Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Frederick Mccabe Jr.
Dec 6, 2017
Frederick Matthew McCabe, Jr., 69, passed away at CJW Medical Center in Richmond, VA on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Born to the late Anna Rebecca and Frederick McCabe, Sr., Frederick was also preceded in death by his loving wife of over 40 years, Rhonda McCabe, and his brother, Butch. A long-haul truck driver for over 30 years, Frederick worked for...
Wilhelmine Cahill
Dec 5, 2017
Wilhelmine Cahill, 87, of Colonial Heights and a native of Munich, Germany, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at her home. She was born March 31, 1930 to the late Sigfried Krause and Theresa Moosner. She was also preceded in death by her son, Patrick Cahill. She retired from American Filtrona and was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church....

Charles Birdsong
Dec 5, 2017
Charles F. Birdsong, 92, of Colonial Heights passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Colonial Heights Convalescent Center. Born February 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Issac M. and Lucille D. Birdsong, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred G. Birdsong. Mr. Birdsong was a United States Army veteran, having proudly served...
Thomas Crump
Dec 4, 2017
Tommy Crump, 78, of Chester passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017. Born March 25, 1939, he was the son of the late George Clyde Sr. and Lena Mebane Crump and was also preceded in death by his brother, George Clyde Crump Jr. He was a member of Chester Baptist Church and attended Sycamore United Methodist Church in Prince George,...
William Adkins
Dec 4, 2017
William "Curt" Adkins, 82 of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Adkins was the son of the late; Richard and Elsie Adkins and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy Carol Adkins. Mr. Adkins was a member of Second Chance Baptist Church in Petersburg. He retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco...
Lenore Pollard
Dec 4, 2017
Lenore Jane Pollard, 81 of South Chesterfield departed this life on Monday, December 4, 2017. Born February 11, 1936 in Cook County, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene Mallek and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lori Fields and husband, Eugene Pollard, both of Chesterfield County, and sister, Patricia Berndt, of Bloomington, IL....
Jeffrey Conner
Dec 2, 2017
Jeffrey Layne Conner, 47, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Born July 4, 1970, he was the son of Samuel Earl Conner and Eunice Hale-Saunders Crowder. He worked as a contracted painter for most of his life. Jeffrey enjoyed listening to music, vacations at the beach and was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan. He is survived...
Mary Hanks
Dec 1, 2017
Mrs. Mary Frances Topham Hanks, 93, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, VA. A devoted Christian, Mrs. Hanks has been joyfully reunited in heaven with loved ones who preceded her in death, including her parents, Henry S. and Dorothy C. Topham, her husband, the Rev. Paul LaVern Hanks, and her two brothers, the Rev....
Allen Mears Sr.
Nov 30, 2017
Allen R. "Wimpy" Mears Sr., 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his residence. Born August 18, 1931, he was the son of the late Frank Pearce and Maude Stevens Mears and was also preceded in death by his wife, Constance S. Mears and daughter, Sandra Mears Priest. Mr. Mears was a United States Army...
Raeford Walker
Nov 30, 2017
Raeford W. Walker of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on November 30, 2017. He was born in Leaksville, NC, (now known as Eden, NC) on June 16, 1933, along with his identical twin, Raenord, to D. Curtis and Blanche L. Walker. Raeford was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Elwood Walker, J.W. Talley, and Dewey Talley, and his...
Margaret Lewis
Nov 28, 2017
Margaret Grinstead Gill Lewis, 93, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Born in Prince George, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late LaFayette Grinstead and Susie Grinstead Frank. She was preceded in death by husbands, Roy Lewis and Charlie Gill, Sr.; granddaughter, Dr. Shannon Gill Sink D.D.S.; step daughter, Janie Ritt, and step son, Calvin Lewis....
George Minson Sr.
Nov 26, 2017
George William Minson Sr., 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017. He was the son of the late Fred Harrison Minson Sr. and Hellen Elizabeth Johnson Minson. He is survived by his loving wife, Loueen Droddy Minson; children, George William Minson II, John Henry Minson, Elizabeth Minson Deeb and husband, Michael, Danita Minson Archer, and Mark...
Colonel Thomason
Nov 26, 2017
Colonel Dana L. (Tommy) Thomason passed away in Petersburg, VA on Sunday, November 26, 2017. He lived in the Tri-Cities area of Colonial Heights, VA until 1993 when he returned to the Tidewater area, the home of his birth in Norfolk, VA. In 2016 he moved back to Colonial Heights, VA. to live out the later part of his life...
Harry Whelan
Nov 25, 2017
Harry Irving Whelan, 89, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 25, 2017. Born to the late James Irving Whelan and Alma Jackson (Big), Harry is also preceded in death by two sons, Harry Irving Whelan, III., and James Rodney Whelan. Harry served his country proudly as a Navy Machinists Mate during the Korean War. He worked as an...
Candice Kunze
Nov 23, 2017
On November 23, 2017, Candice Lau Kunze, 30, along with her mother, Jeanett Lau Gattis, 58, and the love of her life, Andrew E. Buthorn, 36, were tragically taken from this world. Candy had an indescribable zest for life and for travel. She always wanted to "expose the beauty in the world". She traveled extensively around the world, spreading her...
Jeanett Gattis
Nov 23, 2017
Jeanett Lynn Lau Gattis died November 23, 2017 unexpectedly in a tragic event. Jeanett was 58 years old and full of love and energy, she will be forever in our hearts. Born in Ft. Hood TX July 16, 1959, she attended Colonial Heights High School and was a graduate of the College of William and Mary. Jeanett is preceded in...
George Grammer
Nov 23, 2017
George Edwards Grammer, 96, of Colonial Heights, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 23, 2017. George was a devout member of Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church for over 70 years. He had also served his country during World War II as a Navy "Seabee" within a Naval construction battalion. To those that knew and loved him, George was...
Colonel Doak
Nov 22, 2017
Church Road, Virginia - Colonel Robert Linwood Doak, He was born in Cumberland Maryland, on November 28, 1917. Colonel Doak graduated from Pennsylvania Avenue High School in 1935.He was a member of the varsity baseball team for 2 years, president of HI-Y, as well as a member of the student counsel and the national honor society. He later attended The...
Samuel Alter Ii
Nov 22, 2017
Samuel E. (Buddy) Alter, 56, of S. Chesterfield, Va., passed on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his wife and family. He was married to the love of his life, Dale Wolfrey Alter, for 36 years. He graduated from Colonial Heights High School, Class of 1979. His greatest accomplishment in life was being a husband, father, grandfather...
Glenn Williams
Nov 21, 2017
Glenn S. Williams, 79, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. Born January 27, 1938, he was the son of the late Henry L. and Fannie Belle Fuller Williams and was also preceded in death by his son, Tony V. Williams and his seven siblings. Mr. Williams was a United States Army veteran and was also retired...
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