OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Annie Spain

Annie Spain

Jun 6, 2008

Annie Louise Spain, 85, of Colonial Heights died Friday June 6, 2008 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Linwood H. and Annie Laura Rowlett Archer, and was preceded in death by her husband, Richard W. Spain, and a son, James S. Spain. Mrs. Spain was a member of First Assembly of God Church in...

Robert Matthews

Robert Matthews

Jun 6, 2008

Robert E. "Bob" Matthews, 71, of Emporia, died on Friday, June 6, 2008. He was the son of the late Doc Clifton and Lillian Baugh Matthews. Mr. Matthews was a retired plumber. He is survived by five children; nine grandchildren; one sister, and a devoted companion, Shirley Trovinger of Emporia. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday,...

Eloise Blanks

Eloise Blanks

Jun 4, 2008

Ruby Eloise Sullivan Blanks,89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg. She was born in Ettrick and was the daughter of the late Charles W and Ruby Monroe Sullivan and the widow of Joseph A. Blanks. She was preceded in death by a brother; Bobby Sullivan. Mrs. Blanks is survived by...

Malcolm Blankenship

Malcolm Blankenship

Jun 2, 2008

Malcolm D. Blankenship, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Marion and Mary Epperson Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship was a U.S. Army veteran, and a retired accountant. He is survived by his wife, Jean S. Blankenship; a daughter, Betsy Berna and her husband Monty of Simi Valley...

D. Smith

D. Smith

Jun 1, 2008

D. Dean Smith, 90, went to be with God, Sunday, June 1, 2008. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Miss Smith was the daughter of Charles L. Smith and Daisy B. Dean Smith. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by brother, Leonard Smith and two sisters, Martha Smith Lynch and Sara Bell Smith Fuhr. She graduated in 1935...

Ralph Franklin

Ralph Franklin

May 31, 2008

Ralph Aras Franklin, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Aras William and Marie Virginia Bradford Franklin, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Marshall and Florence Spiva, and a brother, Richard Franklin. Mr. Franklin served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and later...

James Wilkerson

James Wilkerson

May 29, 2008

James Monroe Wilkerson, 83, of Prince George County, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Wilkerson was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church of Carson and a Mason in the Edwards Lodge of Stony Creek for 50 years. Mr. Wilkerson was predeceased by his parents Jesse Daniel, Sr. and Myrtie Temple Wilkerson, a brother...

Gerald Tomlinson

Gerald Tomlinson

May 29, 2008

Gerald Wayne Tomlinson, 47, of Emporia passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Tomlinson was preceded in death by his brother, Eddie Thrailkill. He is survived by his loving grandmother who raised him; Rosa Powell Ferguson of Emporia; his mother Ida M. Hartsoe of Petersburg; four brothers, Michael Toombs and wife, Karla, Harry Thrailkill...

Walter Cheely

Walter Cheely

May 26, 2008

Walter E. Cheely Sr., 87, of Colonial Heights, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at McGuire Veterans Hospital. He was the son of the late Walter Leonard and Bessie Williams Cheely, and was preceded in death by his brothers, R. Wilson and Robert Cheely and sisters, Elizabeth Daniels and Mary Williams. Mr. Cheely was a retired carrier for the Colonial Heights...

Hubert Adkins

Hubert Adkins

May 25, 2008

Hubert Lee Adkins, 76, of Colonial Heights, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was the son of the late Richard Elmore and Elsie Bradley Adkins, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Christie Adkins. Mr. Adkins was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, a 10-year veteran with the U.S. Army National Guard, a lay...

Richard Lowry

Richard Lowry

May 25, 2008

Richard O. Lowry, 44, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was a Master HVAC Service Technician with Colonial Webb, an avid hunter, and a member of the Cattail Creek Hunt Club. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl R. Lowry; children, Ashley Lowry and Justin Adcock; mother, Rosa Lowry; brothers, Robert...

Arlette Williamson

Arlette Williamson

May 21, 2008

Arlette Frances Williamson, 95, formerly of High Street in Petersburg, passed away at River View on the Appomattox on Wednesday May 21, 2008. She is survived by; Billy, Tracy and Nick Williamson, Sarah and Dustin Pead and Linda and Paul Meyer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Youth Ministry at Unity Baptist Church, 4951 Mount Sinai...

Maybelle Fitzgerald

Maybelle Fitzgerald

May 20, 2008

Maybelle Lowe Fitzgerald, 75, of Colonial Heights, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Henrico Doctors Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Robbie Campbell and Percy William Lowe and was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Earl Fitzgerald, and two grandsons, Peter Gordon and Andrew Scott Fitzgerald. She is survived by a son, Norman William Fitzgerald of Lorton,...

Lottie Wells

Lottie Wells

May 18, 2008

Lottie Perdue Wells, 101, of Matoaca died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late William and Francis Knowles Perdue and was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Floyd Wells. She is survived by two sons, Gerald F. Wells and wife Deborah C., Gene B. Wells and wife Evelyn K....

Richard Temple

Richard Temple

May 15, 2008

Richard Lee Temple, 72, loving father and grandfather died May 15, 2008. A native of Dinwiddie County, he was the owner of R. L. Temple Plumbing and a member of Kenwood United Methodist Church and also attended Pine Grove Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Ray and Frances Mae Davis Temple, the widower of Mildred B. Temple...

Stella Hovermale

Stella Hovermale

May 14, 2008

Stella A. Hovermale, 91, of Chesterfield, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Chippenham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Theodore H. and Virginia Kerns Coulter, and the widow of James Ray Hovermale. Mrs. Hovermale was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Colonial Heights for over 40 years. She is survived by her three children, Sharon H. Shepard...

Patricia Ratliff

Patricia Ratliff

May 12, 2008

Funeral services for Patricia Carole Ratliff will be Private

Bessie Andrews

Bessie Andrews

May 12, 2008

Bessie Barnes Andrews, 93, of Petersburg, died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Bohannon Mosley; and was preceded in death by her husband, John Jefferson Andrews, a great-grandson, Sean Christopher Maitland, and a daughter-in-law, Lucille S. Barnes. Mrs. Andrews was a member of Kenwood United Methodist...

Catherine Savedge

Catherine Savedge

May 12, 2008

Catherine Alice Savedge, 84, of Colonial Heights, died Monday, May 12, 2008. She is survived by her nieces and nephews; Vonda Terry, John J. Savedge and wife, Carleen, Jacqueline S. Register and husband, Jordan, Robert M. Savedge and wife, Denise, Katherine S. Righter and husband, Dan, Paul J. Wells and wife, Joyce and Margaret Mara, also life long friends; Audrey...

Katherine King

Katherine King

May 11, 2008

Katherine (Tiny) Wilkerson King, 91, of Colonial Heights, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Myrtie B. Wilkerson. Mrs. King was preceded in death by her husband, Preston Granville King; son, Kenneth G. King; and sister, Hazel W. Young. She is survived by a sister;...

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