Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

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

Apr 2, 2014

Mary Ann Schaefer, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born on October 22, 1934 in New York to the late Walter J. and Florence Stafford Stanton. Mrs. Schaefer was a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, the Hopewell Moose Lodge and the local Red Hat Society....

Apr 2, 2014

Shirley Ledebur Downing 80, of Chesterfield, Virginia passed away on April 2, 2014. The daughter of the late Cora Zerbe Ledebur and George Ledebur, she was also proceeded in death by her two sisters, Althea Webster and Geraldine Buzard; and a daughter, Judith Downing Gilbert. Mrs. Downing was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and retired from Allied Chemical, now...

Apr 1, 2014

Elizabeth "Liz" Curtis Vaughan, 90 of Chester, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1923 in Southampton County, Virginia to the late Samuel E. and Nellie Marian Carter Whitfield and was preceded in death by her husbands Frank R. Curtis Jr., and Leslie C. Vaughan and one brother Robert C. Beale...

Mar 29, 2014

Eva Mae Spencer Vaughan 91, of Loris, South Carolina formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday March 29, 2014. She was born February 22, 1923 to the late Louis and Eva Andrews Spencer. Mrs. Vaughan was preceded in death by her husband Chelsey W. Vaughan Jr., four sisters Hazel Harrison, Ruth Batts, Evelyn Spencer, Christine Wells, one brother Wilbur Spencer....

Mar 28, 2014

Beulah Elizabeth Moline, 87, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 in Petersburg, Virginia. Born in Halifax, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Dirvard L. and Lottie Lee Nethery Adkins. Beulah was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter R. Smith in 1967 and second husband, Donald G. Wenban in 1986;...

Mar 27, 2014

On March 27, 2014 Michael Ray Meek Sr., passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Clyde W. Meek Jr, and a brother Richard "Rick" Meek and a daughter Melissa Meek Monroe. He is survived by his mother Jean Ann Mallory Meek of Colonial Heights, son Michael Meek Jr., of Frederick Maryland,...

Mar 26, 2014

Carol Ann Williamson, 63, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at MCV Medical Center. Born in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James and Ellen Daniels Williamson, and was preceded in death by her aunt and uncle, June (Aunt Polly) and David Burrell. She was a former Magistrate with Chesterfield County, and an active...

Mar 25, 2014

World War II Veteran Clarence M. Shepherd Sr., 88, of Waverly, lost his final battle on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at McGuire Veterans Medical Center. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late John A. and Katie Carlise Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glorius W. Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd was a United States Marine...

Mar 24, 2014

Robert Lewis Mason (better known to his family as "Poochie"), 65, of Petersburg departed this life on Monday, March 24, 2014. Robert was born in Petersburg, and was preceded in death by his father, Robert Henry Mason; his mother, Fannie Allen Newcomb; a brother, Edward Henry Mason; and a sister-in-law, Linda Phelps Mason. Robert was a graduate of Petersburg High...

Mar 24, 2014

Ethel Wells Daniel, 82, of Dinwiddie County, joined her husband William B. Daniel at their Lord's table on Monday, March 24, 2014. She was a lifelong member of Kenwood United Methodist Church and loved her church and church family. For many years she owned and ran Scott's Retreat, a summer day camp for children as well as a venue for...