CLEARY, Francine Garber, 70, of Chesterfield. DRAHMS, Kenneth Robert, 66, of Chesterfield, husband of Sandy Drahms. EPPS, Thomalyn Ann, 42, of Chesterfield. GOMEZ, Diana Lucia, 62, of Chesterfield. HICKS, Grace Marie, 82, of Chesterfield. JORDAN, Ruth Hope, 84, of Chester. LANE, Robert, 58, of North Chesterfield. LEWIS, Tracy Laverne, 52, of North Chesterfield. LOOTENS, John Robert, 67, of North Chesterfield. MICHENER, Thomas Alva, 73, of Chester, husband of Candace Michener. MILLIRON, Robert M., 89, of Chester, husband of Laura Charlene Milliron. MURRELL, Ocie Mae, 82, of Chesterfield. NICKELS, Doris C., 87, of Chesterfield. SPRINGFIELD, Diane S., 86, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran. STOKES, Timothy Dorsey, 59, of Chesterfield. TIPTON, John Hayes, 78, of Chesterfield,…
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Ruth Hope Jordan, 84, of Chester, Va., passed away peacefully in her home on Oct. 12, 2019. Ruth was born on Dec. 25, 1934, in Colonial Heights to John David Jordan and Ruth Alma Pate Jordan. She was born prematurely, so small that her first crib was just a small box placed near a space heater for warmth; yet she persevered and went on to dedicate her life to volunteering and serving the people of Chesterfield County. After graduating Thomas Dale High School and the Norfolk College of William and Mary (now Old Dominion University), she returned to Chester, where she…
Newport, Ryan Thomas, of Richmond, Va., passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. He was 38. He lived and loved courageously. Ryan was the ever-loving, ever-caring son of Fonda Jo Newport and Thomas Asher Newport, and the father of Isabel (age 11) and Tristan Newport (age 5), of whom will be raised and forever-loved by their beautiful mother, Rene Verbeck. He was born in Kentucky, but resided in Virginia and California for much of his adulthood. Throughout his life, beloved places of visit for him were the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Florida’s coasts. Ryan was…
BLAYLOCK, Beverly Oakes Sobrito, 72, of Chesterfield. BRANCH, Deloris M., 79, of Chesterfield, widow of Alonza Branch. BRUBAKER, Flora Kidd, 94, of Chester, widow of Lowell Edward Brubaker. CLEARY, Francine Garber, 70, of Chesterfield. COFFEY, Alvin Dean Jr., 79, of Chesterfield, served in the Navy, widower of Barbara Webb Coffey and husband of Winnie Coffey. COFFMAN, Nell F., 72, of Chesterfield, widow of Edward Nathaniel Coffman.DICK, Elizabeth Crowder, 93, of South Chesterfield, widow of John Fred Dick. EASTWOOD, Inez Corbin, 79, of Chester. FISHER, Carl Bourne, 92, of North Chesterfield, a Navy veteran who served during World War II, widower of Jeanne Fisher, Kathleen Fisher and Rosa Fisher. GASKINS, Curtis,…
BARKER, Audrey Tate, 91, of Chesterfield. BRADLEY, Dempsey L. Sr., 84, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Gayle Bradley. BRIGHAM, Vivian Alice Gick, 74, of Chester, wife of Charles Brigham. BURNER, Wayne Lee, 71, of Chesterfield, an Army command sergeant major, husband of Barbara Burner. GARTRELL, Wilma Jean, 79, of Chester, wife of Cecil Eugene Gartrell. HOLLIDAY, Lovelene Beatrice Owen, 97, of North Chesterfield, widow of William Francis Holliday. HOLT, Katherine Hall, 62, of Chesterfield. LAMBERT, Peter Baldwin, 92, of North Chesterfield, an Army veteran. MC NIEL, Natalie Foster, 48, of North Chesterfield, wife of John McNiel III. MC QUEEN, Geneane L., 47, of North Chesterfield. POULSON, Jane Wheeler, 66,…
Schmitz, Rebecca “Becky” Baril, 65, of Henrico, N.C., passed away suddenly on Sept. 27, 2019, following a valiant fight to recover from heart surgery. Having grown up in Chesterfield County, graduating from Meadowbrook High School in 1972, Becky spent most of her adult life in North Carolina and for many years enjoyed her panoramic view of Lake Gaston from her lovely home on Pea Hill Creek. Becky was a beautiful, kind person, who was beloved by all. To know Becky was to love her. Becky will be greatly missed by family and friends alike. Becky was born on Oct. 30,…
ANDERSON, Marshall Acheson Sr., 68, of Chesterfield. BARBER, Perry Lee, 82, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran. BEATTY, Carole Marie, 82, of Chesterfield, widow of Douglas Beatty. BROUGHTON, David Oliver, 79, of Chesterfield. BROWN, Jeffrey D., 54, of North Chesterfield. BROWN, Wallace Lloyd Jr., 91, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran. CANTRELL, Jean E., 79, of Chesterfield, widow of Beve Cantrell. COLLIE, James Emmett, 63, of Chesterfield. DAVIS, Susan Humphrey, 78, of Chesterfield. DEAN, William Augustus, 80, of Chesterfield, husband of Carolyn “Jean” Dean. FLOYD, Harry Lee “Sonny” III, 81, of North Chesterfield. HARLESS, Vicki Lynn, 55, of Chesterfield. JOHNSON, Delon Roosevelt, 82, of Chesterfield, widow of Idell Johnson. KINTON,…
AMBS, Evelyn Gordon, 92, of Chesterfield, widow of Harry Paul Ambs. ANDERSON, Mangus Arthur, 87, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, widower of Charlotte Anderson. BLY, Phillip H., 34, of Chesterfield. CARTER, Rodney James, 52, of North Chesterfield. DANCE, Carol Cook, 74, of North Chesterfield, wife of Garland C. Dance. HUGHES, Kenneth Coleman, 63, of Chester. JORGENSEN, Janet Boulette, 74, of North Chesterfield, wife of Svend Jorgensen. LOVE, Arleen E., 71, of Chesterfield, wife of Robert Love. McCRACKEN, William Boyle Jr., 84, of Chesterfield, who served in the Air Force, husband of Marsha McCracken. PHILLIPS, Jerry G., 64, of Chesterfield, husband of Bonnie Lou Phillips. PRENTICE, William “Bill” Sr., 79, of Chesterfield,…
AMBS, Evelyn Gordon, 92, of Chesterfield, widow of Harry Paul Ambs. BRANZELLE, William Allen, 78, of South Chesterfield, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, husband of Joyce A. Branzelle. CARICOFE, Earnest J., 83, of Chester. DuVON, Kenneth Gamble Jr., 76, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran, husband of Marsha E. DuVon. FOX, Marjorie W., 89, of Chesterfield, widow of Bernard A. Fox Jr. HOUCHINS, Marie, 94, of Chesterfield, widow of Ashby B. Houchins. HUGHES, Kenneth “Kenny” Coleman, 63, of Chester. JONES, Elizabeth Hart, 62, of Chesterfield. JORGENSEN, Janet Boulette, 74, of North Chesterfield, wife of Svend Jorgensen. KEESLING, John E., 73, of Chesterfield, husband of Janice Keesling…
Family and friends gathered at R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks on Sunday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the life of Chesterfield County resident Wanda Castelow Ramsey, who died Aug. 18, 2019, at age 70. Each person who attended was asked to write a message on a balloon to be released. (Jane Bennett photo)_