Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Marshall Thomas
Oct 22, 2010
Marshall Lafayette Thomas Sr., 71, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2010 at his residence. Born in Mecklenburg County, Marshall was the son of the late Ralph and Missouri Griffin Thomas and was preceded in death by a son, James Early Thomas, and a brother, Frankie Thomas. Mr. Thomas is retired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company...

Larry Wilkes
Oct 22, 2010
Larry Richard Wilkes, 60, of DeWitt, died Friday October 22, 2010 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Slaughter Wilkes; a son, Jonathan, and a daughter Robin; sisters, Patsy Ericson and Sue Proctor; brothers, Douglas and Robert Wilkes. Larry served six years in the 82nd Airborne Division. He spent many years as a carpenter...

Claire Tanner
Oct 21, 2010
Claire Abigail Tanner, 3, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. Claire is survived by her parents, William and Kirsten Tanner; her big brother, Daniel James Allen; her maternal grandparents, Cheryl Ann and William A. Battle Jr. of Mathews County; her paternal grandparents, Barbara Ann and William L. Tanner Sr. of...

Robert Rhodes
Oct 20, 2010
Robert (Bob) McDowell Rhodes, 64, of Hopewell, formerly of Chesterfield, departed this life at John Randolph Medical Center on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. He was the son of the late Charlie and Emma Novak Rhodes and was preceded in a recent death by a son, Sam Rhodes and a devoted and long time friend Alice Faye Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes was...
Evelyn Hannuksela
Oct 19, 2010
Evelyn Rooks Hannuksela, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Julian W. Rooks Sr. and Ada T. Phillips Rooks, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Julian W. Rooks Jr. and Carl M. Rooks. Mrs. Hannuksela was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She is...

Charles Lundie
Oct 18, 2010
Charles Wilfred "Chuck" Lundie, 50, of Colonial Heights, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 16, 2010. He was employed as a construction insulator. Mr. Lundie is survived by his loving wife, Shannon Lundie; a son, Charles Wilfred Lundie Jr.; his parents, Ronald and Brenda Lundie of Matoaca; four brothers, Kirby Lynn Lundie of Petersburg, Ronald Ray Lundie II and wife,...

Ursula Strother
Oct 18, 2010
Ursula K. Strother, 71, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2010 at her home with her family around her. She was a native of Koblenz, Germany, the daughter of the late Frederick and Theresa Meffert Kunz. She was a well known hairdresser for over fifty-six years. Her last employment was with Harriet's Hair Magic in Colonial Heights....

Faye Rhodes
Oct 18, 2010
Faye Rhodes 67, of Colonial Heights passed away Monday October 18, 2010 at the Medical College of Virginia. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, John Estes Graves and Doris Lynch, and a son Scotty Moneymaker. Mrs. Rhodes was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, in Petersburg. She is survived by a daughter Dr. Angela...
Arie Haskins
Oct 17, 2010
Arie Mae Kitchen Haskins, 87, died October 17, 2010 at John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell, Virginia. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Colonial Heights. Arie worked 29 years in Banking with the same bank under four different names, and retired in 1986 as Branch Operations Manager of the Boulevard and Temple Avenue branch of Sovran Bank,...
Mildred Morgan
Oct 16, 2010
Mildred Schenck Morgan, 88, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Morgan, a Petersburg native, was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Edith Markert Schenck, and had been a secretary at 1st Baptist Church of Hopewell. She was the widow of William D. Morgan. Mrs. Morgan was a member of Monumental Baptist Church in...

Curtis Saunders Iii
Oct 15, 2010
Curtis Lee Saunders III, 58, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday October 15, 2010, at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. Mr. Saunders, originally of North Carolina, was the son of the late Curtis Lee Jr. and Marianne Lawrence Saunders. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and had been employed as a restaurant manager. He is survived by a son,...

James Neely
Oct 14, 2010
James Ray Neely, 77, of Colonial Heights, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. James was an associate pastor for 23 years at Washington Heights Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Neely is survived by his wife Carol; two sons, James, and wife Ann of Jasper, Indiana, Kenneth, and wife Julie...

Raymond Brooks Jr.
Oct 9, 2010
Raymond Orel Brooks Jr., 71, of Colonial Heights, died Saturday October 9, 2010 at the Medical College of Virginia. He was the son of the late Raymond Orel Brooks Sr., and Ada Maupin Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a retired Civil Service Computer Specialist. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline Brooks, son Robert Brooks of San Diego California, daughters; Karen...

Robert Wheeler
Oct 8, 2010
Robert Benjamin Wheeler, 88, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2010 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Waverly, he was the son of the late Robert and Lizzie Drewry Wheeler, and was preceded in death by a brother, Horace Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a retired construction worker, and a member of Powhatan Starke Masonic Lodge...
Cynthia Witt
Oct 7, 2010
Cynthia Denise Hinkle Witt, 44 of Petersburg, Virginia, passed away Suddenly October 7, 2010 at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Virginia. She is survived by her husband Walter David Witt Jr., two sons, Martin Andrew Hinkle, Jacob Wayne Hinkle; mother Donna Lynn Hinkle, father Alfred Wayne Hinkle, step-mother, Violet B. Hinkle; three step-children, Walter David Witt III., Christopher David...
Daniel Lave
Oct 5, 2010
Daniel Ronald Lave, 64, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at his residence. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late William Frank and Cornelia Meyers Lave. He was a United States Navy Veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Lave retired from Philip Morris with 23 years of service, and worked...

Dorothy Newcome
Oct 4, 2010
Dorothy Bell Newcome, 78, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Nora Bennett Hepler, the widow of F.R. Newcome Sr., and was preceded in death by four brothers, Jim Myers, Tommy, Wilbur, and Elmer Helper; and one great-grandson, Tommy Stearns. Mrs. Newcome is survived by...

Deanna Ballowe
Oct 1, 2010
Deanna Elana Ballowe, 63, of Dinwiddie, died Friday, October 1, 2010 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Edna Bryant and Olan Scarberry. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence A. Ballowe; two sons, Travis Hitson and wife, Robin of Fishersville, Virginia and Jeffrey Hitson and wife, Shawnda of Dinwiddie; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Darrel Hitson Jr., Michael...

Lynda Surber
Oct 1, 2010
Lynda Hester Surber, 67, of Chester, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2010 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents Estel Edwards and Hester Presley Edwards, Samuel H. Presley and Eula Bell Shanahan Presley. Mrs. Surber was a charter member of Chester Christian Church, where she was active in the Life Group Prayer Circle, The Red...

Marie Kuska
Sep 27, 2010
Marie Gladys Kuska, 92, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at Lucy Corr Village. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine Burich Yurkovich, the widow of James A. Kuska, and was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Yurkovich Jr. Mrs. Kuska was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church.She is survived by a...
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