OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

George James

George James

Jul 9, 2013

George Pilger James 79, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Newton T. and Susanna Pilger James. He was a veteran with the United States Army. He is survived by a son, John J. James and wife, Jamie L. of N. Chesterfield; a daughter, Charity Trapp and husband,...

Nancy Beasley

Nancy Beasley

Jul 8, 2013

Nancy Caroline Beasley, 67, of Church Road, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 8, 2013. She was born March 1, 1946 in Farmville, Virginia. Mrs. Beasley retired from both Phillip Morris Tobacco Company and the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company. She is survived by her children, David L. Beasley and wife, Julie...

Shirley Daulton

Shirley Daulton

Jul 6, 2013

Shirley A. Daulton, 70, of Church Road, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 surrounded by family at her residence. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Jessie Bell Wilson Simmons. Mrs. Daulton was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Daulton Sr.; a son,...

Anthony Lannie Sr.

Anthony Lannie Sr.

Jul 6, 2013

Anthony Louis Lannie Sr., 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his residence. Born in Syracuse, New York he was the son of the late Nicholas J. and Angelina Carbone Lannie, and was preceded in death by a son, Anthony L. Lannie Jr. Mr. Lannie is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Lucille Lannie; sons;...

J.C. Smith Jr.

J.C. Smith Jr.

Jul 5, 2013

J. C. Smith Jr., 87, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013. Born in Mississippi, he was the son of the late John C. Smith Sr. and Virder Mae West Smith. J.C. was preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years and the mother of his children, Joyce H. Smith, and his second wife, Sarah P....

Olive Miller

Olive Miller

Jul 5, 2013

Olive Reynolds Miller Our loving mother and grandmother, Olive Reynolds Miller, (Grandma Miller) went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2013. She was the widow of Francis E. Miller, Sr.; and was preceded in death by her son, Alan Keith (AK) Miller. She is survived by her children, Van Miller, Carol Duncan, Bonnie Stalnaker, Gene Miller (Kathy). She...

Emmett Beemer Sr.

Emmett Beemer Sr.

Jul 4, 2013

Emmett E. Beemer Sr., 83, of Chesterfield, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, July 4, 2013, and has gone to Heaven with his parents Johnnie K. Beemer Sr. and Ruth Holdren Beemer. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Stone. He retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company with 31 1/2 years of...

Arnett Higginbotham

Arnett Higginbotham

Jul 3, 2013

No Obituary Memorial Service Thursday July 11, 2013, 3:00 p.m. at Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory Click for Map and Directions

Carl Cottrell

Carl Cottrell

Jul 3, 2013

Carl Blandford Cottrell, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday July, 3, 2013. He was born November 18, 1933 to the late James Henry and Blanche Elder Cottrell and was preceded in death by a sister Charlotte Mae Cottrell Lucas and a brother Gordon Cottrell. Mr. Cottrell was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, the Fraternal...

William Vaughan

William Vaughan

Jun 30, 2013

William Edgar Vaughan, 81, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday June 30, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother Mary G. Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was a United States Navy Veteran, a ballroom dance instructor for Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray studios for many years. After his dancing career he worked for and retired from the Virginia Department of...

John Buren

John Buren

Jun 30, 2013

John Marsden Buren John Marsden. Buren, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was born August 18, 1922 to the late Samuel R. and Eva P. Beale Buren, and was preceded in death by a brother Douglas Buren and a sister Kathleen B. Davis. Mr. Buren was a United States Army Veteran, a Charter member of...

Kelly Laplante

Kelly Laplante

Jun 30, 2013

Kelly Emile Laplante, 46, of Dinwiddie, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was born August 12, 1966 to the late Emile and Jeanine Madore Laplante. Mr. Laplante was a certified pipe welder for many companies and owned his own business Laplante's Welding and Repair. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Laplante; daughter, Nena Laplante; sister, Lynn Clay and...

Bettie Wade

Bettie Wade

Jun 30, 2013

Bettie "Ann" Wade, 80 of Matoaca, passed away Saturday June 29, 2013. She was born November 17, 1932 in Petersburg, Virginia, to the late Julius Manfield Jackson and Annie Ruth Mumford Jackson. Mrs. Wade was preceded in death by her husband Robert Edward Wade Sr. She was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons Robert Edward Wade...

Ruth Cutchin

Ruth Cutchin

Jun 29, 2013

Ruth N. Cutchin, 92, of Dinwiddie, passed away, June 29, 2013. She was born July 21, 1920 in Georgia. She was the widow of Reverend Raymond Jason Cutchin. Mrs. Cutchin was a former secretary at Monumental Baptist Church in Petersburg. She is survived by a son, Jack Cutchin and wife, Brenda O. of Dinwiddie; grandchildren, Ann Marie Cutchin Bates and...

Cw3 Usa

Cw3 Usa

Jun 28, 2013

CW3 William Harold Garner USA (ret.), 86, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013. He was the son of the late Willie and Odessa Coleman Garner. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Gail; and a son, Timothy Harold. Mr. Garner was a retired Chief Warrant Officer with the United States Army. He is survived by...

Gerdi Brashears

Gerdi Brashears

Jun 27, 2013

Gerdi Brashears, 71, of Church Road, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Born in the Czech Republic, she was the daughter of the late Friedrich and Viktoria Peschl Wessely. Gerdi is survived by her husband, Tyson Brashears; a sister, Renate Ristl of Germany; a brother, Fritz Wessely of Germany; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous friends; and special friends, Judy...

Sarah Seely

Sarah Seely

Jun 26, 2013

Sarah ‘Dottie" Ford Seely, 81, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday June 26, 2013, at the Dunlop House in Colonial Heights. She was born December 11, 1931 in Waverly, Virginia to the late Walter H. Ford and Annie Scott Ford, and was preceded in death by her husband's Al. H. Hall Jr., and John L. Seely. Mrs. Seely was a member...

Infant Mulholland

Infant Mulholland

Jun 25, 2013

Infant Skylar Joseph Mulholland, passed away on June 25, 2013, in St. Francis Hospital, Midlothian. Skyler is survived by his mother and father, Lisa Sees and Joseph W. Mulholland, two brothers, Gabriel and Hunter Sees, two sisters, Kayla Foster and Kayla Kilpatrick, maternal grandmother, Mary Timperio and grandfather, Jerry Langston, maternal great grandmother, Shirley Hare, paternal grandfather, Karin Newton and...

Franziska Tanner

Franziska Tanner

Jun 24, 2013

Franziska Anna Tanner, 84, passed away on June 24, 2013 from the complications of Alzheimer's disease. Franzis was born in Munich, Germany in 1928, but lived most of her life in Matoaca, Virginia with her family and many special pets. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Junior Tanner; a daughter, Gloria Tanner; and a great-grandson, Kenneth West....

Robert Hile

Robert Hile

Jun 21, 2013

Robert Emory Hile, 64, of Chester, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013. He was the son of the late Clarence and Carolyn Wells Hile. Mr. Hile is survived by his wife, Patricia "Pat" Hile; daughters, Teresa Fisher and husband, Chris, Lisa Brough and husband, John, Heather Hile Sherman and husband, Ron; a son, Carl Hile and wife, Robin; grandchildren,...

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