OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Alma Michael

Alma Michael

Jan 22, 2013

Alma Webb Michael, 96, of Matoaca, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1916 to the late Luther and Patricia Harrell Webb and was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Barnes Michael; daughter, Judy P. Treaster; and two brothers, Marvin Webb and Otis Webb. Mrs. Michael was a member of...

William Stevens

William Stevens

Jan 22, 2013

William F. (Bill) Stevens Jr., 84 years old, passed away to his Heavenly on reward Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Chippenham Hospital after a cruel but short illness. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Kathleen Simmons Stevens and William F. Stevens Sr. He retired after 35 years as a Supervisor at B & W Tobacco Corp....

Ann Walls

Ann Walls

Jan 19, 2013

Ann C. Walls, 75, of Disputanta, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Mr. Billy D. Walls. Mrs. Walls was a retired bookkeeper for Walls Construction Company. She is survived by her son, Martin Walls and wife, Phyllis of Disputanta; a granddaughter, Ashley McGhee of Dinwiddie; and three great-grandchildren, Lily,...

Phillip Johnson

Phillip Johnson

Jan 19, 2013

Phillip Carroll "Buddy" Johnson, 78, of Prince George, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born and raised in the Blandford area of Petersburg, he was the son of the late Reuben L. and Bertha Fuller Johnson. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, a United States Army veteran and retired with...

Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Jan 14, 2013

Sarah (Susie) Aldridge Vaughan, 82 years old, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born April 17, 1930 to the late Monroe M. and Siberia I. Lacks Aldridge, and was married to the late James Nester Vaughan for 57 years. She retired in 1992 from Allied Chemical in Chester. Sarah had a green thumb and...

Dorothy Bassett

Dorothy Bassett

Jan 13, 2013

Dorothy Ann Bassett of South Chesterfield passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 2, 1951 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Dorothy was preceded in death by her father, Frank James and was a United States Army Veteran. She married Paul J. Bassett on October 21, 1977 in Canal Zone, Panama. Dorothy is survived by her...

Thomas Keesler Sr.

Thomas Keesler Sr.

Jan 13, 2013

Thomas James Keesler Sr., 72, The Lord called Tom home on January 13, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Tom proudly served his country as a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy where he served for 26 years. He went on to establish his own crane company upon...

Lena Bowles

Lena Bowles

Jan 13, 2013

Lena Eunice Bowles, 75, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013. She was born December 2, 1937 in Hopewell, Virginia to the late William H. and Mary E. Womack Belcher. Mrs. Bowles is survived by her husband, David Thomas Bowles; children, Diane Mann, (Keith Powell), Deborah Sanford (John Marshall), Darryl Bowles, Duane Bowles (Terry), Dana Procise (Elvis Keffer),...

Creola Urban

Creola Urban

Jan 12, 2013

Creola "Cre" Jones Urban, 92, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. She was born November 1, 1920 to the late William B. and Emma Haden Lang. Mrs. Urban was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, George Urban of Dinwiddie; children, June Mullen of Massachusetts and Angela Cridlin of Matoaca; grandchildren, Mary Buller,...

Mildred Clark

Mildred Clark

Jan 11, 2013

Mildred Bridgewater Clark was called Home to be with Jesus on January 11, 2013. She lived in Petersburg most of her life, but most recently resided in Colonial Heights with her daughter, Nancy Clark. She is predeceased by her mother, Ruth May Bridgewater; her husband of 42 years, Lorenza D. Clark; her oldest son, Phillip Warren Clark; and her grandson,...

Nora Cox

Nora Cox

Jan 11, 2013

Nora B. Cox, 88, of Chesterfield, formerly of Matoaca, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Colonial Heights, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Fannie Green Bosher, and the widow of Thomas D. Cox Jr.. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn W. Morgan; a grandson,...

Charles Grant

Charles Grant

Jan 9, 2013

Charles "Pete" Grant, 71, of Prince George, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his residence. Born in North Carolina, he was the son of the late George G. and Indiana Moore Grant. He is survived by his wife, Joyce E. Grant; three brothers, Russell Grant and wife, Irene of Prince George, Raymond Grant and wife, Betty of Prince...

Joan Godwin

Joan Godwin

Jan 8, 2013

Joan Grosch "JoAnn" Godwin, 79, of Colonial Heights passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Little Grosch, and the widow of Paul Osborne Godwin Jr. Mrs. Godwin is survived by two sons; Paul Osborne Godwin III and wife, Gloria, and John Allen Godwin; a daughter, Patricia...

James Millard

James Millard

Jan 7, 2013

James A. Millard, 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 at his residence. He was a loving and devoted husband and father. Born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Frankie Lola Whitman Millard, and was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jessie Mae Millard,...

Larry Luffman

Larry Luffman

Jan 6, 2013

Larry M. Luffman, 66, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 26, 1946 in Granville County, North Carolina to the late Reece Luffman and Etta Marion Redd Luffman and was preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Luffman, who died in infancy, and Franklin Luffman, one sister,...

Margaret Greybill

Margaret Greybill

Jan 4, 2013

Margaret B. Greybill, 88, of North Chesterfield, passed away at home after battling lung cancer. Her final days were made more comfortable thanks to the loving care given by her daughter, Marilyn, and by the caregivers from Home Instead Senior Care and Hospice of Virginia. Her loving husband of 52 years, James R. Greybill, preceded her in death on April...

Barbara Sorensen

Barbara Sorensen

Jan 3, 2013

Barbara Sorensen, 86, of Colonial Heights, went to sleep in death Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Golden Living Battlefield Park Convalescent Center where she has been a resident for 29 years and was loved by all the staff members. She was daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Childress Cox. She is survived by her husband, Harley C. Sorensen; three...

James Rogers

James Rogers

Jan 1, 2013

James Edwin Rogers, 24, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. James was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Joan Bennett. He is survived by his mother, Melisa Bennett of Petersburg; his father, Jeffrey Rogers and wife, Kathi of Prince George; three brothers, Rob Bennett of Petersburg, Christopher and David Rogers both of Prince George; paternal grandparents,...

Major Ret.

Major Ret.

Dec 30, 2012

Major Denzel Victor Reed, U.S. Army Ret., 93, of Prince George, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 He was the son of the late Walter Alvin and Cora Irene Sommerfeld Reed. He was preceded in death by a son, M. Dean Reed and a daughter, Jacqueline Reed. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Petersburg, and...

Magaline Bass

Magaline Bass

Dec 30, 2012

Magaline LaVelle Cash Bass, age 91, of Henderson, North Carolina, passed away on December 30, 2012. Magaline was born in Charlottesville, VA on February 8, 1921. She graduated from Lane High School in Charlottesville. She was married to David Binford Bass of Moseley, VA on June 15, 1940; they were married 60 years. Magaline worked as a purchasing officer for...

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