Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Jul 17, 2013

Sharon Mozucha Ellis, 62, of Prince George, Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 17, 2013 after a courageous and long fought battle with lung disease. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ruby Mozucha; sisters, JoAnne Bishop, Evelyn Finnegan and Agnes Inman. She was born in Hopewell, Virginia and was a lifelong...

Jul 17, 2013

Sheila Ruth Shook, 68 of Ettrick, passed away Wednesday July 17, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1945 in Cambridge County, Pennsylvania, to the late Nicholas and Helen Ida Kosta Palovich. Mrs. Shook was preceded in death by her husband Harold C. Shook, Sr., She is survived by two daughters, Pamela Pinkleton and husband Preston...

Jul 16, 2013

Zoraida (Nena) Suarez Munford, 88, of Chesterfield, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013. She was the widow of Mathew (Matt Jr.) Munford. Nena lived in Davao City, Philippines before her marriage, where she was well known as an active and respected member of the community, especially of St. Paul Parish. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial...

Jul 16, 2013

Patty J. Burton, 80, of Mason, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Claude E. and Nellie Kincaid, and was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis D. Burton Jr.; a daughter, Vicki L. Kimball, and a grandson, Craig M. Yeager. Mrs. Burton was a member of Faith Baptist Church, the...

Jul 13, 2013

Annette Bishop Gauldin, 74, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday July 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 4, 1938 in Petersburg to the late Arthur Thomas and Margaret Jones Bishop. She was preceded in death by her husband David Penn Gauldin. Mrs. Gualdin was a retired Program Support Technician with the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was a...

Jul 12, 2013

Jul 9, 2013

George Pilger James 79, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Newton T. and Susanna Pilger James. He was a veteran with the United States Army. He is survived by a son, John J. James and wife, Jamie L. of N. Chesterfield; a daughter, Charity Trapp and husband,...

Jul 8, 2013

Nancy Caroline Beasley, 67, of Church Road, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 8, 2013. She was born March 1, 1946 in Farmville, Virginia. Mrs. Beasley retired from both Phillip Morris Tobacco Company and the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company. She is survived by her children, David L. Beasley and wife, Julie...

Jul 6, 2013

Shirley A. Daulton, 70, of Church Road, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 surrounded by family at her residence. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Jessie Bell Wilson Simmons. Mrs. Daulton was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Daulton Sr.; a son,...

Jul 6, 2013

Anthony Louis Lannie Sr., 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his residence. Born in Syracuse, New York he was the son of the late Nicholas J. and Angelina Carbone Lannie, and was preceded in death by a son, Anthony L. Lannie Jr. Mr. Lannie is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Lucille Lannie; sons;...

Jul 5, 2013

J. C. Smith Jr., 87, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013. Born in Mississippi, he was the son of the late John C. Smith Sr. and Virder Mae West Smith. J.C. was preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years and the mother of his children, Joyce H. Smith, and his second wife, Sarah P....

Jul 5, 2013

Olive Reynolds Miller Our loving mother and grandmother, Olive Reynolds Miller, (Grandma Miller) went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2013. She was the widow of Francis E. Miller, Sr.; and was preceded in death by her son, Alan Keith (AK) Miller. She is survived by her children, Van Miller, Carol Duncan, Bonnie Stalnaker, Gene Miller (Kathy). She...

Jul 4, 2013

Emmett E. Beemer Sr., 83, of Chesterfield, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, July 4, 2013, and has gone to Heaven with his parents Johnnie K. Beemer Sr. and Ruth Holdren Beemer. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Stone. He retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company with 31 1/2 years of...

Jul 3, 2013

No Obituary Memorial Service Thursday July 11, 2013, 3:00 p.m. at Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory Click for Map and Directions

Jul 3, 2013

Carl Blandford Cottrell, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday July, 3, 2013. He was born November 18, 1933 to the late James Henry and Blanche Elder Cottrell and was preceded in death by a sister Charlotte Mae Cottrell Lucas and a brother Gordon Cottrell. Mr. Cottrell was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, the Fraternal...

Jun 30, 2013

William Edgar Vaughan, 81, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday June 30, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother Mary G. Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was a United States Navy Veteran, a ballroom dance instructor for Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray studios for many years. After his dancing career he worked for and retired from the Virginia Department of...

Jun 30, 2013

John Marsden Buren John Marsden. Buren, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was born August 18, 1922 to the late Samuel R. and Eva P. Beale Buren, and was preceded in death by a brother Douglas Buren and a sister Kathleen B. Davis. Mr. Buren was a United States Army Veteran, a Charter member of...

Jun 30, 2013

Kelly Emile Laplante, 46, of Dinwiddie, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was born August 12, 1966 to the late Emile and Jeanine Madore Laplante. Mr. Laplante was a certified pipe welder for many companies and owned his own business Laplante's Welding and Repair. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Laplante; daughter, Nena Laplante; sister, Lynn Clay and...

Jun 30, 2013

Bettie "Ann" Wade, 80 of Matoaca, passed away Saturday June 29, 2013. She was born November 17, 1932 in Petersburg, Virginia, to the late Julius Manfield Jackson and Annie Ruth Mumford Jackson. Mrs. Wade was preceded in death by her husband Robert Edward Wade Sr. She was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons Robert Edward Wade...

Jun 29, 2013

Ruth N. Cutchin, 92, of Dinwiddie, passed away, June 29, 2013. She was born July 21, 1920 in Georgia. She was the widow of Reverend Raymond Jason Cutchin. Mrs. Cutchin was a former secretary at Monumental Baptist Church in Petersburg. She is survived by a son, Jack Cutchin and wife, Brenda O. of Dinwiddie; grandchildren, Ann Marie Cutchin Bates and...