Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Judith Lewis
Apr 29, 2019
Judith M. Lewis, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019. Born on November 21, 1941 in West Virginia, she was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur T. and Opal Cunningham Webb; and two sisters, Nancy Douglas and Hattie Ridgeway. Judy is survived by her loving husband, Pete; daughter, Mina Snead (Byron); son, Rick Killingsworth (Pam);...
Dorothy Abercrombie
Apr 28, 2019
Dorothy Ann Abercrombie passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Captain Pierce B. Abercrombie, Sr. and Ann Petik Abercrombie; and her brother, Pierce B. Abercrombie, Jr. A proud retired Veteran of the United States Navy, she lived a very satisfying life, traveled the world and received numerous medals and accommodations. Lovingly remembered...
Jeffrey Coleman
Apr 27, 2019
Jeffrey S. Coleman, 50, of N. Chesterfield passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born December 27, 1968 in Petersburg, Virginia. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his father, Henry S. Coleman. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Audrey M. Coleman; mother, Lucille J. Branch; daughter, Chalsa A....
Viola Hirn
Apr 26, 2019
Viola J. Aldridge Hirn, 95, of Colonial Heights, passed away April 26, 2019. She was born in Colonial Heights to the late Monroe M. and Siberia Ida Aldridge on March 4, 1924. She was a member of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church and Women of the Moose, Dinwiddie Chapter 1296. Mrs. Hirn traveled the world with her husband and enjoyed the...
Maggie Phillips
Apr 23, 2019
Maggie Mary Phillips, 87, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Greensville County, Virginia to the late Billy and Helen Eppes Williams. She was the widow of Marvin Edward Phillips and was preceded in death by a grandson Matthew Phillip Carwile. Ms. Phillips retired from the Colonial Heights Walmart. She is survived...
Thomas Watson
Apr 21, 2019
Thomas E. Watson, 73, of Disputanta passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born July 6, 1945 in North Carolina he was the son of the late Demsy Wayland and Ruth Hoell Watson. Mr. Watson was a United States Navy Veteran. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Watson; children, William A. Watson (Crystal), Jennifer...
Mary Leap
Apr 21, 2019
Mary Faye Leap, 65, of Disputanta, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019. She was born in Huntington, West Virginia on January 9, 1954. Mrs. Leap was employed with Wesco for 43 years, and enjoyed gardening, fishing, looking for seashells, and junk shopping. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and daughter, and loved caring for her family more than anything....
Charlene Sloan
Apr 20, 2019
Charlene "Mamma" Sloan, 86, passed away at her home in Prince George on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was born on May 26, 1932 to Talmadge and Evelyn (Mansell) White in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, ISG Donald Ray Sloan, they raised four sons together, Bob (Lois) of Lebanon, Tennessee, Richard (Phyllis)...
Frances Driggers
Apr 20, 2019
Frances Leabhart Driggers, 89, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her home. Born February 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ned Samuel and Christine Guilliams Bennett, and was also preceded in death by her brother, William Bennett. She was a member of The Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. Frances is survived...
Denise Phillingame
Apr 20, 2019
Denise Lynn Phillingame, 59, of Colonial Heights passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was born on August 16, 1959 to the late John and Shirley Trovinger in Baltimore, Maryland and was the widow of Richard Stanley Phillingame. Mrs. Phillingame was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, Hopewell and was a former owner/operator at Marshall Cab Company. She is survived...
Willie Jones
Apr 20, 2019
Willie Elwood Jones, 74, of Petersburg passed away on Saturday April 20, 2019 at his residence. He was born March 16, 1945 in Prince George, Virginia. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Leete Tire and Auto Center. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Lynda Logan Jones; daughter, Michelle Hamm (Jeramy), Charlotte Retzloff (Shak Rasheed), Consuella...
Beverly Sheffield
Apr 19, 2019
Beverly L. Sheffield, 78, of Chester, passed away after a long-term illness on Friday, April 19, 2019 at her residence. She was born to the late Wilbur Leadbetter and Belle Ennis on August 13, 1940 and was a member of Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Sheffield enjoyed gardening, knitting, quilting, cooking, and remodeling, but more than anything enjoyed the...
Geraldine Lanhan
Apr 18, 2019
Geraldine Spratley Lanhan, 95, of Matoaca, passed away at Spring Oak Assisted Living in Petersburg, on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Born in Petersburg to the late John and Florence Wilson Spratley. Mrs. Lanhan was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Floyd C. Lanhan. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Bonnie Kay Lanhan Phillips. Mrs....
Petko Kolev
Apr 18, 2019
Petko "Pete" Kolev, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. He escaped communist Bulgaria in 1950 and later joined the U.S. Army in Germany. While in Germany he met the love of his life, wife Anna Kolev, and they were married for 60 years. His military career included a tour in Vietnam, and he retired as a...
Mark Marshall Jr.
Apr 17, 2019
Mark Warren Marshall Jr., 33, of Charles City and formerly of Hopewell, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Mark served his country in the United States Navy and the National Guard. He was a class of 2004 graduate of Hopewell High School and a member of the Boy Scouts of America in Hopewell (St. Michael). He also belonged to the...

Rosemarie James
Apr 12, 2019
Service Details. Service When: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 10:00am Location: Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Address: 2033 Boulevard COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 23834
Richard Hines
Apr 12, 2019
Richard Charles Hines, 83, of North Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at his residence. Born in New Jersey on May 5, 1935, he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Taylor Hines. Richard was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Hines and brothers, Robert Hines (his twin) and John Howard Hines. He enjoyed...
Ivra Chestnut
Apr 10, 2019
Ivra Chestnut, 89, of Colonial Heights passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at her home. Born November 3, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Hobart Higginbotham and Emma Massey Belcher, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenton Tremble Chestnut, Jr.; and five siblings, Ona Bishop, Hobart Higginbotham, Jr., Bryce Higginbotham, Mildred Adkins, and Darrell...
Willie Bowman
Apr 8, 2019
Willie "Ferebee" Evans Bowman, 99, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born January 1, 1920 to the late Willie Jefferson and Lena Mustian Evans and was the widow of Frederick E. Bowman. She was also preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her daughters,...
Joseph Jones
Apr 8, 2019
Joseph James Jones, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 8, 2019. He was born in Petersburg, on May 22, 1940, the son of the late Marvin Francis and Elsie Grey Jones. He was a veteran, having served four years in the US Navy from 1959 to 1963. He went to work soon after...
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