Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Rev. Clipp
May 16, 2015
Rev. Marvin Wayne Clipp, 78, died on May 16, 2015. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the son of Basil R. and Ruth Clipp. He was predeceased by his sister, Betty Christensen. Rev. Clipp is survived by his wife of 57 years, Cornelia Goerner Clipp; a daughter, Connie Clipp Burley and husband, Dr. J. Bruce Burley, of Boonsboro, Maryland;...
Martha Riley
May 16, 2015
Martha Elisabeth Riley, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 2, 1922 to the late Golden Stokes and Genieve Juanita Richardson Hubble and was the widow of Charles William Riley, Jr. Ms. Riley is survived by her daughters, Charlene R. Toth (Bill) of Colonial Heights, Colleen J. Riley of Anchorage,...
Pat Faber
May 15, 2015
Pat Faber, 76, of Chester, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on October 10, 1938 to the late Joseph Martin and Eloise Perrine Yedlosky and was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert Joseph Yedlosky. Ms. Faber was passionate about NASCAR. She is survived by her children, Robert Faber and fiancé,...

Nena Abernathy
May 11, 2015
Nena L. Abernathy, 89, of Chester, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center. Born in Waynesboro, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Frances Day Lemonis, and the widow of Edward W. Abernathy. She is survived by a daughter, Stephanie A. Boston and husband, Myron E. Boston of...
Cecile Maywalt
May 10, 2015
Cecile Claudine Maywalt, 90, of Colonial Heights, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 10, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Childress Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Maywalt, Sr. and two sisters, Barbara Sorenson and Dorothy Villipeg She is survived by her children: David Maywalt, Jr....
Lelia Young-George
May 9, 2015
Lelia Denise Young-George, 52, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert W. Young. Mrs. George is survived by her husband, Delmore J. George Jr.; two sons, Mark Allen Black Jr. and Robert Black (Alex); grandchildren, Gabriel and Kayla Black; her mother and step-father, Lelia J. and...

Lucy Barfield
May 7, 2015
Lucy Humphries Barfield, 83, of Matoaca, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Crossings at Ironbridge. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Humphries Sr. and Lucy Webster Humphries. She was the widow of Leo Barfield. Mrs. Barfield was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, the Richmond Emmaus and the Order of the...
Stephen Broas
May 6, 2015
Stephen D. Broas, 50, of Chesterfield, Virginia, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in his home with his wife, Wynne Broas, by his side. Steve was born on June 2, 1964 in Morristown, New Jersey. He was the eighth of nine children born to the late William and Anita Broas of Florham Park, New Jersey. Shortly after his birth, the...

Donald Brown
May 5, 2015
Donald E. Brown, 85, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 31, 1929 to the late Edward H. and Gertrude Taylor Brown. Mr. Brown was a United State Army Veteran and was an employee of Walmart. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara E. Brown; son, Dr. Robert E. Brown...

Mildred Thompson
May 3, 2015
Mildred S. Thompson, 78, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2015. She was born May 24, 1936 to the late Rogie S. and Elsie Lee Sheffield, and the widow of Raymond A. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson worked for numerous Grocery Stores in the Tri Cities area. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Thompson and...
Jeanne Rainey
May 2, 2015
Jeanne S. Rainey, 68, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her residence. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert D. and Helen Townsend Seymour. Ms. Rainey retired with 37 years of service as a Housing Specialist with Fort Lee Civil Service, and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and the...
Paulette Turley
Apr 29, 2015
Paulette Eve Turley, 66, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Paulette's contagious smile, "can do" spirit, and excitement for life will be deeply missed. Paulette was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine, and her brother, Jot Eve, a US Marine Corps jet pilot. She is survived by her daughter, Amie Turley Leonard and husband, Robbie (Chester);...
Katharine Wray
Apr 25, 2015
Katharine Jane Houck Wray, 88, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her residence. Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Logan L. and Beatrice Neff Houck, and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Richard M. Wray, formerly of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Wray is survived by a daughter, Karen...
Thomas Cahn
Apr 25, 2015
Thomas Edward Cahn, 68, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1946 to the late Ralph T. and Florence Stevenson Cahn, and was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn S. Cahn. Mr. Cahn was a retired Parole Officer for District 27 and Deputy Chief Probation Parole Officer...
Deenie Davis
Apr 23, 2015
Deenie Cole Davis, 85, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at her residence. Born on September 13, 1929 in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert G. and Addie Griffin Cole. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Davis Sr. and a son, Charles B. ‘Chuck' Davis. Mrs. Davis was...
William Kehoe
Apr 20, 2015
William "Bill" James Kehoe, 77, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at his residence. Born in Gorham, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late John and Adele Gauthier Kehoe. Mr. Kehoe was a member of the Swift Creek Baptist Church and a United States Air Force Veteran. He is survived by his loving wife of...
Shelly Carter
Apr 18, 2015
Shelly Hicks Swinson Carter, 60, of Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Born in France, she was preceded in death by her mother, Shelby Davis Hicks. Mrs. Carter was retired from Gumenick Properties after 31 years. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, John S. Carter; two daughters, Bryanna Branch and Courtney Carter; son-in-law, Brandon Lindsay;...

Edward Duncan
Apr 18, 2015
Edward W. Duncan, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of the late Eddie Duncan and Velma Chestnut Duncan. He was preceded in death by two sons, Roger M. Duncan and Gregory W. Duncan, and four brothers. Mr. Duncan retired from Fort Lee Civil Service. He is survived by his...
Ronald Morrison
Apr 16, 2015
Ronald "Ron" Morrison 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday April 16, 2015. He was born May 25, 1934 in West Virginia to the late Okey Herbert and Bessie Scott Morrison. Ron retired after 24 years of service with the United States Navy and 20 years of service with International Paper Company in Waverly, Virginia. He was a member of...
John Bowman
Apr 16, 2015
John Philip Bowman, of Colonial Heights, was born April 18, 1923, and passed away on April 16, 2015, two days before his 92nd birthday. A graduate of Penn State University, he was a registered professional engineer and retired from the engineering department at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Mr. Bowman served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, and was...
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