Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Betty Rivard
Jun 29, 2019
Betty Lee (Bivens) Rivard, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was born on March 5, 1927 to the late Robert and Gertie Bivens in Meadow Bluff, West Virginia. Mrs. Rivard was a member of Sam Black United Methodist Church in Smoot, West Virginia, Colonial Heights AARP, and the 50 and Better group at Colonial...
Amanda Ahern
Jun 29, 2019
Amanda Lynn Ahern, of Matoaca, Virginia departed this life on Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by grandfather, Donald R. Evans, Sr., Oakland, Maryland; father, Kenny R. Ahern, Winchester, Virginia; beloved sister, Dana M. (Ahern) Hawkins, Matoaca, Virginia and cousin, Devin S. Harvey, Farmington, West Virginia. She was a 2003 graduate of Matoaca High School. Amanda...
John Pearce
Jun 28, 2019
John Franklin Pearce, 77, of Colonial Heights passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019. Born November 23, 1941, he was the son of the late Franklin May and Zelma Nugent Pearce, and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Shelton Pearce. John worked in sales most of his life and most recently retired as...
Betty Thompson
Jun 26, 2019
Betty Goodrich Thompson, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. A Christmas Eve baby, she was born in 1941 to the late George Willard and Elizabeth Harris Goodrich in Petersburg, VA. She grew up in the little town of Dendron in Surry County where she was a member of the...
Linda Jernigan
Jun 25, 2019
Linda Presson Jernigan, 70, of Prince George, passed away Tuesday June 25, 2019. She was born August 9, 1948 in Petersburg, VA to the late William and Mildred Morris Jernigan. Linda was preceded in death by her husband Mark P. Presson. She retired from Fort Lee after more than 40 years of civil service. Linda loved the ocean and...
Charles Watson
Jun 23, 2019
Charles Richard Watson, 88, of N. Prince George, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Charles was a member of Westover Episcopal Church in Charles City. He was a retired attorney and was the Commonwealth Attorney for Chesterfield county for 11 years. After that he became a criminal defense...
David Brooks, Jr.
Jun 23, 2019
David Brooks Jr. was born on November 4, 1958 in Petersburg, VA to David and Linda Brooks. He served as a member of the United States Army in Korea. He married the love of his life, Luz Nelly Brooks on July 7, 1989. They raised two sons and a daughter together. David loved Jesus and served in many areas...
Pauline Hamlin
Jun 22, 2019
Pauline B. Hamlin, formerly of Colonial Heights, Virginia, entered heaven on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was just three weeks shy of her 97th birthday. She was a resident of Abbotswood Assisted Living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was born Pauline Virginia Bailey on July 17, 1922, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Her lucky parents were Edward L. Bailey and...
Norman Fly
Jun 20, 2019
Norman James Fly, 80, of Prince George, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Norman and Mildred Fly on September 22, 1938. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Fly; and grandson; Alexander Moran. Mr. Fly served his country in the United States Army, retired as a Supervisor from...
Ronald Davis
Jun 19, 2019
Ronald C. “Buster” Davis, 83, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born February 9, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Flourian R. Davis Sr. and Gladys Croxton Davis, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Davis. Mr. Davis was a United States Navy Veteran and retired after...
Ardenia Worthen
Jun 18, 2019
With heavy hearts we mourn the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, L. Ardenia Martin Worthen. We are joyful knowing that she was called home by a loving Heavenly Father and greeted joyously into the arms of her loved ones on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the age of 91. She was born on June 30, 1927...
Alfred O'Daire
Jun 18, 2019
Alfred W. O’Daire Sr., 91, of Lancaster, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Born in New York on January 21, 1928, he was the son of the late William A. and Ada Greenway O’Daire. He was preceded in death by his wives, Elsie M. O’Daire and Gloria Courtney O’Daire; a granddaughter, Kristine O’Daire and a sister, Pat...
Wanda Stamey
Jun 16, 2019
Wanda Mull Stamey, 71, of Chester, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. She was the daughter of Bernon and Bernice Mull of Morganton, North Carolina. She is survived by her husband, William Stamey; sons, Anthony and Joshua Stamey; sister, Debbie Ingram (Kevin); brother, David Mull; niece, Heather Gillenwater; nephew, Chad Dickson; and grandsons, Jack, Nathaniel, Nolan, and Nick. Wanda...
Jason Braswell
Jun 15, 2019
Jason Parker Braswell, 38, of Chester, went home to Jesus on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Jason was a graduate of LC Byrd High School and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and loved to praise God with the choir in music. Jason had a tremendous love for gospel music and had a collection of over 135 Bill Gaither...

Pamela Thrift
Jun 13, 2019
Pamela C. Thrift, 73, of Chester passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Born November 21, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Leon LeRoy and Mamie Jeanette Crowder. She attended Community Christian Fellowship and was very active with the Petersburg High School graduating class of 1964. She loved sewing and crafting, and cherished her time with her...
Frederick James, Sr.
Jun 11, 2019
Frederick Thomas James Sr., 84, of Disputanta, Virginia passed away at home on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. He was born December 11, 1934 at home in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, George and Malinda James; brother, George; sisters, Mae Billings and her husband Walter, Ruth Christy, Evelyn Marsh and husband, William, and Harriet...
Debbie Pfost
Jun 10, 2019
Debbie K. Pfost, 66, of Colonial Heights, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 10, 2019. She was born November 29, 1952 in Aberdeen, Mississippi to the late Richard J. Mays Jr. and Roberta Edward Mays. She is survived by her husband, Jim Pfost; children, Don (Amy), Melendy, Tanya (Sean), Daniel (Brianne), and Jimmy (Kelly); grandchildren, Aidan,...
Virginia Baker-Dillard
Jun 9, 2019
Virginia Lee Baker-Dillard, 73, of South Chesterfield, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Lynn Allgood; son, Kenneth Mark Dillard; and grandson, Dylan Connelly Allgood. Virginia loved to go dancing and traveling. Her loving family will always remember how she lived her life to the fullest. The family will receive friends from 6:00...
Kenneth Brown, Sr.
Jun 9, 2019
Kenneth Wayne (Kenny) Brown Sr., of Dinwiddie, passed away June 9, 2019 after his two-year battle with ALS. Kenny was born to Edward and Edith Brown in Hopewell, on December 3, 1960. Kenny was married to his wife, Gay, for 33 lovely years and raised two children together. He devoted his life to his family, his job at Castle...
Andrew Anderson
Jun 6, 2019
Andrew Marvin Anderson, of Colonial Heights, departed this life on Thursday, June 6, 2019 peacefully at McGuire Veterans Hospital. He was born in Twin Lakes, Minnesota to the late Cornelius and Ragna Anderson. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Erika Anderson; children, Bert Anderson, Caroline Rowe (Larry), and...
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