Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Maryanna Cosman
Feb 21, 2018
Maryanna Barbara Cosman, 72, of Petersburg, Virginia, formerly of Millinocket, Maine and New Castle Bridge, New Brunswick, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin R. "Freddy" Cosman; her sister, Marina Chase; and her brother, Jerry Basterache. Barbara is survived by her son, Daniel Cosman; her daughter, Kelly...
Dwight Wheeler
Feb 20, 2018
Dwight D. Wheeler, 72, of Prince George passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Born January 18, 1946, he was the son of the late Eugene Wallace and Irma Webb Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a veteran of the United States Air Force, after proudly serving his country during the Vietnam War. He worked for Hercules Inc. for 10 years, then...
Jimmy Ketcham
Feb 20, 2018
Jimmy L. Ketcham, 70, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at his home. Born September 18, 1947 in Snow Hill, North Carolina, he was the son of the late James Lockwood Ketcham and Evelyn Dene Fowler (Sutton), and was raised in Matoaca. Jimmy was a proud United States Army veteran. He worked in sales for Columbia Beauty Supply, now...
Hoke Garrett Jr.
Feb 20, 2018
Hoke Smith "Dutch" Garrett Jr., 85, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Johnston Willis Medical Center. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Hoke Smith Garrett Sr. and Esther Mower Garrett, and was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Kroll Garrett. Dutch was a member of Chester United Methodist Church. He was...
Grace Beasley
Feb 19, 2018
Grace H. Beasley, 99, of Chester, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Ettrick, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Grace Tucker Hopson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Arthur D. Beasley Sr. and sisters, Dorothy Hopson, Margaret Traylor (Bill), Rachel Mann...
Lawrence Hamner Jr.
Feb 17, 2018
Lawrence Clifton "Nubby" Hamner, Jr., 95, of Matoaca passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Born December 25, 1922, he was the son of the late Lawrence Clifton Hamner, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Tyler, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Rachel C. Hamner; three sisters, Annabelle Carpenter, Nora Mae Wren, Joyce Robertson; and one brother, Carl L....
Richard Hahn Jr.
Feb 17, 2018
Richard "Richie" Madison Hahn Jr., 52 of Disputanta, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Richard was born in Petersburg, Virginia on October 22, 1965. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Madison Hahn Sr. Richard was the proprietor of Hahn Contracting and Crawl Space Specialists. He is survived by his wife, Laure A....
Iladel Payne
Feb 16, 2018
Iladel E. Payne, 88, of Petersburg, passed away, Friday, February 16, 2018 at the VCU Medical Center. She was born February 6, 1930 to the late Samuel Melvin and Esther L Moughmer Clinkingbeard and was preceded in death by a son Daniel Louis Payne, sister, Leona Clinkingbeard, two brothers, Oscar and Oran Clinkinbeard. Mrs. Payne was a member of Trinity...
Geraldine Russell
Feb 16, 2018
Geraldine Jones Russell of Chester, VA, passed away Feb. 16, 2018 at VCU. Ms. Russell was a retired employee of Fareva. She was predeceased by her parents William and Lottie Jones and her sister Carolyn Jones She is survived by her son, Doug Russell of Chester, VA, and a sister, Phyllis Thompson (Steve) of LaCrosse, VA. A memorial service will...
Ethel Anderson
Feb 15, 2018
Ethel Totty Anderson, 95, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Colonial Heights Healthcare Center. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late John and Virgie Roberts Totty, and was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis E. Anderson Sr. and a brother, James Totty. She was a long-time resident of Ettrick and Colonial...
George Dobson Jr.
Feb 14, 2018
George L. Dobson Jr., 88, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at his residence. Born in Chesterfield, he was the son of the late George L. Dobson Sr. and Pauline D. Major, and was preceded in death by a brother, Robert F. Dobson. Mr. Dobson was a charter member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, a retired...
Carrie Perkinson
Feb 14, 2018
Carrie Leigh Perkinson, 92, went to spend Valentine's Day with her sweetheart on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Born February 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Linwood A. and Mary A. Leigh, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Orbie Keeler Perkinson, Jr.; son, Randolph Eugene "Bootsie" Story Jr.; and brother, Linwood Leigh. Mrs. Perkinson cherished...
Beverly Stephens
Feb 13, 2018
Beverly Jean (Roberts) Stephens met her Lord on February 13, 2018, after a prolonged battle with Stage IV renal disease. Beverly is survived by George W. Stephens, her loving husband of almost �fty-eight years; her son, George W. Stephens, Jr. and his wife, Gayle J. Stephens; her daughter, Sondra J. Stephens; and a grandson, George W. Stephens, III; by two...
Arthur Abernathy
Feb 13, 2018
Arthur Loyd "Mayor" Abernathy, 92, of Dinwiddie County crossed the bar on February 13, 2018. He was the son of the late Arthur Thomas Abernathy and the late Norma Wray Abernathy, and was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Cash. He was a US Navy WWII veteran who proudly served in active duty both in the European and Pacific...
Dorothy Ferguson
Feb 12, 2018
Dorothy Rooks Ferguson Dorothy Rooks Ferguson of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Colonial Heights, she was the daughter of the late Julian W. Rooks Sr. and Ada Phillips Rooks. Mrs. Ferguson was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Allen Ferguson; a son, Bruce Craig Ferguson; daughter-in-law, Lorri Ferguson;...
James Stancell Jr.
Feb 10, 2018
James Gordon "Jimmy" Stancell Jr., 56, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018. He was the son of the late James G. Stancell Sr. James is survived by his mother, Rosalyn M. Stancell; two sisters, Celeste Crowder of Colonial Heights and Pam Reid and husband, Rick of Chesterfield; nieces and nephews, Maegan Crowder, Zack Reid, Kelsey Reid....
Herbert Clements Sr.
Feb 10, 2018
Herbert L. "Herb" Clements Sr., 81, of Matoaca passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018 after a long period of declining health. He was born May 6, 1936 in Nelson County, Virginia to the late Lewis T. and Margaret E. Clements and was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Carter and granddaughter, Amy Cornett. He was the owner and...
Mary Farthing
Feb 10, 2018
Mary Saunders Farthing, 91, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. Born to the late Ellen Wray and Charles Saunders, Mary was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Jack Farthing and their two sons, Larry and Wade Farthing. A faithful member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Mary was known for being a devoted and loving mother,...
Betsy Harris
Feb 9, 2018
Betsy Perkinson Harris, 84 of Colonial Heights Va. passed away peacefully at her home on February 9th, 2018. Betsy was born in Warren County, North Carolina to Jesse Moore and Thelma Carter Perkinson. She grew up and attended school in Littleton, North Carolina. Betsy loved playing basketball and excelled as a stand out player on the girls' varsity basketball team....
James Schutt
Feb 7, 2018
James S. Schutt, Sr. James S. "Jimmy" Schutt, Sr., 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at The Dunlop House. Born on April 2, 1931, he was the son of the late Herman H. and Addie Chandler Schutt. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tracy Schutt; two sisters, Edythe Martin and Hazel Davis; and...
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