Local obituaries for Colonial Heights, VA.

Jan 1, 2021

Beverly Jean Page Winstead, 68, of Hopewell, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. She was born in Pennsylvania on April 21, 1952 to the late Lester and Elsie Page. Mrs. Winstead was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hopewell, and loved watching movies and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...

Dec 31, 2020

Bobby Gene Bunting, 63, of Hopewell, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell.  He was born June 3, 1957 to the late Lee Roy and Mary Whitehurst Bunting.  He is survived by two sisters, and one brother. Funeral services will be Private.  Funeral  arrangements are being handled by the Colonial Heights, Chapel of E. Alvin...

Dec 29, 2020

Russell, Rev. Marvin “Kenneth”, 91, passed away on December 29, 2020 at Beaufont Towers Retirement Community in Richmond, VA.   Kenneth was born December 19, 1929 in Whaleyville, VA to the late Marvin William Russell and Elizabeth Aurelia Hollowell Russell.  He graduated from Mars Hill College and continued his education at University of Richmond, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and University...

Dec 28, 2020

Dorothy Hartman Wells, 88, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Ettrick on December 19, 1932 to the late Clayton and Winifred Hartman. Ms. Wells was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church (formerly Ettrick Baptist Church). She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker whose family was...

Dec 28, 2020

Sharon Kay Mills, 74, of Disputanta, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020.  She was born April 9, 1946 in West Virginia to the late Chester and Irene Lester Jones, and was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Hubert Louis “Herb” Mills.  Sharon was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for many years.

Dec 25, 2020

Barbara Wilson Whelan, 84 of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020. at her home.  Mrs. Whelan was a longtime member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial Heights.  She was a retired Real Estate Agent for Haris and Associates in Chester and a retired machine operator for DuPont Spruance plant in Richmond, VA. She was born...

Dec 24, 2020

Harriet Elizabeth Gibbs “Penny”, 74 of Chester, passed away peacefully to be with The Lord, Thursday, December 24, 2020.  Penny was born August 12, 1946 to the late John and Lucille Palmer Hilliard.  She is survived by her husband, Richard Augustus Gibbs; daughter, Karen Elizabeth Gibbs; and sister Barbara Grabowski. She loved animals Penny was a high-spirited person and...

Dec 24, 2020

Dalton Lee McGraw, 75, of Midlothian, VA, saddled up and rode into his final sunset on Thursday, December 24, 2020, after a long fight with ALS. After earning his B.S. in Accounting from Florence State/UNA, he served in the Army Reserves for 6 years. While serving, he began his 30-year career at Reynolds Metals Co. Dalton was a devoted...

Dec 23, 2020

Philip Arnold Douglas, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in Petersburg, Va.  Phillip was born February 23, 1949 in Cherry Tree, Pa. to the late David and Leeta Loman Douglas. Phil was a Retired Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy. He was a long-time resident of Greece. Phil was known to those who loved him as Dusty....

Dec 23, 2020

Shirley Dean Adkins, 80, passed away on December 23, 2020 after having been diagnosed with lung cancer. She was born on April 5, 1940 in Robeson County, North Carolina to the late Ernest Dow Dean and Etta Greenway Dean.  She was preceded in death by her former husband, Jack Adkins; son, Charles W. Adkins; two brothers, E. B and...

Dec 21, 2020

Mary Rowe Martin, 92, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 21, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon. She is survived by her four children: Pat, Jeanie (Kookie), E.G. (Carolyn), David (Ann); six grandchildren; Kaitlyn (Keith), Kendall (Erik), Jonathan, Clark, Isabella, and Lilly, one great-grandson, Easton; sister, Anna Fogg; Sister-in-law, Mary...

Dec 18, 2020

Hildegard M. Demers, 96, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020.  Hilda was born July 18, 1924 in Nuremburg, Germany.  She was preceded in death by her husband Roger E. Demers.  Hilda was a member of Grace Lutheran Church.  She is survived by her son, Harold Demers of Roanoke, Virginia. Due to COVID 19 burial will be...

Dec 18, 2020

Virginia F. Bishop, 88, of Church Road, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020.  Born in Petersburg, on January 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Jackson and Susie Tench Frank.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton A. Bishop, Sr.; son, Clifton A. Bishop, Jr.; son-in-law, Rick Riker, Jr.; daughter-in-law, Betty Collins Bishop; brothers,...

Dec 17, 2020

Linda Spain Adams, 71, of S. Prince George, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020. She was born to the late Dennis and Catherine Spain in Petersburg, Virginia on March 27, 1949. She retired from Philip Morris after many years of service. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her brother, Johnny Spain; and husband, Larry Adams. She is survived...

Dec 15, 2020

Gary Jay Beden, 80, of Chester, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020.  Gary’s career began as an accountant after earning an accounting degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He established an emergency medical supply company where he was owner/operator.  In 1989, he and his wife relocated GAM Industries Inc. to Petersburg, Virginia and remained an active part...

Dec 15, 2020

Gerald Lee Blalock, Sr., 80, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.  Born in Roxboro, North Carolina on December 5, 1940, he was the son of the late Luther L. and Lois Hicks Blalock, and was preceded in death by a brother, Lamberth Blalock.

Mr. Blalock proudly served his country in the United States...

Dec 13, 2020

Aubrey E. Houston, 83, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020.  Born in Richmond, Virginia on March 7, 1937, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Florence Miles Houston, and was preceded in death by thirteen brothers and sisters.

Mr. Houston proudly served in the United States Air Force.  He was the...

Dec 11, 2020

Donna Simpson Newcomb, 61, of Colonial Heights/Stingray Point, set sail on the Seas of the Bay, on Friday, December 11, 2020.  She was born in Charlotte, N.C. on March 16th, 1959 and spent her childhood living in various southern states.  She was proud of attending Marshall University, and loved cheering on “The Thundering Herd” every chance she had.  We...

Dec 9, 2020

Brenda Gail Miller of Chesterfield County, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.  She was born April 4, 1954 in Roanoke, Virginia.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard L. Duncan Sr. and Vera Duncan and her brothers, Richard Lee Duncan Jr. and David Duncan.

Brenda was a graduate of Thomas Dale...

Dec 8, 2020

Dixon Henry Lee, 77 of Petersburg, passed away to be with The Lord, Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  He was born in Lumberton, North Carolina to the late Leon and Francis Mayes Lee.  Dixon is also preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Joyce D. Lee; a son, Joe Lee; a sister Myrtle Rose Stevens.  He is survived...