Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Craig Pillsbury
Oct 8, 2004
Craig A. Pillsbury, born November 2nd , 1956 joined his beloved Lord in heaven on Friday, October 8, 2004 due to complications stemming from a long battle with diabetes. He was preceded in death by his brother Steven; his grandparents, Harry & Winnie Pillsbury and Michael & Eileen Donahue and his aunts, Dora Eagle and Marjorie Birch. He is survived...
Cecelia Bullard
Oct 8, 2004
Cecelia Norford Bullard, 75, of Chester, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, October 8th , 2004, after a brief struggle with cancer. “Celia” was proud to be a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, where she was loved by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Bullard, Sr. and her son-in-law, John Watts....
Willie Bishop
Oct 8, 2004
Willie A. Bishop, 92, of Petersburg died Friday, October 8, 2004 in Walnut Hill Convalescent Center. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles Thomas and Lula Mae Hawkins, brother Charles Cutler Bishop and a sister Linda Bishop. A graveside service will be conducted in Blandford Cemetery Wednesday, 11 AM, October 13, 2004. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .
John Vinsh
Oct 8, 2004
John Frederick Vinsh, 80, of New Bohemia, died Friday October 8, 2004, in MCV Hospital. He was predeceased by his parents Barta and Antonia Vinsh, his loving wife Rosie Horak Vinsh, three brothers Charles Vinsh, Frank Vinsh, Joe Vinsh, and a sister Annie Hanzlik. He was a retired farmer who loved working the land. He is survived by one son,...
Ronald Powers
Oct 7, 2004
Ronald Lee Powers, 54, of Hopewell, died Thursday, October 7, 2004 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. Mr. Powers was a live long resident of Hopewell and a pipe fitter for Honeywell Corporation. Mr. Powers was preceded in death by his father, Hinton Paul Powers, Sr. He is survived by his wife Jewel Gleason Powers, two daughters, Rhonda...
Linda Crowder
Oct 5, 2004
Linda Lee Crowder, 51 of Sutherland died Tuesday, October 5, 2004. A life long resident of Sutherland, she was an employee of Sutherland Family Practice. She is survived by her two sons, Franklin Lee Crowder and John Michael Crowder both of Sutherland; parents, Hugh and Virginia Crowder of Sutherland; two brothers, Hugh Watkins Crowder, Jr of Graves Mill, VA. and...
Pauline, Davis
Oct 2, 2004
Pauline McCulloch Davis, 89, of Loveland, CO, formerly of Petersburg, died Saturday, October 2, 2004. She was born in Merigold, MS and was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Davis, Sr. and her parents, John W. and Bertie Anderson McCulloch. She was a school teacher for over 30 years and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She...
Nellie Thompson
Oct 2, 2004
Nellie C. (Matthews) Thompson, 90, of Brandermill Woods, Chesterfield County, widow of COL William W. Thompson, Jr., USAF (Ret), died Saturday, October 2, 2004. A native of Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Leonard and Katherine Aloysius Hughes Matthews. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Norfolk Mattress Company, served as a volunteer for the American...
Earl Elder
Oct 1, 2004
Earl Tucker Elder, 80, treasured husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and dear friend, of Dinwiddie County died Friday, October 1, 2004. He was the son of the late William Percy and Mary Chambers Elder. He served as Sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in World War II, and he retired from Durham Life Insurance Company in 1986. He...
Flora Kingsley
Sep 30, 2004
Flora M. Kingsley, 98, of Petersburg died Thursday, September 30,. 2004. A native of Hatfield, Mass but had made her home in the Petersburg area since 1995. Survived by her daughter; Rita McNally of Petersburg, 6 grandchildren: Douglas O. Haase of Hopewell, Randall N. Haase of Prince George, Holly J. Haase of Shirley, Mass, Robin L. Philbrick of San Antonio,...
Mary Wheeler
Sep 30, 2004
Mary Amanda Traylor Wheeler, 90, of Prince George, died Thursday, September 30, 2004. She was a native of Kress, Virginia, the daughter of the late William Bernard and Mary Ann Williams Traylor. Mrs. Wheeler was the widow of Perry Alston Wheeler. She was also predeceased by her son, William Alston Wheeler, grandson, Charles Alston Wheeler five brothers, W. Bernard Traylor,...
James Bailey
Sep 29, 2004
Dr. James H. Bailey, an authority on Petersburg’s history and a former curator of the Petersburg Museums, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at a nursing home in Charlottesville, VA. His funeral will take place from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Petersburg 11:00 AM Monday, October 4, 2004. There will be a Rosary Wake at St. Joseph’s 5 PM Sunday,...
Joyce Gallant
Sep 28, 2004
Joyce Louise Atkinson Gallant, 67, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Havre de Grace , MD and had been a resident of this area since 1968. Mrs. Gallant was the first Director of Volunteers at John Randolph Medical Center and was a retired administrative assistant with...
Lois Hawkins
Sep 28, 2004
Mrs. Lois Mayfield Hawkins, 93, of the Petersburg Home for Ladies, 311 S. Jefferson St., Petersburg, widow of Alexander Vaughan Hawkins, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004. Mrs. Hawkins was a native of Greenville, SC and was the daughter of the late John Addison and Pauline Ashmore Mayfield. In childhood, she was a resident of the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in...
Murry Oliver
Sep 28, 2004
Murry Lee “Mutt” Oliver, 92, of Hopewell, Va. died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 after a brief illness. Mr. Oliver was born on April 24, 1912 in South Norfolk, now known as Chesapeake. His family moved to Hopewell in 1915. Mr. Oliver graduated from Hopewell High School in 1932 where he served as captain of the football and basketball teams. He...
Clarine Dejarnatt
Sep 27, 2004
Clarine Wagner DeJarnatt age 92 of Chester died Monday, September 27, 2004. She is survived by a son, James Batten and his wife Winona of Valley View, TX; two daughters, Martha Garofalo and her husband Philip of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Glendine Lipford and her husband Dan of Chester, VA; a brother, Boyd Wagner and his wife Joyce of Houston,...
David Wilkinson
Sep 26, 2004
David Percival "Pete" Wilkinson, 90, a resident of Brandermill Woods, formerly of McKenney, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2004. Born in McKenney, he was the son of the late Richard Ernest and Lucy Doyle Wilkinson. Pete spent most of his life as a dairy farmer and was a retired member of the Board of Directors for the Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers...
Mildred Lewallen
Sep 25, 2004
Mildred Louise Lewallen, 81, of Hopewell, died Saturday September 25, 2004 at Brighter Living Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late William F. and Mary Ann Richardson, and was predeceased by her loving husband Leon Carl Lewallen. She was a retired machine operator from A.J.D. Cap Manufacturing Co. of Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by a dedicated and...
Mildred Gage
Sep 24, 2004
Mildred “Millie” Browder Gage, 82, of Brighter Living Assisted Living, formerly of Delton Avenue, died Friday, September 24, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Sutherland, Va and had been a resident of Hopewell for most of her lifetime. Mrs. Gage was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and retired office manager from Hopewell Medical Center....
Bradley Forehand
Sep 23, 2004
Bradley Scott Forehand, 24, departed this life unexpectedly in his home town of Prince George, VA on September 23, 2004. Born on February 20, 1980, the son of Robert E. and Linda M. Forehand. In addition to his parents, Brad is survived by his two sisters, Ashley Forehand and Tammy Stevenson and her husband Lewis and their children Kindall, Conner...
