Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
June Harris
Mar 7, 2006
June Carroll Harris, 78, of Hopewell died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in Riverview on the Appomattox. She was born in Kingsport, TN and had been a resident of this area for 60 years.Mrs. Harris was a member of the Red Hat Society of Petersburg, an honorary member of Calvary?s Love Ministries and a retired operator for Allied SignalCorporation. She was...
Charles Jr. Ashworth
Mar 6, 2006
Charles Stanwood Ashworth, Jr., 59, passed away at his home in February, 2006. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Charles Stanwood Ashworth, Sr. and Gertrude Duncan Ashworth. Charles was an Electronics Expert in computers; was a member of the NRA; attended Oak Grove United Methodist Church; and was the proud recipient of a heart transplant...
Wallace Davenport
Mar 4, 2006
Wallace Elmer Davenport, 87, a former resident of Chester, died Saturday, March 4, 2006, in Gloucester, VA. Mr. Davenport was a retired pipe fitter with Allied Chemical Corporation, a member of Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church, Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge # 1472 and a 50 year member of the Glen Allen Masonic Lodge #131. Mr. Davenport was one...
Nathaniel Burgwyn
Mar 3, 2006
Nathaniel Thomas Ridley Burgwyn, a fifty-year resident of Richmond, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2006. Born October 12, 1925, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Nat was the son of Emily Roper and George Pollok Burgwyn, Jr., of Jackson, North Carolina. After his father?s death in 1930, his mother moved back to her hometown of Petersburg, Virginia, where Nat graduated...
Neoma Biddle
Mar 3, 2006
Neoma E. Biddle, 92, of Petersburg, widow of Lawrence Edward Biddle, passed away Friday, March 03, 2006 at her residence. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Porter and Lelia Williams Clarke. Mrs. Biddle was the eldest member of the First Assembly of God in Dinwiddie County and was very proud to have taught Sunday...
Sara Cleere
Mar 2, 2006
Sara Ann Cleere, 60, of Chester died Thursday, March 2, 2006. She was a native of Richmond born the daughter of the late Henry and Lois Robertson and also preceded in death by her brother Robert Robertson. She was retired from Bell Atlantic and a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Chester. Mrs. Cleere is survived by her husband...
Archibald Marks
Mar 2, 2006
Archibald Davis Andrews Marks, 85, of Prince George, Virginia, died Wednesday, March 2, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Marks?s health had been declining for several years. Born on September 28, 1920 in Ashland, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mordecai Walker Andrews and Georgia Hill Andrews. Charles Hardaway Marks, her husband of fifty-three years, died in 2004. She...
Mabury Baker
Mar 1, 2006
Mabury Gardner Baker, 97, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 with her family by her side, at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia. A lifelong resident of Surry County, she was the widow of Charlie W. Baker and mother of the late Ruth Baker Warthan. Born August 24, 1908 she was the daughter of the...
Martha Kirkland
Feb 28, 2006
Martha Helen Wyatt Kirkland 89, passed away February 28, 2006 in SRMC after a period of declining health. She was the widow of the late John Herbert Kirkland and had lived her entire life in Petersburg, Va. Martha was the daughter of William Heartwell Wyatt, and Mattie Anderson Wyatt also of Petersburg, VA. She leaves to cherish her memory two...
Beatrice Biggs
Feb 27, 2006
Beatrice ?Bea? McCarter Biggs, 78, of Petersburg, Virginia departed these earthly bonds on Monday, February 27, 2006. She is with her beloved husband, Kenneth Eugene Biggs, in the realm of our heavenly father upon relinquishing to the chronic illnesses that plagued her for numerous years. Beatrice was a wonderful wife, mother and friend to all she encountered. She was deeply...
George Fried
Feb 27, 2006
George J. Fried, Sr., 85, of Prince George County, passed away Monday, February 27, 2006. Born in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Leopold J. and Mary Brynda Fried. Mr. Fried was a WWII veteran serving in the U. S. Army Air Corps. He was a life-member of V.F.W. Post 10571, Prince George County, where he served...
Kathryn Clark
Feb 26, 2006
Kathryn L. Clark of Richmond, VA, passed away February 26, 2006. She was the widow of C. W. O. Morton E. Clark. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra C. Long of Disputanta, VA, and Barbara C. Hogwood and husband Thomas, of Richmond; Four grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Scudder of Wellsboro, PA. The family will receive...
Mildred Walston
Feb 26, 2006
Mildred Croshaw Walston, 96, of Petersburg, Virginia peacefully entered into eternal rest Sunday, February 26. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Walston and her only sibling, Ms. Merle H. Croshaw. She was the daughter of the late William and Ruth Croshaw of Petersburg. Mrs. Walston was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she played the...
M. P. Ellis
Feb 25, 2006
Frances P. Ellis, 87, of Dinwiddie County, a retired Fort Lee civil service employee, died February 25 in John Randolph Medical Center of respiratory failure as a result of an infection. Mrs. Ellis was married for 52 years to Ben A. Ellis, who died in October 2005. Born Mary Frances Pond, she was a native of Petersburg and the daughter...
Alan Lubman
Feb 25, 2006
Alan Herbert Lubman, 59, of Petersburg, died Saturday, February 25, 2006. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Harry and Blanche Adler Lubman. Mr. Lubman was the owner and operator of Lubman Music in Petersburg. He is survived by his wife, Paige A. Lubman and his son, Joseph I. Lubman. Mr. Lubman was a Past President of...
Leonard, Corsentino
Feb 24, 2006
Lt. Col Leonard J. Corsentino, U.S. Army Retired, 80, of Petersburg, died Friday, February 24, 2006. He was born the son of the late John and Mary P. Corsentino. LTC Corsentino first entered the military in December 1943, following graduation from High School. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program. Following the abolishing of the Army College Program...
Olive Vergara
Feb 24, 2006
Olive Symbaline Vergara, 83, of Hopewell, died Friday, February 24, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Vergara was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar & Hattie Lindfors and a daughter, Frances L. Vergara. She is survived by her husband Russell V. Vergara, one daughter, Rosalyn P. Vergara, a son...
Robert Lynch
Feb 23, 2006
Robert ?Bob? Edward Lynch, 46, of Charles City, died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at his residence. He is survived by his son, Seth Lynch; a sister, Pat L. Brewington and eight nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Monday, February 27, 2006 at 1 p.m. at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and...
Betty Rushmore
Feb 23, 2006
Betty Lou Rushmore, age 76 of Richmond, VA, died Thursday, February 23, 2006. Miss Rushmore was born and spent most of her life in the Petersburg area. She was a member of Monumental Baptist Church and the Kingdom Seekers Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her parents, John E. and Mamie Powell Rushmore; two sisters, Patsy R....
Opal Alley
Feb 22, 2006
Opal Blevins Alley, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Anawalt, West Virginia and was a resident of this area for many years. Mrs. Alley was a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and a retired clerk from Appomattox Dry Cleaners. She was the daughter of the late Minter F. &...
