Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Thomas Alderson
Sep 17, 2009
Thomas Edward Alderson, 86, of Disputanta, formerly of Ocala, Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was the son of the late Theodore E. and Goldie Norris Alderson. Mr. Alderson was a retired Sergeant and Chef in the United States Army having served during WWII (Merrill's Marauders) and the Korean War, he was...
Ruby Small
Sep 16, 2009
Ruby Sheffield Small, 84, of Colonial Heights passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Peter D. and Sarah Smith, and the widow of E. Alvin Small. Mrs. Small was preceded in death by her first husband, Louis O Sheffield, a brother, Thomas Smith, and a sister, Elizabeth Whetzel. She was a charter member...
Louise Boyd
Sep 15, 2009
Louise L. Boyd, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Eugene E. and Lizzie Martin Livesay, and the widow of James Luther Boyd. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Edward Boyd. Mrs. Boyd is survived by several cousins; Velma Wilson and...
William Parrish
Sep 15, 2009
William W. "Red" Parrish, 70, of Chesterfield, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Thomas Russell and Gracie Cary Parrish. Mr. Parrish was a 30 year Member and Deacon of Oaklawn Baptist Church, Chesterfield, where he also taught Sunday school and was a former member of Faith Baptist...
John Scott
Sep 15, 2009
John H. Scott, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was the son of the late Paul and Frances Goodwyn Scott. Mr. Scott was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Perdue Scott; a son, Dean Scott; a daughter, Janet Williamson; and a sister, Joan Harwell. He worked for the...
Edward Gibson Sr.
Sep 14, 2009
Edward Cecil Gibson Sr., 95, of Chester went to be with the Lord on September 14, 2009. Mr. Gibson was a native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and a US. Army veteran of WWII. He was a retiree from DuPont in Richmond. He is survived by his three children, Edward C. Gibson Jr., William S. Gibson, and Emily A. Gibson;...
Edna Newsom
Sep 11, 2009
Edna D. Newsom, 97, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Friday September 11, 2009. She was born on February 18, 1912, in Elkins, West Virginia. Edna was the daughter of the late John Stark and Amy Pritt Hinchman. She was a 1959 graduate of the Petersburg General Hospital School of Practical Nursing, passed the Virginia State Board Exam, and became a...
Dottie Houchins
Sep 11, 2009
Dottie Houchins 51, of Colonial Heights, died September 11, 2009 at the Medical College of Virginia. Dottie is survived by her husband, Bernie Houchins, of Colonial Heights; two sons, Joshua Houchins and wife Erin, of Wilson North Carolina, Jason Houchins and wife Susan, of Jacksonville, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Megan and Sarah Houchins; her parents, Bob and Jane Twilley, two...
Barry Germain
Sep 10, 2009
Barry Allen St. Germain, 45, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Arthur and Irene LaCourse St. Germain. He is survived by his wife, Susan Carol St. Germain; and a son, Noah St. Germain. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by the...
Louis Fariss
Sep 10, 2009
Louis F. Fariss, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Louis M. and Rose Nolley Fariss, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Lola Fariss Casper. . Mr. Fariss was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. He was a veteran in the...
Emmit Clarke
Sep 8, 2009
Emmit W. Clarke, 90, of Dinwiddie, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at McGuire Veterans Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Richard and Lennie Gray Clarke. Mr. Clarke was a United States Army Veteran of W.W. II and a member of Dinwiddie Baptist Church. Emmit is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 70 years Florence...
Patricia Poteet
Sep 8, 2009
Patricia M. Poteet 59, of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday September 8, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father Estel Dalton. Patricia is survived by her husband; George W. Poteet, son; Rick Jones and wife Sherri, daughters Robin O'Donnell and husband John, Peaches Jones Gutierrez, Pamela Sordelett and husband; Edwin, Patty Ackerman and husband...
Sylvia Gwinn
Sep 7, 2009
Sylvia Marie Gwinn, 88, of Colonial Heights, formerly of Richmond, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009 at the Dunlop House. She was the daughter of the late James A. and Nevada Parsons Brunty, and the widow of Herschel G. Gwinn. Mrs. Gwinn was a member of Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond, and a past Matron of the Glen Allen...
Erika Loy
Sep 7, 2009
Erika Paula Abt Loy, 85, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Mé�nchen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm Walter and Berta Dupp'e Abt. Mrs. Loy was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Petersburg. She is survived by a son, Peter Joseph Loy and wife, Patricia...
David Barfield
Sep 6, 2009
David Lester Barfield, 54, of Cheriton, Virginia, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA, passed at his residence Sunday, September 6, 2009. A native of Colonial Heights, he is the son of James Roger Barfield, Jr. of Colonial Heights and the late Josephine Tuma Barfield. Mr. Barfield was retired from Philip Morris USA. Other than his father, survivors include a daughter, Jennifer...
Joel Forehand Sr.
Sep 5, 2009
Joe W. Forehand Sr., 66, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Retreat Hospital. He was the son of the late Elisha J. and Martha Jenkins Forehand. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia J. Forehand; children, Carol Carden and husband, Ricky of Hopewell, Wendy Black of Hopewell, Joel W. Forehand Jr. of Chesterfield, Wesley Childress...
Jacob Harris
Sep 4, 2009
Jacob B. Harris, 20, of Colonial Heights died Friday, September 4, 2009 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was a 2009 graduate of Colonial Heights High School. Jacob is survived by his parents, James and Barbara Harris of Colonial Heights; a brother, Billy Regal of Prince George; Paternal Grandparents, Willie B. and Betsy Harris of Colonial Heights; Maternal Grandmother, Edna Andrews;...
James Walker
Sep 1, 2009
James Calvin Walker, 89, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Osceola, Arkansas, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Dora Kent Walker. Mr. Walker retired from the U.S. Navy in 1960 with 20 years of service. He then worked for Firestone until 1970, and retired from...
Eric Lee
Aug 31, 2009
Eric Donald Lee, 78, of Colonial Heights, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Robert Edwin Lee Sr. and Wilhelmina Leimberger Lee, and was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Edwin Lee Jr. Mr. Lee retired from Butterworth's Furniture after 47 years of service, and was a member of...
Nellie Wall
Aug 30, 2009
Nellie P. Wall, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, August 30. 2009. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eula Mae Jones Phelps. Mrs. Wall was the first School Crossing Guard at the Boulevard and Westover Avenue in Colonial Heights, and a Legislative Aide for Delegate George Jones for over 15 years. She was a past...
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