Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Mildred Gordon
Jan 30, 2015
Mildred Wells Gordon, 84, formerly of Colonial Heights and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. She had resided the past three and a half years at Brighter Living Assisted Living in Hopewell, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Flournoy Wells and Etta Mae Collins Wells of Dinwiddie County. Her husband of...
Evelyn Gibbs
Jan 28, 2015
Evelyn Parr Gibbs, 87, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Born in Albemarle County, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Early L. and Susie Kent Parr. Her husband of 49 years, Charles McLean Gibbs Jr., preceded her in death, as did her siblings, Irma P. Campbell, Opal P. Page, and Gene Parr. Surviving...

Melvin Davis
Jan 28, 2015
The Reverend Doctor M. Ott Davis of Chester, Virginia, died on January 28, 2015. Dr. Davis was the son of James McClellan Davis and Bettie Matthews Davis and was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, on January 3, 1936. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Thomas Davis of Chester; his three children, Susan Davis Payne of Bon...
Joshua Wooldridge
Jan 28, 2015
Joshua Lee Wooldridge, 82, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Southside Regional Hospital. A native of West Virginia, he was the son of the late Grat and Mae Casey Wooldridge. Mr. Wooldridge was retired with over thirty-five years with TARMAC as a tug boat captain. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Neawasa...
Justin Medina
Jan 27, 2015
Visitation Details
Sunday, February 1st, 2015 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small
Service InformationMonday, February 2nd, 2015 2:30pm, Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia

Elfrieda Jerrell
Jan 24, 2015
Elfrieda (Frieda) Madden Jerrell, 68, of Dinwiddie, Virginia died Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Harry Anthony and Elfrieda Ray Madden on January 29, 1946. Frieda grew up in Charlotte, attended Peace College in Raleigh and was employed at Eastern Airlines and owned a travel agency, Alkop Executive Travel in Charlotte. Frieda was very...

Ursula Taylor
Jan 23, 2015
Ursula Stephan Taylor, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Dunlop House. She was the widow of James J. Taylor Jr. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284 Ladies Auxiliary, the Colonial Heights Optimist Club, and the German Damen Club. She is survived by a son, James M. Taylor;...
Marion Whitehead
Jan 23, 2015
Marion Nichols Whitehead, 94, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Vista Park Memory Care Center, Petersburg. Born in Hopewell, she was the daughter of the late Burl and Elizabeth Logwood Nichols, and the widow of Robert Lee Whitehead Sr. She was a lifelong member of the Disciples of Christ, and a Charter Member of the...

Carol Jackson
Jan 21, 2015
Carol Hall Jackson 64, of Chester, passed away Wednesday January 21, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Melvin O'Neal Hall and Ethel Marie Brockell Hall and was the widow of Lynn Allen Jackson Jr. She retired as a Childcare provider (Baby Whisperer) from the Chester YMCA. Ms. Jackson is survived by a daughter Kristi Jackson...
Linda Spain
Jan 21, 2015
Linda Mae Stevens Spain, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was born July 10, 1931 to the late Robert Emmett Stevens and Josie Mae Minton Stevens, and was the widow of H. Warren Spain Jr. Mrs. Spain is survived by a son, Warren Lynn Spain and wife,...

Owen Cleave
Jan 20, 2015
Owen H. Van Cleave, 75, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at VCU Medical Center. Born in Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Roland A. and Ida Foster Van Cleave, and was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Van Cleave and a sister, Lyndell Hand. Mr. Van Cleave was a United States Navy...
Robert Aubertin
Jan 20, 2015
Robert E. Aubertin, 66, of Prince George, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of the late Leon and Florence Perrault Aubertin. Mr. Aubertin was retired from the U.S. Army with over twenty years of dedicated service, and also retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2002. He is survived by his loving...
Richard Horner
Jan 20, 2015
Richard Thompson Horner, 31, of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday January 20, 2015. He was born December 9, 1983 in Petersburg, Virginia. Richard was preceded in death by his grandfather Lt Col. Marion R. Horner, Sr. grandmother; Anne S. Horner, grandfather; Richard Thompson, aunt Nancy Lordani, uncles John Thompson, Jimmy Thompson, and Danny Horner. He was a graduate of Colonial Heights...

Janet Mcfadden
Jan 20, 2015
Janet D. McFadden, 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at VCU Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Horace L. and Mahala Benton Dilday. Ms. McFadden was a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University Class of 1972, and was retired from the Petersburg Public School System. She is survived by her children, Christine...
Patrick Kelleher
Jan 17, 2015
Patrick James Kelleher, 58, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was the son of the late James F. and Mary Ann Hanley Kelleher. Mr. Kelleher was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sons of the American Legion Post #2, a charter member of the Virginia Blue Knights Chapter XVII, and...
Benjamin Brockwell
Jan 16, 2015
Benjamin F. Brockwell, 69, of Matoaca, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at his residence. Born in Massachusetts, he was the son of the late James T. Brockwell Sr. and Margaret Schenck Brockwell. He was a member of Ettrick United Methodist Church, and a retired Chesterfield County teacher with 41 years of service. Mr. Brockwell coached football, soccer, track,...
William Gilbert
Jan 15, 2015
William Lawrence Gilbert, 84, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Hopewell Healthcare Center. He was born September 16, 1930 to the late Robert Alexander Gilbert and Esther May Strange. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Barbara Thacker Gilbert; a brother Arthur James Gilbert and a sister, Phyllis Mae Thomas. He...

Doris Burton
Jan 15, 2015
Doris P. Burton, 88, of DeWitt, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at VCU Medical Center. Born in Henrico, she was the daughter of the late Luther R. and Laura Mann Pittman. Mrs. Burton was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, and a lover of "The Facebook." She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Charles...

Johnnie Wright
Jan 14, 2015
Johnnie Marvin Wright, 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his residence. Born in Byron, Georgia, he was the son of the late William A. and Sarah M. Wright, and was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth D. Stainback, and a brother, William A. Wright Jr. Mr. Wright was a United States Air Force...
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