Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Ellie Donald
Sep 3, 2012
Ellie Olivia "Libby" Donald, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee Donald, Jr. She is survived by a daughter, Tina M. Lee of Colonial Heights; a son, Walter Lee Donald III of Colonial Heights; grandchildren, Rebecca Lee of Richmond and Johnathan Lee and...

Joyce Anderl
Sep 3, 2012
Joyce Claire Anderl, 67, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George A. Anderl and Virginia Anderl Martin. Ms. Anderl was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church. She is survived by a sister, Rosemary J. Kiefer and husband, Thomas of...
Barbara Wagner
Sep 2, 2012
Barbara Ann Wagner, 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Archie Hamlin and Annie Puckett Hamlin. Mrs. Wagner was a member of Lyons Avenue Bible Church in Colonial Heights. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Survivors include her children, Cynthia Ann Morris and husband, Arnold, Deborah Bacigalupi and...

Mary Reid
Sep 1, 2012
Mary Anne Peebles Reid, 71, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Walworth L. Peebles Sr. and Elizabeth Jones Peebles. She was a retired Secretary with the City of Richmond. She is survived by two brothers, William D. Peebles and wife, Anne of Utah...
Richard Lindsey
Aug 30, 2012
Richard James "Butch" Lindsey, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late James Lionel Lindsey and Laler Bell Anderson Lindsey and was preceded in death by a brother, William Bryant Lindsey and a sister, Mary Catherine Weigand. Mr. Lindsey was a United States Navy veteran, and...

Carter Martin Sr.
Aug 28, 2012
Carter W. Martin Sr., 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Edward A. Martin Sr. and Minna R. Williams Martin. He is survived by his wife, Irene Sprouse Martin of Colonial Heights; two sons, David A. Martin of Chester and...

Carolyn Martin
Aug 28, 2012
Carolyn Edwards Martin, 71, of Chester, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. She was the widow of Cleveland M. Martin Sr., and the daughter of the late Loy Elmore Edwards. Mrs. Martin is survived by her mother, Fannie Edwards; sons, Bruce Hartsell and Wade Martin; and a daughter Holly Satterfield all of Chester; four grandchildren, Kristin...
Andrew Sweeney
Aug 28, 2012
SGT Andrew J. Sweeney USA (ret.), 61, of Chesterfield, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at MCV Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, New York he was the son of the late Clarence J. and Gertrude Helen Sweeney. Andy was a decorated veteran having served his country proudly in the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Korea. He was employed...
Grace Neal
Aug 27, 2012
Grace Finlay Neal, 98, of Chester, left us to be with Jesus on Monday, August 27, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She resided at the Golden Living Center (Battlefield Park) since July of 2006. She was loved and very happy and content with special aides at the facility. Mrs. Neal was the widow of Joseph Ottie Neal,...

Ardeth Tipton
Aug 25, 2012
Ardeth Joy "Ardy" Tipton, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Harold C. and Metta M. Closs Mapson, and the widow of Lawrence Edward Tipton Jr. Mrs. Tipton was a former member of Colonial Heights Assembly of God Church. She is survived by her children, Kevin Tipton of Chesterfield, Darla...

Lois Lee
Aug 24, 2012
Lois Farmer Lee, 87, of Newport News, and a former resident of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Enewell Farmer and Emma Hughes Farmer and the widow of William C. "Buddy" Lee and was preceded in death by a brother, and three sisters. Mrs. Lee was former member of Immanuel...

Nita Toombs
Aug 23, 2012
Nita Lynn Toombs, 37, of Carson, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Nita was a former employee of Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She is survived by her parents, Charlie & Janet Toombs; a daughter, Colleen Renee Brown; a son, Jacob Toombs Brown; a sister, Charlá Toombs Short and husband, Steve; brothers, Patrick Fleming Toombs and Marshall Poole Toombs...
James Bennett Jr.
Aug 22, 2012
James Allen Bennett Jr., 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 after a period of declining health. Mr. Bennett was born June 7, 1920 in Petersburg, Virginia to the late James Allen Bennett Sr. and Florence Payne Bennett and resided in the vicinity all of his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth S....

Dorothy Gee
Aug 22, 2012
Dorothy Jerry Adams Gee, 82, of Newark, OH passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Arlington Care Center in Newark, OH. Mrs. Gee was born on March 27, 1930 in Petersburg, Virginia to the late Meade and Hilda Heplenstall Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Andrew Gee. For many years she resided in Colonial Heights,...
Cephas Witt
Aug 22, 2012
Cephas W. Witt of South Hill, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012. He was the son of the late John and Jennie Wren Witt, and was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine B. Witt; a son, Cephas W. Witt Jr., and two brothers, John S. and Richard B. Witt. Mr. Witt was United States Army...

Alice Hierholzer
Aug 20, 2012
Alice T. "Pat" Hierholzer, 76, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Claude A. and Gertrude Saunders Thomas, and was preceded in death by her daughter, Cheryl Lynn Bennett and a sister, Jean Zimmerman. Pat was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church, Colonial Heights. She is survived...
Alexander Westmoreland Jr.
Aug 20, 2012
Alexander Martin Westmoreland Jr., 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at his residence. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late Alexander M. Westmoreland Sr. and Bessie Sutton Westmoreland, and was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Blalock Westmoreland, a daughter, Barbara Jo Westmoreland and a granddaughter, Erin Marie Hingerty. He was a...

Darrell Harrelson
Aug 19, 2012
Darrell Ray Harrelson, 76, of Chesterfield, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, after a lengthy illness. Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, he was preceded in death by his parents, Denver E. and Bessie Harrelson, and a brother, Neil Harrelson. A 22-year veteran of the US Army with service in Vietnam, Darrell later owned the Country House Restaurant in...
James Wellons Jr.
Aug 18, 2012
James Fred Wellons Jr. passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012. James was born in Johnson County, North Carolina on October 3, 1923, and was the son of James Fred and Annie D. Wellons. He was a proud graduate of North Carolina State University in Agricultural Engineering. Like many of his generation, he served in WWII and has fond memories of...
David Hodges
Aug 18, 2012
David Lee Hodges Sr., 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Colonial Heights Health Care. Mr. Hodges was a United States Navy veteran, a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, and a Retired Engineer with CSX Railroad. He is survived by two sons, David Lee Hodges Jr. and wife, Cheryle and Eric Hodges; two...
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