Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Apr 16, 2022

Margie Ann Wood, 79, of Prince George, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. She was born February 17, 1943, in Duplin, North Carolina to the late William and Estella Hobbs Brown, and was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald James Wood; and son, James Steven Wood. She was a member of Monumental Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia...

Apr 16, 2022

Debra Bradley Smith, 64, of Church Road, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Born April 24, 1957, she was the daughter of Alton Earl Bradley and the late Carol Kelley Bradley. She was a longtime member of Smyrna Baptist Church.

Debra enjoyed working as a substitute teacher at Northview Elementary School...

Apr 14, 2022

Leonard Epes Brown III, 56, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born on March 28, 1966, in Virginia to Leonard Epes Brown, Jr. and Patricia Collins Merritt. Leonard was preceded in death by his fraternal grandparents, Maude W. and Leonard E. Brown, Sr.; maternal...

Apr 13, 2022

Edna York Howard-Sleeper passed away on April 13, 2022, at the age of 95 years old. Edna was a resident of tri-cities area since 1964. Since 2019, Edna was an assisted living resident at Dunlop House in Colonial Heights, VA. She was born in Franklin, Massachusetts on November 28, 1926.

Edna was married to her...

Apr 12, 2022

Linda Ruth Bell, 64, of S. Chesterfield, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was born in Petersburg on May 9, 1957 to the late Winston and Frances Bell and was preceded in death by her brother, Ronald Winston Bell. Linda helped to organize the Chesterfield and Amelia County Fairs for many years. She cherished the time that she...

Apr 11, 2022

David M. Gonzalez embarked on his final cruise on Monday, April 11th, 2022.  Born in Bethesda, Maryland, adopted son of the late Manuel Gonzalez and Eunice (Dorsey) Gonzalez, he grew up to be a disc jockey (specializing in '50s and '60s music complete with an extensive collection of 45 rpm records) and radio personality, as well as serving a...

Apr 9, 2022

Allen Wayne Walker, 63, of North Dinwiddie, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. He was born on January 12, 1959, to the late Ruth and John “Horse” Walker, Jr. Allen worked for The Carriage House preservation apartments as a maintenance man for many years. From the years 1981 to 1986 he volunteered for the Carson...

Apr 8, 2022

Dorothy C. Warf, 98, of Waverly, Virginia, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022. She was born June 14, 1923 to the late Robert Roe and Ola Mae Coulborn, and was also preceded in death by her husband, William T. Warf Sr. She is survived by her two sons, William T. Warf Jr. (Bertie) and Robert R. Warf Sr. (Doris);...

Apr 7, 2022

Milton Howard Skelton, 93, of Heathsville, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Born March 31, 1929, he was the son of the late Benjamin Howard and Lucy Green Skelton, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Lena Skelton; and six siblings.

Milton worked in many barbershops throughout the years...

Apr 6, 2022

Lori Nicole Mingloski, 25, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, went to be with the Lord after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Born on June 4, 1996, in Petersburg, Virginia, she is the daughter of Craig and Karen Mingloski. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, George and Jean Mingloski, Clarence and Ingelore Dean, and...

Apr 6, 2022

Sue Anthony Bopp, passed peacefully on April 6, 2022. Sue was born in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Carl Anthony and Dorothy Kitts Bopp and is survived by her dear devoted sister,  Lynn Bopp White (Pood) and her husband, George of Georgetown, South Carolina and her brother, Robert Bopp and wife, Kathy of Pulaski; niece and god daughter, Erin...

Apr 5, 2022

Adam Newton (38) of Prince George, Virginia passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022.

He graduated from Southern Nash High School in Nash County North Carolina in 2004. He lived in Prince George, VA with his wife and dog Rambo.

His family is deeply saddened, he will continue to...

Apr 5, 2022

Arnett “Arnie” Higginbotham, 59, of Chesterfield, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He was born on October 11, 1962, to Nathan and Betty Higginbotham. Arnie was an avid outdoorsman and was part of the Matoaca Sportsman Club. He loved NASCAR and golf, and was a New York Yankees fan. Arnie loved family get-togethers and his grandkids were the loves...

Apr 4, 2022

Sherri Lynn Gordon, 59, of Chester, Virginia, went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 4, 2022. Born on April 17, 1962, in Hopewell, Virginia, she was the daughter to the late John L. Archer Jr. and Louise W. Archer. She is also preceded in death by her father-in-law, Eddie Gordon.

Sherri...

Apr 3, 2022

Brigitte Margarete Puskeppeleit King, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully, Sunday,  April 3,2022 at MCV VCU Hospital in Richmond. Born in Berlin Germany, she was the daughter of the late Marianne Puskeppeleit and wife of the late Arthur L. King. A U.S. Army wife she spent most of their service career at Fort Lee and working numerous managerial...

Apr 3, 2022

Alvin Gresham Cridlin, 66 of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022.  He was born November 17, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri to the late William and Margaret Cridlin.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Angela Cridlin.  Alvin is survived by his son, Christopher Michael Cridlin; three brothers, William G. Cridlin, Jr., Chiles Cridlin, Sr.,...

Apr 2, 2022

Sean Patrick Higgins, 67, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, after a four-year battle with cancer.

He was an avid adventurer who loved the outdoors. He enjoyed skiing, fishing, and hunting. He also loved history and traveling to historical sites, particularly Civil War battlefields. After spending most of his...

Apr 2, 2022

Angela Denise Gilchrist Edwards age 48 passed away on Saturday April 2, 2022 unexpectedly.  She is preceded in death by her father, William (Gilly) Gilchrist, grandparents, Mary L Wills and Lewis F Bowen Sr. and William and Emily Gilchrist all of Hopewell an aunt Faidra Bowen and a cousin Mathew Higgins. She is survived by her mother Janie B....

Apr 2, 2022

Charles W. Wilson, 80, passed away on April 1, 2022 at his home in Dallas, Georgia.  He was born May 14, 1941 in Danville, VA, the son of Welton (Slim) Wilson and Hazel Shumate (Leet).

After marriage to Brenda Walker (Wilson), he started work at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company in Petersburg, VA.  Charles became...

Apr 2, 2022

After decades of public service, Lloyd Goddard, III, was called home on April 2, 2022, at the age of 67. Lloyd, known as “brickhead” to some, dedicated his life to the safety and well-being of the residents of Colonial Heights through his work. He was generous with his time and energy, and he touched countless lives all throughout the...