Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Donald Houser
May 17, 2004
Donald S. Houser, Lt. Col (Ret) U.S. Army, 89 died Monday, May 17, 2004. He was the son of the late Amos J. and Mary Kerr Houser. He was predeceased by his daughter, Mary Link. He graduated from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA., attended the University of Iowa, he had served as Vice Mayor of Petersburg, Past District Governor of...
Steven Jackson
May 17, 2004
Steven Eugene Jackson age 41 of Dinwiddie Co. died May 17, 2004. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Peters Jackson. He is survived by his father, Nelson E. Jackson; two uncles; three aunts; seven cousins. A graveside service will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 28 in Blandford Cemetery with The Reverend Troy Kaichen officiating. The family...
Carrie Logue
May 15, 2004
Carrie Ellen Logue, 79 of Colonial Heights, died Saturday May 15, 2004. She was the widow of Charles Logue. She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Mathes of Huntington, WV and Susan Tamminga of Chester, VA.; one son, David Berry of Clarksburg, WV., seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Memorial service will be conducted Thursday, June 10, 2004 at...
Eduardo Ortiz
May 15, 2004
Dr. Eduardo Ortiz, Jr. a former Hopewell general dentist and longtime professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 after a period of declining health. Dr. Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1922. He moved to the mainland at the age of 17 to attend Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmittsburg, Maryland...
Carolyn Young
May 13, 2004
Carolyn McQuage Young, 72, of Hopewell, died May 13, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Hopewell, VA and was a retired operator for American Filtrona. Mrs. McQuage was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Hattie Price McQuage and her husband, Charles Young, two brothers, Lance G. McQuage, Jr. and Thomas Joseph McQuage. Surviving are two sons, Bryan D....
Enoch Harris
May 12, 2004
Enoch Charles Harris, Jr, 65, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at John Randolph Nursing Home, He was born February 6, 1939 and is the son of Catherine O. Holley and the late Enoch Charles Harris, Sr. He was preceded in death by his step-father, John Holley. He is survived by one son, Enoch Charles Harris, III, his daughter,...
Romulus Green
May 12, 2004
Romulus Leonard Green, 91, of E. Poythress Street, Hopewell died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in North Carolina, but had been a life long resident of this area. Mr. Green was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII, a member of DuPont Lodge #289 AFAM, and was past master, an office he...
Vernon Harrison
May 11, 2004
Vernon Leroy Harrison, Sr., 76, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Waverly, VA, he was the son of the late William W. and Annie Laurie Hayes Harrison. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII, was a retired Superintendent with Continental Can, and co-owner of Southern Decorating. He was a...
Benjamin Mason
May 11, 2004
Benjamin North Mason, Jr., 78, of Cobblestone Drive, Hopewell, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Carteret County, NC, but had spent most of his life in Hopewell. Mr. Mason was a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the Hopewell Lions Club of which he is past president and currently serving as secretary,...
Helen Wagner
May 11, 2004
Helen Vrable Wagner of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. Born in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Mary Kovaly Vrable. She lived in Petersburg for many years and was an active member of the Church of the Sacred Heart where she taught Sunday School, sang in the...
Guy Brown
May 11, 2004
Guy Terrell Brown, Jr. 59 died Tuesday, May 11, 2004. He was the son of the late Guy and Arline Brown. He is survived by his wife, Katie Brown of Chester; son, Dwayne Brown of Chester; daughter Regina Nolan of Macon, NC.; son, Danny Brown of Amelia; son, Scott Brown of Hopewell, daughter, Dana Wells of Colonial Heights; son, Charles...
Elfriede Pitmon
May 10, 2004
Elfriede Anna Pitmon passed away May 10, 2004 at Hopewell Health Care Convalescent Center. She was formerly a resident of Petersburg and was the widow of Ralph L. Pitmon. She was born on October 22, 1928 in Odrau, Czecholslovokia to Anton and Josefa Futschik. After WWII her family relocated to West Germany settling near Hiedelberg, there she met and married...
Mary Betts
May 9, 2004
Mary Baxter Betts, better know as Pidgy Betts, died at her home, 1105 Fort Hayes Drive, on Sunday, May 9 after a brief illness with lung cancer. She was born on January 17, 1924 to the late Morrice Linwood and Margaret Williams Baxter. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School and Madison College, now James Madison University. She did...
Mattie I.
May 6, 2004
Mattie I. Fry, 86, of Colonial Heights, widow of Norman Fry, died Thursday, May 06, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Washington, NC and was the daughter of the late John Davis and Rosa Norman Potter. She is survived by a daughter, Velma Talbott; two grandchildren, Rick Talbott and Chris Talbott; and seven great-grandchildren, Stacy McKenzie,...
William F.
May 3, 2004
William Frederick May of Church Road, VA passed away May 3, 2004 at his residence. Born June 2, 1938 in Clearfield, PA he was the son of the late Delmont G. and Betty L. May. Mr. May received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree from The College of William and Mary. After graduating from...
Percy Daulton
May 3, 2004
Percy Clarke Daulton, 83, of Church Road, passed away Monday, May 3, 2004 at his residence. A lifelong resident of the area, he was the son of the late Samuel B. and Ollie Davis Daulton. He was a long time farmer and retired carpenter. Mr. Daulton was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Daulton and a grandson, Kevin Daulton....
John King
May 2, 2004
John Wesley King, 86 of Petersburg died Sunday, May 2, 2004. He was the widower of Ruth Thompson King. He was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Joseph W. and Mary Anna Bracy King. In addition to his parents, and wife he was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Dolores Bolton Phillips and son-in-law, James H....
Hillery Sturgille
May 2, 2004
Mr. Hillery Kenneth “Ken” Sturgille, 82, of Dinwiddie County, died peacefully on Sunday May 2, 2004. He was a native of Scott County, Virginia and the son of the late, Lewis and Minie Robinette Sturgille. He was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Army. Mr. Sturgille, upon retiring from the army, worked at Fort Lee and retired from...
Louise O. Spain
Apr 28, 2004
Savannah, Ga – Louise Hines Owen Spain, born April 28, 1910, died on Friday, April 16, 2004 at Hospice House in Savannah, Ga. Formerly of Petersburg, Va and Richmond Hill, Ga, she was the widow of Robert Marsh Owen, Sr. and William Beckwith Spain. Mrs. Spain was the oldest living member of Ocran United Methodist Church in Sutherland, Va at...
Bruce Mclauclin
Apr 27, 2004
Bruce Darrow McLauchlin, Sr., 82, of Crescent Avenue, Hopewell, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004. He was born in Lee County, South Carolina, on August 21, 1921. He was the son of the late Horace L. McLauchlin and the late Leila Hinson McLauchlin. Mr. McLauchlin is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louise Birchett McLauchlin, and two sons, Bruce Darrow...
