OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Mary Shoosmith

Mary Shoosmith

Apr 8, 2009

Mary Frances Yancey Shoosmith, 88, of Chester, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009. She was the widow of Edsel Shoosmith. She is survived by one son, Steve and his wife, Victoria; and dear devoted friends, Nancy, Sandra and Reneé. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. In lieu of flowers,...

Anita Clark

Anita Clark

Apr 8, 2009

Anita Furman Clark, 63, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday April 8, 2009 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Horace S. and Mary Claytor Furman. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church. She retired as Treasurer and Co Owner of a Property Management Company. Anita had a passion for Missions and lived...

Racheal Moore

Racheal Moore

Apr 7, 2009

Racheal Victoria Moore, 24 of Hopewell, Virginia, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Johnston Willis Hospital. She was a member of South Hopewell Church of God. She is survived by her son, Elijah Daniel Moore, her mother and father, Dolores and John Ney III of Hopewell. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Harrison of Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs....

Paul Flexon

Paul Flexon

Apr 7, 2009

Paul P. Flexon, 84, of Colonial Heights, Virginia and Sebring, Florida passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Petersburg, Virginia and the son of the late Charles Henry and Ruth Z. Flexon. Mr. Flexon was preceded in death by his son, Charles Henry Flexon II, three brothers, Howard B. Flexon,...

Marguerite Lunsford

Marguerite Lunsford

Apr 7, 2009

Marguerite Colgin Lunsford Marguerite Colgin Lunsford, 86, of Colonial Heights, VA, died on April 7, 2009. She was the daughter of Clara Hamilton and James Michael Colgin. She was a member of Highland Methodist Church and a graduate of Petersburg High School. Marguerite loved life's simple pleasures especially her husband of 54 years, and her children and grandchildren. Marguerite was...

Gaetana Birdsell

Gaetana Birdsell

Apr 6, 2009

Gaetana "Ida" Birdsell, 83, of Crestview, Florida, formerly of Chester, Virginia, died on Monday, April 6, 2009 in Crestview, Florida. Mrs. Birdsell was married November 22, 1949 to John (Jack) Junior Birdsell in Yokohama, Japan. She was a military wife until LTC Birdsell's retirement in 1964. The family moved to Chester, Virginia in 1972 where Ida became active in church...

Joseph Hales Sr.

Joseph Hales Sr.

Apr 3, 2009

Mr Joseph Cullom Hales Sr of 664 Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA passed away on April 3, 2009. He was born in Lunenburg County, VA on November 23, 1918 to the late Ivey Peed Hales and Samuel Hales and spent part of his youth in Creedmoor, NC. He moved to Petersburg, VA and then eventually to Colonial Heights, VA. He was...

Hazel Lipford

Hazel Lipford

Apr 2, 2009

Hazel S. Lipford, 88, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late George and Ada Sheffield Stringfield, and the widow of Archer Robert Lipford. Mrs. Lipford was preceded in death by a grandchild, Tammy Cooke. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for over...

William Powell

William Powell

Apr 2, 2009

William Edward Powell, 85, of Petersburg, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bridgeville, Delaware and was the son of the late, Samuel and Florence Turner Smith Powell. Mr. Powell was a retired 1st Sergeant in the US Army, having served in WWII, Korea and during the Vietnam era. He was preceded...

Virginia Sharpe

Virginia Sharpe

Apr 1, 2009

Virginia Johnson Sharpe, 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Hopewell Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Lou Johnson, and was preceded in death by her husband, Bailey E. Sharpe Sr. Mrs. Sharpe was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and a retired machine operator with Brown &...

John Mclaughlin

John Mclaughlin

Mar 30, 2009

John A. McLaughlin, 90, of Ettrick, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Medical College of Virginia. Preceded in death by parents, Richard and Sarah McLaughlin, brother, Lonnie McLaughlin and son, John B. McLaughlin. He was a member of Ettrick United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Eileen C. McLaughlin, of 63 years; son, Donald C....

Rosa Elam

Rosa Elam

Mar 30, 2009

Rosa Skelton Elam, 67, of Prince George, passed away on Monday March 30, 2009 at the Dunlop House in Colonial Heights, VA. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lucy Greene Skelton. Mrs. Elam was preceded in death by three brothers, Junius, James, and Henry Skelton; and a sister, Marie Walker. She was a former member of the...

Joseph Coltrane

Joseph Coltrane

Mar 30, 2009

Joseph William Frank Coltrane, 60, of Carson, died early Monday, March 30, 2009 at McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond following a lengthy illness. Mr. Coltrane was preceded in death by his parents Joseph William and Beulah Speck Coltrane, and a sister, Carolyn Lee Coltrane. He was born on July 14, 1948 in Lorain, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine...

Elsie Emory

Elsie Emory

Mar 26, 2009

Elsie Urban Emory, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at River View on the Appomattox, Hopewell. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kosar Urban, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Emory Jr. Mrs. Emory was a member of Colonial Heights Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by...

Joyce Clary

Joyce Clary

Mar 25, 2009

Joyce Manuel Clary 70, of Dinwiddie died Wednesday March 25, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Maurice and Ruth Mills Manuel; she was preceded in death by her husband Roger Hall Clary Sr. Mrs. Clary was a retired employee of Southside Regional Medical Center retiring after 44 years of service, she was...

Aubrey Cotten

Aubrey Cotten

Mar 24, 2009

Aubrey Lee Cotten, 96, of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday, March 24, 2008 at the Dunlop House. Mr. Cotten was the son of the late Thomas and Lottie Dunnavant Cotten, he was the widower of Martha M. Cotten, and was preceded in death by three sisters Margaret Dorothy, Edith; two brothers, Milton and Randolph. He was the owner and operator of...

Catherine Cotten

Catherine Cotten

Mar 24, 2009

Catherine E. Cotten, 88, of Colonial Heights passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Alfred W. and Lucas Jane Wynn Elmore, and the widow of Russell R. Cotten. She was a member of West End Baptist Church, and the Colonial Heights Women's Club. Mrs. Cotten was a retired Secretary with DuPont. She is...

T. Weaver

T. Weaver

Mar 23, 2009

T. Wayne Weaver, 59, of Reva, Va. died Monday, March 23, 2009 at his residence. He was born November 9, 1949 in Roanoke, Va. He was a graduate of Dinwiddie County High School, attended Virginia Tech and Germanna Community College. Wayne was a registered nurse for thirty-three years. He was a member, elder and parish nurse of Madison Presbyterian Church....

Catherine Wamsley

Catherine Wamsley

Mar 23, 2009

Catherine Brown Wamsley, 60, of Matoaca, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Wamsley was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Brown. She is survived by her husband, Randolph Wamsley; son, Joseph Wamsley and wife, Lisa; three grandsons, Kyle and Travis Wamsley, and Ryan Elder; parents, Evelyn J. and Carrol Brown Jr.; two sisters, Connie...

Marvin Hollie

Marvin Hollie

Mar 23, 2009

On Monday, March 23, 2009 Marvin (Moe) Hollie of Dinwiddie, born June 27, 1944, passed away at Southside Regional Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was retired from Richmond Plastics. He was a dedicated and long time member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #882, and held many chairs including past Worthy Presidents. He was loved by...

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