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Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Mar 3, 2014

Ricky Gene Williams, 62, of Prince George, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014. Funeral services private. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Private Funeral Services Click for Map and Directions

Merle Shortlidge

Merle Shortlidge

Mar 2, 2014

Merle Miller Shortlidge, 93, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Brighter Living Assisted Living in Hopewell. A native of Columbia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Edward R. and Elizabeth Cranford Miller. She was the widow of Thomas F. Shortlidge, and was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Skenes. Merle was...

Mary Payne

Mary Payne

Feb 26, 2014

Mary E. Payne, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Harry E. Richardson Sr. and Edna Hunt Richardson. Mary was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and was a retired Teaching Assistant for the Chesterfield County School System. She is survived by her loving...

Mary Grotz

Mary Grotz

Feb 25, 2014

Mary B. Grotz, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late John and Effie Mae Blue. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and a Past Matron of the Alpha Chapter 1 Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Grotz is...

Ricky Mallory

Ricky Mallory

Feb 24, 2014

Ricky Lee "Rick" Mallory, 60, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Richard W. and Ella Jones Mallory. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Scott Mallory. Mr. Mallory was a retired employee with Wonder Bread. He is survived by his son,...

Stuart Fink

Stuart Fink

Feb 23, 2014

Stuart Alan Fink of Colonial Heights went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born October 2, 1946 in Johnston, Pennsylvania, to the late Joseph Samuel and Louise Ward Fink. Stuart was a retired machinist and engineer designer, but the most rewarding was being employed by the Life Church and Life Christian Academy. He became...

Judith Payne

Judith Payne

Feb 23, 2014

Judith Gaye Payne, 67, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Retreat Hospital. Born in Wise County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mabel Adams Miller, and was preceded in death by two siblings, Billie Joyce Tankersley and Roger Miller. She is survived by her husband, of 49 years, Gerald S. Payne; her children,...

Betty Noto

Betty Noto

Feb 23, 2014

Betty G. Noto, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of the late George and Gertrude Christian Perks, and the widow of Dominick M. Noto Sr. Mrs. Noto was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Dominick...

Leona Thomas

Leona Thomas

Feb 22, 2014

Leona Owensby Thomas, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 14, 1926 in Packolet, South Carolina to the late Vance Edward and Vinnie Louise McAbee Owensby. Leona was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Harry Lee Thomas Jr. and two sisters, Sara Bennett and Elise Sweigart. She...

Edwin Wright

Edwin Wright

Feb 22, 2014

Edwin W. Wright Edwin W. "Buddy" Wright, 46, of Dinwiddie, died February, 22, 2014. He was the son of the late James W. and Lois S. Wright. Buddy was a truck driver and loved to drive his big truck down the highway. He also loved hunting and would spend hours in the woods, waiting for that big buck to come...

Merrill Myers

Merrill Myers

Feb 21, 2014

Merrill Edward "Ed" Myers, 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014 at his residence. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Merrill E. and Harriet Harrigan Myers. Ed was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Council #6372, and the Colonial Heights Lion's Club. He is survived by his...

Patricia Campbell

Patricia Campbell

Feb 20, 2014

Patricia P. Campbell, 65, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ira D. and Olivia Fulks Powell. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church, Chesterfield and a retired Senior Accountant for the Virginia Department of Transportation. She is survived by her husband, Bernard L. Campbell; two...

Shirley Arrington

Shirley Arrington

Feb 19, 2014

Shirley Bass Arrington of Colonial Heights went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. She was born January 10, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia to the late David Binford and Magaline Cash Bass. Mrs. Arrington was a member of Mount Hermon Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, William L. Arrington Sr.; son, William...

Yasuko Grant

Yasuko Grant

Feb 19, 2014

Yasuko Sato "Baba" Grant, 90, of Chesterfield, formerly of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on February 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 9, 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Herbert Grant. Mrs. Grant retired from J.C. Penney as a seamstress, and was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance in...

Brandon Blythe

Brandon Blythe

Feb 19, 2014

Brandon was born in Nash County December 28, 1988 to Allen Bruce Blythe and Susan Livingston Gordon. He was a maintenance mechanic for Boar's Head Meats. Brandon loved everyone around him, especially his family, and was fond of four wheeling and the outdoors. He had a love for fishing, using only a line and hook and could catch more fish...

Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson

Feb 18, 2014

Emily S. Thompson passed away February 18, 2014 at MCV Palliative Care Unit. Mrs. Thompson was a resident of Dinwiddie County. She was preceded in death by her mother Ethel Trent Stevenson and her sister Ethel Carolyn Moots. Mrs. Thompson was a longtime employee of Central Virginia Property Services. She is survived by her husband Cecil R. Thompson, her daughter...

James Yates Jr.

James Yates Jr.

Feb 17, 2014

James E. "Junnie" Yates Jr., 88, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in Remington, Virginia he was the son of the late James E. Yates II and Margerite Cmilansky Yates, and was preceded in death by a sister, Cathleen Johns. He was a member of Highland United Methodist Church, the...

Waverly Pride

Waverly Pride

Feb 15, 2014

Waverly D. Pride, 88, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at his residence. Born in Chesterfield, he was the son of the late Waverly E. and Mary Estelle Pride. Mr. Pride was retired from Allied Chemical maintenance department. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Pride; a daughter, Linda Dice and husband, John; a grandson, Gary...

Margaret Mingus

Margaret Mingus

Feb 14, 2014

Margaret Eloise Mingus, 79, of Chester, Virginia passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 to join the love of her life, Charles C. Mingus Jr., for Valentine's Day. She was born August 8, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her birth mother, Eloise Harper Boutries; her father, Eugene W. Boutries; mother, Frances Gertrude Boutries; and a...

Jean Spiers

Jean Spiers

Feb 12, 2014

Jean Adams Spiers, 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Alice Twisdale Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Spiers; and two sisters, Lula Weaver and Dorothy Harvey. Mrs. Spiers was a member of...

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