Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Jul 6, 2022

Linda Lou Henson, 79, of South Prince George, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born on October 7, 1942, in Tazwell, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Melvin Brown and Roburley Agnes Farmer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Eugene Henson; special companion, Bert Stevens; and her sisters,...

Jul 4, 2022

April Anne Powell, 76, of Chester passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022. Born June 16, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Janice Lee and Thomas Luther Biggs, Jr., and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lee Powell.

April worked for John B. Denson D.D.S. as an office...

Jul 3, 2022

Joyce Phillips George, age 96, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Sunday, July 3, 2022. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Samuel Walter George Jr.; parents, Joseph Benjamin Phillips and Ruth Jackson Phillips; and a sister, Jacqueline Phillips Allen.

She is survived by her two sons, David Walter George and Mark...

Jul 1, 2022

Charles L. Evans Sr., 60, long-life resident of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on July 1, 2022, at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Chesterfield, VA.

Charles was a skilled craftsman and welder who served his community as a Volunteer Firefighter in several stations across Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties. He was a long-time member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Dinwiddie, VA...

Jul 1, 2022

George was born the first of five in a time of unrest and many of his parents’ siblings were away at war. His parents John Royall Robertson Jr. and Gladys Mitchell Robertson were able to stay on the farm at Chestnut Ridge where the family had deep roots for generations in southern Chesterfield. George lost his legs to a...

Jun 30, 2022

Carol Lee Maitland, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022. She was born in Richmond on October 18, 1939 to the late Carlos and Clara Burke and attended Immanuel Baptist Church. She served over 30 years as a school bus driver for Colonial Heights Public Schools Transportation Department, and cherished the time that she spent with...

Jun 29, 2022

Roy Dean Comer, 87, of Prince George VA passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Born on December 21, 1934, in Marion North Carolina, he was the son of the late Newman Comer and Pansy Crouch. Proceeded in death by brothers, Bob Comer, Jim Comer and his loving wife Bobby Jean Comer. He...

Jun 29, 2022

Darrell Lee Daugharthy, 73, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Born on July 12, 1948, in Warren, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Alton Eugene and Ruth Marie Daugharthy. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Grant Daugharthy.

Darrell was a United States...

Jun 28, 2022

Ellen G. Ferguson, 45, of Richmond, passed away June 28, 2022. Ellen worked for Analytic Corporation, and part-time for the Grapevine restaurant in Richmond. She served her country in the United States Army and completed her B.S. in Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. Ellen ran track in high school and also enjoyed reading, crafts, horseback riding, and...

Jun 28, 2022

Edward Jackson Powell, 86, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.  He was born on February 29, 1936 in Halifax County, Virginia to the late Hester Edward and Ellen Louise Grady Powell.  Mr. Powell was also preceded in death by a son, Ed Holloway; a nephew, Terry Powell; and his longtime companion, Isabelle Fristoe.  He was a...

Jun 27, 2022

Betty Jean Aders, 73, of Sutherland, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. She was born on January 19, 1949 to the late Robert and Thelma Staples and was a member of Covenant Christian Fellowship. She was an Avon Representative who enjoyed sewing and crocheting, but above all she was a devoted wife and mother. Mrs. Aders is survived by...

Jun 26, 2022

Belle Floraine Lawrence Story, 73, of Disputanta, Virginia passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Born on March 31, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Richard Clyde Lawrence and Maggie Mae Fulton. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Allan Charles Story Sr. and two sisters, Shelby Jean Lawrence and Dorothy Louise McCullen. Belle retired...

Jun 26, 2022

CW2 Donald Lee Reeves (Ret.), 91, of Disputanta passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022.  After 22 years of faithful service to his country, he retired from the United States Army. He then joined the Secret Service, where he retired again after many years. Donald was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Filipino American Association of...

Jun 25, 2022

Dorothy “Hookie” Dobyns Hargis, 80, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Born on January 21, 1942, in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ray Whitfield Dobyns and Dorothy Belle Dobyns. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Harry Burns Hargis; her...

Jun 25, 2022

Grace Elizabeth Cannady, 83, of South Prince George passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Born in Ashland, Virginia on December 26, 1938, she was raised by the late Ashton P. and Christine Stone, and was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, LTC John William Cannady, Jr.

She was a loving...

Jun 24, 2022

Myrtle B. Orcutt, 96, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away Friday morning, June 24, 2022. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia on September 14, 1925. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas B. Belcher and Lillie S. Belcher; her brother, John T. Belcher Sr.; sisters, Gladys B. Merten and Irene B. Palmer. Myrtle was also preceded in...

Jun 23, 2022

Sharon Kay (Chapman) Daniel passed away at home in Chester, Va. surrounded by loved ones one June 23, 2022. The Huntington, W.Va. native and 1965 graduate of Huntington East High School was 75. She is survived by her husband of 55 years William Daniel, formerly of Barboursville, W.Va., and a daughter, Jennifer K. Baker of Grifton, N.C., five grandchildren...

Jun 19, 2022

Billy Ray Spivey, 88, of S. Prince George left his Earth to be with his beloved wife on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Born August 27, 1933, he was the son of the late Vellie and Carrlie Spivey and was also preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Johnson Spivey; son, Timothy R. Spivey; five brothers and two...

Jun 16, 2022

CW5 Robert E. Gates, USA (Ret.), 78, of Prince George County, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Born on May 13, 1944 in Flinton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Eugene B. Gates and Madeline R. Gates. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 34 years, Evelyn Marie Gates,...

Jun 14, 2022

Helen Wilson Leonard, 89, of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 17, 1933, she was the daughter to the late Rennie Harrison and Gertrude Birdsall Wilson. Her husband Garnett Wade Leonard preceded her in death, as did her sister, Anne Stover, and her brother, Charles Wilson.