Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Danny Babb Sr.
Jun 6, 2014
Danny Eugene Babb Sr., 68, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late Walter W. and Margaret Strange Babb, and was preceded in death by a brother, Walter W. Babb II; and a sister, Deborah K. Babb. Mr. Babb was currently employed as a Manager with the Process Welding...
Lois Dyson
Jun 5, 2014
Lois Jeanne Sanderson Dyson, 83, of S. Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Hopewell, she was the daughter of the late Leon A. and Dorothy Short Sanderson. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Dyson and brother, James Franklin Vaughan. She retired from Bank of America as an...
Jimmy Ellison
Jun 5, 2014
Jimmy Ellison, 73, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at his residence. Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky he was the son of the late Robert and Lennie Whitaker Ellison. Mr. Ellison was a retired Corrections Officer with the State of Virginia Department of Corrections. He is survived by two sons, Jimmy Wayne Ellison of Prince George and...
Brendan Gamble
Jun 3, 2014
Brendan Gene Gamble, age 70, died June 3, 2014; at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Virginia. Mr. Gamble was born September 16, 1943, to Michael and Mary Jane Mariniak Gamble in Petersburg, Va. He is survived by several aunts, uncles, many cousins, and a godson, Drew Button, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Gamble was raised a Catholic. He attended...
Kathleen Harris
Jun 2, 2014
Kathleen C. "Cap" Harris, 92, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Roanoke, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Everette E. and Inez Humphries Caffrey, and the widow of Clarence W. Harris Sr. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Everette Earl Caffrey and John W. Caffrey, and...
Beverly Cogle
May 30, 2014
Beverly Lewis Cogle, 85, born November 28, 1928, died peacefully at her home on May 30, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents, Guy G. and Daisy Smith Lewis, and her sister, Alice Lewis Lee. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, R. Jack Cogle; a sister-in-law, Peggy Cogle Quay; three daughters, Nancy Cogle Calhoun, Sandra Cogle Bondurant...
David Moore Sr.
May 29, 2014
David Lewis Moore Sr., 79, of Dinwiddie County, was called home Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was born February 24, 1935 to the late John Richard Moore Jr. and Mary Lou Lewis Moore, also predeceased in passing was a daughter, Anita Lynn Moore, and a brother, John Richard Moore III. Mr. Moore traveled throughout the United States during his career...
Margaret Collier
May 26, 2014
Margaret Collier, 80, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Emmit R. and Celeste Bosher Collier, and was preceded in death by a brother, Wilson Collier and a sister, Mary Collier Beemer. She is survived by a son, Bobby Collier of Petersburg; a sister, Elizabeth Cole of Prince George; and numerous...
Raymond Harward
May 24, 2014
Raymond Wilson Harward, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Born on August 14, 1926 in Apex, North Carolina, he was the son of the late John Claude and Ruth Wilson Harward, and the widower of Mary Frances Williams Harward. Mr. Harward was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Petersburg, and attended West End Baptist Church,...
Jessie Connett
May 24, 2014
Jessie Brooks Connett, 99, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. Born October 28, 1914 in Vernon Hill, Virginia to the late James Gordon Brooks and Lena Belle Adams Brooks. Mrs. Connett was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Connett. She was a member of Life Church in Colonial Heights, the Women's ministries of the church...
Robin Littell
May 24, 2014
Robin Robertson Littell, 51, of South Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her residence. Born in Petersburg, she was preceded in death by her mother, Joan Doffmeyer Robertson. Robin was a member and Children's Leader at Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Ettrick PTA, National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Virginia...
Ida Thomasson
May 23, 2014
Ida Powell Thomasson, 84, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Nannie Williamson Powell, and the widow of Elwood T. Thomasson. Mrs. Thomasson was a longtime member of Shiloh Baptist Church, and a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She is survived by her four sons,...
Robert Emory
May 23, 2014
Robert S. "Bobby" Emory, 67, of Colonial Heights passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Walter S. and Marguerite Holzner Emory. He was a United States Navy veteran, and a retired Chief AC and R Tech with Honeywell, after 31 years of service. He was a longtime member of the...
Kenneth Cotten
May 21, 2014
Kenneth Carroll Cotten, 50, of Disputanta passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at his residence. He was born on April 4, 1964 to the late Paul W. and Mary Harrup Cotten. Kenneth is survived by his sister, Anne Turner; two brothers, Thomas W. Cotten and wife, Barbara and George Wayne Cotten and wife, Debra all of Disputanta; and numerous...
Benjamin Simmons
May 20, 2014
Benjamin R. "Bud" Simmons, 86, of Sutherland, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Brighter Living Assisted Living Center. Born in Prince George County, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Lena Williams Simmons, and the widower of Mary Wade Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a United States Navy veteran, Seabee, Machinist Mate Third Class, having served...
Richard Elder Sr.
May 20, 2014
Richard T. Elder Sr., 90, of Prince George County, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg. Mr. Elder was the son of the late Thomas W. and Roxie Adkinson Elder, and was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Louise C. Elder, who passed away on April 11, 2014. He attended Oakland...
Edsel Bland Sr.
May 19, 2014
Edsel Bland Sr., 76, of Manteo, North Carolina, formerly of Prince George, Virginia, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of the late Johnny and Annie Leggett Bland, and was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Mr. Bland served with the U.S. Army in the Airborne...
Dorine James
May 19, 2014
Dorine Louise James, 85, of North Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Vista Park Memory Care Center. Born in Orrstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Daisy Miller Shearer. She is survived by her husband, Paul James; daughters, Nita Mayer of N. Dinwiddie, Paula Dear of North Carolina, and Bonnie Clapham of Colorado;...
James Vacek
May 19, 2014
SSG James Vacek, USA (Ret.), 91, of Prince George, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at his residence. Born in Schulenburg, Texas, he was the son of the late John and Mary Stuckly Vacek. Mr. Vacek retired from the United States Army, was a member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284 for 22 years, the Hopewell Moose...
Robin Gordon
May 17, 2014
Robin Hicks Gordon, 57, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born November 18, 1956 to the late Robert D. Hicks Sr., and Carolyn Whitehorne Hicks, and was preceded in death by her brother, Robert D. Hicks Jr. Robin enjoyed a career with many area restaurants and recently worked at...
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