OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

George Wentworth

George Wentworth

Apr 11, 2011

George Paul Wentworth, 75, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wentworth was the son of the late George and Mildred Wentworth and was preceded in death by a son, Gary Wentworth. Mr. Wentworth was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, the American Legion Post 284, and was...

Freida Starr

Freida Starr

Apr 10, 2011

Freida M. Starr, 81, of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at her residence. She was the widow of Lewis Edward Starr and the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha Widner. Mrs. Starr was preceded in death by two sons, Russell W. Starr and Kenneth Starr. She was a member of the Monumental Baptist Church in Petersburg....

Bessie Wissinger

Bessie Wissinger

Apr 9, 2011

Bessie L. Wissinger, 87, of Prince George passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Bruce H. and Laura Blackburn Lawson. Bessie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Wissinger a daughter, Deborah Jean Adkins and her sister, Mary Murdock. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Hopewell. Bessie is survived...

Robert Harper

Robert Harper

Apr 9, 2011

Robert Vincent Harper, 78, of Chesterfield passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was the son of the late Earl J. and Mary Schenk Harper. Mr. Harper was a retired Master Chief of the United States Navy serving in Korea and Vietnam; he was a member of Gregory Memorial Presbyterian Church in Prince George, the American Legion Post 146, VFW...

Mary Basl

Mary Basl

Apr 8, 2011

Mary Janosik Basl, 87, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John P. Janosik and his wife Emily E. Mentlik. She was the widow of Edward T. Basl, Sr. Mrs. Basl is survived by her children, Edward Thomas Basl, Jr.(Tommy) and his wife Bonita, Bonnie Hardy and...

John Quay Jr.

John Quay Jr.

Apr 7, 2011

John Edward Quay Jr. LtCol, USMC (Ret) passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011. A native of Waco, Texas, he was the son of the late Dr. John E. Quay and Mary Thornburrow Quay. He was a graduate of Baylor University. He joined the United States Marine Corps during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater where he...

Lillian Yarrington

Lillian Yarrington

Apr 7, 2011

Lillian A. Yarrington passed away at Hospice of Virginia, on April 7, 2011 at age 90. She was a devout Christian who loved her Lord and Savior and her church. Lillian is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert L. Yarrington, parents, George and Inez Perkins of Petersburg, sisters Virginia P. Ludwig of Richmond, and Ruth P. Hazelgrove of Farmville....

Virginia Farmer

Virginia Farmer

Apr 6, 2011

Virginia Pauline Farmer, 80, of Chester, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late George and Malissa Lucas Lambert and the widow of Nathen C. Farmer. Mrs. Farmer was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Colonial Heights and the WVFW. She is survived by her children, George...

Ernestine Fetters

Ernestine Fetters

Apr 5, 2011

Ernestine Runge Fetters, 80, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at her residence. Born in Edgewood, Texas she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Lora Palmer Runge. Ernie was a devoted member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and the New Adventures Sunday School Class. Mrs. Fetters is survived by her son, Steven Fetters and...

Shirley Lea

Shirley Lea

Apr 1, 2011

Shirley Allen Lea, 70, of Matoaca, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Matoaca, on January 8, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. and Edith James Allen. Mrs. Lea was a member of the Matoaca United Methodist Church, and a graduate of Thomas Dale High School. Shirley loved shopping,...

Reynaldo Samaniego

Reynaldo Samaniego

Apr 1, 2011

Reynaldo Daleva Samaniego, MSG (Ret), 67, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at his residence. A native of Manila, Philippines, he was the son of the late Raymundo and Consolacion Pimentel Samaniego. Mr. Samaniego was a retired Master Sergeant with the U. S. Army, serving in the Vietnam War. He is survived by his loving wife,...

David Lawrie

David Lawrie

Mar 31, 2011

David N. Lawrie, 86, of Midlothian, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Elmcroft of Chesterfield. Born in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of the late James M. and Esther Nordin Lawrie, and the widower of Evelyn Holcomb Lawrie. He is survived by a son, Gregg D. Lawrie and wife, Peggy of Madison...

Marion Bottoms

Marion Bottoms

Mar 26, 2011

Marion Catherine Bottoms, 79, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday March 26, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Carolyn Agnes Becker Grenman, and the widow of Roscoe Bottoms. Marion retired after many years of service from Fort Lee as a Computer Systems Analyst. She was a member of Smith Grove United Methodist Church. Marion was a devoted...

Claryce Crowder

Claryce Crowder

Mar 25, 2011

Berneta P. Crowder, 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at her home. She was the only child of the late Walter S. Price and Annie L. Davis Price, was widow of Shelbon W. Crowder. She is survived by her only child, Shelley C. Goldberg and a beloved "son" Dr. Jay S. Goldberg and many dear and...

Lucy Cogle

Lucy Cogle

Mar 24, 2011

Lucy Skelton Cogle, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lelia Slaughter Skelton. Mrs. Cogle is preceded in death by her husband, Harold S. Cogle Jr.; and two sons, Jeffery Allan and Maurice Leonard Cogle. Lucy was a member of Life Church an Assemblies of God Fellowship....

Henry Dixon

Henry Dixon

Mar 22, 2011

Henry "Slim" Ellis Dixon 79, of Prince George, passed away Tuesday March 22, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Felix and Ollie Mae Taylor Dixon Mr. Dixon was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Jean Dixon, and a son Daniel Ross Dixon. He is survived by his children Linda Kay Meadows, Billy James Adkins,...

Barbara Naylor

Barbara Naylor

Mar 21, 2011

Barbara Anne Naylor, 74, of Chester passed away on Monday, March 21. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband William G. Naylor Sr. and is the daughter of the late Gerhard and Alice Reinecke. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Irene Campbell, husband Steve and granddaughters all of Chester; daughters, Bonnie Kolmos, and husband, John of New York,...

Marvin Eyler

Marvin Eyler

Mar 21, 2011

Marvin Gray Eyler, 92, of Colonial Heights since 1955, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born and raised in Chester, he was the son of the late Jesse L. and Rosa Lee Cogbill Eyler. Marvin was preceded in death by two brothers, Ferdinand Eyler, and Jesse Eyler; three sisters, Betty Rose Hargrove, Lucille...

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Mar 21, 2011

Robert Franklin Ellis, 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Dunlop House. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Blanche Seymour Ellis, and the widower of Betty R. Ellis. He was preceded in death by a daughter Jerilyn Banning, and son-in-law, James Banning. Mr. Ellis was a retired computer programmer. He is...

Robert Kelley

Robert Kelley

Mar 17, 2011

Robert Lee "Rocky" Kelley, 68, of Colonial Heights, Va,. formerly of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the McGuire Veterans Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father Earl Kelley; his mother, Virginia Kelley Widener, and step father, Bill Widener; sisters, Louise Kelley, Earlene Davis, and a brother Jimmy Kelley. Robert is survived by...

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