Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Debi Miller Sheffield
Dec 12, 2022
Debi Miller Sheffield, 59, of Chesterfield, Virginia, left this world on Monday, December 12, 2022. She has moved on to Greener Pastures, at peace with Christ; her parents, Ron and Hazel Miller; and the love of her life, Marcus Frei. Debi is survived by her sister, Sherri Snelson (Donnie); niece, Leslie Elston (Zoe); nephew, Jake Snelson(Monica); and five great-nieces and...
Vivian Sasser Warthan
Dec 12, 2022
Vivian Sasser Warthan, of Hopewell, went to be with the Lord, on December 12, 2022. She retired as an Editorial Assistant with the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee. She was the daughter of the late Garland G. Sasser, Sr. and Margaret Neala Tucker Sasser. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Garland Bishop Warthan, of Prince...
Susan K Hefele - Irvin
Dec 12, 2022
Susan Kay Hefele-Irvin, 76, of Chester, VA, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Harrsion Hefele and Gertrude Susa Pauls Hefele; brother, David Hefele; and son, Michael Richard Back. Susan was employed with AT&T, retiring after more than 20 years and then went on to work for Berkley Plantation for another...
Nancy Scott Sheffield
Dec 11, 2022
Nancy Naedine Sheffield (Scott), 92, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Born in Wise County, VA, she was the daughter of the late, Emory Doyle Scott and Ada Gertrude Beverly. She was also preceded in death by her loving spouse of 70 years, Charles Madison Sheffield, and sons, Scott Sheffield and Carl Sheffield. Nancy was a long-time...
Robynne Lorraine Powers
Dec 11, 2022
Robynne Lorraine Powers, of Richmond, VA, died while in the care of VCU Medical Center, on December 11, 2022. She was genuinely kind and loving to every person she met, all animals big and small, and was especially devoted to her husband, family, and friends. Robynne was an amazing person, always there to answer the call, and really be there...
Shirley June Owen
Dec 11, 2022
Shirley June Owen, 75, of Sutherland, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jeanette Hewitt Braswell; son, Curtiss Lee Owen; sisters, Tinkey Green and Nancy Hewitt; and great-grandson, Devin T. Jones. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Curtiss A. Owen; daughter, Tammy Crabtree (Wendell); grandchildren, Ryan Crabtree (Julie), Denise...
Rebecca Lyn Brown
Dec 11, 2022
Rebecca "Becky" Lyn Brown, of Prince George County, VA, born on July 8, 1945, to Esther Marie Staley Brown Poarch and Walter Prior Brown, Jr.; left this earth peacefully in her home after a battle with cancer, on December 11, 2022, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her son, David Dilday and his wife, Tracey with daughters, Madelynn...
Gerald Wayne Coburn
Dec 11, 2022
Gerald W. Coburn, 75, of Church Road, VA, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Hubert and Maxine B. Coburn. Growing up, Gerald attended Midway and Dinwiddie High Schools. He then proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1972, and was a Vietnam War Veteran. After leaving the Army, Gerald worked...
Hagop Hovsep Alexanian
Dec 10, 2022
H.H. Alexanian, 100, of Hopewell, formally of Coral Gables, Florida, who moved to Hopewell to be close to his two nieces and nephew, died Saturday, December 10, 2022. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 16, 1922, to the late H.H. Alexanian and Mariam Kasparian Alexanian. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dr. Anna S. Alexanian, MD;...
Paul Charles Duffy
Dec 10, 2022
Captain Paul Charles Duffy, U.S. Navy (retired), of Chester, Virginia, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Captain Duffy is survived by his beloved wife, Diane Casper Duffy; daughter Heather Escobar (Matthew); and his son Darren Duffy (Michelle). He is survived by his grandchildren, Ella, Elise, Bryson and Garrett. He was a devoted member of Chester...
Mary Rycraft
Dec 9, 2022
Mary Lucile Johnson Rycraft, 91, of Chester, passed into the Spiritual World on Friday, December 9, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Richard Levi Johnson and Frances Irene Weirbach Johnson. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Graves Rycraft. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Irene J. Kutz, Lydia Grace Coy; and...
Rose Suyes
Dec 9, 2022
Rose Thurza Faulkner Suyes went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 9, 2022. The youngest daughter of Rufus Haywood and Thurza Roberta Davison Faulkner, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, John Robert Suyes, Jr.; her parents; and her brother, Robert Haywood Faulkner. She is survived by her soulmate and 13-minutes-older twin sister,...
A Service Of Remembrance - Petersburg Chapel
Dec 8, 2022
You, your family and friends are cordially invited to attend A Service of Remembrance. This special service will include an inspirational message, candle lighting ceremony, music and a video memorial tribute. Please join us at one of the times and locations most convenient to you as we honor, remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. We look forward...
Bernice Mattox Moore
Dec 8, 2022
Bernice "Lucy" Mattox Moore, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on December 8, 2022, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of Levi Clifton and Gracie Cotten Mattox. She was born and raised in Prince George County, which is now Petersburg, VA. Bernice was a graduate of Petersburg High School, and was a retired C & P Telephone (Verizon)...
Betty Elizabeth Sampsell
Dec 8, 2022
With broken hearts and overwhelming sadness, the family of Betty Elizabeth Strickland Sampsell, 91, of Hopewell, share with you her passing peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 8, 2022. Born on July 1, 1931 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Betty was the daughter of the late John B. and Clara E. Hayes. She and her late husband,...
Annette Marie Stokes
Dec 7, 2022
It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Annette Marie Ackinclose Stokes, 58, of Colonial Heights, VA. She was born at Mansfield General Hospital, on July 3, 1964, in Mansfield, Ohio. She was the first born of five children. Her family moved to Virginia in 1976, and she graduated from Colonial Heights High School in 1982....
David Lynn Coffey
Dec 6, 2022
David Lynn Coffey, 68, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on December 6th, 2022. David, son of Lawrence and Bonnie Coffey, was born in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was a loving and devoted husband to Carletta Steele for 24 years, until her passing in 1997. David was a family man; he was a loving father, grandfather, and brother. David was endearingly...
Jennifer Lynn Binkley
Dec 6, 2022
Jennifer Lynn Norris-Binkley, January 8, 1977 (45), of Hopewell, Virginia, was a mother, grandmother, niece, cousin, and friend. She left this world suddenly on December 6, 2022. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Walter & Early Norris; her maternal grandparents, Margaret O' Brien & John Wylie Lee; uncle, Dickie Norris; and her parents, Earl Norris and Nancy Faye Lee....
Wanda Kuhl Pratt
Dec 5, 2022
Wanda Kuhl Pratt, 83, of Chester, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022. Born in Copen, WV, she was the daughter of the late, Archie Glen Kuhl and Naomi Davis Kuhl. She was also preceded in death by her son, Richard Pratt; and daughter, Cathy Owen. Wanda was a long-time employee of Estes Express Lines, as an office clerk. She...
Richard Grey Kidd
Dec 4, 2022
Richard Grey Kidd, 86, of Stony Creek, VA, passed away on December 4, 2022, after a brief illness. He was born May 24, 1936, to the late Richard Wilson and Sarah Ruby King Kidd. Mr. Kidd was a retired oil distributor and a U.S. Army Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, George...
