Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

William Powell
Feb 16, 2012
William Alfred "Bill" Powell, 62, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William E. and Reba West Powell, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara P. Unterzuber, and Nancy P. Roberts; and a grandson, Brandon Scott Powell. Bill was...
Karl Young
Feb 14, 2012
Karl C. Young, 84, of Sutherland, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio he was the son of the late Hoy C. and Leona Reed Young. He was a member of the Greenwood Presbyterian Church, and Masonic Lodge #261 in Ohio. Mr. Young was a veteran with the United States Navy...

Mary Godwin
Feb 13, 2012
Mary "Virginia" Godwin, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012. Born in Georgia, on November 30, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Mallie C. and Aileen Templeton Aldred. She was preceded in death by her dearly loved husband of 50 years, James C. Godwin on September 6, 1999; and a son-in-law, Dennis Neely on...

Kenneth Graves Jr.
Feb 13, 2012
Kenneth Booker Graves Jr., 85, of Richmond passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012. He was the widower of Katherine Clarke Graves; and the son of the late Ernestine Gibson, and Kenneth Booker Graves Sr. Mr. Graves was a well-known art teacher and a member of the Petersburg Area Art league. He taught in North Carolina, Florida, and retired from...

Leona Perkins
Feb 13, 2012
Leona Watts Perkins of Petersburg, widow of Glenn Fairfax Perkins, died peacefully Monday, February 13, 2012. She was born to Raymond Haywood Watts and Effie Lena Hewett Watts in Tabor City, North Carolina on April 8, 1920. She was a member of West End Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her son, George Fairfax Perkins on September 6, 2011. In...

Arthur Partin Sr.
Feb 13, 2012
Arthur H. Partin Sr. of Matoaca passed away on February 13, 2012 at the age 65. He was retired with 25 years from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons. He started as a Construction Foreman and in ‘84 started working in the Education Department as a Training Instructor, where he taught Vocational Training (Masonry) and for 19 ½...

Shirley Jarratt
Feb 13, 2012
Shirley D. Jarratt, 72, of Dinwiddie, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 13, 2012 after a nine month courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Richard R. and Lila Williams Delbridge. Mrs. Jarratt was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. She is survived by her devoted husband of 53...

Ursula Gammill
Feb 12, 2012
Ursula M. Gammill, 77, of Prince George, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 17, 1934 in Germany to the late Friedrich and Anna Margarete Harturg. Mrs. Gammil is survived by her husband of 51 years, Harold R. Gammill of Prince George. Funeral services will be held at a later date....
Robert Cloud
Feb 11, 2012
Robert A "Bob" Cloud 86, of Colonial Heights passed away Saturday February 11, 2012. He was the son of the late Andrew S. and Mabel Cornog Cloud and was preceded in death by two sons Ronald A. Cloud and David A. Cloud. Mr. Cloud was a WWII, United States Navy Veteran and also a retired research analyst from Texaco, Inc....
Aubrey Worsham
Feb 11, 2012
Aubrey Burgess Worsham 74, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday February 11, 2012. He was the son of the late Marshall Parrish Worsham and Addie Leigh Davis Worsham. Mr. Worsham was a United States Navy veteran and retired from Phillip Morris Tobacco Company. He was a member of May Memorial Baptist Church in Powhatan, Virginia. Mr. Worsham is survived by his...
Harry Hargis Jr.
Feb 9, 2012
Harry Burns Hargis Jr., 73, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012. He was the son of the late Frances Cocke Hargis and Harry Burns Hargis Sr. He was preceded in death by a son, Harry Whitfield Hargis; grandson, Vaughn Whitfield Hargis; and a sister, Joanne H. Padgett. He was a member of St Michael's Episcopal Church...

Florence Munford
Feb 7, 2012
Florence Wilkerson Munford, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Nettie Kinker Wilkerson, and the widow of Cassie Munford. Mrs. Munford was a retired employee of Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. Survivors include her son, Dennis James Munford; two brothers in-law, Walter S. Munford and Clarence Sheppard;...

Clyde May Sr.
Feb 6, 2012
Clyde Edward May Sr., 89, of Prince George died Monday, February 6, 2012 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. May was the son of the late John C. and Dorothy Sheesly May and was predeceased by his wife, Lilly Montgomery May; daughter, Brenda May Gordon; a son-in-law, Gilbert E. Hanzlik Sr., four sister in-laws, and six brother in-laws. Mr. May...

Alton Davenport
Feb 6, 2012
Alton L. Davenport, 77, of Prince George died Monday, February 6, 2012 in Southside Regional Medical Center. He attended Crater View Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Dixie Container. Survivors include his faithful companion, Hazel Y. Robertson of Prince George; daughters, Janet Camden and Cathy Hickman both of Prince George; sons, Larry Davenport of Nashville, North Carolina and...
Rodney Humphries
Feb 6, 2012
Rodney Y. Humphries, 69, of Prince George, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Wilbur Y. and Helen Clark Humphries, and was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Porter Humphries. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, and the Colonial Heights...

Martha Throckmorton
Feb 5, 2012
Martha Atkins Throckmorton, 84, a longtime resident of Chester, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012. She is survived by four children, Victoria, Sterling, Wayne, and Michael; one sister, Winifred; one brother, Butch; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A private graveside service will be held in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The...

Mary Bullock
Feb 3, 2012
Mary Ellen Bullock, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. She was the daughter of the late William C. and Lillie Shaw Bullock. Miss Bullock was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, and United Methodist Women. She is survived by her sister, Mildred B. Eastman of Colonial Heights; a cousin, James Talbott;...

Gaye Arsi
Feb 2, 2012
Gaye E. Arsi, 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Yancey and Lois Eubanks Puckett. Mrs. Arsi is survived by her husband, Joe N. Arsi; children, Debbie Eppley of Florida, Tami Wright of Florida, Larry Joe Tollison and wife, Kathy of Colonial Heights, Stephanie Kern and husband,...
Evelyn Patterson
Feb 1, 2012
Evelyn Newton Patterson, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Chase City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Luthie Puett Newton, the widow of Judson E. Wright, and Percy Charles "Pat" Patterson, and was preceded in death by three children, Diane Wright, Ellen Duffer, and Lois...

Ernestine Hines
Jan 28, 2012
Ernestine Hines, 79, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at her Oak Hill Farm home in Lunenburg County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Marvin and Nellie Murrell Welch, and the widow of Richard Haynie Hines. Mrs. Hines was the co-owner of Hines Grocery in Colonial Heights for over 30 years. She is survived...
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