Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Marjorie Kitchen
Mar 23, 2012
Marjorie Brockwell Kitchen, 82, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012 at John Randolph Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Blanche Wood Brockwell, the widow of John A. Kitchen Sr., and was preceded in death by a son, John A. Kitchen Jr. Mrs. Kitchen was a member of...

John Oliver
Mar 23, 2012
John C. "Tiny" Oliver, 71, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012 at Hopewell Health Care Center. Born in New York City, New York, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Mary Ferry Oliver, and was preceded in death by his wife, Elva Friday Oliver, and a brother, Charles Edward Oliver. He is survived by...
Ltc Usaf
Mar 23, 2012
LTC USAF (ret.) George Aguirre, born August 24, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012 surrounded by his family at home. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Socorro Aguirre, father, Joseph; mother, Henrietta; and five brothers, Henry, Rueben, Michael, Charles and Robert (all veterans); sister, Margaret and her husband;...

Barbara Ozmore
Mar 22, 2012
Barbara Bailey Ozmore 74, of Petersburg, passed away Thursday March 22, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Leondias E., and Gladys Lee Bailey. Mrs. Ozmore was preceded in death by her husband Wallace Wilson Ozmore Sr., and a son Wallace Wilson Ozmore Jr. She retired from Phillip Morris after many years of service....
Gerald Lucas
Mar 21, 2012
Gerald Earl "Jerry" Lucas, 46, of Disputanta, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, after a long courageous battle with ALS, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mr. Lucas was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and was employed with Ashland Chemical as a Laboratory Technician. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife,...
James Barksdale
Mar 21, 2012
James Allen Barksdale, 59, was received into the loving arms of the heavenly Father, and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 21, 2012 after a long and hard-fought battle with kidney cancer. It was a peaceful passing for this soft-spoken, gentle, giant of a man and he was surrounded in love by many who admired him. He was...

Mary Hare
Mar 20, 2012
Mary L. "Teady" Hare, 88, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at her residence. Born in Prince Edward County, she was the daughter of the late Howard F. and Evelyn Wills Weaver, and the widow of Dennis R. Hare. She was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, and a retired Sales Clerk from J.C. Penney in...
Albert Riddle Sr.
Mar 20, 2012
Albert G. Riddle Sr., 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. He was a native of Chesterfield County, and the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy Walker Riddle, and the widower of Helen D. Riddle. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and was a member of Monumental Baptist Church in...

Linda Jones
Mar 20, 2012
Linda "Judy" Jones, 61, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday March 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Roscoe and Mary Pauline Widener Kestner; and was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Kestner. Mrs. Jones is survived by her son, Dennis Joseph Jones Jr. (Lesley T.); grandsons, Peyton Alexander Jones, and Owen Parker Jones of Midlothian;...
Daniel Draucker Sr.
Mar 20, 2012
Daniel Lee Draucker Sr., 78 of Colonial Heights, passed away March 20, 2012 at the Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was preceded in death by his parents C. Ray Draucker Sr. and Olivia Hawks Draucker, and a brother C. Ray Draucker Jr. Mr. Draucker was very proud to be a graduate of Benedictine High School. After graduation...

Helen Short
Mar 20, 2012
Helen Gordon Short 96, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday March 20, 2012at the Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late Clifford Earl Short Sr., and Willie Lee Slaughter and was preceded in death by a brother William F. Short. Ms. Short retired from the accounting office at the Chesterfield County School Board...
Edward Parker
Mar 19, 2012
SFC Edward R. Parker United States Army (ret.), 78, of Petersburg, died on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Marquette, Michigan, and was the son of the late Delbert and Mildred Lenore Parker. Mr. Parker was a retired SFC having over twenty years of service in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam and...
Anne Russell
Mar 18, 2012
Anne Jennings Russell, 80, passed away on March 18, 2012 following a long illness. Anne was born November 2, 1931 in Leesburg, Virginia. She graduated from Mars Hill College and Radford University, taught elementary school for 27 years and was very active in church work her entire life. Anne was a former resident of Gloucester, Roanoke, Mathews and Chesterfield, Virginia....

Hope Provost
Mar 17, 2012
Hope (Irene) A. Provost, 58, of Prince George, Virginia passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at her residence. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Leon J. Gonyo Sr. and Jean Saunders Gonyo, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Ermey and David Gonyo. Mrs. Provost was a retired Accountant for Dennis M. Stuart...

Mary Wilder
Mar 17, 2012
Mary "Ruth" Tatum Wilder, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Willie L. and Lelia Grammar Tatum, and the widow of Luther A. Wilder Jr. Mrs. Wilder was a charter member of the Crowder Memorial Baptist Church, and was very active and dedicated in the church. Mrs. Wilder was...

Catherine Ward
Mar 15, 2012
Catherine Edna McNabb Ward, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was the daughter of the late William W. and Caroline Hauck McKnabb. She was the widow of Richard F. Ward Sr., and was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Cathy Brown Baker. Mrs. Ward is survived by two sons, Richard F. Ward and wife, Eloise...
Maurice Floyd
Mar 14, 2012
Maurice Gayle Floyd, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Jefferson E. and Goldie Spain Floyd, and the widower of Helen Walker Floyd. Mr. Floyd was a member of the St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284, Blandford Masonic Lodge #3, Scottish Rite,...

Joan Buterbaugh
Mar 13, 2012
Joan Clevenger Buterbaugh, 78, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Retreat Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Louise Womack Clevenger, the widow of William H. Buterbaugh, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Carrie Alice Buterbaugh. Mrs. Buterbaugh was a member of the Chester Baptist Church, and Henricus Historical Park. She...
Geraldine Blevins
Mar 11, 2012
Geraldine H. Blevins 76, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday March 11, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Alonza R. and Estelle Giles Hodges, the widow of Floyd Thomas Blevins; and was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Hodges. Mrs. Blevins was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. She is survived by her...
T. Balch Sr.
Mar 10, 2012
T. Wayne Balch Sr., 69, of Colonial Heights, entered into eternal rest after a long and courageous battle with Muscular Dystrophy on Saturday, March 10, 2012. He was the son of the late Tommy and Mildred Balch and was a retired employee with Virginia Department of Transportation. Mr. Balch was the past President and Founder of several local Car Clubs....
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