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Ronald Wayne Bishop
Nov 25, 2023
Ronald Wayne Bishop, 67, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Born April 11, 1956, he was the son of the late William and Jean Rowland Bishop, and was also preceded in death by his mother and father in-law, Randolph and Charlotte Arthur. Mr. Bishop was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Mr....
Dennis Ray Carpenter
Nov 24, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Dr. Dennis Ray Carpenter on November 24, 2023. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and esteemed forensic psychologist, Dr. Carpenter's departure leaves an indelible void in the lives of those who knew and loved him.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948, Dr. Carpenter spent his formative years in North...
James Wallace Spivey
Nov 20, 2023
In Loving Memory of James Wallace Spivey
James Wallace Spivey, born on November 25, 1929 (age 93), of Colonial
Heights, Virginia went to be with the Lord on November 20, 2023
surrounded by his loving family. He is predeceased by his father, William
Wallace Spivey, his mother, Viola Vaughn Spivey, two brothers, Talmedge D.
Spivey and Braxton D....
Wanda Ward Elliott
Nov 19, 2023
Wanda Ward Elliott, 74, of Church Road VA, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 19, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilburn Ward and Billie McLelland, and her husband, Warren Elliott. Wanda is survived by her children, Tina Maitland (Neal), Johnnie Sprouse (April); grandchildren, Matthew, Kristan, Chat, Caitlyn, Jessica, Codie, Chase, Caleb; great-grandchildren, Preston,...
Ann Marie Arthur
Nov 19, 2023
Ann Marie Arthur, 89, of Colonial Heights passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Born May 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Albert Kent and Mary Virginia Lambert, and was also preceded in death by sister, Linda Orell; and four brothers, Harry Lambert, Ellis Lambert, Forrest Lambert, and Fred Lambert. Marie dedicated her life to living...
Thomas Wayne Bendall Sr.
Nov 18, 2023
Thomas Wayne Bendall, Sr., of Prince George, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 18, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn Harrison Bendall, Sr. and Margaret Hamlin Bendall; brother, Glenn Harrison Bendall, Jr.; and his daughter, Laurie LeBlanc.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rose; son, Thomas Bendall, Jr. (Diana);...
Donavan James Fritz II
Nov 18, 2023
Donavan James Fritz II, of Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the age of 33. He was born in Virginia on July 19, 1990, the son of Gregory L. Fritz and Courtney R. Phillips.
Donavan was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. He was preceded in death...
Esther Sammons Conant
Nov 18, 2023
Esther Sammons Conant went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Esther was born on March 11, 1929 in South Hill, Virginia to her parents, Benjamin Franklin Sammons and May Flower Cole. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph A. Conant Jr.; son, Wayne Franklin Conant; and sister, Sylvia Sammons.
Esther...
Grace Marie Hulse
Nov 18, 2023
Grace Marie Hulse passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care community in Colonial Heights, Virginia. She was 93.
Grace was born on February 22, 1930, in Bethesda, MD to the late Robert Lee and Gladys Myrtle Phillips. She lived most of her life in the Twinbrook community of Rockville, MD. Her...
James Allen Reith, Jr.
Nov 16, 2023
James Allen Reith, Jr., 66, of Petersburg passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Born November 13, 1957 in Hopewell, Virginia, he was the son of the late Phyllis Norwood and James Allen Reith, Sr., and was also preceded in death by his brother, Jeffery Norwood Reith.
James was a former member of Oakland Baptist Church in Prince George, where...
Thomas "Wayne" Simmons
Nov 16, 2023
Thomas “Wayne” Simmons, 74, of Disputanta, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Born in Petersburg, Virginia on October 25, 1949, he was the son of the late Alexander J. Simmons and Mabel Cabaniss Simmons. He was also preceded in death by his older brother, John D. Simmons.
Wayne served in the United States Army in his younger years....
James Albert Perdue
Nov 15, 2023
James Albert Perdue, 92, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He is the son of the late Nathaniel and Gladys Perdue. Albert is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Betty Johnson Perdue; brother, Nathaniel W. Perdue; sisters, Nancy P. Thomas, Wilhemine P. Johnson and Ann P. Berry. He is survived...
Joyce A. Sawyer
Nov 14, 2023
Joyce A. Sawyer, 82, of S. Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Joy was a beautiful, intelligent, and talented person who sang, painted, wrote poetry, and raised a wonderful family.
She was born in Longview, WA. She had four brothers and three sisters. She had a turbulent early life, going through several foster families until melding with...
Gordon "Wayne" Collins
Nov 14, 2023
Gordon Wayne “Wayne” Collins, 82, of Dinwiddie, VA unexpectedly passed away on November 14, 2023. Wayne was born on September 6, 1941 and grew up in Burkeville, VA.
Wayne attended Virginia Tech University and joined the United States Army serving in Vietnam. He loved his family, antiquing, and traveling the world with his beloved wife.
He was preceded in death...
Kevin Lee Kern
Nov 14, 2023
Kevin Lee Kern, 66, of Matoaca, Virginia, passed away peacefully, at home, into the arms of his Heavenly Father on November 14, 2023. He was born on October 30, 1957, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Mary Louise Bens and the late Kenneth Leroy Kern. He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Stephanie Kern; his mother, Mary Louise Bens...
Halburn Landis Kitts
Nov 13, 2023
Halburn Landis Kitts, 85, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023. Born January 3, 1938 in Knoxville, Tennesee, he was the son of the late Joseph Roosevelt and Maude Ellen Kitts and was also preceded in death by four brothers, Eddie Kitts, Walden Kitts, Wilburn Kitts, Bill Kitts; sister, Hazel Davis; and one grandson, Ryan Kitts.
In...
Doris Baugh Morris
Nov 12, 2023
Doris Baugh Morris, of Matoaca, VA, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at the young age of 99. She was born on March 15, 1924, daughter of the late Mary and Ollie Baugh. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert L. “Shorty” Morris, and seven siblings. She was a loving mother of two daughters, Linda M....
Phyllis H. Reeves
Nov 12, 2023
Phyllis H. Reeves, age 81, of Colonial Heights stands now in the Glory of God. She passed away of natural causes at home on November 12, 2023 surrounded by family and devoted caregiver Laura Poindexter at the time of her passing.
Born to Serilda (Fannin) Haney and Abraham Haney on January 13, 1942 in Milo, Kentucky, she was the youngest...
Philip Macon Biggs
Nov 9, 2023
Philip Macon Biggs, 61, of Chester, Virginia, died Thursday, November 9, 2023. He was preceded in death by his father, James A Biggs, and his grandson, Jayce P. Jamerson.
Born on January 29, 1962, Philip was a painter by trade, a handyman, and a true jack of all trades. He was a man who knew a little bit about...
Rickey Leigh Ingram
Nov 9, 2023
Rickey Leigh Ingram, 71, of North Dinwiddie, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Born in Petersburg, Virginia on February 16, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Ralph B. Cothron and Virginia Faison Cothron. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Frances “Frankie” Cothron and Ralph W. Cothron.
Rickey was a...
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