Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
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...
Sarah Armistead
Apr 27, 2004
Sarah Amburn Armistead, 78 of Franklin St., Hopewell, died, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski, Virginia and had been a resident of this area since 1955. Mrs. Armistead was retired accountant with civil service at Ft. Lee. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert M. (Sr.) and Dorothy Whitmire Amburn, and her husband, Henry...
Doris P.
Apr 27, 2004
Dorrie Peedle Cox, 44, of Spring Grove, formerly of Battery Park, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Detroit, MI and had been a resident of this area since 1979. Mrs. Cox was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, an American Red Cross Volunteer, Vice-President of the Ladies Auxillary Burrowsville Fire...
Sr., H. Short
Apr 25, 2004
William H. Short, Sr., MSgt (Ret), United States Army, age 82, of Petersburg died Sunday, April 25, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. MSgt. Short was born in Webb, WV, son of the late Harry and Mary Short. He entered the service of his country at an early age, during World War II and was wounded during the liberation of...
Leonard Wolf
Apr 25, 2004
Leonard George Wolf, 74, of Hopewell, died, April 25, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Souk Center, Minnesota and had been a resident of this area since 1968 He was a retired Sgt. Major with the U. S. Army having served during the Korean War, a former realtor with Ford Agency and a member of the...
Ann B. Bowles
Apr 24, 2004
Ann Darby Beville Bowles, 91, died in Richmond Saturday, April 24, 2004. She graduated from the School of Nursing at Roanoke Memorial Hospital where she worked as a registered nurse and later served as a volunteer. The widow of John Waddell Bowles, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cornelia and Benson Dexter of Williamsburg, VA; son and daughter-in-law,...
James Carden
Apr 24, 2004
James Thomas “Tommy” Carden, 71, of Hopewell, died, Saturday, April 24, 2004, in his home after an extensive battle with cancer. He was born in Belfrey, KY and was a resident of this area most of his life. He was the son of the late Emmit and Mae Carden. He was preceded in death by his sister Juanita Wintzel. He...
Joseph Buyalos
Apr 24, 2004
Joseph Wayne Buyalos, Sr., 60, of Prince George Ave., Hopewell, died Saturday, April 24, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and was a resident of Newport News before moving to Hopewell. Mr. Buyalos was a graduate of Hopewell High and Old Dominion College. He was a long-distance runner and ran successfully in the Boston Marathon three times....
Ii A. Brister
Apr 24, 2004
Claude Acree “Jim” Brister, II, 75, of Mathews County, VA, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2004. Born in Colonial Heights, he was the son of the late Claude Acree and Sarah Keirsey Brister. After attending the University of Virginia, he served in the U. S. Army and worked in architecture for many years in the Richmond...
Sr., Lalich
Apr 24, 2004
Nicholas Lalich, Sr. , 76, of Chesterfield died April 24, 2004. A dedicated father and grandfather, Mr. Lalich was preceded in death by his wife Jean Ann Lalich. He was a World War II veteran having served with the 26th Division, 328th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, the retired owner...
Stewart Lumpkin
Apr 23, 2004
Stewart William “Paw Paw” “Doc” Lumpkin, 83, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 23, 2004. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ida B. Lumpkin; one daughter, Evon Gosnell; three granddaughters, Sharon Rogers and her husband Mike, Diane Jones and her husband Shawn and Linda Goodman; one great-grandson Derek Rogers; one great-granddaughter Danielle Jones; one...
Jr., A. Braswell
Apr 23, 2004
James Avery “Jimmy” Braswell, Jr., 85 of Petersburg, died Friday, April 23, 2004. Mr. Braswell was born in Pine Level, NC. He was the son of the late J.A. Braswell, Sr. and Myrtie Price Braswell. Mr. Braswell was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lucille Braswell. Mr. Braswell was a civil service retiree having served as an estimator at...
Margaret Pead
Apr 23, 2004
Margaret Mitchell Pead, 82, of Hopewell passed away Friday, April 23, 2004. She was a native of Charlotte County born the daughter of the late Eddie and Amanda Mitchell. She was a retired Lab Technician from Stone Container formerly Continental Can and a longtime member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a grandson William Howard Ervin...
Russell Hardy
Apr 22, 2004
Russell David Hardy, 74, of Petersburg, widower of Ayako Honda Hardy, died Thursday, April 22, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Ettrick and was the son of the late Harry Russell and Eva Wall Hardy. He proudly served in the U. S. Army for 20 years and retired as a Korean War veteran. He is survived...
Jr., L. Fisher
Apr 21, 2004
Woodrow Lewis Fisher, Jr., 49 of Petersburg, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004. He was the son of the late Woodrow Lewis and Frances O’Dell Butler Fisher. He is survived by his three brothers, Frank Fisher of Richmond, Joseph E. Massey (Mary) and Willie Harvey Massey, all of Petersburg; sister, Betty Sue Massey of Petersburg; two nephews, Joshua and Joseph; one...
Veronica Bishop
Apr 21, 2004
Veronica Lloyd Bishop, age 35, of Church Road died April 21, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Ernest Bishop; son, Jason A. Bishop; daughter, Brittany N. Bishop; mother, Sally Lloyd; sister Crandall Partin; brother, Neal Lloyd; niece, Courtlyn Partin; nephews, Andrew Lloyd and Colby Lake Partin; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bobby and Louise Bishop; sisters-in-law, Brenda Mayton and Patricia Goodwyn;...
Wilton Goodwin
Apr 20, 2004
Wilton Lewis Goodwin, 89, of Hopewell, died, Tuesday, April 20, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Victoria, Va. and was a resident of this area most of his life. Mr. Goodwin served in the U.S. Army duringWWll. During his early years, he worked with his father at Goodwin Plumbing Company and later retired as a equipment...
James Ward
Apr 18, 2004
James Percy Ward, 75, of Disputanta, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2004 at his residence. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, a retired Civil Service employee with thirty-one years of service at Fort Lee, and a long time member of the Prince George Emergency Crew. Mr. Ward was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Allen Ward. He is...
Michele Renn
Apr 16, 2004
Michele C. Renn, 33, died Friday, April 16, 2004. Mrs. Renn was employed in sales with T-Mobile. She was preceded in death by her father Richark Clark. Mrs. Renn is survived by her husband Kevin Renn, two sons, Thomas Renn, and Bradley Renn, her mother Nancy Tate, one brother Kevin Tate and a sister, Melissa Strader. The family will receive...
James Weaver
Apr 16, 2004
James Roy Weaver, 67, of Wilmington, N.C. formerly of Hopewell passed away Friday, April 16, 2004 surrounded in love by his family. Born December 22, 1936, in Hopewell, Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Francis C. Weaver and Bertha Mann Weaver. Roy and his wife Carol had recently retired to Wilmington, N.C. to enjoy the beach, the river...
