OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Timothy Allen

Timothy Allen

Jun 18, 2014

Timothy "Tim" Wayne Allen 52, of Hopewell, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday June 19, 2014. He was the son of the late Robert Linwood Allen Sr. and Juanita Stell Allen. He is survived by his wife, Shirle Anne Allen; daughters, Roxanne Lynette Nichols and husband, Glen, Brandy Nicole Holly; step-daughter Misty Dawn Mayton, step-son James Edward Mayton IV...

Barbara Fick

Barbara Fick

Jun 14, 2014

Barbara Ann Cummins Fick, 80, left her family on Earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Born on November 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Cummins. She was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Lois Regal and Mary Frances Reed. Barbara is survived by her husband...

Gisela Banze

Gisela Banze

Jun 13, 2014

Gisela Anna Katharina Banze, 85, of Prince George, Virginia passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 in Worms, Germany near her childhood home. Gisela married William, a career US Army officer, in 1952 and moved with him to the US where she was lovingly embraced by his family, to whom she remained close for the rest of her life. She became...

William Winstead

William Winstead

Jun 12, 2014

William Claude Lee Winstead, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, he was the son of the late William B. and Margaret Payne Winstead, and was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce King. Mr. Winstead was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

William Roop

William Roop

Jun 9, 2014

William A. "Billy" Roop, 69 of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday June 9, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Archie C. and Louise J. Roop. Bill retired from PPG Industries, and was also employed for many years with Martin's Toyota and Oldsmobile in Colonial Heights as a...

Melvin Johnson

Melvin Johnson

Jun 7, 2014

Melvin James Johnson, 86, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was the son of the late Fletcher and Pearl Jefferson Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a United States Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion Post # 2 in Petersburg. He is survived by his loving wife, Marie Johnson; children, Mark...

Danny Babb Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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