Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Wilda Freeland
Aug 27, 2022
Wilda Langster Freeland 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was born on July 18, 1931, to the late James W. and Cora Shell Langster. Wilda was also preceded in death by her husband, Milton E. Freeland, Sr.; and one sister, Marie L. Bishop.
She retired from Southside Regional Medical Center and was...
David Senter
Aug 25, 2022
David Andrew Senter, 81, of Chester, passed away August 25, 2022. He was born in Elkhorn, Kentucky on August 1, 1941 to the late Everette and Edna Senter. He was a member of Colonial Christian Church, where he served as treasurer. Mr. Senter served his country in the United States Army and retired as a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist for...
Alma Rowland
Aug 25, 2022
Alma Mae Rowland, 92, of Petersburg passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Born September 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Emil Vaughan and Exonie Virginia Creasy, and was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Howard Rowland.
Alma was a lifelong member of Wesley United Methodist Church, where she...
James Williams
Aug 25, 2022
James R. Williams, 97, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at home. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Mary (Doss) Williams. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, and a former member of Second Baptist Church, Petersburg. He served in the United States...
Florence Butler
Aug 25, 2022
Florence Aletha Butler, 89, of Chester, passed away August 25, 2022. She was born in Petersburg on September 1, 1932 to the late Leo and Lucy Cooley. Mrs. Butler was a lady of Christian faith and was retired as a foreman from the Chesterfield plant of Allied Chemical. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace...
Jennifer Barfield
Aug 24, 2022
Jennifer Conner Barfield, 36, of South Prince George, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born on December 29, 1985, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She is preceded in death by her father, Marty Conner; her paternal granddaddy, Ernest Conner; her maternal grandfather, Stephen Shuman; Her great-grandmother, Katheryn Hon Thomas; her great-grandparents, Buddy and Sadie...
Kirtibahen Patel
Aug 24, 2022
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Caroline Hayden
Aug 23, 2022
Caroline “Dena” Hayden, 58, of Disputanta, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Born May 22, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Mary Phyllis and Garland Lee Hayden, Sr.
Dena worked as a school bus driver for Henrico County for over 10 years, retiring in 2009. A devoted animal lover, she has rescued many...
John Wilson
Aug 23, 2022
John Frederick Wilson, beloved husband and father, passed away on August 23, 2022 at age 82. He was born on December 1, 1939 to Charles and Garnet Wilson.
John served in the Air Force, and then went on to a career as an electrician at Ford Motor Company. He married Lynn R. Weatherly on September 14, 1968,...
Catherine Parker
Aug 20, 2022
Catherine Bradshaw Parker 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Brighter Living Assisted Living in Hopewell. She was born May 17, 1942, to the late Howard C. and Cora Atkins Bradshaw and was preceded in death by her husband, John Newman Parker; granddaughter, Jessica Lorentz Velvin. Mrs. Parker was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church,...
Debra Hayer
Aug 20, 2022
Debra Anne McGuire Hayer, 69, of North Chesterfield, passed away August 20, 2022. She was born in South Korea on April 1, 1953. Mrs. Hayer was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters of America Court Regina Coeli. She was a student of life who loved and nurtured animals and being a homemaker. Among her many...
Mary Mitchell
Aug 19, 2022
Mary Katherine Yohe Mitchell, age 65, of Dillwyn, Virginia, formerly of Richmond, entered into eternal rest after a courageous battle with brain cancer on August 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, James “Eddie” and France Yohe; and younger brother, James David Yohe. She is survived by her sisters, Sharon Rouse (Alex) of Virginia Beach and...
Frances Williams
Aug 18, 2022
Frances Johnson Williams, 93, of Sutherland, Virginia passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022. Born December 20, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley and Annie Estelle Johnson, and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Randolph Williams, Sr.; four brothers, James, Robert, Charles, and Edward Johnson; and sister, Annie Ruth Turner.
She...
Phillip Chisholm
Aug 18, 2022
Phillip Daniel Chisholm, 70, of Chester, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Born December 18, 1951, he was the son of the late Joseph and Unica Chisholm.
For about 18 years, Phillip worked as a foreman for J.W. Enochs Construction Company. He then worked for G.E. Modular Space Company for 8...
Marquitta "Kita" Christopher
Aug 15, 2022
Marquitta “Kita" Simmons Christopher, age 75, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022. She is the daughter of late Richard and Jessie Simmons of Chesterfield, and was preceded in death by her husband, Curly Joe Christopher Sr., and five sisters and six brothers. Mrs. Christopher was retired from Defense Supply Center Richmond. She is survived by her son Joe...
Dietlind "Linda" Peters
Aug 13, 2022
On Saturday, August 13, 2022, Dietlind (Linda) Johanna Peters, loving wife, mother of three children, and Oma to five grandchildren, passed away at the age of 87 in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Linda was born on May 2, 1935, in Oppeln, Germany to William Friedrich and Helene Moering. She started her career as a fashion designer for Klepper in Munich,...
Danny Skeeters
Aug 13, 2022
Danny D. Skeeters, 58, of Petersburg passed away August 13, 2022. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 7, 1964 to the late Farrell and Margaret Skeeters and was preceded in death by his nephews, Timothy Troy Nicely and Randolph James Nicely. Mr. Skeeters was an underground pipelayer and he enjoyed shooting guns. He is survived by his...
Robert Ricks
Aug 12, 2022
Robert G. Ricks, 74, of Montross, passed away on August 12, 2022.
Robert was born on July 12, 1948, at Scott Air Force base in St. Claire, Illinois. He graduated from Colonial Heights High School and Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Art History. He is preceded in death by his parents Glenn and Helen Ricks....
Benjamin Carey Jr.
Aug 12, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Carey Jr., 66, of Disputanta, passed away August 12, 2022. He was born on June 22, 1956, in Wilmington, Delaware to Beryl Stanton Carey and Benjamin Franklin Carey Sr. Mr. Carey served his country in the United States Navy, retiring after 20 years of Submarine Service, and was a Field Service Representative for Nalco Chemical Company. He...
James "Jim" Schweizer
Aug 12, 2022
James “Jim” Norman Schweizer, 76, of Petersburg, Virginia, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022. Born on December 27, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of the late William E. Schweizer and Myrtle Louise (Ervin) Schweizer. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Alice S. Capdeville, his brother, William E. Schweizer; and many special...
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