Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Michael Wise
Jan 22, 2022
William Michael Wise (Mike) of Hopewell, VA, died at home surrounded by his loving family on January 22, 2022. He was the son of the late William Henry Wise and Nancy Caroline Camden. Mike enjoyed hunting, watching football, and tinkering in his garage. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Jinx; his sons, Jason and Craig Wise; three...
Thomas E Ernest Legacy
Jan 22, 2022
Thomas Ernest Legacy, 65, of DeWitt, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Born in Hartford, CT and raised in Rhode Island, he was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Waite Monis; and brother, Jeffrey Legacy. Thomas proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Upon his discharge, he received a degree in Business Management. He went...
Faye Wallace Pennza
Jan 22, 2022
Faye Wallace Pennza, 81, of Chester, VA died January 22, 2022. Born in North Carolina and lived through the state of Virginia, she was the daughter of Ernest and Gladys Curry. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Women of the Hopewell Moose Lodge. She is survived by her daughter, Helen O'Neil; granddaughters, Tiffany...
Jenny Irvine Wilhelm
Jan 22, 2022
Jenny Ireland Irvine Wilhelm, 81, of Ashland, Virginia, departed this life on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, she attended Central High School and graduated from the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Hospital School of Nursing. Jenny donned her quintessential nurse's cap and began her career in 1962 as a registered nurse, first as an operating room nurse...
Cecil Ray Pope
Jan 22, 2022
Cecil Pope of N. Chesterfield, Virginia passed away on Jan 22, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Gene Stewart Friedline
Jan 22, 2022
Gene Stewart Friedline, 89, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Bessie Stewart; her loving husband of 67 years, Eugene H. Friedline; son, Damon L. Friedline; sister, Doris S. Bohr; brother, Curtis O. Stewart; grandchildren, Jarriod P. Friedline and Blaine E. Friedline. She is survived by her...
Rosina Macherhammer Barnes
Jan 21, 2022
Rosina Macherhammer Barnes, 86, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. Born in Anthering, Salzburg, Austria she was the daughter of the late Josef Macherhammer and Anna Baumgartner Macherhammer. She is survived by her son, James Hardy (Cindy); and granddaughter, Morgan Hardy and her dear friends, Susanne and David Bohon. Rosina was a licensed cosmetologist in Austria before...
Gail Fuhrmann Chevalier
Jan 21, 2022
With tear filled eyes and aching hearts we say, "God welcomed another Angel into Heaven". On January 21st, after being surrounded by love from her three children, Gail Frances Fuhrmann Chevalier, 83, of Prince George County, peacefully left us to be with our Lord Jesus. She joins her parents, George and Helen Fuhrmann; brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Anna Fuhrmann;...
Sylvia Lynch Bell
Jan 21, 2022
Sylvia Lynch Bell, 86, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. Born in Meadows of Dan, VA, she was the widow of Gerald D. Bell. Mrs. Bell was a United States Army veteran and was a retired State Farm insurance agent in Hopewell, VA with over 40 years of dedicated service. She is survived by two...
Lawrence David Katz
Jan 21, 2022
Lawrence David Katz, 68, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. Born at Fort Bragg, NC he was the son of the late Abraham David Katz and Charlene May Steindel. Mr. Katz was a 1971 graduate of Hopewell High School, a 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia and went to graduate school at VCU where he...
Richard Thomas King
Jan 20, 2022
Richard "Tommy" Thomas King, 81, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Born in Covington, VA he was the son of the late Theodore and Mary Louise Seay King; and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Stephanie King-Compton. Mr. King was a United States Marine Corps veteran. Following his discharge from the Marines, Tommy went...
Susan Alice Challenor
Jan 20, 2022
Susan Challenor of Inyokern, California passed away on Jan 20, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
America Allen Hunter
Jan 19, 2022
America Allen Hunter, 90, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Howard Johnson and Virginia Johnson; her loving husband of more than 48 years, Howard Clyde Hunter; brothers, Worth and Randell Johnson; sisters, Lovell St. John and Ruth Cobb. She is survived by her son, Donald C. Hunter...
James Elwood Higgins, Sr.
Jan 19, 2022
James Elwood Higgins, Sr., 79, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born in Lexington, VA he was the son of the late Woodrow Emory and Mildred Radar Higgins; and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Annie Ramsey Higgins; and a brother, Emory Radar Higgins. Mr. Higgins was a United States Army veteran...
Melba Morgan Felty
Jan 18, 2022
Melba Morgan Felty, 72, of Prince George, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Alvin (Speed) Franklin Morgan and Christine (Tina) Titmus Morgan. Melba graduated from Petersburg High School in 1967. Following high school, she graduated from nursing school with her LPN degree from Petersburg General Hospital. She later...
Horace Raymond Lipford, Jr.
Jan 18, 2022
Horace Raymond Lipford, Jr., 64, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Horace R. Lipford, Sr.; his loving wife of over 48 years, Dorothy E. Lipford; and a grandson, David Ryan Lipford. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Marie Sebera and husband, Philip; son, Christopher Raymond Lipford; son,...
Sarah Diana Hollars
Jan 17, 2022
Sarah Diana Hollars, 67, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on January 17, 2022. Born in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late James Hollars, Jr. and Wilma Hollars. She is survived by her sister, Regenia Hampton and other extended family and friends. There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Second Presbyterian...
Damon Lee Friedline
Jan 17, 2022
Damon Lee Friedline, 66, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022. Born in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Eugene Henry Friedline. Damon will be remembered by his family as a loving and devoted father and grandfather. He is survived by three sons, Anthony Laughlin, Brandon Friedline and wife, Stephanie and Colby Friedline; one...
Minnie Sizemore Sheppard
Jan 17, 2022
Minnie "Mickey" Sizemore Sheppard, 85, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022. Born in Fleming, KY, she was the daughter of the late A.D. Sizemore and Emma Stallard Sizemore. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Floyd Sheppard; and siblings, Charles Sizemore and Rita Riddle. Mickey graduated in 1987 from Richard Bland...
