OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Virgil Talley

Virgil Talley

Feb 24, 2013

Virgil A. Talley, age 91, of Church Road, Virginia, passed away early Sunday morning February 24, 2013 of respiratory failure. He was born at home in Sutherland, VA on March 24, 1921, to Virgil H. and Hannah Fenderson Talley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Talley, a son, Gregory G. Talley,...

Bernett Stell

Bernett Stell

Feb 23, 2013

Bernett Rosa Stell, 84, of Chesterfield, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Medical College of Virginia. She was born November 27, 1928 to the late Lonnie Lee and Rosa Ethel Hoggard Castello. Mrs. Stell was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Clinton A. Stell Sr., a sister, Margie C. Davis and a brother in-law, Robert...

Herbert Patrick

Herbert Patrick

Feb 21, 2013

Herbert W. Patrick, 95, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Born in Plymouth, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Charlie and Mae Swindell Patrick, and was preceded in death by a son, Bruce M. Patrick. Mr. Patrick was a United States Army veteran, and a member of the Dunlop Apartments prayer group. He...

Debora Skelton

Debora Skelton

Feb 20, 2013

Debora S. Skelton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas F. Skelton. Ms. Skelton is survived by her mother, Margaret A. Skelton; brothers, Marc Skelton and wife, Sophie, Steve Skelton and wife, Heidi all of Chester; sister, Tamara Lallement and husband, Rick of Florida; a niece, Samantha...

Horst Reszies

Horst Reszies

Feb 19, 2013

Horst Siegfried Reszies, 76, of Chesterfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Germany, he was the son of the late Kurt and Eva Liemandt Reszies. He is survived by his daughter, Eva Reszies Gilliland; granddaughter, Crystal Anne Gilliland and a great-granddaughter, Zoe Lynne Wilbur; two sisters, Irmgard Scheffel of Maryland...

Raymond Wilson Sr.

Raymond Wilson Sr.

Feb 18, 2013

Raymond Osborne Wilson Sr., 88, of Colonial Heights passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, February 18, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Irby R. and Carrie Huband Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a United States Army veteran having served during World War II. He was owner and operator of the...

Donald Sloan

Donald Sloan

Feb 16, 2013

1SG Donald Ray Sloan (ret. USA), 79, of Petersburg, a native of Ray County, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Henrico Doctor's Hospital. He retired in 1973 from the United States Army (Airborne) with 21 years of service, having served in Vietnam, and opened his first of many family owned service stations. Mr. Sloan was a devoted...

Carol Mccarthy

Carol Mccarthy

Feb 15, 2013

Carol Marie Wheelhouse McCarthy, 71, of South Chesterfield, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. Mrs. McCarthy was the widow of William McCarthy. She was preceded in death by her father Stuart McGuire Wheelhouse and son Robert Moore Jr. She is survived by her mother; Winifred Wheelhouse; brothers; Stuart Wheelhouse and wife Barbara of Chesterfield, Carl Wheelhouse and wife Marlene of...

Macon Crawford

Macon Crawford

Feb 15, 2013

Macon L. Crawford Sr., 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Golden Living Center, Petersburg. He was the son of the late Lewis and Mozelle Thompson Crawford, and the widower of Geraldine M. Crawford. He was preceded in death by a son, Macon L. Crawford Jr. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy...

Martha Thompson

Martha Thompson

Feb 15, 2013

Martha F. Thompson, 83, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013 at her residence. Born in Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Mathilde Thomas Fietz, and the widow of David E. Thompson. She is survived by a son, Karl H. Thompson and wife, Sandra P. of Concord, North Carolina, Scott Thompson and girlfriend, Joni...

Burrell Hack

Burrell Hack

Feb 14, 2013

Burrell Conrad "Connie" Hack, 82, of Chesterfield passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Colonial Heights. He was the son of the late John Lewis Sr. and Marie Shortt Hack. Mr. Hack was preceded in death by a brother; Josiah; sister, Beverly and daughter; Cathy. He was a member at Highland United Methodist...

Elizabeth Nesgoda

Elizabeth Nesgoda

Feb 14, 2013

Elizabeth Anne Nesgoda, 85, of South Chesterfield, passed away February 14, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Glenver Clifton and Frances Bird Boswell and the widow of William M. Nesgoda. Mrs. Nesgoda was a faithful member for over fifty years of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Chester, Virginia. She will always...

Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo

Feb 14, 2013

Anthony Russo, 90, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Hickory Hill Retirement Community, Burkeville. Born in West New York, New Jersey he was the son of the late Luigi and Luisa Russo. He was preceded in death by brothers, Andrew, Frank and Patrick Russo and a sister, Rose DiSalvo. Mr. Russo was a member of Mt....

Daniel Flexon

Daniel Flexon

Feb 13, 2013

Daniel Randolph Flexon, 19, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, H. Brian Flexon. Daniel was a student at John Tyler Community College. He is survived by his paternal grandparents, Howard "Butch" Flexon and Geneva S. Flexon of Colonial Heights; maternal grandmother, Dianne Stell Demello of Hopewell; mother, Jennifer R....

Brenda Markert

Brenda Markert

Feb 13, 2013

Brenda S. Markert, 56 loving wife, Mother and Grandmother of Dewitt went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 after fighting a courageous twelve month battle with cancer. She was a member and former Sunday School Teacher at Western Heights Baptist Church, Dinwiddie. Mrs. Markert was a loan officer at Bank of McKenney and a former underwriter...

Courtney Padgett

Courtney Padgett

Feb 12, 2013

Courtney W. Padgett, 86, of Dinwiddie, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. She was born on December 5, 1926 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to the late Willie Garland and Lula Mae Watson. Mrs. Padgett was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Otho E. Padgett Jr., daughter, Nancy Hames; three brothers and two...

Dilip Sen

Dilip Sen

Feb 12, 2013

Dr. Dilip K. Sen, 76, of Colonial Heights passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He was the son of the late Edward Nelson Sen and Nirupama Biswas. Dr. Sen was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and a retired professor at Virginia State University. He is survived by his wife, Bonosree Sen; daughters, Devyani Ghosh and husband, Soumajit of...

Gertrude Brooks

Gertrude Brooks

Feb 11, 2013

Gertrude D. Brooks, 100, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 surrounded by her family. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Belcher Dance, and the widow of Frank M. Brooks Sr. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Madeline Gibbs, a son, Donald L. Gibbs, two step-daughters, two brothers,...

William Caton

William Caton

Feb 10, 2013

William R. "Bill" Caton, 88, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Henrico Doctor's Hospital. Born in Vienna, Virginia he was the son of the late Robert and Emily Cutshaw Caton, and was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Griffin, two sisters and a brother. Mr. Caton was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Colonial...

Peggy Chudoba

Peggy Chudoba

Feb 9, 2013

Peggy Joyce Chudoba, 79, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013, following a valiant six month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on July 18, 1933 to the late Robert Howard Daugherty and Mabel Stafford Daugherty Cook. Mrs. Chudoba was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Chudoba and her daughter,...

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