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Lelia Young-George

Lelia Young-George

May 9, 2015

Lelia Denise Young-George, 52, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert W. Young. Mrs. George is survived by her husband, Delmore J. George Jr.; two sons, Mark Allen Black Jr. and Robert Black (Alex); grandchildren, Gabriel and Kayla Black; her mother and step-father, Lelia J. and...

Lucy Barfield

Lucy Barfield

May 7, 2015

Lucy Humphries Barfield, 83, of Matoaca, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Crossings at Ironbridge. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Humphries Sr. and Lucy Webster Humphries. She was the widow of Leo Barfield. Mrs. Barfield was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, the Richmond Emmaus and the Order of the...

Stephen Broas

Stephen Broas

May 6, 2015

Stephen D. Broas, 50, of Chesterfield, Virginia, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in his home with his wife, Wynne Broas, by his side. Steve was born on June 2, 1964 in Morristown, New Jersey. He was the eighth of nine children born to the late William and Anita Broas of Florham Park, New Jersey. Shortly after his birth, the...

Donald Brown

Donald Brown

May 5, 2015

Donald E. Brown, 85, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 31, 1929 to the late Edward H. and Gertrude Taylor Brown. Mr. Brown was a United State Army Veteran and was an employee of Walmart. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara E. Brown; son, Dr. Robert E. Brown...

Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson

May 3, 2015

Mildred S. Thompson, 78, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2015. She was born May 24, 1936 to the late Rogie S. and Elsie Lee Sheffield, and the widow of Raymond A. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson worked for numerous Grocery Stores in the Tri Cities area. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Thompson and...

Jeanne Rainey

Jeanne Rainey

May 2, 2015

Jeanne S. Rainey, 68, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her residence. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert D. and Helen Townsend Seymour. Ms. Rainey retired with 37 years of service as a Housing Specialist with Fort Lee Civil Service, and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and the...

Paulette Turley

Paulette Turley

Apr 29, 2015

Paulette Eve Turley, 66, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Paulette's contagious smile, "can do" spirit, and excitement for life will be deeply missed. Paulette was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine, and her brother, Jot Eve, a US Marine Corps jet pilot. She is survived by her daughter, Amie Turley Leonard and husband, Robbie (Chester);...

Katharine Wray

Katharine Wray

Apr 25, 2015

Katharine Jane Houck Wray, 88, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her residence. Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Logan L. and Beatrice Neff Houck, and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Richard M. Wray, formerly of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Wray is survived by a daughter, Karen...

Thomas Cahn

Thomas Cahn

Apr 25, 2015

Thomas Edward Cahn, 68, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1946 to the late Ralph T. and Florence Stevenson Cahn, and was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn S. Cahn. Mr. Cahn was a retired Parole Officer for District 27 and Deputy Chief Probation Parole Officer...

Deenie Davis

Deenie Davis

Apr 23, 2015

Deenie Cole Davis, 85, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at her residence. Born on September 13, 1929 in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert G. and Addie Griffin Cole. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Davis Sr. and a son, Charles B. ‘Chuck' Davis. Mrs. Davis was...

William Kehoe

William Kehoe

Apr 20, 2015

William "Bill" James Kehoe, 77, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at his residence. Born in Gorham, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late John and Adele Gauthier Kehoe. Mr. Kehoe was a member of the Swift Creek Baptist Church and a United States Air Force Veteran. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Shelly Carter

Shelly Carter

Apr 18, 2015

Shelly Hicks Swinson Carter, 60, of Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Born in France, she was preceded in death by her mother, Shelby Davis Hicks. Mrs. Carter was retired from Gumenick Properties after 31 years. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, John S. Carter; two daughters, Bryanna Branch and Courtney Carter; son-in-law, Brandon Lindsay;...

Edward Duncan

Edward Duncan

Apr 18, 2015

Edward W. Duncan, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of the late Eddie Duncan and Velma Chestnut Duncan. He was preceded in death by two sons, Roger M. Duncan and Gregory W. Duncan, and four brothers. Mr. Duncan retired from Fort Lee Civil Service. He is survived by his...

Ronald Morrison

Ronald Morrison

Apr 16, 2015

Ronald "Ron" Morrison 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday April 16, 2015. He was born May 25, 1934 in West Virginia to the late Okey Herbert and Bessie Scott Morrison. Ron retired after 24 years of service with the United States Navy and 20 years of service with International Paper Company in Waverly, Virginia. He was a member of...

John Bowman

John Bowman

Apr 16, 2015

John Philip Bowman, of Colonial Heights, was born April 18, 1923, and passed away on April 16, 2015, two days before his 92nd birthday. A graduate of Penn State University, he was a registered professional engineer and retired from the engineering department at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Mr. Bowman served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, and was...

James Bender

James Bender

Apr 15, 2015

James D. "Bud" Bender, 78, of Prince George, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at his residence. "Bud" was retired from Continental Can Company and Smurfit/ Stone Paper Company as a Truck Shop foreman in Hopewell after 32 years of dedicate service He was one of the first men to help organize the Prince George Emergency Crew in July...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Apr 15, 2015

Mary Rachel Smith, 85, of Matoaca, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was born July 3, 1929 to the late Samuel R. Mann Sr. and Mary Porter Mann, and was preceded in death by a son, Jeffery Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Rachel Walker

Rachel Walker

Apr 14, 2015

Rachel S. Walker of Chester, formerly of Colonial Heights, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Born on April 27, 1924, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Norman. Rachel was a lifelong, as well as a founding member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. She...

Dixie Quattlebaum

Dixie Quattlebaum

Apr 13, 2015

Dixie Ann Williams Quattlebaum, 80, of Disputanta, Virginia, formerly of Manning, South Carolina passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Francis Marion Williams and Felma Latrelle Still Williams. Mrs. Quattlebaum is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Q. Elder of Virginia; a son, William F. Quattlebaum of North Carolina; a grandson, William R. Elder...

Helen Tipa

Helen Tipa

Apr 12, 2015

Helen Tipa, nee Ciubuka, was born March 1, 1924, passed April 12, 2015. Never has a kinder spirit lived. Helen was a dedicated daughter; devoted and proud military wife; fair, supportive and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loyal friend. She was born and raised in Detroit, Ml until she met and married Mike Tipa and began many years of military...

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