Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Giampaola Jean Kerr
Aug 12, 2021
My sweet mother has gone to be with her Lord and Savior and reunited with my Dad, the love of her life. She was 96, what a blessing it was to have her for so long. Mom was a family loving, sassy Italian with impeccable, ensuring her hair and nails were always done. Anyone who knew her knew she had...
Elsie Lucille Bushman
Aug 12, 2021
Elsie L. Bushman, 89, 5209 Sterling Rd, North Dinwiddie, Va., passed away on to a greater calling Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at Southside Medical Center, Petersburg, Va. Born in Brunswick County, Va on December 11, 1931 and became a native of Dinwiddie for 68 years. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Murray Benjamin Trelford
Aug 11, 2021
Murray Benjamin Trelford “Papa,” 73, of Chesterfield, passed away on August 11, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allan A. Trelford and Victoria Pacchiarotta, and step-daughter, Robyn Slaughter (survived by spouse James and Kendall). Murray was a man with a big heart who would help anyone in need. He spent his whole career in law-enforcement; a total...
Sarah Holloman Miller
Aug 10, 2021
Sarah Holloman Miller, 89, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on August 10, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Ammie Holloman and Eva Freeland Holloman and was also preceded in death by her husband, Connie E. Miller. Mrs. Miller is survived by her daughters, Gail Meadows (Gary) and Tammy Hurt (Jamie); granddaughter, Dana LeGrand (Dale); grandsons, Hunter and Austin...
Richard "Dick" Edward Cadorette
Aug 10, 2021
Col. Cadorette, Richard Edward, 79, of Chester VA, passed away on August 10, 2021. He is survived by his wife Nancy and their two children, Steven Cadorette (Lori) and Sonya Cadorette Shoemaker (Preston); his three grandsons, Kyle, Carson and Evan Shoemaker; brother, Father Curtis Cadorette; several cousins and his best companion, Baxter. Dick will be greatly missed by his family,...
Dorothy "Dot" Dodson Puryear
Aug 8, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Dodson Puryear, 97, of Charlotte County, VA, passed away on August 8, 2021. She was married for 45 years to Edward Jones Puryear, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Edward Puryear, Maria Bruno (Larry), Yvonne Pizzie (Joe), and Richard Puryear (Katie); 8 grandchildren, Lee Resnick (Lisa), Jeffrey Resnick (Jessica), Chris Puryear (Sara), PJ...
Annie Amelia Glazier
Aug 8, 2021
Annie Amelia Walta Glazier, 76 of Disputanta, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Born in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Amelia Gaidowsky Walta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Glazier; and grandson, Adam Glazier; Annie was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling and...
Jean Carol Anderson
Aug 7, 2021
Jean Carol Anderson, 80, of Dinwiddie, passed away on August 7, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lyonal Thomas Mayes and Sarah Esther Traylor; spouse, Jerry Anderson; and sister; Beverly Faye Walsh. Jean was on outgoing person who never met a stranger. She knew everyone in her community and in the neighborhood in which she lived. She...
Martin Angus Mcginness
Aug 5, 2021
Martin McGinness, 73 of Tampa, FL fell asleep August 5th, 2021. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret McGinness. He was a loving husband, father and grandad. Leaving high school at an early age Martin became a steel fixer, becoming self-employed at a very early age before emigrating to the US...
William Edgar Baker
Aug 3, 2021
William Edgar Baker, 83, of Chester, passed away August 3, 2021. Mr. Baker was born September 29, 1937, in Bolton, NC, the son of Pearlie and Anna Baker, and had resided in Chester since 1987. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in chemical engineering, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma,...
Dolly O'Neal Faison
Aug 2, 2021
On Monday August 2, 2021, our Heavenly Father called Dolly (DB) Faison, his faithful servant, home. DB was such a devoted husband and father. We take comfort in knowing he is reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife, Blanch. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Garland and Elizabeth Lancaster; and daughter, Barbara Hamilton and family. He spoke often...
Betty Crickenberger Suddarth
Aug 2, 2021
Betty Crickenberger Suddarth, 80, of Hopewell, Virginia, passed away on August 2nd, 2021 in Hospice Care at Johnston-Willis Hospital. Betty was born in Albemarle County, Virginia to Virginia K. and Everett C. Crickenberger, Sr. She retired from the Virginia Department of Health, Crater District, in 2004. She loved her family, her church family, and her friends. She enjoyed playing Bingo...
Elizabeth Theresa Thew
Jul 31, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth Theresa Barbella Thew, 94, passed away on July 31, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert John Thew, her father, Vittorio and mother, Concetta Marrano Barbella, six brothers, Victor, Anthony, Albert, Louis, Richard and Johnny Barbella, and her sister, Rita Barbella DeSimone. She is survived by her children, Esther Thew Lee (Robert), Robert (Bobby) John...
Larry Otis Bogan Sr.
Jul 30, 2021
Larry Otis Bogan, Sr. 71, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Peggy Paxton Bogan; children, Larry O. Bogan, Jr. (Shannon); Glenna Faye Jarratt (Shawn); step-son, Glenn Paxton Lyerly; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, James A....
Mallie Garnett Branch
Jul 28, 2021
Mallie Garnett Branch, 90, of Chester, VA, went to be with the Lord on, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Mallie is survived by her daughter, Patsy Weaver; grandson, Sean Weaver; granddaughter in law, Debbie McFadden; sister, Ella Stine; four nephews and six nieces. The daughter of the late William Preston Garnett and Bertie Atkins, she was also preceded in death by...
Virginia Wells Chappell
Jul 28, 2021
Lillian Virginia “Ginnie” Wells Chappell, 99, joined her beloved husband in Heaven on July 28, 2021. She was born in Sussex County, Virginia, on March 24, 1922, to the late Sylvia Mae Griswold Wells and George Collier Wells, Sr. The family later moved to Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where Ginnie and her siblings grew up. She was a graduate of the...
