Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Carolyn Darlene Burchett Kestner
Dec 4, 2022
Carolyn Darlene Burchett Kestner was born June 21st, 1958 in Bluefield, West Virginia. From there she moved to Danville, VA, and later to Hopewell VA. She was a graduate of Hopewell High School, class of 1976. She met Kendel Kestner at a Hess station she was working at in 1978. She always said he melted her heart, and she melted...
Colleen Anna-Regina Seely
Dec 4, 2022
Colleen Anna-Reginia Seely, entered Eternal Life on December 4th, 2022. She was born at Ft Bragg, NC, on December 20th, 1986, to Thomas and Karen (Minikel) Seely. She spent her childhood and early teen years traveling the United States and Germany, with her military family. Colleen is survived by her beloved daughter, Chrissy; her mother and father; her brother and...
Edouard Leslie Priddy
Dec 2, 2022
Edouard "Ed" Leslie Priddy, 80, of Chester, VA, passed away on December 2, 2022. Ed was born on June 7, 1942, in Bremerton, Washington, son of the late Allen and Arlene Priddy. Realizing that his draft number was likely to be selected during the Vietnam Conflict, Ed joined the US Army and had a distinguished career. He retired after 26...
Norma Henshaw
Dec 2, 2022
Norma "Hazel" Henshaw, age 83, departed this life unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, 2022, in Layton, Utah. Hazel is preceded in death by her parents, Wallace Owen and Zephyr Millie McLean; her beloved husband, Benjamin Douglas Henshaw; her daughter, Teresa Young; and son-in-law, Danny Young. Hazel is survived by her children, Douglas (Susan) Henshaw, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, Diane (Charles) Gooss,...
Nancy Carol Linkonis
Dec 2, 2022
Nancy was born on August 6, 1959, in Colonial Heights, Virginia, to James Jacobs and Barbara Strader. After taking four years of nursing school, Nancy chose to switch her career and started employment at E.I Dupont Corporation. Her career with Dupont allowed Nancy to use her creative skills in the capacity of training Dupont employees to develop their careers within...
Estelle Wilkins
Dec 1, 2022
Estelle Horne "Nanny" Wilkins, 92, of North Dinwiddie, passed away on December 1, 2022. Born in Sampson County, NC and raised in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Mary Horne. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Leamon Wilkins, Sr.; two sons, Timothy Wilkins and Jason Wilkins; and siblings Alvin, Caldwell,...
Elpie Doulis Gadinis
Nov 30, 2022
Mrs. Elpie Doulis Gadinis, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at her home in Hopewell, Virginia. She was born in Hopewell, on February 20, 1928, to the late Stavros and Barbara Doulis. Both her parents were charter members of Saint Elpis Greek Orthodox Church, in Hopewell. Elpie was active in and a lifelong member of the same church. She...
Sandra Ann Hawkins
Nov 30, 2022
Sandra Ann Hawkins, 75, of North Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilma Bass and James Brown; and was also preceded in death by her three sisters, Trynis Ashby, Alice Brown and Delores Kitchen. Mrs. Hawkins was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church in Chesterfield, VA....
Thornton Hurt Elmore, Jr.
Nov 28, 2022
Thornton Hurt Elmore, "Billy," died on November 28, 2022, surrounded by his family and wife of 65 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thornton Hurt, Sr. and Marjorie Hardy Elmore, of Blackstone and McKenney, VA; and brother, Spencer Hardy Elmore. He is survived by his wife, Alice Epes Elmore; sons, Thornton Hurt Elmore III (Donna) and Edward...
Stephen Richard Hite
Nov 26, 2022
Stephen Richard Hite left this dimension, on Saturday morning, November 28, 2022 in Chester Virginia. Stephen was born in Corpus Christie, Texas, at 6 pm, on December 23, 1982, to Pamela Rose Baldwin Hite and Oakley Stevenson Hite. He attended Ravensworth Elementary School, Lake Braddock Jr. High, Annandale High School, and Mountain View High School. Stephen got an Associate Degree...
Randy Clinton Clevenger
Nov 25, 2022
Randy Clinton Clevenger, 67, of Hopewell, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2022, after a nearly 7-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Buena Vista, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Elmer Clevenger and Rachel Pauline Clevenger of Enon and biological mother Jenny Kulp of Buena Vista. He is survived by his partner of 28 years,...
Bessie Tutton Hoover
Nov 25, 2022
On November 25th, 2022, our beloved Grannie, Bessie T. Hoover, left us and went home to her Lord and Savior. Grannie was born in Merritt, NC on April 15, 1918. She married in 1936 and eventually moved to Hopewell. She lived a full life for most of her 104 years. Her final years were spent living at Commonwealth Senior Living...
Kelsie Ann Maddox
Nov 25, 2022
Kelsie Ann Maddox of Hopewell, Virginia, left us on November 25th, 2022 after a 16 year battle with Parkinson's disease, at the age of 84. Born February 26, 1938 on the same street she lived her whole life, South 17th Avenue in Hopewell. She was surrounded by her daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons when she passed. Kelsie left high school...
Jacqueline Lee Carson
Nov 25, 2022
Jacqueline Lee Carson, 69, of Chester, Virginia passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Eric Judy, Sr. and Joanne Judy. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Eric Judy, Jr. Jacqueline was a devoted Christian who loved to crochet in her free time. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother,...
Josephine Wood Yost
Nov 25, 2022
Josephine Wood Yost, 100, of Henrico County, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. Born and raised in Prince George, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jordan A. Wood and Mary Haskins Wood. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lee James Yost; two daughters, Myra Jo Roach and Donna Lee Sharp; siblings, Jordan Edward Wood,...
Raymond Lee Dixon
Nov 24, 2022
Raymond Lee Dixon, 56, of Sutherland, VA, passed away peacefully, in his sleep at home, on Thursday, November 24, 2022. He was preceded in death by his mother, Norma Ballou; and sister, Kay Larkin, both of Texas. He is survived by his wife, Patsy, of Sutherland; his children, Rebecca, of Florida, and Timothy, of Amelia; granddaughters, Rylee and Haidyn, and...
Timothy Dale Metz
Nov 24, 2022
Timothy Dale Metz, an avid runner, member of TCRR, and gun enthusiast, left us early on the morning of Thursday November 24, 2022. Tim entered this world April 2nd of 1973, he may not have been an April Fools baby, but he was the comedic glue holding his family together. There wasn't much that Tim loved more than an inappropriately...
Deborah Elizabeth Norton
Nov 24, 2022
Deborah Elizabeth Norton, 63, formerly of Virginia Beach, residing in Dewitt, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Mary Norton; sisters, Marilee Hlavacs and Sheila Evans; and brother, Thomas F. Norton. Deborah was a kind and generous soul. In her younger years she volunteered for the Special Olympics and...
Elisabeth Dodson
Nov 22, 2022
Elisabeth B. Dodson, 76, of Prince George, passed away on November 22, 2022, at VCU Medical Center, after battling lupus, liver disease, and diabetes complications. Elisabeth, known by friends and family cordially as "Betty," was born in 1946, to Edward and Waltraud Brennan, in Mannheim, Germany. Betty traveled for the first time to the U.S. at the age of 16....
Alejandro David Justiniano
Nov 21, 2022
Alejandro David Justiniano, 24, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022. Alex (Bug) is a cherished son, beloved brother, and was an eager servant to his friends, family, and strangers. His soul is a deep well of compassion, sincerity, and love, which he shared with everyone around him, bringing goodness and light to everyone he met. Alex...
