Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Woolridge
Sep 4, 2007
William Edward Woolridge, 80 of Hopewell died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Roanoke, VA and had been a life-long resident of Hopewell. Mr. Woolridge was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #1472, a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired shipping clerk from Celanese Corporation. He was the son...
Thelma Hammond
Sep 4, 2007
Thelma Locke Hammond, 99, of Hopewell died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Keysville, VA and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1926. Mrs. Hammond was preceded in death by her parents, Otis M. and Pearl Townsend Locke, her husband William F. Hammond and a son, William Thomas Hammond. She is survived by a...
Howard Flexon
Sep 4, 2007
Howard Bozarth Flexon, 88 of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the Colonial Heights Healthcare Center. He was preceded in death by his parents Rev. Charles Henry and Ruth Zukowski Flexon, his wife, of 53 years Gladys Virginia â??Bunnyâ? Baich Flexon, grandson, Howard Brian Flexon, brothers Eugene, Vernon, and Stuart Flexon, sisters, Gladys Lee, Naomi Chandler, and Miriam...
Katherine Brauer
Sep 3, 2007
Katherine Wagner Brauer, 84, of Hopewell, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was a retired secretary for Glenna Jeans Manufacturing Company, Petersburg. and was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Rose Wagner. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Lawrence Brauer of Hopewell; a daughter, Kristine Lee Brauer of Hopewell, two sons, Eric John Brauer,...
Joseph Mosconi
Sep 2, 2007
Joseph Dean Mosconi, 61 of Petersburg, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at his fatherâ??s residence. He was the son of Louis John Mosconi and the late Rachel Rose Temple Mosconi. He was a retired Iron Worker for Local 28. He was an avid enthusiast of Harley motorcycles along with loving to jog and run. He enjoyed traveling especially South Dakota,...
William "Bill" Moss
Sep 2, 2007
William Henry â??Billâ? Moss, Jr., 83 formerly of Hopewell died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Waverly, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell before recently moving to Gainesville. Mr. Moss was a member of the Hopewell Lions Club, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church and a retired electrician from Honeywell/formerly Allied Chemical. He was...
Sr. H. Lindo
Sep 1, 2007
Emrol H. Lindo, Sr., 75, of Guyana, South America, residing in Chesterfield, Virginia passed away Saturday September 1, 2007 at his residence. He was a retired Commodities Trader assistant with the Merrill Lynch Company and attended California Polytechnic University for 2 years. . Mr. Lindo is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Alice Patricia Lindo, a son; Emrol...
Gordon Miller
Sep 1, 2007
Gordon Rae Miller, 46, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday September 1, 2007. He was a 1979 graduate of Colonial Heights High School , was previously employed by Dominion Virginia Power. and was predeceased by his parents Paul E., Sr. & Louise Smith Miller and a brother Christopher Miller. He is survived by brothers; Paul E. Miller, Jr. and wife Cindy...
Angela Johnson
Aug 31, 2007
Angela Dulaney Johnson, 56 of Hopewell died Friday, August 31, 2007 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Roanoke, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Jack Edgar and Mildred Whitlock Dulaney. She is survived by her husband Danny Wayne Johnson, Sr. of Hopewell, a son, Danny...
Andrew
Aug 31, 2007
Theodore C. Andrew, MD a longtime resident of Hopewell, VA passed away on Friday, August 31, 2007. He was in the private practice of medicine and surgery in the Medical Arts Building on Hopewell Street for 56 years. He joined the staff of John Randolph Medical Center in 1952 and served as Chief of Staff in 1966 and from 1974...
Helen Whitmore
Aug 30, 2007
Helen Louise Howerton Whitmore, 77, of Baltimore, MD, widow of Lester Claiborne Whitmore, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2007. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late E. Preston and Marie Cornett Howerton. She was a longtime resident of Lancaster, PA, where she was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a retired Trust Officer...
Jr. P. Mcgill
Aug 29, 2007
Henry Peabody McGill, Jr., 70, of Richmond died Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Born and raised in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Henry P. and Elizabeth Lester McGill; grandson of William L. and Otelia Mahone McGill. He was a graduate of Petersburg High School and the University of Virginia where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall....
Shirley Daniel
Aug 29, 2007
Shirley Marie Daniel, 72, of Hopewell died Tuesday, August 28, 2007 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Oxford, NC and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Daniel was a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church since 1954 where she sang in the choir and was very active in Outreach Ministry. She was employed for...
Eva Chrismer
Aug 29, 2007
Eva McGrady Chrismer 89, of Arizona passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Born January 24, 1918, the year of the great flu pandemic, in Meadows of Dan, VA., Eva was one of fourteen children. During her childhood her mother Lena taught her how to give aid to those in need in the surrounding mountain community. Eva, her twin Edith, and...
Deanna Petersen
Aug 29, 2007
Deanna Lynn Peterson, age 61, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died on August 29, 2007. Born in Stutgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Lieselotte Barth Denuell. Deanna was retired from Honeywell Technology Center after 34 of service. She is survived by her husband John O. Petersen; nephew Oliver Weiss, of Munich, Germany; two step-children, Helle Nielsen,...
Jr., Carey Perkins
Aug 28, 2007
IVOR, VIRGINIA Joseph Carey Perkins, Jr., 68, a resident of Ivor, died Monday, August 27, 2007 at his home. Born July 25, 1939, in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Joseph Carey Perkins, Sr., and Audrey H. Butler Perkins. Joe is survived by his wife of 31 years, Phyllis Owney Perkins; a son, J. Carey Perkins III of...
Karl Black
Aug 28, 2007
Karl Leo Black, Sr., of Chester, VA, died on August 28, 2007. He was the son of Percy & Jenny Crawford Black. Mr. Black retired from Preston Truck Company. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Anna Black; two sons, Karl L. Black, Jr., and Mark A. Black, Sr.; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. A memorial service...
Joseph Burns
Aug 28, 2007
Joseph L. Burns, III, 87, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph L., II and Elizabeth Cloman Burns. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and was a retired employee of the Federal Prison System. Mr. Burns was the devoted husband of the late Rita...
Goldie Ruth
Aug 28, 2007
Goldie Ruth Bonds Cox, 79 went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. Mrs. Cox was born in True, West Virginia and had been a long time resident of Hopewell before moving to the Colonial Heights Health Care Center 19 months ago. Mrs. Cox was a long time member of the South Hopewell Church of God. She...
Sr. L. Davis
Aug 28, 2007
Royal L. Davis, Sr., 65 of Petersburg died Tuesday, August 28, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Henry and Rachel Jones Davis, two sisters, two brothers, and two grandchildren. He loved to play Blue Grass, Country and Gospel by Guitar and loved to sing. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was given the...
