OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Morris Veazey

Morris Veazey

Jan 22, 2012

Morris Lee "Mo Mo" Veazey, 62, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Katherine Bowles Veazey and Joseph Bennett Veazey Jr. Morris Veazey attended Colonial Heights Baptist Church, was a member of the Petersburg Fraternal Order of the Eagles #882, and a...

Archie Coleman

Archie Coleman

Jan 20, 2012

Archie Lee Coleman, 80, of Prince George passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012. He was born in Pamplico, South Carolina and came to this area in 1951 when in the U. S. Army stationed at Fort Lee. He was a graduate of the Carolina College of Commerce with a degree in accounting and was retired from Allied Signal after...

John Cole Iii

John Cole Iii

Jan 20, 2012

John David "D.C." Cole III, 54, of Matoaca passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. He was the son of the late John David Cole Jr., and Barbara Ann Wawner Cole. John was a member of Ettrick United Methodist Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles #882. He is survived by his sister, Bonnie C. Lundie and husband, Michael of Matoaca;...

William Wilkinson

William Wilkinson

Jan 19, 2012

William Gerald Wilkinson, 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, he was the son of the late C.B. and Annie Hoover Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served during the Korean War....

Elizabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Jackson

Jan 17, 2012

Elizabeth Ann Marek Jackson departed this life on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. A member of Tabernacle Church, Ann was born in 1931 and raised on Eanes Road in Matoaca by her parents, the late George Milton and Nancy Belcher Marek. Ann was the widow of James Jackson and was also predeceased by brothers, Harvey Holley, Willie Holley, and Frank Marek....

Richard Puffenbarger

Richard Puffenbarger

Jan 14, 2012

Richard Edwin Puffenbarger 85, of Chesterfield, passed away Saturday January 14, 2012 at the Crossings at Iron Bridge. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Puffenbarger. Mr. Puffenbarger was a WWII, United States Army Veteran. He was a member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post 284, VFW Post 2239, TPA Club and a charter member of the...

Mary Shepperson

Mary Shepperson

Jan 13, 2012

Mary Bell Shepperson 92, of Chesterfield passed away Friday January 13, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Lenius James and Myrtle Virginia Andrews Bell. Mrs. Shepperson was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Walter Shepperson, Sr. and a son Joseph Walter Shepperson, Jr. She was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and the Phillips Fire...

Christopher Cooper

Christopher Cooper

Jan 13, 2012

Christopher Scott "Scotty" Cooper 39, of Colonia Heights, passed away Friday January 13, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He attended Destination Church in Colonial Heights. Scotty is survived by his wife Lori Cooper of Colonial Heights, two sons Michael and Travis Cooper, mother and father J.C. and Lanelle Cooper of Colonial Heights, brother, Jay Cooper of Colonial Heights, and...

Dorothy Martinichio

Dorothy Martinichio

Jan 13, 2012

Dorothy Mae Cady Martinichio 76 passed away Friday January 13, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. She was born December 21, 1935 in Binghamton New York; to the late Milton and Ellen Donovan Cady. Mrs. Martinchio was preceded in death by her husband; James Martinichio Sr., and by her siblings, Rita, Jane and James. She retired from...

Theodore Wallhofer

Theodore Wallhofer

Jan 9, 2012

On January 9, 2012, Theodore Helmus Wallhofer passed away while battling cancer with his daughters and his friends at his side. Ted was born in New York, NY in 1937 to Theodore John and Cecilia (Galler) Wallhofer, where he finished high school in 1955. He immediately joined the Air Force, served as a jet mechanic and was honorably discharged in...

Maxine Gunnell

Maxine Gunnell

Jan 8, 2012

Maxine H. Gunnell, 87, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Clarksville, she was the daughter of the late Lee S. and Helen Jones Hicks, and the widow of Calvin Gunnell Jr. She was a member of the Swift Creek Baptist Church, and a retired Operator with Brown & Williamson Tobacco...

Richard Clements

Richard Clements

Jan 7, 2012

Richard Franklin Clements, 71, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012. Born in Petersburg in 1940, he graduated from the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University. He served in the United States Air Force and subsequently worked for and retired from the Department of the Army as an Auditor. Richard was preceded in death by his parents,...

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Jan 6, 2012

Charles Edward Brown, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in New Brunswick, Canada on September 6, 1928. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joanne Brown, who died in 1995 at the age of 67, and two sons whom he missed dearly, Robert "Bobby"...

Sarah Costello

Sarah Costello

Jan 5, 2012

Sarah Louise Costello 94, of Richmond passed away January 5, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Bisott and the widow of Leonard F. Costello. All funeral arrangements will be held at Collins Funeral Home 92 East Ave. Norwalk, Connecticut, 06851 Phone 203-866-0747. Local arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Home...

Emily Shell

Emily Shell

Jan 4, 2012

Emily L. Shell, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Lottie Miles Elder, the widow of Richard Madison Shell, and was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Wayne Shell and Dennis Madison Shell. She was a member...

George Dr.

George Dr.

Jan 1, 2012

Dr. George Ray Partin, 87, of Matoaca, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Matoaca, he was the son of the late Lester H. and Virgie Kitchen Partin. He was a lifelong member of Matoaca United Methodist Church where he served as a Lay Leader, and was a veteran in the United States...

Robin Hensley

Robin Hensley

Jan 1, 2012

Robin Gail Hensley, 57, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Duke University Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Douglas Randolph. Mrs. Hensley was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church. She retired from Philip Morris, as an Office Administrator, with 31 years of service, and was an avid BINGO player. She...

Rochelle Clark

Rochelle Clark

Dec 29, 2011

Rochell G. (Cissy) Clark, 52, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Evelyn Cutler Gwinn and Gene A. Gwinn Sr., and was preceded in death by a sister, Karen Marie Gwinn. She is survived by two daughters, Jennifer L. Clark of Chesterfield and Kimberly R. C....

Mary Bowman

Mary Bowman

Dec 29, 2011

On Thursday, December 29, 2011 Mary Jeannette Bowman, 62, of Colonial Heights, quietly passed into God's hands and joined her father, Jack Martin Sr.; her sister, Carol Ann Ackerman; and her brother, Michael "Micky" Perkinson, who left us only 3 months ago; and her grandmothers, Alma Jackson and Gracie Martin. Jeannette was a graduate of Colonial Heights High School and...

Paula Williams

Paula Williams

Dec 27, 2011

Paula W. Williams, 88, a resident of Reflections of Petersburg from May 2007 until her passing on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Born June 30, 1923 in Gernsbach, Germany to the late Rudolph and Matilda Wunsch, Mrs. Williams was a World War II bride marrying Connie S. Williams on November 15, 1947, where two weddings were held in one day, one...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

About E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes Obituaries and Tributes

E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes offers a collection of obituaries. With services throughout that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies. 

GriefSteps Logo
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.