Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Margaret Traylor
Feb 10, 2016
Margaret Munn Traylor, 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Myrtie Taylor Hawks Munn and the widow of William Booth Traylor Jr. Mrs. Traylor was a member of St Michaels Episcopal Church in Colonial Heights. Mrs. Traylor is survived by a son, Ronnie...
Grace )
Feb 10, 2016
Grace Bryant Slaughter, 73, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on February 9, 2016. Born in Isle of Wight County, VA she was the daughter of the late Walter Rae and Bessie Marie Crocker Bryant; and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Francis Slaughter; three brothers, L.Y., Goldie and Earl Bryant; and one sister, Joyce Jackson. Mrs....
Barbara Willett
Feb 6, 2016
Barbara J. Willett, 84, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her residence. Born on August 5, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Floyd E. and Juanita K. Smith, and was also preceded in death by her husband, David M. Willett. Barbara served in the United States Air Force and was a member of...
Robert Hines Jr.
Feb 6, 2016
Robert B. Hines Jr., 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Riverview on the Appomattox. He was born May 5, 1935 to the late Robert Beauford Hines Sr. and Elizabeth Taylor Hines, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Dena Marie Hines and a sister, Betty Hines. Mr. Hines was the owner and operator...

Ann Hart
Feb 5, 2016
Ann J. Hart, 77, of Dinwiddie, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1939 to the late Luther Adam and Helen Lee Griffin and was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin C. Hart; two brothers, Clarence and Melvin Griffin; and one sister, Helen Leeson. Mrs. Hart is survived by...
Mary Batten
Feb 3, 2016
Mary Lee Shelburn Batten, widow of Emmett L. Batten. Born February. 9, 1925, Winston-Salem, N. C., daughter of Alfred Edgar and Mary Cooper Shelburn. Survived by one son, Emmett� L. Batten, II (Lee) and wife, Kathy T. Batten; two grand� daughters, Kristen N. Batten and Amanda M. Altizer and husband, David Altizer; great-grandson, Aiden Altizer. Educated Durham City Schools and...
Elizabeth Ferruti
Feb 2, 2016
Elizabeth Yasenosky Ferruti, aged 92, formerly of Masontown, Pennsylvania, ended her struggle with Alzheimer's on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. After these many years, she joins her husband, Phillip, in eternal life. She is survived by her brother, Joseph Yasenosky and wife, Liz; sister, Irene Yasenosky with niece, Melani Zyla and husband, Luke; daughter, Charmaine Steve and husband, George, daughter, Joyce...
Gary Jarratt
Jan 31, 2016
Gary W. Jarratt 53, of Dinwiddie passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Dinwiddie Health Care Center. He was born September 6, 1962 and was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley D. Jarratt. Gary was a graduate of Dinwiddie High School Class of 1980 and a graduate of Virginia Tech University Class of 1985. He was a...
Billie Walker
Jan 29, 2016
Billie Fay Walker, 79, of South Chesterfield passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016. Born on July 28, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Walter Thomas and Nervie Susie Phillips, and was preceded in death by her brother, Tommy Phillips. Mrs. Walker was a member of First Assembly of God in Petersburg, Virginia, and retired from C&P Telephone...
Sue Fisher
Jan 29, 2016
Sue Gail Spiers Fisher, 69, of Colonial Heights, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, January 29, 2016. She was born September 4, 1946 in Petersburg, Virginia to John H. Spiers and the late Clarita Saxon Spiers. Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by an infant son and a brother, John H. Spiers, Jr. Mrs. Fisher was previously a member...
Gerald Brown
Jan 29, 2016
Gerald W. Brown Gerald W. Brown 82, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1933 to the late Robert C. and Florence Rushmore Brown and was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Vaughan Brown. Mr. Brown was retired Civil Service working as a Pipefitter at Ft Lee....

Walter Hershey Sr.
Jan 27, 2016
Walter Thomas Hershey Sr., departed this life at the age of 81 on January 27, 2016. He was born on November 15, 1934 in Three Churches, West Virginia, the son of the late Arthur William Hershey and Madge Winifred. He Served in the U.S. Army in the 101at Airborne Division, serving his Country in the Marshall Islands on the Eniwetok...
Raymond Johnson
Jan 27, 2016
Raymond L. Johnson, 85, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on January 27, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Hicksville, Ohio he was the son of the late, Freeman L. Johnson and Juanita M. Webb; and was also preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Lillian "Nina" L. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of...
Charles Adenauer
Jan 26, 2016
Charles G. (Charlie) Adenauer, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 26 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, VA, after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Adenauer was a long time government and defense contractor worker who also operated a family owned property management business. He was born in Atlantic City, NJ and attended public schools in...
Myrtle Dowdy
Jan 25, 2016
Myrtle Virginia Palmore Dowdy, 89, of South Chesterfield passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Sterling T. Reekes Sr. and Annie Moore Reekes. She was the widow of James H. Palmore Jr. and Richard S. Dowdy. Mrs. Dowdy was a member of Greenwood Presbyterian Church and the Happy...
Cheryl Messer
Jan 24, 2016
Cheryl Kimberly (Kim) Messer, 57, departed this life unexpectedly on January 24, 2016. Kim was a resident of Colonial Heights for most of her life, where she worked at Golden Corral up until the time of her passing. She will be remembered for her free spirit, sense of humor, creativity, love of animals and rock music, and always being the...
Larry Hawkins
Jan 24, 2016
Larry James Hawkins, 72, of South Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born on April 30, 1943, he was the son of the late Clyde and Mary Hawkins. Larry served in the United States Navy and was a handyman around the house, as he loved to piddle around with various projects. He was...
Shirley Rosser
Jan 23, 2016
Shirley Spain Rosser (Nanny), 81, formerly of Petersburg peacefully passed away on January 23, 2016. She was born September, 1934 to the late Nina and Edward Spain of Colonial Heights and preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, the late William H. Rosser, Jr. She is survived by her three children, Kathy Rosser Tierney and husband Bob of...
John Whitlow
Jan 22, 2016
John Manson Whitlow, 74, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on January 22, 2016. Born in Lunenburg, VA he was the son of the late, John William Whitlow and Ola Crews Whitlow Riegel; and was also preceded in death by a son, Jody Lynn Whitlow; and his step father, Earl Riegel. John was a retired police officer from Colonial Heights...
Charles Powers
Jan 22, 2016
Charles H. Powers III "Chuck", 55, of Prince George, Virginia entered into a peaceful eternal rest on Friday, January 22, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles H. Powers, Jr. Chuck was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Hopewell, Virginia. He was a loving husband, son, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his loving...
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