Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
William Goodwin
May 3, 2018
William Lee Goodwin, 68, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Born April 25, 1950 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late William T. and Doris Tuck Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin was a member of the Colonial Heights Baptist Church, now the Heights Baptist Church, a retired Manager for Sears, with 33 years of service,...
Joyce Westfall
Apr 30, 2018
Joyce T. Westfall, 77, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 and went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born November 3, 1940, in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John and Doris Tucker. Ms. Westfall is also preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Dobrick. Joyce was a member of Highland...
Jimmy Parrish
Apr 30, 2018
Jimmy Alvin Parrish, 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. Born September 26, 1947 he was the son of the late Alvin King Parrish and Margaret Virginia Horne Parrish and also preceded in death by a son, Daniel Wayne Parrish and his faithful four-legged companion, Shelly. Jimmy is survived by his beloved Susan J. Redford; son,...
Jessie Gentry
Apr 29, 2018
Jessie Bradford Gentry passed away Sunday evening, April 29, 2018 at the age of 86. Jessie was born on March 12, 1932 on a cold snowy day in her family home on Spivey Mountain, Tennessee. When the Doctor arrived to deliver the baby, they say he headed up the hill to the home and slid back down to the road....
Eunice Duncan
Apr 29, 2018
Eunice Faye Duncan, 82, of Colonial Heights passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018. Born October 27, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Bernie W. and Sarah E. Mincey, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward W. Duncan; and two sons, Roger M. Duncan and Gregory W. Duncan. She attended Faith Baptist Church in Colonial...
Jesse Shelton
Apr 27, 2018
Jesse Boyd Shelton, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 27, 2018. Born July 25, 1939 in Crumpler, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Monty Oliver Shelton and Sarah Simmons Shelton. As a man who loved to work, Jesse loved to do anything that got his hands moving. Things like gardening, tinkering with his tools,...
Deanna Oliver
Apr 27, 2018
Deanna Oliver, 76, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mario J. and Ruth Newton Tursini; a brother, Wayne Watkins; and a sister, Loretta Tursini. Deanna is survived by her children, Madora Sheffield, Allan Story Jr., Natalina Harris, Kimberly Gregory, and Aaron Story; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; a...
Lynn Evans
Apr 26, 2018
Service Information
Saturday, May 19th, 2018 3:00pm, Highland United Methodist Church
Marvin Starnes
Apr 26, 2018
Marvin L. Starnes, 77, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Born February 13, 1941, in Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Edward R. and Virginia Crank Starnes. Mr. Starnes was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired Lieutenant with the Chesterfield County Police Department, with 33 years of faithful service. During...
James Kirkland Jr.
Apr 25, 2018
James L. Kirkland Jr., 87, of Disputanta, passed on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Born July 1, 1930, he was the son of the late James L. Kirkland Sr. and Naomi Traylor Kirkland and was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie Thomas Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was a US Army veteran and a retired civil service employee at...
Simon Edwards Jr.
Apr 24, 2018
Simon C. Edwards, Jr., of Hopewell Va., age 86, passed away on April 24, 2018 after a two-month illness. He is survived by his daughter Teresa Potter and son-in-law James Harrington, daughter Cindy Hadley and son-in-law Ken Hadley, granddaughter Lisa Broughton and great-granddaughter Haley Ritchey, grandson Christopher Broughton wife Yasmin Sanchez-Broughton and great-grandson Alex Sanchez-Broughton. Per his wishes he is...
Peggy King
Apr 23, 2018
Peggy Ann King, 85, of Matoaca, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at her residence, due to Alzheimer's related complications. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Russell M. King; and a son, Ronnie M. King. She is survived by a son, Russell Marcus King; and three daughters, Rhonda K. Minson (Kenny), Donna K. Mitchell (Mitch), and Linda...
Floyd Reese Sr.
Apr 21, 2018
Floyd Allen Reese Sr., 68, of Dinwiddie passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was born February 26, 1950 in Petersburg, Virginia and was preceded in death by his mother, Johnnie Aileen Robertson Reese and brother, James Lewis Reese. He was the owner of Reese's Auto Service in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Floyd loved his family and friends and enjoyed hunting...
Marjorie James
Apr 20, 2018
Marjorie J. James, 93, of Colonial Heights passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018. Born August 3, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Richard Claudius Jeffries, Sr. and Rosa Jenkins Jeffries, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Allen P. James, Jr.; brother, Claudius Jeffries.; sister, Dolores J. Kinton; and son-in-law, Marshall C. Thompson. For many...
Barbara Barham
Apr 19, 2018
Barbara Grizzard Barham, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in her home in Colonial Heights. She was born in Roanoke, Va. on April 4, 1935. Barbara had an insatiable quest for knowledge, receiving multiple degrees in various subjects. She taught elementary school in Colonial Heights for many years and had a lasting positive impact...
Clyde Bennett
Apr 19, 2018
Clyde Franklin Bennett, 72, of Chesterfield, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. He is preceded in death by his father, George Bennett; a sister, Jean Bennett; and a granddaughter, Jacqueline Nunnally. Mr. Bennett was a United States Airforce Veteran and retired from Hercules Inc. He was long time member of Swift Creek Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. Mr. Bennett is...
James Gregory
Apr 18, 2018
James Melville Gregory, 84, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Heritage Hall in Blackstone. Born January 10, 1934 in Finchley, Virginia, he was the son of the late Melville Y. and Lydia McGhee Gregory; and was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Annie Ree Gregory. Mr. Gregory was a member of Ivey United...
Lewis Ford
Apr 17, 2018
Lewis Earl "Big E" Ford, 85, of Sutherland, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence. Born January 17, 1933 in Ford, Virginia he was the son of the late John A. and Ruth Wilkes Ford and was preceded in death by two brothers, Warren and William Ford and a sister, Virginia Joyner. Mr. Ford was a member...
Ivan Leake
Apr 17, 2018
Ivan Leake, 78, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. He was the son of the late Leon and Adelaide Hicks Leake. He was the Proprietor of the Upholstery Workshop on Bank Street in Petersburg and a United States Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Leake; a son, Dante Leake of Petersburg; a daughter, La...
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