Local Obituaries from Memorial Discount Funerals & Online Cremation
Gorden William Hylton
Sep 26, 2013
Gorden William Hylton, Jr., found rest on Thursday September 26, 2013 at his residence in Hopewell. Gorden was born in Colorado Springs, CO. on April 27, 1968 to Gorden Sr., and Deanna Hylton. He attended school in Okinawa, Japan, Prince George County, and Hopewell High School graduating in 1986, and worked for many years in the environmental field (VEOLIA). Those...
Phyllis Ann Shumate
Sep 17, 2013
Phyllis Ann Farmer Shumate, 75, of Hopewell passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Shumate was a management analyst at Fort Lee, a member of the Jeb Stuart Civil War Round Table, a member of Jeb Stuart Virginia Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, past president of the Tri City Chapter of the Lupus Foundation and...
Elton Elizabeth Winn
Sep 12, 2013
Elton Elizabeth Winn, 93, of Hopewell, VA, entered eternal life on September 12, 2013. Elton was born in Blackstone, VA, to the late Robert and Annie Maude Hawkes and was the widow of W. Frederick Winn. She is survived by her three sons; William F. Winn(Beverly), Robert S. Winn(Nancy), Lewis L. Winn, ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren....
Idell J. Gornto
Aug 31, 2013
Idell Gornto, 88, of Prince George, went to be with the Lord on August 31. She was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie Susan and Alonzo Jackson, husband Harold Gornto, along with 11 brothers and sisters. Idell had made Prince George her home for the last 28 years, was a 1943 graduate of Hopewell High School, and attended Colonial...
Retired James Jackson
Aug 3, 2013
SSgt James Jackson, retired US Army, 86, born in Quitman, Ga., and raised in Jacksonville Florida, but resided in Hopewell passed away Saturday August 3, 2013 at McGuire VA Hospital. James was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ida Mae Jackson, wife; Elfriede Jackson, brother; Salis, sisters; Claire, Cinnet, and Bulah. Mr. Jackson was a retired supervisor of...
Charlotte Parrish Parker
Jul 27, 2013
Charlotte Parrish Parker, 66, of Charles City passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 in the MCV-VCU Medical Center. Charlotte was a member of Friends and Family of 508th PIR, a dancer, scuba diver, student pilot, world traveler and has been to Machu Picchu. Now retired from Anthem she kept busy knitting , and "stamping up" with the girls in Charles...
Vivian Rae Updike
Jul 19, 2013
Vivian Rae Updike, 84, of Lexington, Virginia formerly of Prince George, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013. Mrs. Updike was a member of Broadway Baptist Church, the widow of Marshall Lewis Updike, former employee of Allied Signal Fibers Division, and a homemaker. She is survived by, three sons, Lamont L. Edwards, Jr., Otis H. Edwards and Robert King, a daughter,...
Joan Carolyn Benedict
Jun 29, 2013
Joan Carolyn Benedict, 65, of Riverside, CA, formerly of Hopewell passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Retreat Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, GySgt. Sultan "Turk" Benedict, mother, Margaret E. Benedict and brother, Joey Benedict, Jr. Joan was a loving mother who was a free spirit, loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a beautician...
Bonnie Hackney Patterson
Jun 21, 2013
Bonnie Hackney Patterson, 86, of Hopewell, formerly of Cambridge Ohio, passed away Friday June 21, 2013. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Dollie Clark Hackney, her husband of 62 years Charles Luther Patterson, Jr., and a daughter Bonnie McCall. She was a retired accountant from Allied Chemical, charter member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church, and a...
Frederick Roscher
Jun 19, 2013
Frederick "Fred" Arthur Roscher, Jr., 90 of Hopewell, died peacefully Wednesday evening, June 19th 2013, after a brief illness. Fred was preceded in death by his loving wife of 54 years, Genevieve Renn Roscher, and his parents Frederick A. Roscher, Sr. and Theresa Jane Carter Roscher. Fred is survived by his sons, Frederick A. Roscher III, Stephen Renn Roscher, Christopher...
Charlie Clayton Rice
Jun 9, 2013
Charlie Clayton Rice, Sr., 79 of Prince George passed away on Sunday June 9, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents Dewey and Dora Rice, brothers, Jimmy and Forest "Sam" Rice. He was the owner and operator of Rice Tree Service for many years and loved hunting and fishing. He is...
Richard Omer Beaudet
May 28, 2013
Richard Omer "Dick" Beaudet went to be with our Lord Tuesday May 28, 2013. Dick was born on January 17, 1933 in Woonsocket, RI. He moved to Hopewell VA in 1953. In 1959, he moved to Prince George to marry his soul mate and begin his new family. Dick was a cherished, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to...
Evelyn Sulc Chezik
May 22, 2013
Evelyn Sulc Chezik, 87, of Hopewell passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Brighter Living Assisted Living. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, John Jacob Chezik and was a secretary at Fort Lee for over thirty three years. She is survived by her son, John A. Chezik and his wife, Peggy, her daughter, Judy C. Key, three grandchildren,...
Lola Miller Lane
May 11, 2013
Lola Miller Lane, 95, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday May 11, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents; Charles Roscoe and Locie Cole Miller, her husband of 44 years, Roy B. Lane, 4 sisters and 5 brothers, with Lola being the last surviving sister. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and her family...
Easter C. Moore
May 6, 2013
Easter Campbell Moore, 95, died of natural causes at home surrounded by family on Monday, May 6 at 9:30 am. She was born to the late Jim Bob Campbell and Ola Thompson on March 31, 1918 in Paris, Texas. Easter married the late Lowrey Robert Moore and was a supportive military wife traveling all over the United States and working...
Winnifred Davis Samuels
May 3, 2013
Winnifred Davis Samuels, 85, born on December 22, 1927, resident of Hopewell, Virginia, widow of Wilbur Samuels, passed away on May 3, 2013, at John Randolph Medical Center. Viewing will be held at Memorial Funeral Home, 214 N. 6th Avenue, Hopewell, VA, on Friday, May 10, 2013, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. and where a memorial service will be...
Hardy Barricks Traylor
May 2, 2013
Hardy Barricks Traylor, age 71, of Hopewell, died from complications due to cancer on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Hospice of Virginia's In-Patient Care Wing. He received his undergraduate degree from the East Carolina University and obtained his Virginia Law License by reading the law with Allen and Allen. Mr. Traylor was a founding member of Traylor, Morris & Elliott...
Vivencio V. Garcia
Apr 27, 2013
In loving memory of Vivencio "Joey" V. Garcia, Jr., age 53, of Prince George , who went home to be with his Lord and Saviour on April 27, 2013. Joey was the son of the late Engr. Vivencio M. Garcia, Sr. and Cristia Vindua Garcia. He was employed at the US Merchants Contract Packager where he was the Operations Manager....
Norma Christine Dodson
Apr 9, 2013
Norma Christine Dodson, 80, of Hopewell passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in the Riverview on the Appomattox. Mrs. Dodson was preceded in death by her parents, George Edward and Nell Dance Moore, her husband, William Robert Dodson, a son, Mark Lee Dodson, brother, Glenn Edward Moore and was a retired secretary with the Hopewell School System. She is survived...
Yvonne Porter Gaylor
Apr 2, 2013
Yvonne Porter Gaylor, age 73, of Hopewell, VA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 2, 2013. She was born April 3, 1939 in Tomahawk, KY and moved to Hopewell, VA in 1954 where she worked for Allied Chemical B-Plant for 32 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Nora Porter; sisters,...

