Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Ethel Pride

Oct 20, 2016

Ethel Mae Brooks Pride, 90, of Colonial Heights passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at her residence. Born in Virginia on January 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Thelma L. Worley Brooks and was also preceded in death by her husband, Waverly D. Pride and a sister Hazel Brooks Butler. Mrs. Pride is survived...

John Beasley

Oct 19, 2016

John C. Beasley, 69, of Chapin, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Petersburg, Virginia he was the son of the late William E. Beasley, Sr. and Julia G. Beasley; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley D. Beasley; and a sister, Nancy B. Pearce. Mr. Beasley was a United States Army veteran...

Evelyn Carsley

Oct 18, 2016

Evelyn Louise Medlin Carsley, 96, of Colonial Heights passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her residence. Born October 10, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Eva B. Medlin and was also preceded in death by her husband, Winburne T. Carsley; son, Glenn W. Carsley; and sister, Mavis Medlin Carsley. Evelyn was a member...

Julian Ammons

Oct 16, 2016

Julian Cary Ammons Sr., 97, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Petersburg. Born in Warren, North Carolina, he was the son of the late John and Winifred Stsing Ammons and the widower of Mamie Browder Ammons. He was also preceded in death by a son Julian C. Ammons Jr. Mr....

Bernice Schenck

Oct 15, 2016

Bernice Perkinson Schenck, 95, of Petersburg passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at her residence. Born on April 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Bureaugard and Annie Bell Perkinson, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin C. Schenck; son, James Marvin Schenck; grandson, Leslie Schenck, Jr.; brothers, Eddie, Woodrow, Robert and David...

Michael Moore Jr.

Oct 14, 2016

Michael J. "Mike" Moore, Jr., 35 of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Medical College of Virginia. He was born August 1, 1981. Mike was preceded in death by his father, Michael J. "Mike" Sr.; his paternal grandparents, William O. Moore, Sr. and Margaret Lilley Moore; his maternal grandparents, Christopher Neil Wamsley, Sr., and Jane Spain...

Christopher Caldwell

Oct 14, 2016

Christopher Michael Caldwell, born November 12, 1973 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to James Franklin Caldwell and Marcia Ann Garst Caldwell, died on October 14, 2016. Chris cherished his son Jay, and exemplified parental love and support. Philosophy students knew him as Dr. Caldwell at the schools where he taught, including the University of Kansas, Southwestern College, Wichita State, and at Virginia...

Edna Nunnally

Oct 13, 2016

Edna Smith Nunnally, 104, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at her residence following a period of declining health. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Martha Ella Vincent Smith and William Preston Smith; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Nunnally. As a very young child, she...

Kathleen Follo

Oct 12, 2016

Kathleen "Kathy" Fischer Follo 58, of Chester, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 20, 1958 to Herbert Carl Fischer and the late Pauline Connell Fischer. She is survived by her husband of 34 years Craig Follo, a son Eric Follo and wife Caroline of Arlington, Virginia, two daughters; Meghan Peterman and husband Ryan...

Clinton Hawkins

Oct 10, 2016

Clinton Eugene Hawkins, 52, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 24, 1964, he was the son of the late Robert Clinton and Mary Ella Curtis Hawkins. He is survived by his brothers, David L. Hawkins, Michael W. Hawkins; sister, Barbara A. Hawkins; sister-in-law, Leong Y. Hawkins; nephews, David...

Otis Newton Iii

Oct 9, 2016

Otis "Lee" Newton, III, 57, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Mr. Newton was born in Key West, FL and was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel K. Newton. Lee is survived by his mother and father, Otis L. Jr. and Geraldine Carawan Newton; one brother, Gary A. Newton and wife, Yolanda of Chester,...

David Waltman

Oct 8, 2016

David Allen Waltman, 53, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016. David is survived by his parents, Herbert and Brenda Waltman; three daughters, Ashley, Kori and Kaylan Waltman; grandson, Jaylan, two brothers, Billy Waltman and wife, Ruby and Eric Waltman; two nephews, Conrad Waltman and Sean Waltman and wife, Courtney; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins....

Gearldean Fry

Oct 8, 2016

Gearldean L. Fry, 83, of S. Chesterfield, VA passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Dickenson County, VA she was the daughter of the late George Dewey and Enda Cochran Lockhart; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Roy Fry, Sr.; one brother, Donald Lockhart; and a sister, Orchard Mullins....

Hugh Luebehusen

Oct 8, 2016

Hugh Bernard Luebehusen, age 82, of Colonial Heights, VA was received into glory on Saturday, October 8, 2016, surrounded by his family. Hugh was born in Winchester, VA on November 24, 1933, son of the late Leroy J. and Mary V. Luebehusen. Hugh's life story was one of service especially to his loving God, starting as altar boy at his...

James Lamm

Oct 7, 2016

James Allie Lamm, 72, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Dinwiddie, Virginia he was the son of the late Henry Allie Lamm and Lillian Gill Lewis; and is also preceded in death by his sister, Josephine. He is survived by three daughters, Lynn Lamm, Christy Lamm and Jami Lamm;...

Dorothy Ketcham

Oct 7, 2016

Dorothy Brockwell Ketcham, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Colonial Heights Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ida Mae Mann Brockwell and was also preceded in death by her husband, William W. Ketcham; a grandson, Reggie Ketcham; five sisters; and three brothers. She had been a cafeteria manager...

Melvin Suyes

Oct 6, 2016

Melvin Bryan Suyes, 80, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 6, 2016. Born on October 1, 1936, he was the son of the late Birdie Blick and Jennings Bryan Suyes, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Carlton Lee Suyes. Melvin retired from Allied Signal after 37 years of service. For several years before he...

Barbara Taylor

Oct 6, 2016

Barbara Finch Taylor, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away Thursday, October, 2016 at the Crossings at Ironbridge. She was born September 4, 1938 to the late Harmon Finch Sr., and Margaret Strader Finch. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin Lee Taylor and a brother, Harmon Finch, Jr. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Colonial...

Melissa Walden

Oct 6, 2016

Service Information

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 5:00pm, City Point Restoration Church of God

Kevin Thompson Sr.

Oct 5, 2016

Kevin Wade Thompson, Sr., went to be with the Lord on October 5, 2016. He was 56 years old and lived in the Matoaca area all of his life. He was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Kevin worked with the Virginia State Highway Department when he was young, but most of his life he had his own...