Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Joseph Massey
Jul 15, 2011
Joseph E. Massey Sr., 66, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Harvey L. and Frances Butler Fisher. Mr. Massey was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church. He was retired from Hon Company in Chester and had a small freelance photography business in the seventies. Mr. Massey...

John Allen
Jul 14, 2011
John F. Allen, 54, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his residence. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Arthur M. (Dick) Allen and Elsie Sheldon Allen. He is survived by his wife, Susan Harrington Allen; a son, Stephen Ryan Allen; a daughter, Angela Nicole Allen; a brother, Larry Allen of Texas;...

John Hawkins
Jul 14, 2011
John Edward Hawkins, age 81, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2011. He was born in Dinwiddie County, and was the son of the late Henry Benjamin and Bessie Bain Hawkins. He was also predeceased by a grandson, Jacob Murray Hawkins. John was retired from Stone Container Corporation in Hopewell after 36 years of service. He was...
Cecil Conrad Sr.
Jul 13, 2011
Cecil Conrad Sr., 86, of Richmond, formerly of Dinwiddie County, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary J. Conrad. Mr. Conrad is a Retired United States Army veteran with the 82nd Airborne. He is survived by his children, Cecil Conrad Jr. and wife, Teresa of Prince George,...

Ruby Alderson
Jul 11, 2011
Ruby M. Alderson, 83, of Prince George, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011 at her residence. Born in Clarion, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Nancy Davenport Mack, and was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Edward Alderson Sr. Mrs. Alderson retired from Civil Service at Fort Lee. She is survived by a...

Lester Williams
Jul 11, 2011
Lester Lee Williams, 61, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011 at McGuire VA Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Samuel A. and Liberty Kallay Williams, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Martha H. Gaines, and Jane A. Beasley. He is survived by two brothers, Samuel A. Williams Jr. and...

Mary Traylor
Jul 10, 2011
Mary Frances Brooks Traylor, 96, of Matoaca, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011. She was the daughter of the late William Christopher and Allie Cornell Griffin and the widow of John O. Traylor. Mrs. Traylor is survived by a son, Johnnie Brooks and his wife, Louise of Dinwiddie; a daughter and son-in-law, Frances LaVerne and John McAllister of Dinwiddie;...

James Mayton Jr.
Jul 9, 2011
James Edward (Mike) Mayton Jr., 79 years old, born April 13, 1932 in Brunswick County, Virginia departed this life July 9, 2011 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, James E. Mayton Sr. and Alice Lewis Mayton, two brothers and three sisters. As a young man, he was a tobacco farmer in McKenney....

Sheryl Carneal
Jul 9, 2011
Sheryl Lynn "Sue" Carneal, 55, of Chesterfield, widow of Donald "Duck" Carneal, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Shirley Harris Martin, and brother, Jimmy. She is survived by daughters, Christy, Stephanie, and Carol (Steve); brother, Keith (Karen); and sisters, Rhonda (Ernie), Tonya and Janice, along with...

Carl Driskill Sr.
Jul 8, 2011
Carl Grant Driskill Sr., 78, of Matoaca, passed away July 8, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Stewart Phillip and Virginia Rebecca English Driskill; he was also preceded in death by his wife Octavia Elizabeth Driskill. Mr. Driskill was the owner and operator of Rountree Automotive Group in Petersburg. He is survived by a daughter,...

James Culbertson
Jul 8, 2011
James Paul Culbertson, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011. He was born on March 8, 1930 in Norton, Virginia and was part of a large, close-knit family. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Rosa Culbertson, a grandson, Daniel James Rudy, and a sister, Nellie Wyatt. He worked for many years in...
Beatrice Butler
Jul 7, 2011
Beatrice (Beachie) Butler, 64, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Frances Hancock Chance, and was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Mayes. She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Butler; a son, Donald E. Butler II of Petersburg;...

Samuel Lewis Sr.
Jul 7, 2011
Samuel Joseph Lewis Sr., 79, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday July 7, 2011 at Chippenham Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Arthur B. Lewis and Martha L. Lewis and was preceded in death by three brothers Wilbert W. Lewis, Russell D. Lewis, Arthur C. Lewis. Mr. Lewis was United States Army Veteran...

Brenda Pamplin
Jul 6, 2011
Brenda C. Pamplin, 71, of Matoaca, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Maurice and Helen Davis Pamplin, and was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Pamplin Brough. Ms. Pamplin was a long time member of Matoaca Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, Todd V. Sheffield...

Deanne Brown
Jul 5, 2011
Deanne R. Brown, 70, of Prince George, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Mann Radcliffe Sr. and Geraldine Smith Radcliffe, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel M. Radcliffe Jr. and Kenneth L. Radcliffe Sr. She is survived by three...

Shelby Ivey
Jul 4, 2011
Shelby Jean Ivey, 73, of Petersburg, formerly of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Artis Ivey of Petersburg and Leslie Robinson Camp of Phenix City, Alabama. She is survived by her sister and caretaker, Rebecca Ivey of Petersburg; two brothers, Chester W. Ivey of Emporia and Davis W. Ivey...
Alice Garrett
Jul 3, 2011
Alice Kroll Garrett 79, of Chester, departed this life Sunday July 3, 2011 after a brief illness. Alice was born May 29, 1932 to the late George Stanley and Dorothy Payne Kroll. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School, class of 1949. Alice was known for her love of music and family. She cherished the opportunity to serve as...

Beverley Hill
Jul 3, 2011
Beverley Draucker Hill, age 77, died in Chester on July 3, 2011. The daughter of William Clay Draucker and Gay Dee Draucker was born in Crewe, Va., on July 13, 1933. She graduated from Crewe High School and received her Bachelor's degree from Randolph Macon Woman's College and her Master's degree from Longwood College. She devoted her life to the...

Robert Chester
Jul 3, 2011
Robert Eugene Chester, 90, of Colonial Heights went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Binghamton, New York he was the son of the late Adams and Eugenia Chester and was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Eleanor R. Chester and a...
Russell Berry
Jul 1, 2011
Russell "Allen" Berry, 69, of Prince George, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 1, 2011 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1941 in Page County, Virginia. Mr. Berry was preceded in death by his father David Russell Berry, mother Mary Shenk Stegall and step-father, Billy Ray Stegall. Russell, also known as Lapdog, was...
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