Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jeanette Stinnett
Feb 3, 2007
Mrs. Jeanette Harley Stinnett, 78, of Hopewell, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 in Riverview on the Appomattox. She was born in Richmond, VA. Mrs. Stinnett was a member of St. James Catholic Church and the Womans Club of Hopewell. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Lillian Clarke Harley. Surviving are her husband, Phillip Burks Stinnett of Hopewell;...
Mary Cannady
Feb 3, 2007
Mary Lou Cannady, 87, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday February 3, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Algeon Warren & Cora Phipps Cannady. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother John P. Cannady of California, one niece, three nephews, four great nieces, nine great nephews, one great-great niece and one great-great nephew. A funeral service will be...
Mary Harrison
Feb 2, 2007
Mary Virginia Harrison, 94, widow of Robert H. Harrison, Sr., died Friday, February 2, 2007. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Shortt, Sr. and Virginia Indiana Shortt. Mrs. Harrison worked for eleven years at Walnut Hill Elementary School and was a longtime member of St. Marks United Methodist Church. She was preceded in...
James Garner
Feb 2, 2007
James Paul Garner, 66, of Petersburg, passed away Friday, February 02, 2007. Born in North Carolina, he was the son of the late James Charles and Pauline Ellis Garner. Mr. Garner served in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Laffey. Following his service in the Navy, he worked at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company for 21 years and later...
Margaret Kyle
Feb 1, 2007
Margaret Cavanaugh Kyle, 80 of Prince George, widow of William Alfred Kyle, Sr., died February 1, 2007. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Frances G. Weeks Cavanaugh. She was a longtime member of Monumental Baptist Church and a member of the National Association of Military Retirees. She is survived by her two daughters, Cynthia Kyle Meade...
Russel Newkirk
Jan 31, 2007
Russel Andrews Newkirk, 93, of Hopewell died Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Riverview on the Appomattox. Mrs. Newkirk was born in Norfolk, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell, having formerly lived on North 3rd Avenue. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a retired receptionist for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Newkirk...
Velma Flory
Jan 31, 2007
Velma Louise McAdams Flory, age 67, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. She was born in Shepherd, TX the daughter of the late Oscar Benjamin and Erna Louise Pierce McAdams. Mrs. Flory is survived by her husband Charles Russell Flory; children, Charles Ray Flory, James Flory, Russell Flory, Virginia Flory, and Denise Bowyer; eight grandchildren; seven...
James Kump
Jan 30, 2007
James Kump, Sr., 90, of Prince George County, beloved husband of Lydia, departed on his journey on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Kump, Sr. and Mary Nedvyet Kump; sons, James Kump, Jr. and William Burnett Kump; siblings, Mike, Joseph, Frank, Jr., and Karel Kump, Mary Wolf and Ann Kvasnicka. He was a...
Herbert Mitchell
Jan 30, 2007
Herbert Mitchell, 66, of Petersburg, died January 30, 2007 at his residence. He was the son of the late Herbert Mitchell and Rosa Williams. He was a professional football player as a Running Back for the Oakland Raiders from 1969-1971 and also an active member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1973. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen B....
Veronica E. Cifelli
Jan 28, 2007
Veronica â??Veeâ? Elizabeth Cifelli, age 88, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2007. She was born in Newhaven, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Charles and Katherine Gillespie Smith. She was the widow of Michael Cifelli, Sr. Mrs. Cifelli had been a member of St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church of Chester for 33 years. She is survived by...
Doris Hazelwood
Jan 27, 2007
Doris â??Hildaâ? Hazelwood, 78, of Hopewell, VA surrendered her fight with Breast Cancer on Saturday, January 27, 2007, to be with the Lord. She passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home. Hilda, born in Franklin, NC, became a resident of Hopewell at the age of 12. She was the daughter of the late James H. Carelock and Mattie...
Emma Branch
Jan 25, 2007
Emma Lea Powell Branch, age 90, a resident of the Corinth Community near Ivor, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Franklin, VA. She was the widow of Paul Branch, her husband of 57 years until his death on July 16, 1993. Born on May 9, 1916 in Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. & Mary...
Mary Stone
Jan 25, 2007
Mary L. Stone, 86, of Hopewell died Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Hopewell Health Care Center. Mrs. Stone was a native of Roanoke, Virginia. She was the widow of Samuel Boone Stone. Mrs. Stone is survived by a daughter, Connie E. Franks, a son, James â??Mickeyâ? Stone, four grandchildren, Jason and Rachel Franks, Mary Heather Stone, James Michael Stone, Jr.,...
Floyd M., Iii Washabaugh
Jan 24, 2007
Chip Washabaugh unexpectedly departed this life on January 24, 2007. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and devoted family man, he is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Nancy Smith Washabaugh of Colonial Heights, VA; a daughter, Kelly Washabaugh Hawker and husband, Mark of Richmond; son, Corey Washabaugh and wife, Beth of Colonial Heights, and two grandchildren: Elizabeth and Dylan...
Elizabeth Procise
Jan 23, 2007
Elizabeth S. â??Bettyâ? Procise, 61 died January 23, 2007 at Medical College of Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas Luongo and Dorothy Shaffer Atkins. She was a member of Matoaca Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Howard G. â??Jerryâ? Procise; son, Warren E. Procise of Chesterfield; daughters, Theresa L. Porter (Scott), Sherry...
Thomas Dodds
Jan 23, 2007
Wakefield, Virginia Thomas Franklin Dodds, 73, a resident of Wakefield died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Clara â??Lorraineâ? Dodds. Born November 1, 1933 in Chama, NM, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward Dodds and Margaret Smith Dodds. Mr. Dodds served in the...
John "Jack" Sims
Jan 22, 2007
Mr. John W. (Jack) Sims, 44, of Yale, Virginia died January 22, 2007 at home after a courageous battle against brain cancer. Survivors include his parents, Patricia L. and Wilmer A. Sims, Jr., two sisters, Susan Traylor (Alan) and Terry Haight (Bob), one nephew, Nicholas Traylor, two nieces, Abby and Julia Haight, and very special companion, Vivian Mack. A memorial...
Jeannette Spinelli
Jan 21, 2007
Jeannette, â??Janâ? Poulos Spinelli, age 74, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2007. She was born in Ticonderoga, NY the daughter of the late Nicholas E. and Gloria K. Poulos and was preceded in death by her son, Joseph Spinelli who passed away in 1981. She was a graduate of Middlebury College and Yale University. Mrs. Spinelli...
Shirley Pettit
Jan 21, 2007
Mrs. Shirley Bury Pettit, 83, of Hopewell, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, at Southside Regional Medical Center. Petersburg, VA. She was born in the Enon District of Chesterfield County, VA and was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas John and Ada Lee Cox Bury, and her husband, James Boyd Pettit, Sr. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy P....
Jesse Medlin
Jan 20, 2007
Jesse Theodore Medlin, 43, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2007. He is survived by his loving wife Wendy and two children; a daughter, Lindsey Nicole Medlin, and a son, Jesse â??JTâ? Theodore Medlin; four brothers, Mike Hall, Steve Hall, Clint Medlin, and Tim Medlin; two sisters, Krista Leech and Lynne; His parents, Tommy...
