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A horse runs on property next to Hickory Road. A group of five neighbors came to a Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting last month after having heard some rather loud explosions in their neighborhood near Hickory and Matoaca roads. Two of the five spoke during public comment at the Feb. 27 meeting. Kathleen Jones, a Chesterfield school teacher, said that a home she shares with Mary McKinley has suffered from loud and frightening explosions that have gone on as late as midnight. Jones, who lives on 14.6 acres at 6230 Hickory Road, is adjacent to a home at 6217 Matoaca…

Robert Macon “Bob” Phillips Sr. died peacefully on Dec. 19, 2018, two weeks before his 100th birthday. Born in Emporia, he grew up in Petersburg and graduated from Petersburg High School. Bob earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Richmond and his doctorate from the Medical College of Virginia (now Virginia Commonwealth University). He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Bob practiced medicine in Chester for 37 years before retirement. He was predeceased by his parents, Macon Randolph Phillips and Susie Alley Phillips, and his sisters, Mary Kathryn Phillips Anderson and Sue…

BEER, Murray, 92, of Chesterfield, widower of Mattie Beer. BRYANT, Roy Lee Jr., 71, of Chesterfield, husband of Jacquelin Bryant. CARTER, Dorothy Faye, 81, of North Chesterfield, widow of Robert Carter. COLBY, Joseph Walter Lamont Sr., 70, of Chesterfield. COX, Rosalie Allen, 95, of Chester, widow of Thomas Bruce Cox. FOREMAN, John Victor Albert, 91, of Chester, an Army Air Forces veteran, husband of Alice Moss Foreman. GIDEON, Lefa G., 78, of North Chesterfield, widow of Robert Ward Gideon. JOHNSON, Mary Ann, 90, of North Chesterfield. LATHAM, Louise Dodson, 89, of Chesterfield, widow of David O. Latham Jr. MORGAN, Eugene Dale, 79, of Chesterfield. SKAGGS, Freddie L., 96, of Chesterfield. STROWBRIDGE, Freddie…

AMOS, Clifford Wayne, 75, of Chesterfield, husband of Charleen Amos. CARWILE, Eugene Benton, 88, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, partner of Gracie Haden. CONNER, Margaret Grant, 86, of Chesterfield, widow of Singleton Conner. DUSSOR, John Philip Jr., 57, of Chester, a Navy veteran, husband of Betty Dussor. DYKE, Carroll Edward Sr., 72, of North Chesterfield. FIGUEROA, A. Raul, 81, of Chester, an Army veteran, husband of Lynda Figueroa. GILLISPIE, Dorothy Smiley, 86, of North Chesterfield, widow of Winfred Marshall Gillispie. GIPE, Dale Alan, 67, of Chester. GRIGGS, Robert Thomas, 85, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Carol McAllister Griggs. HADDON, John Percival Jr. 77, of Chester, husband of Sylvia…

Front, from left, Ayesha Meekins and Gabriela Philingane; back, Ambrosia Mosby, Catherine Gray and Greg Overholser. Chesterfield’s Commonwealth Attorney’s Office recently hired five prosecutors to bring its attorney staff to full strength. (JOANNA HARTSOOK PHOTOGRAPHY) The new employees are Gabriela Phillingane, Catherine Gray, Ayesha Meekins, Ambrosia Mosby and Gregory Overholser. Phillingane most recently served as an assistant state attorney in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in domestic violence prosecutions and secured that office’s first conviction under Florida’s new “revenge porn” law. Phillingane is a bilingual English-Spanish speaker. “Having Spanish language fluency in our attorney corps allows us…

Longtime Matoaca High teacher Craig D. Nixon was sentenced last week to 24 months in jail with all but six months suspended for two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The sentence came down after a plea agreement resulted in two felonies being downgraded. Nixon, 51, taught at the Chesterfield County school for 18 years and had no prior criminal record. He was originally charged with indecent liberties with a 16-year-old girl who was a student at the school. As part of his sentence, Nixon – a Midlothian resident – was required to complete a psychosexual…

BENTON, CHARLES LINTON, 77, of Chester, an Air Force veteran, husband of Joan Ford Benton. BRAMMER, THOMAS “JACK,” 89, of Chesterfield, husband of Helen Brammer. COE, BRANDON THOMAS, 22, of Chesterfield. CROSTIC, WILLIAM SELDON JR., 69, of Chesterfield, husband of Martha “Boo Boo” Crostic. CROWDER, HAROLD LEE “ANDY” SR., 87, of Chester, an Air Force veteran, widower of Marilyn Savage Crowder. HARTZ, JAMES L., 82, of Chesterfield, husband of Linda A. Hartz. HENDERSON, LUCILLE “LU” HALL, 85, of Chester, widow of George Edwin “Ed” Henderson. KING, WILLIAM RICHARD, 90, of Chester, a retired captain in the Navy, widower of LaVerne King. KIRTON, LORETTA ALICE, 78, of North Chesterfield. LABIN, LEWIS…

Richard S. Wayne, 91, of Chesterfield, Va., passed away, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Richard was born and raised in New York, N.Y. He earned his master’s degree in chemistry and bachelor’s degree in physical and analytical chemistry. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps and was an active member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Richard worked for the American Cyanamid Co., where he was manager of the Analytical and Physical Research section. He was a member of the American Chemical Society for 60 years and enjoyed playing bridge, chess and Scrabble. He was a loving and devoted…

BRAMMER, Thomas “Jack,” 89, of North Chesterfield, husband of Helen Brammer. CHAPMAN, Reaford, 83, of South Chesterfield, husband of Edna Chapman. COLE, David Lundy, 90, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran. CONNOR, Michelle, 43, of North Chesterfield, wife of Charles Alexander Connor III. Cook, Mrs. Eileen, 76, of Chesterfield, wife of Stuart W. Cook. DAVES, Clara Lee Gunn, 93, of Chesterfield. De Filippis, Mrs. Claudia R., 71, of Chester, widow of Paul DeFilippis. HARRISON, Faye Davis Griffith, 81, of Chester, widow of Martin V. Griffith Jr. and Thomas H. Harrison Sr. HUDSON, Katherine Gerken, 81, of Chesterfield. MAKER, Catherine Ann Mullins, 85, of Chester, wife of Harvey B. Maker. MATTHEWS, Alan Lee,…

Chesterfield’s Commonwealth Attorney Scott Miles in his office. After two and a half months on the job, Chesterfield’s Commonwealth Attorney Scott Miles believes progress is being made. Democrat Miles, who won a close race over Republican John Childrey in November to finish the final 13 1/2 months of Billy Davenport’s term, was sworn in Nov. 13. Several changes that he touted during the campaign have been made, although it seems likely that he will not be able to accomplish one having to do with increasing treatment options by the time the November election rolls around. Stacey Davenport, a Republican not…

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