Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Susan Jones
Sep 10, 2004
Susan Porter Jones, 56, of Hopewell, passed away Friday, September 10, 2004. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Foard Warren and Elaine Janyska Porter. She was extremely dedicated to the protection of animals and to the service of people. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, James H. Jones; her children, John Yeager, Kristen Windsor,...
John King
Sep 8, 2004
John Wayne King, 41, of Pamela Drive, Disputanta, died Wednesday, September 8, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in McKenney, VA, and had been a resident of the Disputanta area for the past 4 years. Mr. King was a member of the Lawn Boys Softball Team and a retired material handler for DuPont Teijin Films, Inc. He...
Margaret Fike
Sep 6, 2004
Margaret Emily Fike, 82, of Chester, widow of Melvin Marshall Fike, passed away Monday, September 6, 2004. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Clifton and Elizabeth Westcott Maitland. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Arlene Duncan of Chester; five grandchildren, Ernest Roy Jordan, Jr. and his wife, Donna, Melvin-Douglas Jordan, Sr. and his...
Butler Harvey
Sep 5, 2004
Harvey E. Butler, 87, of Chester died Sunday, September 5, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Alease B. Butler; daughter, Sandra B. Wilson, two grandsons, Len C. Wilson (Rebecca) and M. Brandon Wilson; and one great-granddaughter, Jordan Elizabeth Wilson all of Chester. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Chesterfield...
Mary Ducey
Sep 4, 2004
Mary Curran Ducey, 69, of 19th Avenue, died Saturday, September 4, 2004 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Mrs. Ducey was a retired Nurses Aid, doing home care in the local area. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bridgett Foxx Curran and the widow of Robert James Ducey. Mrs. Ducey is...
Robert, Henderson
Sep 4, 2004
Robert Harold Henderson, 41, of Prince George County, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Hopewell. Mr. Henderson was a floor covering representative with Sherwin-Williams Company, a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was president of the County Line Hunt Club. Surviving are his wife, Sherry Wyatt Henderson of Prince George, his parents,...
Margaret Wells
Sep 3, 2004
Margaret “Maggie” Moore Wells, 75, of Prince George, died Friday, September 3, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Johnston Co., North Carolina and had been a resident of Hopewell-Prince George area since 1951. Mrs. Wells was a retired Secretary at Ft. Lee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Turner Golden and Thelma Oliver Moore....
Edward Jr. Donnelly
Sep 3, 2004
Edward F. Donnelly, Jr., 71 of Venice, Florida, died September 3, 2004. Ed was born June 10, 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia and came to Venice, Florida 4 years ago from Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated from Norfolk Academy and attended North Carolina State University. He was General Manager/Owner of City Distributing Company, past president of the Southside Virginia Emergency Crew, a...
Paul Dunbar
Sep 2, 2004
Paul F. Dunbar, 83, of Disputanta, widower of Patricia Dunbar, died Thursday, September 2, 2004 in MCV Hospital. He was born in Chuckey, TN and was the son of the late George D. and Rose May Broyles Dunbar. He was a graduate of Washington College and attended East Tennessee State University. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of WW...
Montrue Wilkinson
Sep 2, 2004
Montrue “Monnie” E. Wilkinson, of Ashland formerly of Petersburg, died Thursday, September 02, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Minnie M. Eley. Mrs. Wilkinson was a member of Ginter Park United Methodist Church and a former resident of the Hermitage at Cedarfield. She was preceded in death by her husband Elwyn P. Wilkinson and is...
Rodney Nichols
Sep 2, 2004
Rodney Lewis Nichols, 61, of Hopewell died Thursday, September 2, 2004 at his residence. He served in the U.S. Army and was a retired operator for Honeywell with 36 years of service. Mr. Nichols was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Graham Nichols. Surviving are his wife, Betty Trueheart Nichols of Hopewell, a son, Stephen Nichols and daughter, Barbara...
Gloria Blick
Sep 1, 2004
Gloria H. Blick, 67, of Rushmere, VA died Wednesday, September 1, 2004 in Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA after a period of declining health. She was born in Petersburg and was the daughter of the late Kenneth L. and Lena Clark Hoyle. Mrs. Blick was a member of Surry Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Garland Blick, Jr.; four...
Frances Partin
Aug 31, 2004
Frances Walden Partin, 98, of Hopewell died Tuesday, August 31, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Partin was born in Lane, Idaho. She was predeceased by her parents, Richard Bradley and Ida Davis Walden, her husband, Bolling W. Partin, two daughters, Frances Sarah Nicholson and Sandra Grace Partin. Surviving are her three children, Beverly Lloyd Partin and wife Arline,...
Leon Bigby
Aug 30, 2004
Leon Bigby, M/Sgt (Ret) 94, of Hopewell died Monday August 30, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Doddridge, Ark., and had been a former Walnut St. resident since 1960. Mr. Bigby served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and the Korean Conflict, a ret. Parole Officer with the State Probation & Parole Office, a member of Wesley...
Pauline Munyat
Aug 28, 2004
Pauline “Polly” Christine Hotz Munyat, 84, of Prince George County, widow of Joseph J. Munyat, Sr., passed away Saturday, August 28, 2004 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. A native of Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Marie Elizabeth Blaha Hotz. She is survived by her children, Marian Furey, Joyce Maxwell, Mary Wright, Ann...
Billy Sturgill
Aug 27, 2004
Billy Lee Sturgill, 61, of Richmond, Va. Died Friday, August 27, 2004. He was the owner of Sturgill & Son Construction Company. He was the son of the late Ora and Mabel Jones Sturgill and was predeceased by his wife, Judy Sturgill. Survivors include his son, Timothy Lynn and Denise Sturgill of Chesterfield; two brothers, Gene Sturgill of Chesterfield and...
Robert English
Aug 26, 2004
Robert David English, 88, of Prince George, died, Thursday, August 26, 2004 in Hopewell Healthcare Center. He was a native of Marlboro, South Carolina and had been a resident of this are since 1965. He was a retired Sgt. with the US Army serving during WWII, After retirement from the military he retired as a supervisor with the Richmond/Petersburg Turnpike...
Edgar Martin
Aug 25, 2004
Edgar Early Martin, 88, formerly of S. 14th Avenue, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 in Lucy Corr Village, Chesterfield County. He was born in Dinwiddie County and had been a resident of the Hopewell area for many years. Mr. Martin was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during WWII, a member of VFW Post 637-Hopewell, Woodman of the World, BEECH...
John Evans
Aug 22, 2004
John “Jack” Gradwell Evans died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at Henrico Doctor’s Hospital in Richmond. Jack was born October 28, 1936, the son of the late Major General Roy Tripp Evans, Jr. and Virginia Hamilton Evans. After graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Jack completed Ranger and Airborne courses at Fort Benning, Georgia. He served in...
Michael Flaherty
Aug 21, 2004
Dr. Michael Joseph Flaherty died on August 21, 2004 on the Outer Banks of North Carolina while vacationing with his family. He was born September 19, 1933, in New York City and was the son of Catherine Maloney Flaherty and Michael Joseph Flaherty. He came to Hopewell 37 years ago to join the medical practice of Dr. Norman Wyatt. In...
