Jones is survived...
Edna Stone
Mar 4, 2005
Edna O. Stone, 98, of Thaxton, Va, died Friday, March 4, 2005. She was the widow of Dock P. Stone. She is survived by her son Malcolm Durward Stone of Chester, Va. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 6, 2005, Graveside at Greenwood Cemetery, Bedford, Va. The family is being served by the Chesterfield Chapel of...
Thomas Brockwell
Mar 4, 2005
Thomas Calvin Brockwell, 80, of Disputanta, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell. He was the son of the late Thomas E. and Maude Emory Brockwell, and was preceded in death by brothers George Brockwell and James E. ?Snapper? Brockwell, Sisters Virgie Brockwell Redmond, Elvia Brockwell Jones and Louise Brockwell Cogle, brothers Timothy L. Brockwell,...
Robert Thrower
Mar 4, 2005
Robert Exler Thrower, 77, of Petersburg, Virginia, passed away on March 4, 2005 at Walnut Hill Convalescent Center.. He was retired from the United States Army and worked for the United States Government. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ethel Thrower. Mr. Thrower is survived by his wife, Doris Thrower, two sons, Douglas E. and David...
Ronald Flatt
Mar 3, 2005
Ronald Wayne Flatt, 57, of Bristow, Virginia, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Flatt was born in New Burnswick, NJ. Mr. Flatt served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign War Post 2653 in Berlin, NJ. and a Shift supervisor at Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Flatt was...
Mary Heartwell
Feb 28, 2005
Mary Erma Heartwell, 91, of McKenney died peacefully February 28, 2005 after a short battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Myrtie Beville and the widow of Thomas Goode Heartwell, Sr. She is survived by daughter Anne B. Roberts of McKenney, son and daughter-in-law Thomas G. and Caroline Heartwell of Prince George, granddaughter Debora R....
Jr., H. Baugher
Feb 28, 2005
Oscar Henry Baugher, Jr. M/Sgt, (Ret) 75, of Hopewell, died, February 28, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Baughter was born in Urbana, MD. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII, Korea and the Vietnam Conflict, a retired Deputy Sheriff for the City of Hopewell, a member of the VFW Post 637, the American Legion Post #146,...
