Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Oct 28, 2013

John S. "Pete" Wilson Jr. John "Pete" Wilson Jr., 52, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Golden Living Center, Petersburg. He was a former mechanic with Brenco. Pete was preceded in death by his sister, Debra Ohlinger. He is survived by his mother, Janie L. Ritt of Hopewell; his father, John S. Wilson Sr. of Orlando,...

Oct 26, 2013

John Douglas Leckie, 81, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013. Born in Tenby, Wales he was the son of the late Robert and Bernice O'Kane Leckie. He was a member of the Bensley-Bermuda Rescue Squad, Bryce Mountain National Ski Patrol, and the Meadowbrook Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Sheila Anita Leckie; a son, Robert...

Oct 25, 2013

Jeff (JP) Elliott, 50, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Larry & Saundra Anderson; his maternal grandparents, BT & June Elliott, and his paternal grandparents, John & Jewel Anderson. Jeff was a member of The Heights Baptist Church, and the owner of JP Elliott Masonry, Concrete & Tile LLC....

Oct 19, 2013

Hubert C. "Bubba" Myers Jr., 80 of Richmond, passed away Saturday October 19, 2013 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1933 to the late Hubert C. Myers Sr., and the late Gladys Sacra Myers and was preceded in death by his wife Shelby Jean Myers. Mr. Myers was a United States Army Veteran. He is survived by...

Oct 16, 2013

Jeania Ann Meade, 44, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at her residence. She was born November 29, 1968 to the late Edward Cyrus and Karen Trent Lyon. Mrs. Meade is survived by her husband, David Allen Meade Sr.; two sons, David Allen Meade Jr. and wife, Rebecca Ashlyn of Petersburg and Brandon Scott Meade of...

Oct 14, 2013

Joe B. Story Jr., 64, of Ettrick, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on May 22, 1949, the son of the late Joe Bennie Story Sr. and Mary Octavia Furgerson Story. Mr. Story was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran, and a member of the Petersburg Fraternal Order of Eagles #882. He is...

Oct 14, 2013

James Keith Beazley Jr., 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late James Keith Beazley Sr. and Marian Nussey Beazley. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church where he served as Trustee, the Colonial Heights City Council from 1978 - 1990,...

Oct 14, 2013

Mildred Emory Farmer 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday October 14, 2013. She was born June 15, 1923 to the late Robert L. and Glenna Johnson Emory. Mrs. Farmer was preceded in death by her beloved husband Harry Webster Farmer and a daughter Carol F. Gay. Mrs. Farmer retired as an L.P.N. from Southside Regional Medical Center and was...

Oct 13, 2013

Nell W. Sowder, 90, of Manson North Carolina formerly of Colonial Heights passed away October 13, 2013. She was born February 9, 1923 in Pitt County North Carolina to the late William Marcellus Windham and Vernice Katherine Bibbs Windham and was the widow of Harry D. Sowder. Mrs. Sowder was a member of the Highland United Methodist Church the Colonial...

Oct 13, 2013

Setsuko "Judy" N. Farthing, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the widow of Harold Thomas "H.T." Farthing. Mrs. Farthing was born in Tokyo, Japan and has been a Colonial Heights residence for over forty years. She is survived by her daughters, Donna Rea Larson and husband, Glen of...

Oct 13, 2013

Oct 11, 2013

Shirley L. Weeks, 68, of McKenney, Virginia, passed away on October 11, 2013 at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville, Tennessee. She retired from Chesterfield County General Services. Shirley was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma Mosses and Luther B. Scott and her sister Jane Phillips. Survivors include her husband, William Weeks of McKenney;...

Oct 10, 2013

Robert "Bob' B. Kump, 94, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg. He was born in Prince George County, Virginia to the late Frank and Mary Nedvid Kump and was preceded in death by a son, Randall Wayne Kump. Mr. Kump was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New...

Oct 9, 2013

Lewis B. Cole, 73, of Church Road, passed away on Wednesday, October 09, 2013 at his residence. Born in Halifax County, Virginia he was the son of the late Drewey S. and Mary Hudson Cole, and was preceded in death by a brother, Lloyd Cole. Mr. Cole was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, and a veteran in the United...

Oct 8, 2013

LTC Charles John Thompson USA (ret.), 94, formally of Petersburg, died October 8, 2013 in Sun City Hospice, Florida. Born March 20, 1919 in a blizzard, Leola, South Dakota, the son of Clara Schuchardt and Thomas John Thompson. He enlisted in the Army, December 1939, and was assigned to 27th Infantry Wolfhounds, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. On December 7, 1941, Heavy...

Oct 7, 2013

Barbara Maria Fender, 87, of Colonial Heights, a current resident of the Petersburg Home for Ladies, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Weiden, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Max Ertl and Maria Wurdack. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hainey Saunders and Major USA (ret.) Ray Henry...

Oct 5, 2013

Kenneth L. Eaton Sr., 69, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1943 to the late Guy Frank and Mary Inez Elliot Eaton. Mr. Eaton was member of Kingsland Baptist Church in Chesterfield, and was an auto body mechanic. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Patricia...

Oct 5, 2013

Don "Shorty" Walston Sr., 76, of Chester, passed away Saturday October 5, 2013 at his residence. He was born January 16, 1937 to the late Joseph William and Rosa Perdity Holloman Walston. Mr. Walston was a United States Army Veteran and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights and a member of Woods Bible Class. He was...

Oct 5, 2013

Ruth Smith Small of Colonial Heights passed away Saturday October 5, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia on July 7, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Reverend Ernest C. and Florence Doyle Smith. She was also preceded in death by a brother Reverend Aaron Smith (Carolyn). Upon her graduation from...

Oct 4, 2013

Jennifer L. Waskey 66, of Hopewell passed away Friday October 4, 2013 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was born November 26, 1946 to the late William Raymon and Faye Redmon Lowrance and was preceded in death by a brother William R. Lowrance Jr. Survivors include her son Brad Peterson and wife Bethany of Hopewell, daughter Christine Peterson Eichler and...