OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Kathleen Seay

Kathleen Seay

Mar 12, 2014

Kathleen Harrison Seay, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Lillie Fowlkes Harrison, and was preceded in death by a sister, Constance Graham. Mrs. Seay was a retired LPN with Battlefield Park Convalescent Center. She is survived by...

Joyce Mayes

Joyce Mayes

Mar 12, 2014

Joyce B. Mayes, 58, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Japan on January 21, 1956, Joyce was preceded in death by her father Lawrence James Beasley. Joyce loved to fish, talk on her CB radio and was an animal lover. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Arthur...

Mary Thomas

Mary Thomas

Mar 11, 2014

Mary Martin Thomas, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in Bedford, Virginia on October 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Mack L. and Ruby McLain Martin. She is survived by her loving husband, Harvey L. Thomas; son, Danny Dorsett Sr. and wife, Lynn; two daughters, Becky...

Elizabeth Cabaniss

Elizabeth Cabaniss

Mar 11, 2014

Elizabeth S. Cabaniss, 86, of Chesterfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Anna Pride Spiers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Lewis Cabaniss. Mrs. Cabaniss was a member of Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church, and a retired Registered...

Vernell Varnier

Vernell Varnier

Mar 10, 2014

Vernell Vaughan "Pat" Varnier, 92, of Ettrick, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 at Brighter Living Assisted Living, Hopewell. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late Otho B. and Bertha Barnes Vaughan, and the widow of James D. Varnier Sr. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in S. Chesterfield, and the American Legion...

Paul Presley

Paul Presley

Mar 10, 2014

The Reverend Paul Franklin Presley, 78, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 at his residence. Born in Kimball, West Virginia he was the son of the late George C. and Chole Edna Dillon Presley. Mr. Presley was preceded in death by his sisters and brothers, and a grandson, Sean Michael Presley. He was a member and former...

Pilar Debreceny

Pilar Debreceny

Mar 10, 2014

Pilar Lopez De Breceny, affectionately known as Pilar, Frenchie, and Nikki, passed away on March 10, 2014 at her home in Petersburg, Virginia. She was born in Crouzilles, France on December 30, 1932, daughter of Joaquin and Rosalia Lopez. She has been the loving and devoted wife to Michael A. De Breceny since December 11, 1965. She was predeceased by...

Catherine Bartsch

Catherine Bartsch

Mar 10, 2014

Catherine Rose Allen Bartsch, age 70, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014 at her home in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Pimental, and her sister, Glennis. Cathy held a Master's degree in music from the University of Rhode Island. She was an accomplished musician, a lifelong educator, and devoted mother. Although she...

Horace Furman Jr.

Horace Furman Jr.

Mar 9, 2014

Horace Samuel "Chip' Furman Jr., 52, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday March 9, 2014 at the Medical College of Virginia. He was born October 16, 1961 to the late Horace and Mary Claytor Furman, and was preceded in death by a sister Anita Furman Clark. Chip previously worked for Food Lion Distribution Center until May of 2011, when he...

Nellie Robertson

Nellie Robertson

Mar 6, 2014

Nellie Roop Robertson 86, of Chesterfield, passed away Thursday March 6, 2013. She was born July 8, 1927 to the late Archie and Minnie Blanch Roop and was the widow of Clinton W. Robertson. Funeral services will be Private. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory 2033 Boulevard. Private...

Helen Sprouse

Helen Sprouse

Mar 6, 2014

Helen Jones Sprouse, 82, of Church Road, Virginia died on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. A native of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Jones Sr. and Helen Ashby Jones. She was preceded in death by her brothers, John Wesley Jones Jr. and Preston Hoy Jones. Helen was a lifelong member of...

Shirley Vaiden

Shirley Vaiden

Mar 5, 2014

Shirley Jones Vaiden, 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Wilton Irving Jones and Anna Tremer. She was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church and was a retired Accounting Clerk after twenty-six years for Chesterfield County General District Court. Mrs. Vaiden is survived by...

James Haskins

James Haskins

Mar 4, 2014

James Hamilton "Jim" Haskins, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was predeceased by his lovely wife of 34 years, Arie Mae Kitchen Haskins; his grandparents on his mother's side, J. William Dance Sr. and Maude Aters Dance; uncle, Staff-Sgt. J. William Dance Jr., U.S. Air Force, World...

Ruth Kettyle

Ruth Kettyle

Mar 3, 2014

Ruth M. Kettyle, 84, of Colonial Heights, a native of Carteret, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Anton and Rose Roszits Bubenheimer. Mrs. Kettyle was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Edward Kettyle. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and the Colonial...

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Mar 3, 2014

Ricky Gene Williams, 62, of Prince George, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014. Funeral services private. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Private Funeral Services Click for Map and Directions

Merle Shortlidge

Merle Shortlidge

Mar 2, 2014

Merle Miller Shortlidge, 93, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Brighter Living Assisted Living in Hopewell. A native of Columbia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Edward R. and Elizabeth Cranford Miller. She was the widow of Thomas F. Shortlidge, and was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Skenes. Merle was...

Mary Payne

Mary Payne

Feb 26, 2014

Mary E. Payne, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Harry E. Richardson Sr. and Edna Hunt Richardson. Mary was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and was a retired Teaching Assistant for the Chesterfield County School System. She is survived by her loving...

Mary Grotz

Mary Grotz

Feb 25, 2014

Mary B. Grotz, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late John and Effie Mae Blue. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and a Past Matron of the Alpha Chapter 1 Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Grotz is...

Ricky Mallory

Ricky Mallory

Feb 24, 2014

Ricky Lee "Rick" Mallory, 60, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Richard W. and Ella Jones Mallory. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Scott Mallory. Mr. Mallory was a retired employee with Wonder Bread. He is survived by his son,...

Stuart Fink

Stuart Fink

Feb 23, 2014

Stuart Alan Fink of Colonial Heights went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born October 2, 1946 in Johnston, Pennsylvania, to the late Joseph Samuel and Louise Ward Fink. Stuart was a retired machinist and engineer designer, but the most rewarding was being employed by the Life Church and Life Christian Academy. He became...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

About E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes Obituaries and Tributes

E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes offers a collection of obituaries. With services throughout that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies. 

GriefSteps Logo
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.