Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Loraine Lovering
May 11, 2013
Loraine "Dot" Lovering, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Annie Smith Hammond, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Hammond. She is survived by her children, April Lovering Page and husband, Charles...
Thelma Grogan
May 8, 2013
Thelma Jean Edwards Grogan, 73, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Kindred Hospital in Richmond. Mrs. Grogan was born in Covington, Virginia on March 3, 1940 to the late Gordon J and Minnie Elizabeth Edwards. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Joseph Grogan Jr.; a daughter, Dorothy Jean Grogan; a sister, Dorothy...
Betsy Nuckols
May 7, 2013
Betsy Wooding Nuckols 53, of Petersburg, Virginia died May 7, 2013. She is survived by her loving companion Ben Norwood and her sister Birdie Jean Nuckols (husband James Corr) of the Richmond area. Betsy is also survived by a niece Denise Madar of Alexandria, VA; two nephews Eric Nuckols of Centreville, VA and Daniel Nuckols of Roanoke, VA; and five...

Lucille Parker
May 5, 2013
Lucille Aldridge Parker, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her residence. Born in Victoria, she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Fannie Belle Fuller Williams, and the widow of John G. Parker and William "Billy" Aldridge. She was preceded in death by five brothers, and one sister. Mrs. Parker was a...
Harry Skeens Sr.
May 4, 2013
Harry B. Skeens Sr., 80, of Chester, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born July 20, 1932 to the late Samuel Jefferson and Mary Fogleman Skeens. Mr. Skeens was a United States Navy Veteran, retiree of Hercules, Inc. and a member of Chester Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Skeens, of...
Joseph Wayner Sr.
May 3, 2013
Joseph R. "Joe" Wayner, age 90 of Prince George, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Truly a Christian Man who was a friend to everyone he met. He was the son of the late Milton Otto and Agnes Opocensky Wayner and was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Elizabeth "Bet" Wayner. Mr. Wayner Sr....
Anne Horner
May 2, 2013
Anne Sowell Horner, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Alice King Sowell. Mrs. Horner was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Raymond Horner, a step-grandson, Allen Horner, and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Sowell. "Miss Anne" was an active part of Colonial Heights....

Barbara Browder
Apr 30, 2013
Barbara E. Browder, 85, of DeWitt, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Willie G. and Mavis Griggs Ellington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie T. Browder Jr., a daughter, Sherri L. Browder, a sister, Margaret E. Humphries; and...
Marcella Hebeler
Apr 28, 2013
Marcella Bertha Hebeler, 92, of Colonial Heights passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Born in East Amherst, New York she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Bertha Hiller Mueckl, the widow of Joseph John Hebeler Sr., and was preceded in death by a son, James J. Hebeler. Mrs. Hebeler was a member of St. Ann Catholic...
Margaret Caton
Apr 27, 2013
Margaret Blackburn Caton, 88, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Herndon, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Bulis Blackburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Caton; a grandson, Mark Griffin; four sisters; and three brothers. Mrs. Caton was a member...
Donald Martin
Apr 27, 2013
Donald Edward Martin, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Chippenham Medical Center. Born in Colonial Heights, he was the son of the late Eugene and Lottie Bennett Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hallie Delma Martin, and a daughter, Herberly Smith. Mr. Martin was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Jess Stanley
Apr 25, 2013
Jess F. Stanley, Lt. Colonel (retired) USAF, 86, of Colonial Heights, one of the "Greatest Generation" passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013. He was the son of the late Junius and Rubye Legette Stanley. Mr. Stanley served in the Pacific during WW II as a sailor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1950 and joined the...

Curtis Breeding
Apr 23, 2013
Curtis Donal Breeding, 83, of Chesterfield County, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Towers in Richmond. A native of Russell County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jessie and Laura Puckett Breeding. Mr. Breeding was employed 35 years with ASCS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, of which he was County Executive Director of Chesterfield and Powhatan...
Russell Randolph Jr.
Apr 23, 2013
Russell Edgar Randolph Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 3:55 a.m. at the age of 63. He is the son of Russell Edgar Randolph Sr. (deceased) and Delores Maxine Randolph of Dinwiddie. Russell was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church and a graduate of Colonial Heights High School. He was married in February 1969 and divorced in...
Harriet Johnson
Apr 20, 2013
Harriet Betty Johnson 95, of Disputanta, passed away Saturday April 20, 2013. She was born December 4, 1918 to the late Harry and Mary Bessie Reidy Pixton and was the widow of Shelton M. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Ray Arnold of Disputanta, grandchildren Trey Arnold and wife Cynthia of Hawaii, Melanie Forgas...

Joseph Moody Sr.
Apr 19, 2013
Joseph "Pop" Albert Moody Sr., 75, of DeWitt passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was son of the late McKinley and Pauline Brooks Moody. He was a retired machinist for Titmus Optical and was a member of the Dinwiddie Moose and the H.O.G. He is survived by his wife of 31...
Annie Allen
Apr 19, 2013
Annie Maxine Gohn Allen, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday April 19, 2013. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dirvard L. and Lottie Nethery Adkins; Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband's Charles H. Gohn Sr., and Garland Allen, a sister Mary Louise Winn-Lister. She was a member of the Salvation Army...

Judith Riggs
Apr 19, 2013
Judith B. Riggs, 77, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday April 19, 2013. She was born November 4, 1935 to the late Wesley E. Bridgman Sr. and Mary Henry Bridgman and was preceded in death by a brother Wesley E. Bridgman Jr. Mrs. Riggs was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. She is survived by her...

Theda Peterson
Apr 18, 2013
Theda Hale Peterson, 67, of Dinwiddie, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013. She was born August 3, 1945 to the late David Elmo and Ruby Leete Hale. Mrs. Peterson is survived by her husband, William F. Peterson Sr.; son, W. Ray Graham II; brother, David Brent Hale; step-children, William F. Peterson Jr. and Janet Peterson; and many special friends. Funeral...

Patrick Guernsey
Apr 18, 2013
Patrick Blair Guernsey, 23, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Born in Richmond, he is the son of the late Harold Bruce Guernsey, his paternal grandparents, Harold Blair Guernsey and Irene Delva Guernsey, and an uncle, Carl Holt. He is survived by his mother, Stephanie Lynn Thompson; sister, Mallory Louise Thompson; a brother, Justin-Ian Alexander Guernsey;...
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