Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
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...
Teressa Mattox Wells
Aug 8, 2021
Teressa Mattox Wells, 85, of Chester, VA, died August 8, 2021. Born and raised in Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruby Mattox. Teressa was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Along with her husband, Rodney Wells, she was active member of Enon Baptist Church. She had a wide circle of friends 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...
Gary Lee Lane
Aug 6, 2021
Gary Lee Lane, 78, of Hopewell Virginia, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Basil Lane and Lola Verne Miller Lane. Mr. Lane served and retired as a Captain from the Hopewell Fire Department, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a member of the Hopewell-Prince George Civitan Club,...
James Cleveland Hartsell
Aug 6, 2021
James Hartsell, 83, of Hopewell VA, passed away on August 6, 2021. He is survived by his Wife Lucy Hartsell, Sons; Tommy, James & Craig, Grandchildren; Richard Jr., Amanda, Josh, Landen & Kaleb, as well as numerous relatives and friends. Service dates and times will be posted at a later date. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com
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...
Ethel Mae Moody
Aug 4, 2021
Ethel Mae "Petro" Moody passed on August 1st. Longtime resident of Casper, Wyoming she came to Hopewell, Virginia in 1996. Born in Amelia, Virginia, she daughter to the late Mary and Joseph Anderson and the mother of the late Johnny Moody. She is survived by her daughters: Marilyn Siron, Carolyn Woolard, and Shelly Moody; as well as her son Billy...
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...
Donald L. Monahan
Aug 1, 2021
Donald L. Monahan stepped over into Heaven with his Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday afternoon on August 1, 2021. He was reunited with his wife of 50 years, Carole Monahan. Their children Shari Magg and Glen A. Thullen III will miss them both greatly. They were blessed with grandchildren and their wives: Chuck & Melissa, Paul & Jasna and Phillip &...
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....
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...
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...
Christopher Michael Harrell Sr
Jul 27, 2021
Christopher Michael Harrell, Sr. 49, of Prince George, VA passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Harrell, Sr. and several aunts, uncles and close extended family members. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Angel Marie Harrell; son, Christopher Harrell, Jr. (Jacklyn Weeks); daughter, Abigail Harrell (Rene Santos);...
Lena Massey Whitt
Jul 27, 2021
Lena Massey Whitt, of Petersburg, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. She was born in Graham, North Carolina in 1925, the oldest daughter of Albert W. and Hallie J. Massey. When she was a teenager, the family moved to Richmond, and Lena graduated from John Marshall High School in 1942. In 1947, she married the late J. Asa Whitt, a...
