OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Patricia Goudreault

Patricia Goudreault

May 25, 2020

Patricia Palmore Goudreault, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with her Lord on May 25, 2020. She was born on May 5, 1947 to the late harry Palmore Jr. and Margaret Jennings Palmore.  She was a graduate of Colonial Heights High School and retired from Fort Lee as a computer technician.  Patricia was a devoted member...

Vera Burge

Vera Burge

May 24, 2020

Vera Mayhew Burge, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020. She was born in Franklin County, Virginia on August 4, 1932 to the late William and Nora Mayhew and retired from Allied Chemical of Chesterfield. Mrs. Burge loved gardening, quilting, travelling, sewing, and embroidery, but above all she loved her family and the time that she...

Vera Cottrell

Vera Cottrell

May 24, 2020

Vera Cottrell has died aged ninety-eight. Vera and her family moved to Colonial Heights from Kentucky in 1954 and she raised her two young daughters here. Her husband, Ben, died in 1993. Vera was an RN and worked for many years at Petersburg General Hospital on the post-surgical floor. She attended retired nurses’ lunches with old friends until last...

Annie Pacheco

Annie Pacheco

May 23, 2020

Annie Mae Reynolds Pacheco, 95, of McKenney, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia on October 7, 1924 to the late Ruben and Bertha Johnson. Mrs. Pacheco was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church and she loved to sew. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Pacheco; two daughters, Andrea...

Jane Pond

Jane Pond

May 22, 2020

Jane Marie Claytor Pond, 93, of Colonial Heights, passed away at home on Friday, May 22, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Richmond, Virginia on May 21, 1927 to the late Thomas Linwood Claytor Sr. and Minnie Belle Harmon Claytor, and was a graduate of Thomas Dale High School. Mrs. Pond was a charter member...

Bok Meadows

Bok Meadows

May 21, 2020

Bok Soon Meadows, 78, of Prince George, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at her residence in Prince George, Virginia. She was born December 5, 1941 in Kimpo Korea to the late Suk Ki Lim and Ok Hee Yoo.

Mrs. Bok Soon Meadows married her late husband, William (Bill) Eugene Meadows December 1, 1959 in Korea. She...

George Grant

George Grant

May 21, 2020

George E. Grant, 88, of Chesterfield, passed away May 21, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; his daughter, Dawn Grant Sarver; parents, James Grant of Hermon, Maine and Viola Grant Rogerson of Hampden, Maine; and brother, Walter Grant of Trenton, Maine. He is survived by two sons, Douglas George “Musky” (Rhonda) of Midlothian and David...

Melvin Mixell, Jr.

Melvin Mixell, Jr.

May 19, 2020

Melvin George “Butch” Mixell, Jr., 72, of Prince George, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020.  He was born in Petersburg, Va. October 9, 1947 to the late Melvin George Mixell and Lois Lockett Layden.  Butch is survived by wife, Jackie Bowers Mixell; three children, Christy Jones (Bradley), Ricky Mixell (Courtney), and Timmy Mixell (Jade); five grandchildren, Braelyn, Jayse, Hunter,...

Betty Jo Bishop

Betty Jo Bishop

May 17, 2020

Betty Jo Collins Bishop, 64, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020.  Born on October 13, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lelia McDaniel Collins.  Mrs. Bishop was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton “Bubba” Bishop, Jr. and a sister, Nancy Collins.

Betty is survived by her sons, Clifton...

Lynda Rae Retzloff Jones

Lynda Rae Retzloff Jones

May 17, 2020

Lynda Rae Logan Retzloff Jones, 66, of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia on June 4, 1953 to the late Raymond and Elizabeth Logan. She was a member of Elm Street Baptist Church and Community Christian Fellowship, Colonial Heights, and was a retired secretary for Southlawn Memorial Park, S. Prince George. She...

Mary Bell

Mary Bell

May 16, 2020

Mary Wright Bell passed away at the age of 76 on May 14 in her home in Colonial Heights, Virginia.

Mary was born on July 7th, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia to William Edwin Land and Mary Wilson Bohanon.  She spent her childhood in Surry, Virginia, where she attended school, before ultimately graduating from Petersburg High School.  She...

Joseph Mcgrath

Joseph Mcgrath

May 16, 2020

Joseph Edward McGrath of Chester, Virginia passed away on May 16, 2020 at the age of 80.  Born in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1940 to Joseph & Mildred McGrath. He is survived by his wife, Delores of 56 years.  He had two daughters, Caria A. McGrath & Darlene Vogel of Livingston, Montana.  His siblings include Patty a sister in Williamsburg,...

James King

James King

May 14, 2020

James H. King, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia on April 1, 1942 to the late Charles and Florence King. Mr. King attended Community Christian Church and served his country in the United States Navy for over four years. He enjoyed bass fishing and was a member of the...

Evelyn Peebles

Evelyn Peebles

May 13, 2020

Evelyn Fleming Crowder Peebles, 89, of Midlothian, widow of Walworth L. Peebles Jr., died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Ellie F. Crowder.  She was preceded in death by her loving son Walworth Bradbury Peebles. She is survived by her  son David Peebles (Sabrina) of Chesterfield, Va.,  daughter in love Katheryn...

Leslie Fryar

Leslie Fryar

May 10, 2020

Leslie P. “Les” Fryar, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020.  He was born on August 20, 1938 in Pennsylvania to the late Leslie Frank and Pauline Hoffman Fryar, and was the widower of Edna Dolores Williams Fryar.  He was preceded in death by a younger sister, Paulette Fryar Angeloff; and a sister-in-law, Brenda Williams...

Richard Chavis, Jr.

Richard Chavis, Jr.

May 10, 2020

Richard T. Chavis, Jr. “Ricky”, 60 of Colonial Heights, peacefully went to be with the Lord, Sunday May 10, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his father Richard T. Chavis, Sr.  Ricky is survived by his mother Helen Sheffield; sister, Rhonda Chavis; son, Ricky Chavis III; daughter, Amy Ridgway; and four grandchildren.  He served in the United States...

Rose O'Berry

Rose O'Berry

May 9, 2020

Rose Jackson O’Berry, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in the presence of family on Saturday, May 9, 2020. In her younger years, Rose enjoyed fishing, livin’ in “the country” and was a graduate of Petersburg High School. She worked as a legal secretary, kept a nice house, liked embroidery, and found passion in...

Betty Mcclellan

Betty Mcclellan

May 7, 2020

Betty Ruth (Sutton) McClellan went to be with Jesus on Thursday, May 7th in her Colonial Heights home with her husband Donald “Donnie” McClellan by her side. She was a longtime resident of Colonial Heights and was happily married for 64 of her 82 years. She was as good as one could ask for as a loving wife, mom,...

Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson

May 7, 2020

Ann Ridout Wilson, 66, of S. Chesterfield, passed away May 7, 2020. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia on October 10, 1953 to Ronald and Alice Ridout. Ms. Wilson was a member of The Heights Baptist Church. She served her community as a Registered Nurse for many years, retiring from Westminster Canterbury Richmond. She loved gardening, shopping, and the...

Mildred Alkire

Mildred Alkire

May 4, 2020

Funeral services will be held at Harmer Funeral Home 300 Pike Street Shinnston, West Virginia 26431 at a later date.

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