All Obituaries

Joyce Marie Murdock, 89, of Colonial Heights, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.  She was born on June 24, 1930, in Ettrick, Virginia.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Reverend Guy W. Murdock.  As a faithful woman of God, Joyce loved her family, her friends, and members of her church, Believers Christian Fellowship. She is survived by daughters, Faye Keller (Charlie) and Kim Miller (Gene); sons, Guy Wayne Murdock (Pat) and Mark...

Raymond A. Schaefer Sr., 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. He was born in New York on October 29, 1938, to the late Raymond and Josephine Schaefer. Mr. Schaefer was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church, South Chesterfield and served his country for eight years in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Hopewell Moose Lodge since 1987 where he served as Governor from 2011-2012 and Past Governor from 2012-2013. He was preceded in death by his loving wife,...

    Ann P. Berry, 93, of Petersburg passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2019 at the Petersburg Home for Ladies. Born June 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Grover and Gladys Jackson Perdue, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene “Corky” Berry; brother, Nathaniel W. Perdue; sisters, Wilhemine P. Johnson and Nancy P. Thomas. Ann was a former member of High Street United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir. For many years, she...

Harold B. Burcham, 85, of Colonial Heights passed away Monday, December 2, 2019.  He was born April 4, 1934, in Winchester, Virginia to the late Albert Gordon and Guida Robinson Burcham and was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Gordon Burcham and Jerry Wayne Burcham Sr. Harold was the owner of Burcham’s Cycles, Inc in Colonial Heights for 52 years.  He was a member of the Southside Church of the Nazarene, the Petersburg Eagles# 882, the Colonial Heights Moose Lodge...

Dennis Sterling Davis, Jr., 69, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was born on October 31, 1950, in Petersburg, Virginia and was the son of the late Dennis Sterling Davis and Vivian Spain Davis.  He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Davis; two sons, Dennis Allen Davis, Gulf Breeze, Florida and Dennis Sterling Davis, III, Richmond, Virginia; a brother, Scott Farber Davis of Dinwiddie, Virginia; and a sister, Victoria Davis Zevgolis of Colonial...

Shirley Radford Butler, 81, of Midlothian, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her residence.  Born on April 19, 1938, she a native of Squire, West Virginia, and the daughter of the late, Byron and Ethel Yates Radford.   She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years; the Reverend Dr. Henry D. Butler; three sons, William G. Newman (Irene) of Goochland, Virginia, Robert L. Newman of Roanoke, Virginia, and James G. Newman (Lisa) of Tennessee,; step-son,...

Terri Allen Bryant, age 59 of Colonial Heights, VA. passed away peacefully on November 28, 2019. She was born on May 17, 1960, and a graduate of Colonial Heights High School.  She was employed as a medical coder for Change Health Care.  Terri was a gentle kind soul who loved the ocean, her two fur baby children Maxwell and Toby, and hanging out with her friends she fondly called her group. She adored her husband and you rarely saw them apart.  They were true soulmates and best...

Genevieve McCloskey Ramey, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019, at home surrounded by her daughters. She was born September 26, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Frank and Mary Louise McCloskey. Mrs. Ramey resided in Newport News, Virginia, graduating from St. Vincent de Paul High School (now Peninsula Catholic) in 1957. She also graduated from Mary Immaculate Hospital School of Nursing in 1960. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years,...

    Betty Ann Jones, 62, of North Dinwiddie passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019. Born September 3, 1957, she was the daughter of Mary Ann Yeatts and the late Fred Thomas Yeatts, Jr. She worked in production for DuPont USA for about 12 years, worked as a manager for Sam’s Club for 10 years, and also volunteered for Namozine Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Betty adored all of her dogs and loved baking. She is survived by her loving husband, Stephen Allen...

“The thing of it is” Mary Power Strum, 66, of South Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019.  Born on April 29, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Power and Anna Katherine Mendoza, and was preceded in death by a brother, John Daniel Jr.  Mrs. Strum was a member of Redemption Church in Chester, and a retired Administrative Assistant for Boehringer Ingelheim in Petersburg.  She is survived by her husband, Thomas Edward Strum; son, David...