OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Angela French

Angela French

Jul 16, 2022

Angela Lynne French, 54, of N. Chesterfield, passed away July 16, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Wilson Young; sister, Lelia Denise Young; and stepfather, Jack Eugene Young. She is survived by her mother, Lelia Joyce Young; sons, Christopher Edward Wray Jr., Anthony Jason Wray, Todd Jacob Wray, and Robert Wilson Young II; grandchildren, Victoria...

Dorothy "Dot" Rhodes

Dorothy "Dot" Rhodes

Jul 13, 2022

Dorothy “Dot” Turner Rhodes, 86, of Colonial Heights passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Born July 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lee and Mabel Lee Turner, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank M. Rhodes; sons, Franklin Everette Rhodes, David Scott Rhodes; sister, Shirley Beasley; and son-in-law William...

Ada Kröener

Ada Kröener

Jul 12, 2022

Arvetta Yates Kröener, 94, of N. Chesterfield, passed away July 12, 2022. She was born in Hemmel, Missouri on March 20, 1928 to the late Clarence and Emma Patterson. Mrs. Kröener retired as a record clerk from Fort Lee and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Donald Kröener; children, Charles E....

Melinda "Tootie" Ellington

Melinda "Tootie" Ellington

Jul 12, 2022

Melinda “Tootie” Gail Ellington, 66, of Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Born on February 19, 1956, in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Elmer Pritchett and Patsy Ruth Pritchett.

Before her retirement, she was a lab technician for DuPont for 37 years. Melinda loved to...

Brenda Grant

Brenda Grant

Jul 11, 2022

Brenda Frith Grant, 74, of South Chesterfield, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022. She was born in Petersburg on March 16, 1948 to the late Garland Cleveland “Billy” and Ada Lilley “Kay” Frith and preceded by her sister Joyce Frith Burton. Brenda was a member of Courthouse Church of Christ. She worked for Brown and Williamson before becoming an...

Dorothy "Dot" Butler

Dorothy "Dot" Butler

Jul 7, 2022

Dorothy Jewel “Dot” Butler, 90, a lifelong resident of Matoaca, Virginia, passed away quietly on Thursday, July 7, 2022. She was born on August 29, 1931, to the late William Henry Porter and Gladys Ford Porter. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Elmer J. “Bozo” Butler. She is survived by her...

Pauline Cox

Pauline Cox

Jul 6, 2022

Pauline Stalder Cox, 102, of Colonial Heights passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born in Guysville, Ohio on September 3, 1919, she was the youngest daughter of the late Otto and Susan Stalder, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren Adkins Cox; and grandson, Christopher Liam Leavell.

Graduate of...

Linda Henson

Linda Henson

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,...

April Powell

April Powell

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...

Joyce George

Joyce George

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...

Charles Evans Sr.

Charles Evans Sr.

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...

George Robertson

George Robertson

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...

Carol Maitland

Carol Maitland

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...

Roy Comer

Roy Comer

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...

Darrell Daugharthy

Darrell Daugharthy

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...

Ellen Ferguson

Ellen Ferguson

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...

Edward Powell

Edward Powell

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...

Betty Aders

Betty Aders

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...

Belle Story

Belle Story

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...

Cw2 Donald Reeves (Ret.)

Cw2 Donald Reeves (Ret.)

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...

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