Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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....

Caroline Burke
Jan 28, 2013
Caroline Margaret Burke, 86, a resident of Colonial Heights for 28 years, formerly of Staten Island, New York, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Manhattan, New York she was the daughter of the late James and Jennie Cottogge Ricci, and the widow of John Thomas Burke. She is survived by a son, John...

John Zauner
Jan 28, 2013
John N. Zauner, 54, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Monday, January 28, 2013. He was a dedicated Christian, and an active leader at Crosslight Assembly of God in Petersburg. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University, Master of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University, had worked as an Instructor of Operations Research at US...

William Frye Jr.
Jan 26, 2013
William "Billy" H. Frye Jr., 73, of Carson, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his residence. He was the son of the late Mary Harrison and William H. Frye Sr. He was a member of Oakland Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Frye was preceded in death by his brother, Linwood Frye, and sisters; Elizabeth...
John Wamsley
Jan 25, 2013
John C. Wamsley, 78, of Sutherland, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at MCV Medical Center. The 10th of 11 children, he was the son of the late John N. and Mary Motley Wamsley. Mr. Wamsley was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church, and a retiree from Virginia Power. He is survived by his loving wife of 58...

Norman Register
Jan 25, 2013
Norman Harold Register, 47, of Colonial Heights, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, January 25, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father Norman Charles Register. Norman was the proprietor of Southern Car Sales in Petersburg, Virginia. He attended Colonial Heights Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Marlene Virginia Register...

Robert Jackson
Jan 23, 2013
Robert Mathews Jackson, 79, of Colonial Heights passed away suddenly Wednesday, January 23, 2013. He was the sole remaining child of the late Clyde William and Effie Mae Koonce Jackson. Robert was a US Army Veteran, a 50+ year member of the Masonic Fraternity, an American Legionnaire (Post 284) and owner of Mutual Termite Control. Robert is preceded in death...

Alma Michael
Jan 22, 2013
Alma Webb Michael, 96, of Matoaca, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1916 to the late Luther and Patricia Harrell Webb and was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Barnes Michael; daughter, Judy P. Treaster; and two brothers, Marvin Webb and Otis Webb. Mrs. Michael was a member of...
William Stevens
Jan 22, 2013
William F. (Bill) Stevens Jr., 84 years old, passed away to his Heavenly on reward Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Chippenham Hospital after a cruel but short illness. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Kathleen Simmons Stevens and William F. Stevens Sr. He retired after 35 years as a Supervisor at B & W Tobacco Corp....

Ann Walls
Jan 19, 2013
Ann C. Walls, 75, of Disputanta, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Mr. Billy D. Walls. Mrs. Walls was a retired bookkeeper for Walls Construction Company. She is survived by her son, Martin Walls and wife, Phyllis of Disputanta; a granddaughter, Ashley McGhee of Dinwiddie; and three great-grandchildren, Lily,...
Phillip Johnson
Jan 19, 2013
Phillip Carroll "Buddy" Johnson, 78, of Prince George, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born and raised in the Blandford area of Petersburg, he was the son of the late Reuben L. and Bertha Fuller Johnson. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, a United States Army veteran and retired with...
Sarah Vaughan
Jan 14, 2013
Sarah (Susie) Aldridge Vaughan, 82 years old, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born April 17, 1930 to the late Monroe M. and Siberia I. Lacks Aldridge, and was married to the late James Nester Vaughan for 57 years. She retired in 1992 from Allied Chemical in Chester. Sarah had a green thumb and...

Dorothy Bassett
Jan 13, 2013
Dorothy Ann Bassett of South Chesterfield passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 2, 1951 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Dorothy was preceded in death by her father, Frank James and was a United States Army Veteran. She married Paul J. Bassett on October 21, 1977 in Canal Zone, Panama. Dorothy is survived by her...

Thomas Keesler Sr.
Jan 13, 2013
Thomas James Keesler Sr., 72, The Lord called Tom home on January 13, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Tom proudly served his country as a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy where he served for 26 years. He went on to establish his own crane company upon...
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