Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Edward Morris Branch
Dec 8, 2023
Edward Morris Branch, 85, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023. Born on June 6, 1938, he was the son of the late Samuel and Nellie Branch. Edward was a devout Christian and his belief was the framework for all parts of his life. He regularly volunteered at church cooking and providing meals for others and...
Janet Wyatt Hancock
Dec 7, 2023
Janet Carol Wyatt Hancock, 61, of Prince George County, VA, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Born in Petersburg, VA on January 5, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Leo Edgar Wyatt and Lily Mae Wyatt. She is survived by her husband, Mark P. Hancock; siblings, Kenneth Wyatt (Linda), Mark Wyatt (Stacey), Cathy Wyatt (Jimmy “Cuda” Jones),...
Marilyn Hirst Chambers
Dec 5, 2023
Marilyn Hirst Chambers, 91, of Prince George passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2023. Born on December 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Rollin Whipple Vogt Sr., and Lily Hirst Vogt, and was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Chambers; her daughter Barbara Schwertfager; her sisters, Zelda Kittell, and Dorothy Vogt Shuart and brother, Rollin...
Richard Rudolph Heckel
Dec 3, 2023
Richard Rudolph Heckel, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at the age of 93. He was born in West Virginia on September 26, 1930, the son of the late Rudolph and Hilda Chenoweth Heckel.
Richard was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years, Winifred D. Heckel; sons, Timothy...
Gordon Eugene Simmons
Dec 2, 2023
Gordon “Sonny” Eugene Simmons, 81, of Church Road passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Born June 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Gordon Webb and Evelyn Kossick Simmons, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Hunter "Pookie" Simmons.
He was a skilled employee for Brown and Williamson in Petersburg and later for Honeywell, where...
William Raymond Barlow
Dec 2, 2023
William Raymond Barlow 61, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023. Funeral services will be private. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory 2033 Boulevard Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834.
Maria Theresa Drake
Dec 1, 2023
Maria Theresa Drake
Maria “Theresa” Drake went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 1, 2023. Theresa was born on May 20, 1956, to the late Gavino and Martha (nee: Paras) Garcia in Oahu, Hawaii. Four brothers and one sister also preceded her in death.
Theresa leaves behind her loving husband, Robert “Bob” Drake. Bob and...
Robert Dale Vaughan
Dec 1, 2023
Robert Dale "Chief" Vaughan, 75, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on December 1, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert H. Vaughan and Mildred G. Vaughan, maternal grandparents, Emma G. and Julius Gay, paternal grandparents, Inez S. Puckett and her husband, Lee. Chief was a lifelong resident of Colonial Heights; he was a graduate of Colonial...
Dorothy "Gayle" Seay
Nov 26, 2023
Dorothy “Gayle” Seay, 65, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Born in Richmond, VA, on January 1, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Earl Martin and Margaret Jean Bowery Martin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David C. Seay, Sr.; brother, Timothy W. Martin, Sr.; son, Christopher Lee Giles;...
Bertha Ann Buckley
Nov 26, 2023
Heaven is a little sweeter now as we imagine the arrival of Bertha Ann Buckley, age 85, to her long-awaited eternal home. Bertha passed peacefully into eternity on November 26, 2023. She was born in Anderson, Missouri on January 23, 1938 to L. L. and Josephine Harp.
In 1956, she married David L. Buckley and for 26 years, she traveled...
Carmen "Taty" Collazo Favale
Nov 25, 2023
Carmen “Taty” Collazo Favale peacefully passed away on November 25th 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 15th, 1930 in Ciales, Puerto Rico. Taty was preceded in death by her parents, Ernesto Collazo and Carmen Ocasio Collazo, and siblings Victor, Ernesto, and Ramon “Piru”.
She is survived by siblings Guillermo, Roberto, and Violeta, loving husband Constantino...
Ronald Wayne Bishop
Nov 25, 2023
Ronald Wayne Bishop, 67, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Born April 11, 1956, he was the son of the late William and Jean Rowland Bishop, and was also preceded in death by his mother and father in-law, Randolph and Charlotte Arthur. Mr. Bishop was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Mr....
Dennis Ray Carpenter
Nov 24, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Dr. Dennis Ray Carpenter on November 24, 2023. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and esteemed forensic psychologist, Dr. Carpenter's departure leaves an indelible void in the lives of those who knew and loved him.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948, Dr. Carpenter spent his formative years in North...
Wanda Ward Elliott
Nov 19, 2023
Wanda Ward Elliott, 74, of Church Road VA, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 19, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilburn Ward and Billie McLelland, and her husband, Warren Elliott. Wanda is survived by her children, Tina Maitland (Neal), Johnnie Sprouse (April); grandchildren, Matthew, Kristan, Chat, Caitlyn, Jessica, Codie, Chase, Caleb; great-grandchildren, Preston,...
Ann Marie Arthur
Nov 19, 2023
Ann Marie Arthur, 89, of Colonial Heights passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Born May 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Albert Kent and Mary Virginia Lambert, and was also preceded in death by sister, Linda Orell; and four brothers, Harry Lambert, Ellis Lambert, Forrest Lambert, and Fred Lambert. Marie dedicated her life to living...
Thomas Wayne Bendall Sr.
Nov 18, 2023
Thomas Wayne Bendall, Sr., of Prince George, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 18, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn Harrison Bendall, Sr. and Margaret Hamlin Bendall; brother, Glenn Harrison Bendall, Jr.; and his daughter, Laurie LeBlanc.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rose; son, Thomas Bendall, Jr. (Diana);...
Donavan James Fritz II
Nov 18, 2023
Donavan James Fritz II, of Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the age of 33. He was born in Virginia on July 19, 1990, the son of Gregory L. Fritz and Courtney R. Phillips.
Donavan was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. He was preceded in death...
Esther Sammons Conant
Nov 18, 2023
Esther Sammons Conant went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Esther was born on March 11, 1929 in South Hill, Virginia to her parents, Benjamin Franklin Sammons and May Flower Cole. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph A. Conant Jr.; son, Wayne Franklin Conant; and sister, Sylvia Sammons.
Esther...
Grace Marie Hulse
Nov 18, 2023
Grace Marie Hulse passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care community in Colonial Heights, Virginia. She was 93.
Grace was born on February 22, 1930, in Bethesda, MD to the late Robert Lee and Gladys Myrtle Phillips. She lived most of her life in the Twinbrook community of Rockville, MD. Her...
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