Obituaries

Local Obituaries from Memorial Discount Funerals & Online Cremation

Danny Wayne Johnson

Danny Wayne Johnson

Sep 5, 2019

Danny Wayne Johnson, Sr., 70, of Disputanta passed away on the morning of Thursday, September 5, 2019. He was born in Kentucky to the late Clark and Jenny Milby Johnson. Danny is reunited in passing with his loving wife of 39 years, Angela Johnson. He is survived by his children, Danny Johnson, Jr. (Carla), Samantha White (Bobby), Elizabeth Dereski (Wayne);...

Burton Austin Gunn

Burton Austin Gunn

Aug 15, 2019

Burton Austin Gunn, 62, of Chester went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 15, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents the late Morris Edward Gunn Sr. and Hallie Penn Hawthorne Gunn. Burton is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Denise Gunn; step-sons, Louis Wyatt III, Kevin Wyatt; grandchildren, Louis Wyatt IV, Kayla Wyatt,...

Peggy Conkle Ellis

Peggy Conkle Ellis

Aug 9, 2019

On Friday, August 9, 2019, Peggy Conkle Ellis of Prince George passed away at the age of 80. Peggy is preceded in death by her loving husband of over 50 years, Norman Gerald (Jerry) Ellis; her father, Arthur Wright Conkle; her mother, Virginia Bowman Conkle and her brother, Frankie Conkle. She is survived by her son, Jay Ellis (Bev); her...

Marvin M. Blick

Marvin M. Blick

Jul 25, 2019

Marvin Mayer Blick, 86, of Prince George went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 25, 2019. He is the son of the late Jasper W. Blick and Hester Mayer Blick. Marvin is also preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor M. Blick, five brothers and eight sisters. He is survived by his brother, Morris Blick and many nieces...

Florence Louise Mcleod

Florence Louise Mcleod

Jul 5, 2019

Florence L. McLeod, 97, of N. Chesterfield, formerly of Hopewell, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019. She is survived by her son, Kevin Sherlock (Susanne Currie); two daughters, Carol Hancock and Linda Candelaria; as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. All services are private. The family is being served by Memorial Funeral Home, Gould Chapel, in Hopewell.

Louise Powers

Louise Powers

Jun 22, 2019

Louise Powers, 87, of Colonial Heights went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She is preceded in death by her parents, George Walter Millis, Sr. and Madie Nora Piner Millis; daughters, Kathy Powers Matthews, Joyce Ann Powers; sister, Pauline Millis Hazelwood; brothers, Richard Perry Millis and George Walter Millis, Jr. Louise is survived by her loving...

Gladys Hurd Lovelady

Gladys Hurd Lovelady

Jun 9, 2019

Gladys Hurd Lovelady, 73, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June, 9, 2019. She is the daughter of the late, Hampton and Ova Bell Lawson Hurd and is also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Willis and Doyle Hurd. Gladys is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Martin, Cindy Cummings (Greg); son, Scott Lovelady (Patty); grandchildren, Zachary Lovelady,...

Hannah Marie Steele

Hannah Marie Steele

May 28, 2019

Hannah Marie Steele, 18, of Hampton passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. She is preceded in death by her great grandmothers, Liz and Elsie and an uncle, David. Hannah is survived by her mother, Crystal Stewart; father, Brian Steele; siblings, Haley Steele, Brandon Steele, Bradyn Steele, Kenneth McCumber, Zachary Owen; two nephews; maternal and paternal grandparents; great grandfathers and...

Jo Ann Martin Greene

Jo Ann Martin Greene

May 26, 2019

Jo Ann Martin Greene, 84, of Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Alonzo Lowell Dooley and Lucille Marie Christley Dooley. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Warren Franklin Martin and second husband, William J. Greene, Sr. Jo Ann is survived by her children, Sandra Martin Jacobs (David),...

Margaret Lee King Taylor

Margaret Lee King Taylor

May 3, 2019

Margaret L. Taylor, 79, of Hopewell passed away Friday, May 3, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas B. and Myrtis Moore King; husband, James L. Taylor, Sr.; infant daughter, Terri Lynn Taylor; and 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Margaret loved to read and she always had a great love for dogs. She is survived by her...

Catherine Louise Mccoy Wyatt

Catherine Louise Mccoy Wyatt

Apr 21, 2019

Catherine Louise McCoy Wyatt, 91, a native and lifelong resident of Hopewell, Virginia, passed away peacefully into God's waiting arms on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. She was born February 19, 1928 in Hopewell and was predeceased by her husband, Clifford Temple ("C.T.") Wyatt, Jr.; her parents, Minnie Jane Faw McCoy and Richard F. McCoy; her brother, David G. McCoy...

Anna Maria Smith

Anna Maria Smith

Apr 7, 2019

Anna Maria Smith, 93, of Prince George went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2019. She is the daughter of the late Richard and Margerite Kaiser Hafner. Anna is reunited in passing with her husband, John O. Smith; her son, Timothy O. Smith and daughter, Marion B. Park. She is survived by her granddaughter, Anita Dowdy; great grandchildren,...

Doris Marie Dennis

Doris Marie Dennis

Apr 5, 2019

Doris Marie Dennis, 77, of Chester went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 5, 2019. She is the daughter of the late Lee Webb and Mable Leslie Webb and is also preceded in death by her son, Dennis Randolph Crotts, Jr; brothers, Francis Webb, Terry Webb and sister, Edith Brown. Doris is survived by her daughter, Denise Gunn...

Vernon P. Slusser

Vernon P. Slusser

Apr 1, 2019

Vernon Parrish Slusser, Jr., 79, of Hopewell went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1, 2019 in the loving warmth of his family. He is the son of Vernon and Rosa H. Slusser. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Billie Slusser; daughters, Patricia Diane Hayden (David), Rosa Mary York (Eugene); four grandchildren, David Hayden,...

Lewis Bailey

Lewis Bailey

Mar 28, 2019

Lewis C. "Red" Bailey, 91, of Charlottesville, formerly of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday March 28, 2019. Born on June 4, 1927 in Birch Tree, Missouri, he was the son of the late Minnie Alcorn Bailey and Earl Nesbitt Bailey. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Hotchkiss Bailey. Mr. Bailey served in the...

Robin Bivens Harris

Robin Bivens Harris

Mar 2, 2019

Robin Bivens Harris, 58, of Emporia passed away on Saturday March 2, 2019. She is the daughter of the late Wendell and Emily Britt Bivens. Robin is preceded in death by her brother, Wendell Bivens, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, George Harris; her daughter, Nicole Tarzwell (Kenneth); grandchildren, Vladimir Clark, Dean Tarzwell; sisters, Cathy...

John Philip Dussor

John Philip Dussor

Feb 17, 2019

John Philip Dussor, Jr. passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning February 17, 2019. He was the son of the late John and Laverne Weinberg Dussor. John is survived by his loving wife, Betty Dussor; his daughter, Jennifer Brown (Lucas); sons, Christopher Davis (Stephanie), Gregory Davis (Kristie); seven grandchildren, Ivan, Grace, Wyatt, Brady, Stella, Joseph, Christian; sisters, Angela, Christine, Melanie, Melinda,...

Mariah Sparks

Mariah Sparks

Feb 8, 2019

Mariah Angeline Sparks (Angie), age 82, passed away peacefully in her home on February 8, 2019 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born December 2, 1936 in Buchannan County, Virginia to John and Pattie Lowe. She married her longtime friend and love, William Joshua Sparks, Jr. in 1957, who preceded her in death in 2008. Angie loved to...

George Henry Myers

George Henry Myers

Feb 7, 2019

George Henry Myers, Sr., 79, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 7, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Boyd M. Myers, Sr. and Betty Irene Myers Wallace; a sister, Judith Ann Myers Yajcaji; Loving wife of 54 years, Sandra Maxine Sturkey Myers. George is survived by his daughters, Wanda Cherubini (Charles, Sr.),...

George Robert Muller

George Robert Muller

Jan 15, 2019

George Robert Muller, 92, of Hopewell went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the son of the late George Stephen and Julia Albert Muller. George is also predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years, Veronica "Vera" Muller; a son, Raymond Muller and granddaughter,...