Recent Obituaries

Dec 13, 2023

Audrey Lynne Persinger, 66, of South Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.  Born on December 17, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Lewis and Edith Wilmouth. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents; brother, Steve Lewis; nephew, Dylan Lewis; and fur babies, Doogle and Callie.

 

Audrey was a member of...

Dec 12, 2023

Jonathan Mark Owen, Jr., age 43, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Born in Virginia on November 7, 1980, he was the son of Jonathan M. Owen, Sr. and Sharon L. Owen. He was a longtime resident of Chester, VA, and graduated from Thomas Dale High School in 1998. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, George T....

Dec 11, 2023

Ruth Ellen Nanny Hamilton, 88, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023 at Southside Regional Medical Center.  Born on August 15, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee and Ellen Oceal Lewis Nanny. 

At 49, Ellen retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company in Petersburg, VA.  Once Gene retired, they purchased homes and fixed...

Dec 10, 2023

Eleanor Brillhart Avery, 90, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023. She was born on December 27, 1932, in Catawba, Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Marvin Mason Brillhart and Amy Alls Brillhart. She was the widow of Jesse Edward Avery and was also preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Brillhart Sirry.

She...

Dec 10, 2023

Alice Faye Hamilton, 83, of Matoaca passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2023. Born March 5, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Valvin Gresham and Alice Rudy Driskill, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Cameron Hamilton; brother, Billy Driskill; and sister-in-law, Gayle Driskill.

Alice was a longtime member of Matoaca UMC. She retired from...

Dec 9, 2023

Eloise Faye Hinkle, 93, of Ford, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Born in Cabell County, West Virginia, on July 12, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dim Ivan Fetty and Ida Ethyl Brumfield Fetty. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, James Froud Hinkle, Sr.; her brothers, Irland, Orland, Earl, Kenneth, and...

Dec 8, 2023

Ann Y. Gay, 88, of Prince George, Virginia, entered her eternal resting place with the Lord on Friday, December 8, 2023. She was born on January 7, 1935, in Petersburg, Virginia, to the late Lucy P. Yancey and Roy A. Yancey.  She spent seventy wonderful years married to the love of her life, the late Melvin E. Gay, and was...

Dec 8, 2023

Preston Lee Aldridge, Jr., 84, of Colonial Heights passed away peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2023. Born in Petersburg, Virginia on August 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Nellie Kathleen Eanes and Preston Lee Aldridge, Sr. He was a longtime member of Rosewood Presbyterian Church.

Preston attended Thomas Dale High School and became an avid baseball player....

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...

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),...

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...

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...

Dec 3, 2023

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...

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.

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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...