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Brenda Markert

Brenda Markert

Feb 13, 2013

Brenda S. Markert, 56 loving wife, Mother and Grandmother of Dewitt went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 after fighting a courageous twelve month battle with cancer. She was a member and former Sunday School Teacher at Western Heights Baptist Church, Dinwiddie. Mrs. Markert was a loan officer at Bank of McKenney and a former underwriter...

Courtney Padgett

Courtney Padgett

Feb 12, 2013

Courtney W. Padgett, 86, of Dinwiddie, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. She was born on December 5, 1926 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to the late Willie Garland and Lula Mae Watson. Mrs. Padgett was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Otho E. Padgett Jr., daughter, Nancy Hames; three brothers and two...

Dilip Sen

Dilip Sen

Feb 12, 2013

Dr. Dilip K. Sen, 76, of Colonial Heights passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He was the son of the late Edward Nelson Sen and Nirupama Biswas. Dr. Sen was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and a retired professor at Virginia State University. He is survived by his wife, Bonosree Sen; daughters, Devyani Ghosh and husband, Soumajit of...

Gertrude Brooks

Gertrude Brooks

Feb 11, 2013

Gertrude D. Brooks, 100, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 surrounded by her family. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Belcher Dance, and the widow of Frank M. Brooks Sr. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Madeline Gibbs, a son, Donald L. Gibbs, two step-daughters, two brothers,...

William Caton

William Caton

Feb 10, 2013

William R. "Bill" Caton, 88, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Henrico Doctor's Hospital. Born in Vienna, Virginia he was the son of the late Robert and Emily Cutshaw Caton, and was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Griffin, two sisters and a brother. Mr. Caton was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Colonial...

Peggy Chudoba

Peggy Chudoba

Feb 9, 2013

Peggy Joyce Chudoba, 79, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013, following a valiant six month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on July 18, 1933 to the late Robert Howard Daugherty and Mabel Stafford Daugherty Cook. Mrs. Chudoba was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Chudoba and her daughter,...

James Smith

James Smith

Feb 9, 2013

James Douglas Smith, 92 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Born and raised in Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of Elinor G. and James Rosser Smith. He graduated from Petersburg High School and enrolled in VPI before enlisting in the Army. After the war, he returned to Virginia Tech, where he was an officer...

Dewey Millirons

Dewey Millirons

Feb 9, 2013

Dewey Frances Jones Millirons Dewey Frances Jones Millirons of Petersburg, Virginia left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 9, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Dewey lived to the spry age of 86. She was born in Crewe, Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Alvin Lilbon Jones and Willie Firesheets Jones, and was...

Ann Gonya

Ann Gonya

Feb 8, 2013

Ann M. Gonya, 98, of Colonial Heights passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 in Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Webster Lesley VanHorn and Ada Frances Poole. Mrs. Gonya was preceded in death by her husband, Richard R. Gonya. She is survived by her son, Henry R. Tonole Jr. and wife, Sarah of Green,...

Anna Mcleod

Anna Mcleod

Feb 7, 2013

Anna T. McLeod, 82, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Born in Munich, Germany she was the daughter of the late Ulrich M. and Francisca Ploetzke Wiedenmann, and the widow of James Orland McLeod. She is survived by her daughters, Rebecca F. Smith and husband, Michael and Doris A. McLeod and husband, Stanley Michael Faggert all of...

Lewis Clements Sr.

Lewis Clements Sr.

Feb 7, 2013

Lewis Frederick Clements Sr., 74, of Chester, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013. "Fred" was born in Petersburg in 1938. He received his bachelor's degree in Music Education from Richmond Professional Institute and his Master of Music in theory with applied major in organ from Virginia Commonwealth University. Fred served in Christian music ministry in the Petersburg/Richmond area from his...

Margot Alexander

Margot Alexander

Feb 7, 2013

Margot K. Alexander, 88, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Mainz, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ignaz and Elsa Arenz Wirthl, and the widow of Albert B. Alexander. Mrs. Alexander was an Accounting Supervisor with Fort Lee. She is survived by her children, Shirley E. Monk and...

Mildred Watson

Mildred Watson

Feb 6, 2013

Mildred Lucille Watson, 82, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Watson; daughter-in-law, Karen Watson; and grandson, Robert "Bert" Watson, Jr. She is survived by five children; Ronnie L. Watson (Melissa) of Chesterfield, Blanche Cairns (Leonard) of Dewitt, Barbara Dice (Jimmy) of Dinwiddie, Gene Watson (Trish) of...

Alice Frederick

Alice Frederick

Feb 6, 2013

Alice Mae (Gaga) Frederick, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Guy Carlton and Irene Doss Laine and the widow of Linwood W. Frederick; she was also preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Laine. Mrs. Frederick was a member of the former Third Presbyterian Church in Petersburg. She is...

Alma Denson

Alma Denson

Feb 5, 2013

Alma Gravitte Burke Denson, 93, of South Chesterfield passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in Vista Park Memory Care of Petersburg. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Eliza Gentry Gravitte. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas J. Burke and James E. Denson and her son, Gerald W. Burke. Mrs. Denson was a member...

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

Feb 3, 2013

George Charles Sweeney, 60, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Ida Kay Spinner Sweeney. He was a retired Pipefitter for Honeywell, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #882 and Masonic Lodge #15. He is survived by his wife, Kalan Sweeney; siblings,...

Mary Winn-Lister

Mary Winn-Lister

Feb 3, 2013

Mary Louise Winn-Lister, 90, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Halifax Regional Medical Center, North Carolina. Born in Halifax, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Dirvard L. and Lottie Nethery Adkins, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Burke and a brother, Willard Adkins. Mrs. Winn-Lister was a retired accountant...

Patricia Archer

Patricia Archer

Feb 2, 2013

Patricia P. Archer, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Raymond E. and Beatrice Thompson Powell, and was preceded in death by a grandson, Gregory E. Saunders. Mrs. Archer was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, and a retired Accounting Clerk for the Colonial...

Jack Hill

Jack Hill

Jan 29, 2013

Hill, Jack G., 92, of Richmond- formerly from Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Abbeville, South Carolina on August 30, 1920, Jack was the son of the late Porter and Louise Hill. After graduating from high school in Greenwood, South Carolina he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in...

Christine Lautenslager

Christine Lautenslager

Jan 28, 2013

Christine K. Lautenslager, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Lilly Miles Gettings, and the widow of Eugene S. Lautenslager. Mrs. Lautenslager was a member of the First Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia, and the Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club....

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