Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Alex Parrish
Jan 23, 2014
Alex Arnold Parrish, 46, of Colonial Heights passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Abe and Helen E. Parrish. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Amy Parrish; a son, Adam Baskin; sisters, Kathy Hall, JoNell McKee and husband Jon, and Judy Cates; his mother-in-law, Peggy Kuzminski; a brother-in-law,...

Randolph Power
Jan 22, 2014
SFC Randolph "Randy" Power, USA (ret.), 84, of Colonial Heights, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He retired from the US Army after 22 years of service to our country, and also retired from the Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA). He was born April 15, 1929 in Sublett, Kentucky, southeast of the city of Salyersville, to...

Clyde Truax
Jan 21, 2014
Clyde W. Truax, 90, of Chester, formerly of Weirton, West Virginia and Port Charlotte, Florida, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at his residence. Born in Eldersville, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Oscar G. and Georgeanna Walker Truax, and was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-two years, Jean Haynes Truax. Mr. Truax was a World...
Alex Boyd Jr.
Jan 21, 2014
In loving memory of the strongest man we loved. Alex "Geno" Eugene Boyd Jr. was a husband, father, son, brother, Papa, and most of all, a best friend. He shared almost his entire life with his companion and soul mate, Phyllis E. Boyd. They spent every waking moment together and shared each other's precious moments in life. Alex worked his...
Ruby Schultz
Jan 18, 2014
Ruby Lee Schultz passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Brighter Living Assisted Living Center. Ruby Lee Schultz was born in Camden, Alabama to the late Jack and Ida Dell Wolf, on October 5, 1920. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Schultz; and a son, Fredrick Charles Schultz Sr. Mrs. Schultz was a member of Pleasant...
Rhonda Thomasson
Jan 17, 2014
Rhonda Gail Thomasson, 52, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at her residence. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Hopewell. She is survived by her husband, Nelton Thomasson; her children, Amanda G. Duncan and Britney M. Howard both of Prince George, Jared M. Thomasson of Texas, Leslie E. Thomasson and Ashley N. Johnson both...
Wilbur Hawks Iii
Jan 16, 2014
Wilbur Andrew Hawks III, 61, of Carson passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at MCV Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Wilbur Andrew Hawks Jr. and Nancy Page Brockwell Hawks. Mr. Hawks was a retired Crane Operator for Local Union 147. He is survived by his wife, Betty Spence Hawks; two sons, Wilbur...

Mary Johnston
Jan 16, 2014
Mary Evelyn Richards Johnston passed from this life on January 16, 2014, surrounded by her children. She was preceded in death by Robert E. "Bob" Johnston, her husband of 58 years. The daughter of Auby "Jack" and Mildred Pope Richards and sister of Lamar "Jackie" Richards, Mary was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where she met Bob when both...
Virginia Mazza
Jan 15, 2014
-- View a Video --In Memory Of Virginia Mazza Virginia Dare Mazza, 87, of Matoaca, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her residence. Born in Matoaca, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Shelton Sr. and Josephine Sadler Shelton, and the widow of John V. Mazza Sr. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Connie Mears...
George Sadler
Jan 13, 2014
George Elmer Sadler, 86, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. He was the son of the late Adolphus and Sadie Sadler of Petersburg and was predeceased by his siblings, Adolphus Jr., Shirley, Barbara, June, and Douglas. Mr. Sadler retired from the United States Navy, after 21 years of service, serving on the Solamonie Naval Ordinance Testing...
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