Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Grace Ginsberg
Apr 15, 2004
Grace Turnbow Ginsberg 91 of Petersburg, died April 15, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Ben Ginsberg of 60 years; two daughters, Myra Myers of Houston, TX and Myrna Pearson of Richmond; son, Col. (USA Retired) Alvin L. Ginsberg of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 10:00 am Monday, April 19, 2004 at...
William Minor
Apr 14, 2004
William Daniel Minor, 83, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Minor was born in Hopewell and had been a life long resident. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving as a T/Sgt. with the 8th Air Force, 817th Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group H in Italy. Mr. Minor was...
Opal Elliott
Apr 14, 2004
Opal Clinard Elliott, 86 of Prince George County, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004. She was always active in her church and the Petersburg Baptist Association. She was the daughter of the late Fred H. and Margaret Jester Clinard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first two husbands Merle Franklin Addison, Sr. and Oakley Henry...
Frank Slaughter
Apr 13, 2004
Frank Ashton Slaughter, 73, of Prince George died Tuesday, April 13, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Petersburg and was the son of the late Preston Slaughter and Ellen Virginia Jones. Mr. Slaughter was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Hopewell Moose and Family Lodge and...
Joseph Bisson
Apr 12, 2004
Joseph Honore Bisson, age 95 died March 12, 2004. He was the widow of the late Gladys Overstreet Bisson. A veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy, he served his country in the European Theatre in WWII. He was born April 17, 1908 in Main and lived most of his life in New Jersey. He retired from Congoleum...
Ada Fulton
Apr 12, 2004
Ada Gaye Pattison Fulton, 81 of Chester, devoted wife and mother left this life peacefully on April 12, 2004. Her husband, William F. Fulton, Sr., a longtime member of the ACF, preceded her in death. She was a native of Wytheville, VA. She is survived by her children, daughter, Carol Ann Romaine and husband Craig Scott; son, William F. Fulton,...
Andrew Eubank
Apr 11, 2004
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Eubank, 78, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2004. A native of Lunenburg County, VA, he was a son of the late Samuel George and Mary Morehead Eubank. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a graduate of Virginia Tech University, a retired employee of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, and most recently retired as...
Judith Slaughter
Apr 10, 2004
Judith Carlisle Slaughter, 77, of Dinwiddie passed away Saturday April 10, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Carlisle and was also predeceased by her husband Lucius Slaughter. She was a retired supervisor with the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company where she was employed for over 30 years. She is survived by two sons, Pete Salvo...
Thomas Peebles
Apr 9, 2004
Thomas Briggs Peebles, 85 of Carson died April 9, 2004. He was the widower of Ella Manson Beville Peebles and the son of the late Nathaniel Proctor, Sr., and Mary Belvidere Briggs Peebles. He served in WWII as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army and was a retired employee of Georgia-Pacific. He is survived by his son, John T. Peebles...
John Hosea
Apr 8, 2004
John Robert Hosea 81, of Hopewell, passed away April 8, 2004 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Pikeville, NC, the son of the late Addison and Alma Bowden Hosea; also preceding him in death was a wife, Mary Little Hosea, a son, Robert Cameron Hosea, and two brothers, Addison and Ellsworth Hosea. Mr. Hosea was a graduate...
Richard Eley
Apr 7, 2004
Richard Cary Eley, 70 of Petersburg died April 7, 2004 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Cary and Annie B. Inge Eley. He retired after 35 years service from Pepsi Bottling Co. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Ivey Eley; one son, Richard “Ricky” C. Eley, Jr. and daughter, April L. Barrett (Thomas);...
Eunice Martinez
Apr 7, 2004
Eunice Lee Burdette Martinez, 69, of Hopewell died Wednesday, April 7, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Roanoke, VA and had been a resident of Hopewell for the past 50 years. She was a retired operator for Allied Signal Corporation. Ms. Martinez was the daughter of the late Franklin and Grace Starkey Burdette. She is survived...
Eddie Marlowe
Apr 6, 2004
Eddie Cleveland Marlowe of Hopewell died Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at his residence. He was the son of the late Ira and Susie Causey Marlowe. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Blackwell Marlowe. He is survived by two sons, Donald Marlowe of Hopewell and Roger Marlowe of Lakeland, FL; two daughters, Jean Weaver and Mary Willey, both of Hopewell;...
Paggy D. Bell
Apr 5, 2004
Peggy Ann Dingess Bell, 72, of Virginia Street, died Monday, April 5, 2004 in Johnston Willis Medical Center in Richmond. She was born in Bernie, West Virginia and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1959. Ms. Bell was retired from Allied Chemical Corporation. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernie C. and Sadie R. Stowers Dingess, a...
Sr., R. Poole
Apr 5, 2004
Walter Raymond Poole, Jr., 62, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Monday, April 05, 2004 at his residence. He was a member of Bott Memorial Presbyterian Church in DeWitt. Mr. Poole was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Kathleen B. and Peter Branch; and his father, Walter Raymond Poole, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Brenda R. Poole;...
Bernice Hawks
Apr 4, 2004
Bernice T. Hawks, 92, of Ettrick, died Sunday April 4, 2004. She was a native of Ettrick, the daughter of the late Edward F. and Lizzie Kennedy Hawks. Miss Hawks was a lifelong member of Ettrick United Methodist Church where she served as church treasurer for over fifty years and was a member of the Jackson-Smart Bible Class. She was...
Joshua Harris
Apr 4, 2004
Joshua Xavier Harris, 2 month old son of Banesa Garcia Ambroise of Hopewell died Sunday, April 4, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. Joshua was born January 18, 2004 in Hopewell. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Kaelynn Harris of Richmond, Alyson Fulcher of Prince George, his grandfather, Ralph Harris of Hopewell, three aunts, Maria...
Virginia Smith
Apr 3, 2004
Virginia Lee Brown Smith, 77, of Petersburg, died Saturday, April 3, 2004. She was the daughter of the late W. Kilby and Virginia Bowman Brown and the widow of William Roy Smith. She was a member of the Petersburg Garden Club, Garden Club of Va., Jr. Federated Womans Club and Petersburg General Hospital Twigs. She is survived by a Daughter;...
Donald Hughes
Apr 3, 2004
Mr. Donald Craig Hughes, 53, passed away at his residence in Sapulpa, Oklahoma,April 3, 2004 following a brief illness. He was a native of Petersburg, Virginia and was the son of the late, William T. “Billy” and Rachel Barricks Hughes, Jr. Mr. Hughes served in the United States Navy and at his passing was a floral designer for Country Florist...
Connie G. Sweitzer
Apr 2, 2004
Connie Marie Gratty Sweitzer, 65, of Hopewell died April 2, 2004. She was a native of Conway, Pa., and the daughter of Ina P. Gratty and the late Ben Gratty. Besides her mother, she is survived by a husband; Peter J. Sweitzer, a daughter; Tama Sweitzer Garrett and husband Wesley of Prince George; a son, Raymond Anthony Sweitzer and wife...
