OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Robert Hudson Sr.

Robert Hudson Sr.

Feb 7, 2014

Robert E. Hudson Sr., 89, of Colonial Heights passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1924 to the late Robert Bolan and Frankie Hunly Hudson and was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Mary Pearl Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a WWII United States Army Veteran and a recipient of a...

Ralph Rendell

Ralph Rendell

Feb 6, 2014

Ralph George Rendell, 82, of Prince George, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was born July 20, 1931 in Massachusetts to the late Alfred V. and Matilda Bennett Rendell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria B. Rendell. Mr. Rendell retired after 20 years of service from the United States...

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Ryan

Feb 5, 2014

Kathleen Patricia Ryan departed this life on February 5 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents George and Bridget Albrecht and her daughter Tracy. She is survived by her loving husband Peter Ryan, sister Barbara Nylan of Ronkonkoma NY, her daughters Kathleen Rowland, Patricia Beyer, and Margaret Freeman, Sons-in-law H.E. Rowland and Sean Freeman, and grandchildren Kelsey and...

Robert Fauber Sr.

Robert Fauber Sr.

Feb 4, 2014

Robert Lewis Fauber Sr., 77, of Colonial Heights died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late Willie B. and Pearl Perry Fauber, and was preceded in death by a granddaughter, McKayla Skinner. Mr. Fauber was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired truck driver for Tyson Food Inc. Mr. Fauber is...

Janice Langford

Janice Langford

Feb 4, 2014

Janice G. Langford, 55, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late John A. Gongloff. Mrs. Langford was a devoted mother, daughter and wife, and had a love for sewing. She is survived by her husband, Michael W. Langford; daughter, Courtney D. Allen and...

William Danforth

William Danforth

Feb 3, 2014

William Underwood Danforth, 88, of Chesterfield, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 3, 2014. He was the son of the late Charles Carter and Maude Prince Danforth, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Carter Prince and Carl M. Danforth; and a sister, Christine Heisinger. He was a US Army Veteran having served...

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Feb 3, 2014

Marshall Charles Thompson, 62, of Chesterfield passed away on Monday, February 3, 2014 at Georgetown University Medical Center. Born in Hopewell, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Thompson. He was a member of Branch's Baptist Church, Richmond and was currently employed with Loveland Distributors for 36 years. Mr. Thompson was a United States Army veteran...

Dora Thompson

Dora Thompson

Feb 2, 2014

Dora Brown Thompson, 55, of Hopewell entered eternal rest on Sunday, February 2, 2014. She is survived by a daughter, Stacey Faille and husband, Richard of Colonial Heights; her mother, Barbara Brown Horne of Colonial Heights; her brother, Keith Brown and wife, Diana of Petersburg; niece, Lindsay Brown Venton; two half-sisters, Cathy Redmond and Mitzi Crowder both of Chester; a...

Joseph Traylor

Joseph Traylor

Feb 2, 2014

J. Owen Traylor, 78, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, February2, 2014 at his residence. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Aretta Andrews Traylor. He was a member of the Chesterfield Community Church, a retired Field Engineer with C&P Telephone and later worked for AutoRent. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Sirry...

Lois Sabourin

Lois Sabourin

Feb 1, 2014

Velma Delois "Lois" Cordero Sabourin, 86, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Bethel, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Bertha Keene Pinckard. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Irineo Cordero; and her second husband, William Sabourin; a daughter, Billie Jean Pinckard Norris; and...

Nellie Traylor

Nellie Traylor

Jan 31, 2014

Nellie Giles Traylor, 85, of Sussex, passed away Friday January 31, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born September 16, 1928 to the late George and Sally Hudson Giles, and was preceded in death by her husband Willard E. Traylor Jr., and a daughter Wendy T. Arnold. Mrs. Traylor was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Yale....

Robert Keene

Robert Keene

Jan 30, 2014

Robert "Bobby" Holmes Keene, 60, of Dinwiddie, passed away, Thursday January 30, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Saltville, Virginia and was the son of the late Thelma Davidson Keene and James Garfield Keene. He was owner and operator of R. H. Keene Construction. He was also an avid pilot and certified flight instructor at the...

Claude Jordan Sr.

Claude Jordan Sr.

Jan 28, 2014

CLAUDE E. JORDAN, SR, 80, KOREAN AIR FORCE VETERAN, RETIRED FEDERAL BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS PROGRAM MANGER, FAMILY MAN. PETERSBURG - C.E. Jordan was 18 years old on Christmas Day 1952 when he landed in Japan to begin a six-month tour that would see him fly 27 bombing missions over Korea. For his service during the conflict he was awarded the...

Erin Full

Erin Full

Jan 28, 2014

Erin Nicole Full, 31, of Prince George, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. She is survived by her sons, Brandon Byrd and Colin Donnally; her mother, Julie Perry' her father, Paul Dean Full and wife, Vicki E.; maternal grandparents, Richard and Sharon Campbell; a sister, Amanda Hawkins and husband, Nakia; a niece, Mariah Mahone;...

James Floyd

James Floyd

Jan 26, 2014

James Thomas Floyd 92, of Matoaca, passed away Sunday January 26, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was born March 1, 1921 in Ettrick, Virginia to the late Thomas G. and Lucy Brown Floyd. Mr. Floyd was preceded in death by his wife Bessie A. Floyd. He was a W.W. II., United States Army Veteran. Mr. Floyd...

Melvin Hart

Melvin Hart

Jan 26, 2014

Melvin Clarence Hart Jr., 76, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at MCV Medical Center. Born in Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Ellen and Melvin C. Hart Sr. Mr. Hart was a veteran in the United States Coast Guard, and a retired Civil Service employee. He is survived his wife of 15 years,...

Hazel Elder

Hazel Elder

Jan 26, 2014

Hazel Ann Elder, 67, of Dinwiddie passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1946 to the late Jennings F. and Ola Mae Guthrie Lamm, and was preceded in death by a sister, Gertrude Perkinson. Mrs. Elder was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband,...

Cheryle Vaughan

Cheryle Vaughan

Jan 25, 2014

Cheryle Dean Vaughan, 70, of Prince George, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Medical College of Virginia. She was born September 26, 1943 to the late Angelos W. and Ruth Palmer Stamos and was preceded in death by her son, Benjamin J. Vaughan Jr. and her brother Nick Stamos. Ms. Vaughan was a former employee of the Davis...

Marianne Ellis

Marianne Ellis

Jan 24, 2014

Marianne Therese Ellis, 30, of Chesterfield, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014. Marianne is now dancing in the sky with her mother, Marlene Therese Ellis. Marianne was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial Heights, and also attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Chesterfield. She is survived by her father, Robert E. Ellis Jr.; sister and brother-in-law, Danielle...

Alva Burchell

Alva Burchell

Jan 23, 2014

Alva J. "Jeannie" Burchell, 67, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Henrico County, she was the daughter of the late David E. and Alva Browning Daniel. Mrs. Burchell was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her former husband, James D. Burchell; sons,...

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