Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Raymond Tyler Jr.

Feb 3, 2015

Raymond L. Tyler Jr., 75, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his mother, Laura Grinstead Tyler Hornsby; his father Raymond L. Tyler Sr.; stepfather, Sgt. Thelmer Hornsby, and a brother, Jerry Tyler. Raymond was a United States Army veteran, a retired crane operator for Stone Container and a member...

Evelyn Collins

Feb 2, 2015

Evelyn Joyner Collins passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Loy Gilbert Joyner Sr. and Lillian Jones Joyner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Collins Jr. and her daughter, Tonda Charleyne Collins. She was also preceded by her brother, Loy Gilbert Joyner Jr. and sisters,...

Kenton Chestnut

Feb 2, 2015

Kenton T. Chestnut, 89, of Colonial Heights, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 2, 2015 at his home. Born in Frost, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Kenton T. and Bessie B. Chestnut, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Eleanor MacDonald and Rosalie Woodward; and a brother, Carlon Chestnut. Mr. Chestnut was...

Virginia Neely

Jan 31, 2015

Virginia Miller (Tina) Neely, 87 years old, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Fire Chief William T. Miller Sr. and Carrie Cabaniss Miller, and was the youngest of 6 children, affectionately called Tina. She was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Neely. Virginia was born and raised...

Herbert Parsons

Jan 30, 2015

Herbert Parsons went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 30, 2015. He was born to Charlie and Vesta Parsons on March 11, 1928. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary; son, Joe (Melodie); daughter, Susan (Darryl); grandchildren, Miranda (Kevin) McLaughlin, Marissa Parsons, Shelby McDonald (Preston), Noah, Makayla, and Grady; great-grandchildren, Adelaide and Finley McLaughlin....

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 Information

Monday, 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...