Obituaries

Local Obituaries from Memorial Discount Funerals & Online Cremation

Lorraine Kathlyn Hoover

Lorraine Kathlyn Hoover

Apr 26, 2014

Lorraine Kathlyn (Lindberg) Hoover Lorraine Kathlyn Hoover, 88, of Hopewell, went to be with the Lord on April 26, 2014, in St. Mary's Hospital. She was born in Stratford, Iowa on June30, 1925 to Clarence A. Lindberg, a farmer and milkman, and Sylvia (Bricker) Lindberg a homemaker. She went to work in Goshen, Indiana, at a private hospital where she...

Melvin M. Moore

Melvin M. Moore

Apr 22, 2014

Melvin Morgan Moore, 83, of Hopewell passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at his home. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby S. Moore, sister, Marie Moore Lacey, two brothers, Thomas H. Moore, Jr. and Percy E. Moore. Melvin was retired from Honeywell as a machine operator and a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean War....

George Starvos Kolidakis

George Starvos Kolidakis

Apr 22, 2014

George "Mr. K." Starvos Kolidakis, 94, of Hopewell passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kolidakis was preceded in death by his wife, Despina (Loula) Kolidakis, two sons, Stavro and Emmanuel Kolidakis, daughter, Valerie Kolidakis Vurnakes and son-in-law, Constantino "Dean" Vurnakes. George came to the U.S. in 1942 and was owner of the Yankee Coffee...

Ret. Sfc Us Army Walter Edward Ely

Ret. Sfc Us Army Walter Edward Ely

Apr 18, 2014

Walter Edward Ely, passed away at St Peter's Hospital in Albany NY early Friday morning, April 18, 2014, after a long battle with lung cancer. Walter was born to George A. and Phyllis C. Ely, June 30, 1936, in Bennington, VT. He is survived by his daughter Inge (Tennant) Crause and husband Justin, of Edmonton, Alberta, two grandsons, Ross and...

Beatrice Mae Jones

Beatrice Mae Jones

Apr 2, 2014

Beatrice Mae Jones, 84, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday April 2, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents; Irvin P and Mary Pleasant Crutchfield, her son; Gary Jones, great granddaughter; Jailyn Collins, sisters; Ruth Minter and Ann Livesay. Beatrice was a member of Broadway Baptist Church for 42 years, thought the world of her children and that...

Kimberly D. Walker

Kimberly D. Walker

Mar 30, 2014

Kimberly D. Walker, 45, of Prince George, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday March 30, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late John W. and Sharon T. Dereski. Kim was an avid bingo player, loved her children, brothers and cherished her grandchildren. She always had a smile for anyone who...

Janice Kay Maillard

Janice Kay Maillard

Mar 25, 2014

Janice Kay Maillard, 73, of Hopewell passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in John Randolph Medical Center. Janice was a member of the Women of Hopewell Moose and the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Maillard was preceded in death by her husband, Allen R. Maillard and her parents, David M. and Caroline A. Michael Bannister. She is survived by two...

Jane Pruett Furr

Jane Pruett Furr

Mar 23, 2014

Jane Pruett Furr, 88, of Hopewell passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 in the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Furr, Sr. and her parents, Andrew Jackson and Lula May Wines Pruett. She is survived by her daughter, Judy L. Rugen and her husband, Steve, a son William E. Furr, Jr....

Peter Russell Boyce

Peter Russell Boyce

Mar 16, 2014

In loving memory of Peter Russell Boyce, TSgt USAF Retired, 87, of Colonial Heights who passed away on March 16, 2014 after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born in Englewood, NJ on February 16, 1927 and served his country in the Unites States Air Force, retiring after 22 years of dedicated service, then retired from Civil Service...

Trecia L. Farley

Trecia L. Farley

Mar 13, 2014

Trecia L. Farley, 84, of Chester passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 in the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Mrs. Farley was preceded in death by her parents, George M. and Gertrude Carson Bragg, four brothers, Eldridge, Johnny, Herbert and Patty Bragg and a sister, Gladys Bragg. Trecia was a retired machine operator with Reynolds Metal. She is survived by...

Jean Summerville Mazzei

Jean Summerville Mazzei

Mar 8, 2014

Jean Summerville Mazzei, 86, of Hopewell passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Mazzei was a member of the Women of the Moose, former owner of Mazzei's Duplex Market and a member of St. James Catholic Church. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Pasquale "Pat" Mazzei, Sr., brother, Billy MacFadyen and a sister, Nina Colburn....

Teodor Bakun

Teodor Bakun

Mar 2, 2014

Teodor Bakun, 92, of Chesterfield passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Chippenham Medical Center. Mr. Bakun was retired from Reynolds Metal and a member of the St. James Catholic Church. Teodor was preceded in death by his wife, Olena Bakun and an infant daughter. He is survived by a son, Theodore M. Bakun (Debbie), daughter, Maria Earley (Steve), two...

Irene Bennett Joyce

Irene Bennett Joyce

Feb 27, 2014

Irene Narrell Bennett Joyce 86, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Born in 1927 on the Eastern Shore in Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Bennett and Thetis Taylor Bennett Pridgen. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years, Edgar Clinton Joyce, Sr., brother, Merle Varnell Bennett, step-father,...

Dorothy C. Baldwin

Dorothy C. Baldwin

Feb 22, 2014

Dorothy C. Baldwin, 92, of Hopewell, joined her husband Bill in Heaven on Saturday February 22, 2014. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Privette of Spring Hope, NC; sister-in-law; Virginia Newton of Richmond;, children, Beth Baldwin of Durham, NC; Barbara Doucet and husband Adam, of Church Point, LA; Ginny Dragsten and husband Roger of Rainbow City, AL; Billie Howell...

Mary Elizabeth Baker

Mary Elizabeth Baker

Feb 21, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Baker, 96, of Wakefield passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 in Waverly Health Care Center. Mrs. Baker was a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Nannie Bragg Hall, a son-in-law, Garry Trant, three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her husband, Frank R. Baker, three sons,...

Dennis Williamson Starke

Dennis Williamson Starke

Feb 19, 2014

Dennis Williamson Starke, 93, of Hopewell went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 after a brief stay in John Randolph Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Sallie J. Starke. Dennis proudly served our country as a U.S. Navy veteran during WWII where he was assigned to PC566 and was interviewed for...

Marilee W. Denner

Marilee W. Denner

Feb 14, 2014

Marilee W. Denner, 88, of Prince George, passed away on Friday February 14, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Col. John W. Wester and wife Elizabeth Kreig Wester and the widow of Col. William H. Denner. Marilee was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother especially to her grandchildren. She was a WWII Veteran with the Women's Army Nursing...

Baker Mgysgt Robert Elwood

Baker Mgysgt Robert Elwood

Feb 6, 2014

MGYSGT Robert Elwood Baker, 70, of Chester passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 in John Randolph Medical Center. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Romaine Vaughn Baker and a brother Ronald Eugene Baker. MGYSGT Baker was a twenty six year retired U.S. Marine veteran serving in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Nancy C. Baker,...

Viola Forloines Beasley

Viola Forloines Beasley

Jan 29, 2014

Viola Forloines Beasley, 89, of Hopewell passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in the River View on the Appomattox. Mrs. Beasley was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Beasley, her parents, Jim and Leola Shaw Forloines and great grandchild, Chance Beasley. She is survived by her son, Emmett Beasley (Sherian), a brother, Ralph Forloines, two grandchildren, Eric Beasley...

Clinton Leonard Harville

Clinton Leonard Harville

Jan 27, 2014

Clinton Leonard Harville, 90, of Hopewell, entered eternal life on January 27, 2014. He was the son of the late Clinton Barkley and Marion Leonard Harville, and the widower of Anne Carwile Harville. He is survived by his daughter; Robin Harville, two nieces Brenda T. Longest (Loris) and Nancy T. Winn (Bob); sister-in-law Louise M. Harville; many nieces and nephews....