Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Patrick Hayes
Aug 4, 2005
After a long and fulfilling life, Patrick Harry Hayes, 69, of Chester died Thursday, August 04, 2005 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Somerville, NJ and graduated from Union Junior College, NJ with a major in engineering. He retired as a mechanical engineer with Philip Morris where he received numerous patent awards. He is survived by his...
Edwin Busby
Aug 4, 2005
Edwin Irvin Busby, 57, of Petersburg died August 4, 2005. He was the son of the late Courtney G. and Juanita Elwell Busby. He is survived by his brother, David Busby, Sr. and his wife Cindy of Colonial Heights, a sister, Beverly Mayhew and her husband Lanny of Petersburg, an aunt, Audrey Elwell of Petersburg; aunt & uncle, Stanley &...
Patrick Davis
Aug 4, 2005
Patrick Malcolm Davis, age 62, of Chesterfield died Thursday morning, August 4, 2005. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 43 years, Geroline Pollard Davis; his daughters, Tracy D. Agee of Charlotte, NC and Tammy D. Hamilton of Chesterfield. Mr. Davis was the son of the late Armistead W. Davis and Helen D. Davis. Mr. Davis had...
Frank Dunn
Aug 3, 2005
Frank Eugene Dunn, 83, of Chesterfield, formally of Richmond, passed on Wednesday, August 3, 2005. Born in Danville, VA he was the son of the late W.R. and Lillian Walker Dunn, also the widower of Cordia B. Dunn. Mr. Dunn is survived by a sister, Frances Fredrick of Berlin, MD; step-sons, William H. Watson, Dennis W. Watson and Doug E....
James Hill
Aug 3, 2005
James Raymond ?Randy? Hill, 53, of Hopewell VA., died Wednesday, August 3, 2005 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenville, SC. and was employed with S & S Plumbing, and a member of the American Legion Post 146, Hopewell. Mr. Hill was preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Hill Allshouse, and a brother, Sammy Hill. He is...
Gloria Matthews
Aug 2, 2005
Gloria St. Clair Matthews, 84, of Dinwiddie County, went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at her residence. Gloria was a native of Bedford County, VA and the widow of Robert ?Frank? Matthews. She was born to the late S. C. B. and Eula White St. Clair on June 28, 1921. She was preceded in death by...
Clara Casey
Aug 2, 2005
Clara Elizabeth Nichols Casey, 86, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at John Randolph Nursing Home. She was a life long resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Casey was a retired Inspector for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Burl A. and Elizabeth Burrel Nichols, her husband, Jesse William Casey, Sr. two sons, Carlton...
Mildred Sharp
Aug 2, 2005
Mildred Mays Sharp, 82, life long resident of Hopewell, passed away peacefully at her residence Tuesday August 2, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Robert Arthur & Maud Johnson Mays and was predeceased by her husband John Mason. Sharp. She was a retired teacher from the Hopewell Public School System after 41 years of service. She was a...
Michael "Mike" Holt
Aug 1, 2005
Chester, Virginia MICHAEL WAYNE ?MIKE? HOLT, 42, husband of Jennifer M. Holt, was taken suddenly and unexpectedly with a heart attack at his home and died Monday, August 1, 2005 at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Fairfax, VA., he was the son of Horace and Ada Lucille Helmick Holt of Woodford, VA. Mike was a 1981 graduate of...
John Powers
Aug 1, 2005
John Eli Powers, 68, of Chesterfield died Monday, August 1, 2005. He was born in South Carolina the son of the late Myrick C. and Martha T. Powers. Mr. Powers was a truck driver for Great Coastal and a member of Bellwood Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife Eva Mae Powers; two sons John Michael Powers and...
Chong Mcqueen
Jul 31, 2005
Mrs. Chong Cha McQueen, 61, of Hopewell died on Sunday, July 31, at her residence. She was born in Chokan City, Japan and was the daughter of the late Yi, Ki Chin and Kim, Pun I. Mrs. McQueen, a homemaker, is survived by her husband of 26 years, Terence Allen McQueen of Hopewell, son, Mark Allen McQueen of Chesterfield, and...
Jeanne Brown
Jul 31, 2005
Jeanne Ruffin Brown, 77, died peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2005 at the Orange County Nursing Home, Orange, VA. A native of Petersburg, VA, she was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Edward and Sue Webb Brown and an infant brother, Charles Edward Brown, Jr. Jeanne graduated from Petersburg High School, attended Atlantic Christian College and worked for many...
Frances Harvell
Jul 30, 2005
Frances Ruth Harvell age 87 of Petersburg died Saturday, July 30, 2005. She was born in Petersburg the daughter of the late Elbert Leroy and Ruth Dozier Harvell and was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris H. Harrison. She was a charter member of Colonial Christian Church, was employed with N&W Railroad for 17 years and was a...
Shirley Clements
Jul 29, 2005
Waverly, Virginia SHIRLEY LEE CLEMENTS, 84, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2005 in a Roanoke, VA hospital. Born in Waverly, VA, he was the son of the late Mikajah Tolman Clements and Agnes Boyd Clements. He served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II, and was retired as the owner/operator of a construction company in Waverly....
Martha Eckman
Jul 29, 2005
Martha Davis Eckman, 84, of Colonial Heights died Friday, July 29, 2005. She was retired from Petersburg Public Schools where she worked in the Cafeteria. Mrs. Eckman was preceded in death by her husbands Clarence W. Davis and Paul H. Eckman; two brothers Grover and Henry Hall; one sister Lizzie Sadler; three children Clarence W. Davis, Jr., John E. Davis,...
Vivian Clark
Jul 29, 2005
Vivian Hester Clark, 89, of Hopewell, widow of Robert Blanton Clark, passed away Friday, July 29, 2005. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Lela Graham Hester. She was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company. Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred Clark Goodwin and a son,...
Chizum O'Berry
Jul 28, 2005
Chizum Beau O?Berry, 26, of Disputanta, died Thursday, July 28, 2005 in MCV Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. O?Berry was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a member of the U.S. Army having served in Kuwait with the 499th Quartermaster Co. Mr. O?Berry was a 1997 graduate of Hopewell High School, a member of the school ROTC program and a...
Odelle Carr
Jul 27, 2005
Odelle P. Carr went to be with our Heavenly Father July 27, 2005. Odelle, a native of Dinwiddie, VA was the daughter of the late Jenie and Janie Porter. She was predeceased by her husband, John Edward Carr; two sisters and two brothers. Odelle Carr is survived by Patricia Carr Slaughter and her husband James Slaughter of Virginia Beach, VA;...
Jr. A. Archer
Jul 27, 2005
Floyd Albert Archer, Jr., 63, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Archer was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a retired U.S. Army SFC, having served in the 82nd Airborne and completed a thirteen month tour of duty in the Vietnam conflict, where he earned the Bronze Star, among numerous other decorations....
John Cowden
Jul 26, 2005
John Patrick Cowden, 78, of McKenney, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at his residence. A native of Wise County, VA, he was the son of the late Hyatt and Lillie Pearl West Cowden and was also predeceased by four brothers and two sisters. Mr. Cowden served his country in the United States Army during World War II, was a...
