Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Oct 23, 2022

Jewell Lynn Patram Rose was born in Petersburg General Hospital on October 4, 1944. I lived in Colonial Heights with my parents, sister, Phyllis and brother, Claude Forrest. I was the baby of the family. Claude F. married Nancy when I was eight. I was supposed to be the flower girl, but I had the measles! I remember how...

Oct 18, 2022

Elisabeth “Eddy” W. Noel 97, of Prince George County, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at her beloved home of over 50 years. Born on October 11, 1925, in Worms, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Wilhelmine Eller. She was also preceded in death by her husband Lt. Col. (Army) Earl E. Noel, son Earl...

Oct 17, 2022

Gladys Cadger Mullett, 88, of Colonial Heights passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 17, 2022 at her residence. Born December 24, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Kate Cadger, and was also preceded in death by her stepdaughter, Tina Dodson; and siblings, Shirley Robinson, Phyllis Swing, and Julian Cadger....

Oct 17, 2022

Josephine T. Fauber 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Richmond Community Hospice House. She was born March 12, 1945, to the late Willie Macon and Mary Jessie Taylor and was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Robert Lewis Fauber Sr.; and granddaughter, McKayla Skinner. She is survived by her children,...

Oct 17, 2022

Weldon H. “Herb” Peterson Jr., 65, of Chesterfield passed away October 17, 2022. He was born in Petersburg on October 12, 1957 and was preceded in death by his father, Weldon H. “Pete” Peterson Sr. Herb was a member of Beulah United Methodist Church and served as an IT Specialist for the USDA for nearly 35 years. He was...

Oct 16, 2022

Karen Fay Stewart, 61, of Colonial Heights passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at her residence. She was the daughter of Brenda May Hathcock and the late Ernest Williams. She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Ernest and Deita Welder; her paternal grandparents, Charles and Lola Williams; stepfathers; Harold “Pop” Allen and Ray Hathcock; and...

Oct 16, 2022

Mark Wade Archer Jr. “Bootie”, 33, of Disputanta, Virginia passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born on December 20, 1988 in Petersburg, Virginia.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Hoover Archer, Sr. and Wavey Archer; nanny Jeanne (Ritchie); nanny, Barbara Haulsee; and stepdad, Scott Giordano.

Mark was an avid...

Oct 14, 2022

Mrs. Carroll Scott Deadmon, 86, of Prince George, Virginia, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022. She was preceded in death by her lifelong husband, Robert L. Deadmon, Sr. in 2011. She was the daughter of the late Herbert E. Scott and Claudia P. Arnold.

Mrs. Deadmon was a member of Monumental Baptist...

Oct 10, 2022

Carlos Alberto Alarcon, 76, of North Plainfield, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. He was born on May 1, 1946, in Bogota, Colombia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Hernandez and his brother, Alvaro Alarcon.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. His love was...

Oct 10, 2022

Russell Paige ‘Sugar’ Sheffield Smelley Born November 28, 1938 Passed Monday October 10, 2022‘Sugar’ Smelley was born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1938 to Louis and Hazel Sheffield. The sixth of seven children, she made the front porch of her house her playground with her constant companion being her younger brother Curtis. The Colonial Heights neighborhood was her...

Oct 10, 2022

With heavy hearts we must say our final goodbyes to Barbara Jean Knight “Mimi”, who passed on Monday, October 10, 2022, after 93 years and 11 months. She was born on November 12, 1928, in Meridian, Mississippi, to the late Ernest Brown and Maudie Elizabeth Brown (Crabtree). She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Knight;...

Oct 9, 2022

Rev. Dayton Almon Birt, 65, of N. Dinwiddie, VA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 9, 2022.  Dayton was currently serving as the Bishop & CEO of Redemption Ministries in Prince George, VA.  In his early ministry, Dayton served as associate pastor under the mentorship of his father, Rev. Almon Birt, while...

Oct 9, 2022

Flora “Teta” M. Perkinson, 76, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.  Born on July 10, 1946 in Lyons, New York, she was the daughter of the late Howard Edward and Gene Wilkinson Marshall.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph “Joe” Daniel Perkinson and brother, Benjamin Scott Marshall.  She is...

Oct 8, 2022

Jonathan “Douglas” Smith, 73, of Disputanta, crossed over to the Lord to be with his family and pets on October 8, 2022 after passing away in the home he built. His wife and daughter were at his side. He was born in Richmond on July 3, 1949 to the late Donald Linwood and Loretta Cottrell Smith and was also...

Oct 7, 2022

Laura Williams Bass, 94, of Colonial Heights, passed away October 7, 2022. She was a nurse for many years at Petersburg General Hospital and retired from Central State Hospital in 1982. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Thomas Williams and Grace L. Crowder; her husband, Billy N. Bass, sons, B. Michael Bass and Mark Vincent Bass; sisters,...

Oct 6, 2022

Johnny Milton Capps, Jr., 58, of Disputanta, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 6, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny Sr. and Carolyn Capps; and baby sister, Cheree Capps. Johnny is survived by his beautiful wife, Tina Capps; his three girls, Shannon, April (Chad), and Courtnee; his grand babies Grayson, Lillian,...

Oct 6, 2022

Nancy Allgood Tatum, 79, of Colonial Heights, wife of Thomas E. “Ed” Tatum, died October 6, 2022.  She was a longtime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where she served on many committees over the years. She was a school secretary at Tussing Elementary School for nearly 25 years before retiring in 2000. She was preceded in death by...

Oct 3, 2022

AE Suk “Sue” Schiwitz, 80, of Hopewell, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022.  She was born June 12, 1942, in Japan to the late Un Nyon Cho and Chung Hwan Kim and was preceded in death by her brother, Seung Chu Cho. She moved to Hopewell, VA in the early 1970’s from Seoul, Korea with her son, Johnny. She...

Oct 2, 2022

Joan Harrison Price, 90, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2022. She was born and raised in Danville, Virginia, the daughter of George Thomas Harrison and Virginia Mann Miller. She worked as Petersburg Deputy Treasurer in the late 1970s and later worked in Civil Service at Fort Lee, retiring in 1997. She was an avid shopper, reader, cross stitcher...

Oct 2, 2022

Labor Day, 2022—Old Mission Peninsula winery overlooking Lake Michigan. Cathy Jane Learnard, of Richmond VA, passed away at 6PM on October 2, 2022, at age 66, having been born on July 20, 1956. Cathy was always proud that Neil Armstrong selected her birthday for the astronaut’s first moon landing. Cathy grew up in Colonial Heights, VA, and...