Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Apr 21, 2014

Louise McCullough Putney, 73, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred V. and Dorothy Henshaw McCullough, and the widow of Richard K. Putney. Mrs. Putney was a member of West End Baptist Church, the Hopewell Moose Lodge, and a volunteer...

Apr 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Grove, 67, of Prince George, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at her residence. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late J. Houston and Vivia Stancil Miller, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard Miller and Thomas Braxton Miller. Mrs. Grove was a member of the Hopewell Church of the Brethren....

Apr 17, 2014

Daniel P. Henderson, 44, of Chester lost his courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Danny Paul Henderson. Daniel was the Used Car Sales Manager with Heritage Chevrolet in Chester, Virginia, where he worked for many years. He is survived...

Apr 17, 2014

Jane Spain Wamsley, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Retreat Hospital. Born in Ettrick, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Ora Bradley Spain, and was preceded in death by a son, Robert Ernest (Binky) Wamsley. Ms. Wamsley attended Ettrick United Methodist Church, was a member of the United Daughters of...

Apr 17, 2014

Bertha Maitland "Bert" McCann, 85, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Brunswick County, Virginia to the late Harvey and Grace Bishop Maitland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Frank McCann and a daughter, Cheryl Belinda McCann. Roy and Bert were founding members of...

Apr 15, 2014

Fannie S. Edwards Fannie Stallings Edwards, 95, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. She was the widow of Loy Edwards. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her grandchildren, Bruce Hartsell, Wade Martin, and Holly Satterfield all of Chester; five great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Casey Smith. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday April...

Apr 14, 2014

D. Graham McBryde Jr., 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1933 to the late Douglas Graham McBryde Sr. and Eva Julia Taylor McBryde, and was preceded in death by a brother, Buddy McBryde. Graham was a United States Air Force veteran, a member of Mount...

Apr 14, 2014

James Whitney Hodges, 89, of Matoaca, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at McGuire VA Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Lloyd W. and Gertrude Marks Hodges, but was raised by Olive and James Sandford. Mr. Hodges was a United States Army veteran, a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, the Colonial Heights American...

Apr 13, 2014

Doris H. Kuehn, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in South Bridge, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Minna Ebing Kuehn, and was preceded in death a sister, Margot K. Crabtree; a brother, Gerhard P. Kuehn; a sister-in-law, Lena M. Kuehn; and a nephew,...

Apr 13, 2014

Beulah Smith Chaplin, 88, of Petersburg passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ola Terry Smith, and was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Chaplin. She is survived by a son, Wayne F. Chaplin of North Chesterfield; a grandson, Cory W. Chaplin of Chesterfield;...

Apr 13, 2014

LuVerne Paul Buenting, 78, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa he was the son of the late Martin and Bertha Leners Buenting. He was preceded in death by a brother, Loren Buenting and a sister, Betty Ann Buenting. Mr. Buenting was a retired Supervisor with Reynolds Metals and...

Apr 11, 2014

Harry Owen Turner Sr., 71, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014. He was born August 18, 1943 to the late Howard and Annie Little Turner. Mr. Turner was the owner and operator of Turner and Son Lawn Care in Colonial Heights for 37 years and was a member of the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church. He is survived...

Apr 11, 2014

Louise Covington Elder, 86, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2104 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Virginia Cox Covington. She attended Oakland Baptist Church in Disputanta. Mrs. Elder was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Richard T....

Apr 10, 2014

Jack Clifton Malone, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was born in Jackson County, Texas in 1932, the son of the late Oliver R. and Dora D. Malone. He was the youngest of four siblings, and was raised in the farming community of Vanderbilt, Texas. He served in the US Navy from 1951 to...

Apr 10, 2014

Local Entrepreneur Dies Robert L. Harris, Sr., 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Robert was raised in Petersburg, Virginia by his late grandmother, Annie Mae Harris. He was a well-respected business man as owner of Auto-Van Center and numerous rental properties. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife...

Apr 8, 2014

Henry A. Schwalm, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Schwalm was a United States Navy veteran, and a retired machinist with Honeywell. He was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Flyers. He is survived by two daughters, Jennie E. Schwalm of Richmond and Rebecca L. Schwalm of...

Apr 8, 2014

Mattie P. Brockwell, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 24, 1936 in Blackstone, Virginia to the late Jordan M. and Lelia Phillips. Mrs. Brockwell was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond N. Brockwell; one brother; and four sisters. She was a very active member of Woodlawn Baptist Church...

Apr 5, 2014

Billy Spencer Nichols, 83, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Retreat Doctor's Hospital in Richmond. He was born February 19, 1931 to the late John Wallace Nichols and Mary Spencer Dekrafft Nichols. Mr. Nichols retired from the Petersburg Public Schools as an electronics teacher. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara E. Nichols of Petersburg;...

Apr 4, 2014

Martha Yarr Mattox, 58, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home in Disputanta, Virginia. Born to the late Peter and Frances Yarr on February 17, 1956, Martha "Marcie" was a loving homemaker, attended Destination Church in Colonial Heights, and loved her water aerobics class at the YMCA in Chesterfield. Marcie and her husband,...

Apr 3, 2014