OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

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...

Bradley Spivey Jr.

Bradley Spivey Jr.

Feb 12, 2014

Bradley V. Spivey Jr., 91, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Bradley V. Spivey Sr. and Minnie Hancock Spivey. Mr. Spivey was preceded in death by his former wife, Wanda T. Spivey; two sisters, Mary S. Herrman and Vivian Spivey; brother, Joseph Spivey; and two...

Betty Gerino

Betty Gerino

Feb 12, 2014

Betty R. Gerino Betty Reid Gerino, 89, of Colonial Heights, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Elmore Reid Sr. and Sadie Mae Edwards Reid and was predeceased by her grandson, William Thomas Garrison. Mrs. Gerino was the first paid secretary and a long-time member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Survivors include her four...

Barbara Wall

Barbara Wall

Feb 11, 2014

Barbara Hendrix Wall, 81, of Hopewell, passed away on February 11, 2014 in the Colonial Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center after a period of declining health. Born May 4, 1932 in Waynesboro, North Carolina to the late Clarence L. and Beulah Morrison Hendrix, she had resided in Hopewell for most of her life. Barbara was predeceased by four brothers, Harry,...

Leo Wright

Leo Wright

Feb 9, 2014

Leo V. Wright, 87, of Dinwiddie, joined his wife, Julia, with our Lord on February 9, 2014. He was born September 7, 1926 to the late John D. Wright and Bessie Phillips Wright. Mr. Wright was a World War II Army Air Force Veteran. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol for over 30 years, performing Search and...

Olive Barnes

Olive Barnes

Feb 8, 2014

Olive T. Barnes, 97, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday February 8, 2013 at the Dinwiddie Health & Rehabilitation Care Center. She was born October 12, 1916 to the late James A. and Annie James Callis Thompson and was preceded in death by her husband Travis Y. Barnes, two sisters Ruth Wells, Laura Love, and a brother Robert "Doc" Thompson. Ms....

Jerrilyn Kimes

Jerrilyn Kimes

Feb 8, 2014

Jerrilyn Lee Kimes, a longtime resident of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away on February 8, 2014 at the age of 72 after an extended illness. She was born in Springfield, Ohio the only daughter and eldest of three children born to the late Norman H. Chronaberry and Jean Elizabeth Sergeant Davis. Following high school, Jerrilyn served in the U.S. Marine...

Robert Hudson Sr.

Robert Hudson Sr.

Feb 7, 2014

Robert E. Hudson Sr., 89, of Colonial Heights passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1924 to the late Robert Bolan and Frankie Hunly Hudson and was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Mary Pearl Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a WWII United States Army Veteran and a recipient of a...

Ralph Rendell

Ralph Rendell

Feb 6, 2014

Ralph George Rendell, 82, of Prince George, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was born July 20, 1931 in Massachusetts to the late Alfred V. and Matilda Bennett Rendell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria B. Rendell. Mr. Rendell retired after 20 years of service from the United States...

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Ryan

Feb 5, 2014

Kathleen Patricia Ryan departed this life on February 5 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents George and Bridget Albrecht and her daughter Tracy. She is survived by her loving husband Peter Ryan, sister Barbara Nylan of Ronkonkoma NY, her daughters Kathleen Rowland, Patricia Beyer, and Margaret Freeman, Sons-in-law H.E. Rowland and Sean Freeman, and grandchildren Kelsey and...

Robert Fauber Sr.

Robert Fauber Sr.

Feb 4, 2014

Robert Lewis Fauber Sr., 77, of Colonial Heights died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late Willie B. and Pearl Perry Fauber, and was preceded in death by a granddaughter, McKayla Skinner. Mr. Fauber was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired truck driver for Tyson Food Inc. Mr. Fauber is...

Janice Langford

Janice Langford

Feb 4, 2014

Janice G. Langford, 55, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late John A. Gongloff. Mrs. Langford was a devoted mother, daughter and wife, and had a love for sewing. She is survived by her husband, Michael W. Langford; daughter, Courtney D. Allen and...

William Danforth

William Danforth

Feb 3, 2014

William Underwood Danforth, 88, of Chesterfield, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 3, 2014. He was the son of the late Charles Carter and Maude Prince Danforth, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Carter Prince and Carl M. Danforth; and a sister, Christine Heisinger. He was a US Army Veteran having served...

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