Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Lewis Russell Ward, Sr.
May 6, 2022
Lewis Russell Ward, Sr., 86, of Hopewell, VA, passed away peacefully Friday, May 6, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, James T. Ward and Pearl E. Ward; brother, Etchell Ward; and a sister, Mary Ellen Stroud. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Elsie C. Ward; son, Lewis R. "Rusty" Ward, Jr. (Paige); son,...
Mary Hope
May 5, 2022
Mary Riddle Hope, of Hopewell, VA, passed away peacefully May 5, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lacy E. Akers and Nina Edwards Akers; first husband, J.D Riddle; second husband, Fred Hope; and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Riddle. She is survived by her son, Danny Riddle; daughter, Susan Bishop (Casey); daughter, Dianne R. Edwards (Aubrey); grandchildren, Stefanie Neal...
Lewis Early Surber, Jr.
May 4, 2022
Lewis Early Surber, Jr., 82, of DeWitt, VA, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Born in Smyth County, VA he was the son of the late, Louis Early Surber, Sr. and Mattie Comer Surber; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty L. Surber; and a sister, Patsy McVey. Mr. Surber faithfully served his country in the...
Sidney Page Williams
May 4, 2022
Sidney Page Williams, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He is survived by his cousins, Carl W. Wells, Neal Wells, Charlotte Miller, G. Stewart Duval II, Earl Williams, Sharon Williams, Sharry Brydon, Henry Martin, Patsy Kelly, and Elizabeth Williams. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Prospect Christian...
Joyce Renee Gould
May 4, 2022
Joyce "Renee" Gould, 70, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Born and raised in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jack R. and Virginia L. Gadsby. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Marie Gould; and sister, Brenda Zucchi. Renee is survived by her husband of 47 years,...
Mona Janeen Peters
May 4, 2022
Mona Janeen Peters, of Prince George, VA, passed away May 4, 2022. Born and raised in Staunton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Whetzel and Mildred "Sue" Hocker; and stepmother, Jackie Whetzel. She was also preceded in death by her late brothers Ralph Whetzel and Larry Bowles. She is survived by her husband of over half a...
Bernard Raymond Crowder, Jr.
May 4, 2022
Bernard R. "Baby Chick" Crowder, Jr., 87, of Matoaca, VA, went to meet his Lord and Savior on May 4, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 27, 1935 and raised in Matoaca, VA, he was the son of the late Bernard "Chick" and Blanche Kersey Crowder; and was also preceded in death by a son, Bernard R....
Julian Ernest Bowles
May 3, 2022
Julian Ernest (Jack) Bowles, 79, of Chester, Va., passed peacefully on May 3, 2022, surrounded by the love of his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Bradford Bowles and Winnie Webb Bowles; his sister, Beverly Bowles Throneburg; and his brother, Norman Grey Bowles. Jack is survived by his brother, Robert Bradford Bowles, Jr. (Shelby), of Chester;...
Myrtle "Faye" Dolan
May 3, 2022
Myrtle "Faye" Dolan, 77, of North Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bennie and Myrtle Foster; and her husband, Daniel Dolan, to whom she was married for 25 years. Faye was a graduate of Petersburg High School. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and was also employed for...
Alexander Matthew Waitkus
May 2, 2022
Our beloved father, Dr. Alexander "Al" Matthew Waitkus, son of Mollie Theresa Korosec and Alexander Victor Waitkus; grandson of Alexander Jasper Waitkus, Ellis Island immigrant from Lithuania; and grandson of Mike Korosec, Ellis Island immigrant from Slovenia, passed away on May 2, 2022, following his wife, Dr. Nancy Ann Burton Waitkus, who preceded him on January 23, 2002. Born May...
Wilton Lee Hall, Jr.
May 1, 2022
Wilton Lee Hall, Jr., 94, a lifelong resident of Prince George, passed away on May 1, 2022. He was the son of the late Wilton L. Sr. and Elsie Cibula Hall. He was also preceded in death by a nephew, Lt. Col (R) John Strain. He was a graduate of Disputanta High School and was in the corps of cadets...
Edith Ann Turner
May 1, 2022
TURNER, Edith A., 89, of Chester, VA, passed peacefully at home on May 1, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold O. Turner; and her beloved daughter, Diane L. Hardt; and granddaughter, Chelsea H. Haddon. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah L. Winn, Darlene T. Kirkpatrick, and Karen L. Turner; grandchildren, Jennifer G. Gardner and her...
Barbara Jean Evanko
Apr 30, 2022
Barbara Jean Nelson Evanko, 93, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Harry Edward and Georgia King Nelson; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband, William D. Evanko; two children, Andrea Lynn Evanko and William David Evanko; and a grandson, Jonathan Evanko. Mrs. Evanko is survived by her two children,...
Joseph Neal Thomas, Jr.
Apr 29, 2022
Joseph "Joey" Neal Thomas, Jr., of Prince George, VA, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Gloria Clary Morsell and SGM William "Bill" Charles Morsell, Jr., US Army Retired, and father, Joseph N Thomas, Sr. He is survived by a daughter, Catrina Marie Gunter, FL;...
Antonino Salvatore Buffa
Apr 29, 2022
Antonino Salvatore Buffa (Tony) passed away April 29th, 2022 after a long illness. Tony was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1951. He came to the United States when he was 24 years old. After moving to Virginia from Pennsylvania he opened his first restaurant in 1977. He was a wise and ambitious businessman and worked hard every day to build...
David Lee Warren, Sr.
Apr 28, 2022
David Lee Warren, Sr., 80, went home to be with his Savior on Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Warren; mother, Velma Dailey Sacra; stepfather, James E. Sacra; father, Hubert Warren; brothers, H. Dailey Warren, James E. "Skipper" Sacra, Jr.; and grandson, A.J. Sculthorpe. He was a devoted member of Claremont Baptist Church...
Eva Frances Treaster
Apr 27, 2022
Eva Frances Browder Treaster, of Hopewell, Virginia, died April 27, 2022. She was born February 26, 1925 to the late John Thomas and Eva Browder of Petersburg, Virginia. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Clair E. Treaster, Sr.; her son, Francis Keith Treaster; and daughter-in-law, Judy Price Treaster. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of...
Carolyn Hanchey Rawlings
Apr 26, 2022
Carolyn Hanchey Rawlings, 82, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Earl Ephraim Hanchey and Fannie Ruby King Hanchey. She is survived by her beloved husband, Ernest L. Rawlings, Jr.; son, Stacey L. Rawlings and his wife, Lois; grandson, Michael E. Rawlings and his wife, Shelby, and James D. Rawlings; and...
Evelyn Ruzicka Oliver
Apr 26, 2022
Evelyn Ruzicka Oliver, 91, of North Dinwiddie, Virginia, known by many as "Bootsie," passed away peacefully at home on April 26, 2022. Born March 11, 1931, she was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph J. Ruzicka and Libby Volhein Ruzicka; her husband of 70 years, Bernard E. Oliver, Jr.; and her daughter, Jo Carol Oliver. Evelyn retired after many...
Hertha Ohler Mcdaniel
Apr 24, 2022
Hertha Ohler McDaniel, 88, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Elizabeth Dewalt Ohler; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Gerald L. McDaniel, and four siblings. She is survived by her loving two daughters, Debbie Cellucci (Stephen) and Trish McDaniel;...
