Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.
Mary Woodard
Oct 24, 2009
Mary Blaha Woodard, 80, of Petersburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday October 24, 2009, after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Frank John and Mary Mentlik Blaha. Mrs. Woodard was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Percy Woodard, and a sister Joan Blaha Skelton. The family originated from the Czech-Republic (Hungary-Russia). Mary...
Calvin Milton
Oct 23, 2009
Calvin Mayes Milton, 82, died Friday October 23, 2009 at Colonial Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center. Calvin was a lifelong resident of the Tri- City area, born in Ford, Va, and lived in Petersburg, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, and the last 40 years in Dinwiddie County. Calvin retired in 1988, and had been the owner of Milton Associates Insurance Agency, representing...
Joyce Myrick
Oct 23, 2009
Joyce Tucker Myrick 76, of Petersburg, died Friday October 23, 2009 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Noah Virgil and Dolly Jupton Tucker, and was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Thomas E. (Tommy) Myrick. Joyce was a member of Crowder Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by children; Debbie Kapplehoff and husband...
Charles Martin
Oct 22, 2009
Charles William (Bill) Martin Sr., 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at his residence. He was a Paratrooper in the United States Army, having served in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Martin was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a Past President of the Colonial Heights Optimist Club, the Colonial Heights American Legion Post...
John Mouzalas
Oct 21, 2009
John James Mouzalas, 75, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was the Widower of Dollie A. Mouzalas and the son of the late James Mouzalas. Mr. Mouzalas was a member of the St Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Richmond and retired as a phone crewman for ABC News and served...
Ralph Johnson Sr.
Oct 21, 2009
Ralph Parker Johnson, Sr., 80, of Colonial Heights, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Leonidus Parker and Edna Vaden Johnson. Ralph was a member of the POGO and the Eagles. He was Past President of Richclean, and a former member of the Colonial Heights Kiwanis Club. He was the...
Virginia Jones
Oct 20, 2009
Virginia Baxter Jones, 82, of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Dinwiddie Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late William Rufus and Ethel Wilson Baxter and was preceded in death by her husband, George Melvin Jones a daughter, Barbara Gail Jones and a half sister, Louise B. Townsend. Mrs. Jones retired from Southside...
William Young Jr.
Oct 20, 2009
William Lawrence Young Jr., 87, of Chesterfield, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Lucy Corr Village. Mr. Young was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and was the son of the late William Lawrence Sr., and Nellie Knott Young. He graduated from Petersburg High School in 1940 and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1950. Mr. Young served...
Gladys Norton
Oct 17, 2009
Born Gladys Lee Mitchell, April 18, 1921, the daughter of the late William Luther and Mattie George Mitchell, passed to her Maker, Saturday, October 17, 2009 in the home she loved on Chestnut Ridge Farm. Mrs. Norton was preceded in death by her beloved husbands, John Royall Robertson Jr. and Raymond Burdine Norton; one daughter-in-law, Joan D. Robertson; two brothers,...
Shirley Clowdis
Oct 15, 2009
Shirley Ann Clowdis 40, of Hopewell, died Thursday October 15, 2009 at the Medical College of Virginia. She is survived by her children; Zackary Benson, Jordan Benson, parents; John and Ssang Clowdis, brother; David Clowdis and fiancé; Mike Benson. A funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m. Monday October 19, 2009 in the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small...
Mary Sheffield
Oct 14, 2009
Mary Bishop Sheffield, 84, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Heritage Hall Health Care, Blackstone. She was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Bessie Mayes Bishop, and the widow of Horace Elmo Sheffield. She is survived by two sons; Horace E. Sheffield Jr. of Gloucester, and Garland C. Price III and wife, Diane of...
Alice Newsome
Oct 11, 2009
Alice Hazel Newsome, 89, of Colonial Heights died Oct. 11, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg. Born Feb. 14, 1920, in Laurinburg, N.C., she was one of four children of the late Daniel and Iona Byrd Jackson. She was the wife of George Welton Newsome for more than 58 years. She enjoyed a steadfast involvement as a charter...
Thomas Simmons Ii
Oct 8, 2009
Thomas Franklin Simmons II, 36, of Emporia, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009. He attended First Memorial Baptist Church, Emporia. He was employed by Verizon as a Manager, and was a member of the Ruritan Club. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Harry F. Simmons. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Ann Simmons; two...
Ruth Bennett
Oct 7, 2009
Ruth Smith Bennett, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Bennett was born on July 25, 1920 in Powhatan, Virginia to Joe B. and Agnes C. Smith and was raised in Amelia County with eleven brothers and sisters. It was on the Cloverdale Farm...
Shirley Childress
Oct 7, 2009
Shirley Ann Childress 71, of Richmond, died Wednesday October 7, 2009 at Retreat Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Timothy F. and Gladys Berryman Sprouse and the widow of Ronald P. Childress Sr. She was member of the Upper Room Chapel. Shirley is survived by her sons, Ronald P. Childress, Jr., Michael R. Childress, both of Richmond,...
Garland Allen
Oct 7, 2009
Mr. Allen, 91, and long time resident of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. He was the son of the late Charles R. and Mattie Pitchford Allen and was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille Wilson Allen and a brother, Ozzie D. Allen. Mr. Allen was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for over sixty...
Tonya Browder
Oct 6, 2009
Tonya Denise Browder, 37, of Prince George, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at MCV Medical Center. Mrs. Browder is a member of Monumental Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband; Donald Wayne Browder Sr.; her children; Donald W. Browder Jr., and Amanda M. Browder; her mother; Shirley R. Parker and father; Gerald Parker. Her father-in-law; James F....
David Jodrey
Oct 5, 2009
David Brownell Jodrey, 96, a retired Army Colonel and former mayor of Belleair Beach, Florida, died Monday in Washington, DC. Colonel Jodrey was a resident of Washington D. C. and formerly of Colonial Heights from 1962 to 1966. Born in Northport, Nova Scotia, Canada, Col. Jodrey immigrated to the United States at age 16 in 1929, eventually becoming a naturalized...
Joyce Lumpkin
Oct 4, 2009
Joyce Anne Jenkins Lumpkin, 72, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at MCV Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mary Virginia Quinn Jenkins and Thomas W. Jenkins Jr. Mrs. Lumpkin retired from the VDOT as a Secretary. She is survived by her husband, Paul L. Lumpkin Sr.; a son, Paul "Lennie" Lumpkin Jr. of...
John Riston Jr.
Oct 3, 2009
John Thomas Riston Jr. "Big John," 52, of Sutherland, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Parham HealthCare & Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Ada Donahue Riston and John T. Riston Sr. Big John was the owner of Big John's Mobile Welding Service. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Billie A. Riston;...
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