OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Fannie Edwards

Fannie Edwards

Apr 15, 2014

Fannie S. Edwards Fannie Stallings Edwards, 95, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. She was the widow of Loy Edwards. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her grandchildren, Bruce Hartsell, Wade Martin, and Holly Satterfield all of Chester; five great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Casey Smith. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday April...

D. Mcbryde Jr.

D. Mcbryde Jr.

Apr 14, 2014

D. Graham McBryde Jr., 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1933 to the late Douglas Graham McBryde Sr. and Eva Julia Taylor McBryde, and was preceded in death by a brother, Buddy McBryde. Graham was a United States Air Force veteran, a member of Mount...

James Hodges

James Hodges

Apr 14, 2014

James Whitney Hodges, 89, of Matoaca, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at McGuire VA Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Lloyd W. and Gertrude Marks Hodges, but was raised by Olive and James Sandford. Mr. Hodges was a United States Army veteran, a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, the Colonial Heights American...

Doris Kuehn

Doris Kuehn

Apr 13, 2014

Doris H. Kuehn, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in South Bridge, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Minna Ebing Kuehn, and was preceded in death a sister, Margot K. Crabtree; a brother, Gerhard P. Kuehn; a sister-in-law, Lena M. Kuehn; and a nephew,...

Beulah Chaplin

Beulah Chaplin

Apr 13, 2014

Beulah Smith Chaplin, 88, of Petersburg passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ola Terry Smith, and was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Chaplin. She is survived by a son, Wayne F. Chaplin of North Chesterfield; a grandson, Cory W. Chaplin of Chesterfield;...

Luverne Buenting

Luverne Buenting

Apr 13, 2014

LuVerne Paul Buenting, 78, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa he was the son of the late Martin and Bertha Leners Buenting. He was preceded in death by a brother, Loren Buenting and a sister, Betty Ann Buenting. Mr. Buenting was a retired Supervisor with Reynolds Metals and...

Harry Turner Sr.

Harry Turner Sr.

Apr 11, 2014

Harry Owen Turner Sr., 71, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014. He was born August 18, 1943 to the late Howard and Annie Little Turner. Mr. Turner was the owner and operator of Turner and Son Lawn Care in Colonial Heights for 37 years and was a member of the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church. He is survived...

Louise Elder

Louise Elder

Apr 11, 2014

Louise Covington Elder, 86, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2104 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Virginia Cox Covington. She attended Oakland Baptist Church in Disputanta. Mrs. Elder was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Richard T....

Jack Malone

Jack Malone

Apr 10, 2014

Jack Clifton Malone, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was born in Jackson County, Texas in 1932, the son of the late Oliver R. and Dora D. Malone. He was the youngest of four siblings, and was raised in the farming community of Vanderbilt, Texas. He served in the US Navy from 1951 to...

Robert Harris Sr.

Robert Harris Sr.

Apr 10, 2014

Local Entrepreneur Dies Robert L. Harris, Sr., 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Robert was raised in Petersburg, Virginia by his late grandmother, Annie Mae Harris. He was a well-respected business man as owner of Auto-Van Center and numerous rental properties. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife...

Henry Schwalm

Henry Schwalm

Apr 8, 2014

Henry A. Schwalm, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Schwalm was a United States Navy veteran, and a retired machinist with Honeywell. He was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Flyers. He is survived by two daughters, Jennie E. Schwalm of Richmond and Rebecca L. Schwalm of...

Mattie Brockwell

Mattie Brockwell

Apr 8, 2014

Mattie P. Brockwell, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 24, 1936 in Blackstone, Virginia to the late Jordan M. and Lelia Phillips. Mrs. Brockwell was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond N. Brockwell; one brother; and four sisters. She was a very active member of Woodlawn Baptist Church...

Billy Nichols

Billy Nichols

Apr 5, 2014

Billy Spencer Nichols, 83, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Retreat Doctor's Hospital in Richmond. He was born February 19, 1931 to the late John Wallace Nichols and Mary Spencer Dekrafft Nichols. Mr. Nichols retired from the Petersburg Public Schools as an electronics teacher. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara E. Nichols of Petersburg;...

Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Apr 4, 2014

Martha Yarr Mattox, 58, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home in Disputanta, Virginia. Born to the late Peter and Frances Yarr on February 17, 1956, Martha "Marcie" was a loving homemaker, attended Destination Church in Colonial Heights, and loved her water aerobics class at the YMCA in Chesterfield. Marcie and her husband,...

Mary Schaefer

Mary Schaefer

Apr 2, 2014

Mary Ann Schaefer, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born on October 22, 1934 in New York to the late Walter J. and Florence Stafford Stanton. Mrs. Schaefer was a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, the Hopewell Moose Lodge and the local Red Hat Society....

Shirley Downing

Shirley Downing

Apr 2, 2014

Shirley Ledebur Downing 80, of Chesterfield, Virginia passed away on April 2, 2014. The daughter of the late Cora Zerbe Ledebur and George Ledebur, she was also proceeded in death by her two sisters, Althea Webster and Geraldine Buzard; and a daughter, Judith Downing Gilbert. Mrs. Downing was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and retired from Allied Chemical, now...

Elizabeth Vaughan

Elizabeth Vaughan

Apr 1, 2014

Elizabeth "Liz" Curtis Vaughan, 90 of Chester, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1923 in Southampton County, Virginia to the late Samuel E. and Nellie Marian Carter Whitfield and was preceded in death by her husbands Frank R. Curtis Jr., and Leslie C. Vaughan and one brother Robert C. Beale...

Eva Vaughan

Eva Vaughan

Mar 29, 2014

Eva Mae Spencer Vaughan 91, of Loris, South Carolina formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday March 29, 2014. She was born February 22, 1923 to the late Louis and Eva Andrews Spencer. Mrs. Vaughan was preceded in death by her husband Chelsey W. Vaughan Jr., four sisters Hazel Harrison, Ruth Batts, Evelyn Spencer, Christine Wells, one brother Wilbur Spencer....

Beulah Moline

Beulah Moline

Mar 28, 2014

Beulah Elizabeth Moline, 87, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 in Petersburg, Virginia. Born in Halifax, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Dirvard L. and Lottie Lee Nethery Adkins. Beulah was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter R. Smith in 1967 and second husband, Donald G. Wenban in 1986;...

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