Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Joseph Bland Sr.
Jan 21, 2011
Joseph Grant Bland Sr., 84, and his wife, Evelyn Gibbs Bland, 80, of Colonial Heights, died on Friday, January 21, 2011. Mr. Bland was the son of the late Joseph and Pattie Grant Bland. He was a retired Fireman for the Fire/Security Department at Central State Hospital, a volunteer at Namozine Volunteer Fire Department, a World War II Army Veteran,...
George Minton Jr.
Jan 21, 2011
George Minton Jr. George Minton Jr., 79, of Colonial Heights passed away on Friday, 21, 2011 at McGuire's Veterans Hospital. George was a retired First Sergeant of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He also was past President of the Legion of Moose and Past Governor in 1974, life member of DAV, and member of Colonial...
Martha Burton
Jan 21, 2011
Martha Ann Burton, 77, went home to be with the Lord on January 21, 2011. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Edward H. Burton. Born in Gary, West Virginia, Martha has been a resident of Matoaca, Virginia since 1966. Martha was a devoted Christian and long time member of Matoaca Baptist Church. Martha is also survived by...
Evelyn Bland
Jan 21, 2011
Joseph Grant Bland Sr., 84, and his wife, Evelyn Gibbs Bland, 80, of Colonial Heights, died on Friday, January 21, 2011. Mr. Bland was the son of the late Joseph and Pattie Grant Bland. He was a retired Fireman for the Fire/Security Department at Central State Hospital, a volunteer at Namozine Volunteer Fire Department, a World War II Army Veteran,...
James Cosgrove
Jan 20, 2011
James Ray Cosgrove, 82, of Prince George, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011. He was the son of the late Harry M. and Minerva I. Householder Cosgrove and was preceded in death by brothers, Harold J. Cosgrove, Charles Cosgrove, Paul Cosgrove, and John Cosgrove; and sister, Pauline E. Pryor. Mr. Cosgrove retired as a Master Sergeant with the United States...
Vernon Wall
Jan 19, 2011
Vernon Floyd Wall Vernon F. Wall, 87, of Colonial Heights, formerly of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Early G. and Minnie Pearson Wall, and the widower of Lucille Jarrett Wall and Estelle Jackson Wall, the mother of his...
Douglas Johnson Sr.
Jan 18, 2011
Douglas Gene Johnson Sr., 75, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at his residence. Born in Bristol, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Hubert L. and Nannie Henley Johnson. Mr. Johnson attended Chester Christian Church, was a veteran in the United States Marine Corp. and was a current employee, a Postal Clerk of 55 years,...
Paul Malcomb
Jan 18, 2011
Paul Dew Malcomb, 91, loving husband, father and grandfather, went to be with his wife and the Lord on January 18, 2011. He was born January 12, 1920 in Marlington, West Virginia, the son of the late Forrest Dew and Zenia Hanna Malcomb. Paul retired from civil service after 20 years of dedicated service and had the good fortune to...
Rhonda Roberts
Jan 16, 2011
Rhonda McNew Roberts, 50, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011. She was preceded in death by a brother Richard Wade McNew. Ms. Roberts was a former employee with Virginia Abrasives Corporation, Prince George. She is survived by two daughters, Sherri Vincent of Richmond and Nicole Effner of Hopewell; her mother, Lois Griffin Gibbs of Church Road; a...
Rebecca Reith
Jan 14, 2011
Rebecca Joan Reith, 62, of Chester passed away January 14, 2010. She was born November 14, 1948 in Tuckahoe, New York and worked in Alexander's Department Store as a manger in the ladies dress department. In 1972 she married John Reith. They moved to Syracuse, New York in 1973 where Becky helped John finish his bachelors' degree at the State...
John Brewer
Jan 13, 2011
John A. (Jiggs) Brewer, 80, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Brewer was the son of the late John L. and Sophie Wright Brewer and was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Moak Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a United States Air Force veteran, and was a retired Technician with Columbia...
Robert Grandstaff
Jan 12, 2011
Robert Matthew Grandstaff, 38, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was born February 18, 1972 in Kenner Army Hospital, Ft Lee Virginia. Robert is survived by his wife Susan Garrison Grandstaff; two sons, Dylan Grandstaff, and Zachary Grandstaff of Chesterfield; his father and mother, Robert K. and Joyce S. Grandstaff of Petersburg; three sisters Patricia G....
Joseph Foresta
Jan 12, 2011
Joseph P. Foresta, 87, of Florida, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was the son of the late James and Rosemary Foresta and the widower of Mechelina C. Foresta. Mr. Foresta was a WW II United States Navy Veteran; he was a member of the American Legion Post #284 and Post #0273, and the...
Myrtle Bare
Jan 12, 2011
Myrtle Adel Bare, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011. She was the daughter of the late James and Pearl Bland Alvis and the widow of Kendall Bare. Mrs. Bare was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights and a former member of Ocran United Methodist Church in Sutherland. She is survived by her daughters,...
Richard Patterson
Jan 11, 2011
Richard "Rick" Henry Patterson, 53, of Surry, passed away January 11, 2011. He was the son of the late Hobart and Geneva Simmons Patterson. Richard was an Equipment Specialist for Dominion Virginia Power at the Surry Power Station. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Lea Patterson; sisters, Phyllis Reynolds of Roanoke, Virginia; Judy Gilbert and husband, Charles of Amherst,...
William Warren
Jan 10, 2011
William Howard Warren, 77, of Carson, formerly of Petersburg, died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Dabney Warren; two sisters, Shirley and Mary Elizabeth; and a brother, John Wilbur. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for two years, primarily in Okinawa, enjoyed a lifetime of fishing and...
Helen Jones
Jan 9, 2011
Helen Bowman Jones, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Helen was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church. After World War II, Mrs. Jones was a participating member of The American Red Cross Gray Ladies Service in her community. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Jones Jr....
Rose Edmonds
Jan 7, 2011
Rose Helen Reese Edmonds, of Colonial Heights, and recently residing in Wichita Falls, Texas, went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2011. Rose was born on May 21, 1933 in Wise, North Carolina to Samuel Herbert Reese and Virginia Helen Daniel. She was previously married to Ernest Wilson Edmonds (now deceased). She has one daughter, Audrey Rose Bingham,...
Catherine Widomski
Jan 4, 2011
Catherine L. Widomski, 70, of Blackstone, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2011 at Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John and Louise Smith Gauss, and the widow of Casimir Widomski. Mrs. Widomski is survived by a son, Paul Joseph Widomski of Maryland; two daughters, Jean Marie Gaidowski of...
Arthur Leggett
Jan 4, 2011
Arthur W. "Buz" Leggett Jr.passed away Jan. 4, 2011 in Clearwater, Florida. Art was born in Buffalo, NY and moved to Richmond, VA in 1972. He was retired from DuPont where he was a supervisor. He was a past president of the Virginia Wildlife Federation, the past State Chairperson of Operation RESPECT and a Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor. As well,...
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