Obituaries Honoring Lives in Jarratt, VA
Tommy Owen
Dec 24, 2021
Thomas Barry “Tommy” Owen, 77, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. He was the son of the late Guy and Bessie Owen and was also preceded in death by four sisters, Mary Jane Simmons, Rita Tillery, Rosalind Owen, Patricia Temple, and a brother, Glenn Owen.
Tommy is survived by his sister, Vivian Dunn; his...
Leroy Meeks
Dec 20, 2021
Leroy Meeks
April 20, 1937 – December 20, 2021
Leroy Meeks, 84, passed away at home on Monday, December 20, 2021.
Leroy was born in Wilson, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Lee and Bertha Pridgen Meeks. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Cecil, and sisters...
Joan Mckenzie Gainey
Dec 18, 2021
Mrs. Joan M. Gainey, 82, of Emporia passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Gainey; grandson; Cody Gainey and a son, Tim Gainey.
Mrs. Gainey is survived by two sons, Tony Gainey (Pam) and Mark Gainey (Marsha); grandchildren, Josiah Gainey, Antony Gainey (Kasey), Allison Lynch (Kurt),...
Frances Oakley Pennington
Dec 14, 2021
Frances Oakley Pennington, 89, widow of Henry Mason Pennington, Jr., passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James B. and Cora B. Oakley. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Violet Lewis, Gladys Winfield, Ethel Harrison and Dot Remorenko and two brothers, James B. Oakley, Jr. and John W. Oakley....
Elizabeth Sevier Zimba
Dec 10, 2021
After a two-year battle with colon cancer, Elizabeth Sevier Zimba, 90, of Chesterfield and Yale, Virginia passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. She will be joining her husband, Frank Zimba who has been looking down upon her since his death 5 years earlier. She is survived by her two sons, Dr. Frank Zimba MD and wife Karen of Cooperstown, NY,...
Harry Thomas Gordon
Dec 2, 2021
Harry Thomas Gordon, 80, of Leonardtown, Maryland went home to be with the Lord the morning of December 2, 2021. Harry was born in Emporia, Virginia on August 8, 1941 to the late Sallie Kate Gay Gordon and Walter Eddard Gordon. He graduated from Greensville County High School in 1959, moved to Northern VA and began a career with...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Claudine Sexton
Dec 1, 2021
Jacqueline “Jackie” Claudine Sexton, 54, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. She is survived by her special friend and companion, Alberto Vasquez; sons, Christopher B. Sexton and Jason Sexton (Khadysia); eight grandchildren, Ameerah and Christian Sexton; Jadyn, Camryn, Zoey, Kaloni, Ethan and Journei; sister, Mollie Harrison (Bill) and a nephew, James Mason Sexton.
The...
Nellie W. Wray
Dec 1, 2021
Nellie W. Wray, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. She was the daughter of the late David and Vashti Walker and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph P. Wray.
Nellie is survived by her beloved family, daughter, Rebeca W. Mullins; son, Joseph L. Wray (Terri); four beloved grandchildren,...
Carroll D. "C.D." Stainback
Nov 26, 2021
Mr. Carroll D. “C.D.” Stainback, 73, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, November 26. He was the son of the late Willie B. and Florence Mae Winfield Stainback and was also preceded in death by his son, Jonathan W. Stainback and 10 brothers and sisters.
C.D. is survived by his daughter, Angel S. Avery...
Linda Gail Tomlin
Nov 22, 2021
Linda Gail Tomlin, 54, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Jarratt and Wilmer Tomlin and was also preceded in death by her sister, Loretta Woodruff and nieces, Tiffany Woodruff and Tabatha Woodruff.
Linda Gail is survived by her son, Aaron Tomlin and wife, Jennifer; grandson, Aaron...
Jean F. Pearson
Nov 12, 2021
Mrs. Jean Floyd Pearson, 84, widow of Edward Rufus Pearson, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021. She is survived by two daughters, Vickie P. Moss and Sharon Justice; five siblings; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be scheduled by the family at a later date.
Howard C. Morris
Nov 9, 2021
Mr. Howard C. Morris, 88, of Emporia, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021. He was the son of the late Willie H. and Annie Bradley Morris and was also preceded in death by a sister, Louise Parker and a brother, James Henry Morris.
Mr. Morris was a lifelong member of Aberdour Presbyterian Church. He...
William Earl "Willie" Grizzard
Nov 7, 2021
Mr. William Earl ‘Willie” Grizzard, 69, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021. He was the son of the late Conrad and Margaret Grizzard.
Willie is survived by sisters, Connie Riddick, Susan Gillam (Curtis), Mary Conwell, Deborah Myrick (Joseph), brothers, Donald Grizzard, Sr. and Timothy Grizzard and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Stanley Tillman "Hop" Winfield
Nov 5, 2021
Stanley Tillman Winfield, Jr., born November 20, 1939, and known as “Hop”, died Friday, November 5, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Young Winfield; his daughter, Denise Parsons and husband, Mike; his son, Stan Winfield and wife, Kim; grandsons, Meade Harrison, Winfield Harrison, Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison; granddaughter, Samantha Salama; sister, Beverly...
Rebecca E. "Becky" Allen Moore
Oct 22, 2021
Rebecca E. “Becky” Allen Moore, 44, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles R. Allen, Jr.; brother, Brent Elliot Watkins; grandfather, Robert J. Hill and step-grandfather, Gleason Tomlin.
Becky is survived by her son, Steven M. Allen; her mother, Barbara Britt; maternal grandmother, Joyce Tomlin; brother,...
Lawrence E. Sonny Spiers
Oct 13, 2021
Lawrence Edward “Sonny” Spiers, Jr., 86, of Stony Creek, passed away Wednesday. October 13, 2021. He was son of the late Lawrence Edward and Dorothy Poole Spiers and was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Spiers Fleming and brothers, Emmett Frank Spiers and David Spiers.
Sonny was a lifelong member of Concord United Methodist Church....
Aubrey E. Wray
Oct 7, 2021
Aubrey E. Wray, 76, of Jarratt, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021. He was the son of the late William S. and Helen F. Wray and was also preceded in death by his brother, Morris G. Wray.
A lifelong Greensville County tobacco farmer, Aubrey was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing and...
Tim Gainey
Oct 1, 2021
Timothy A. “Tim” Gainey, 53, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mckenzie Cherie Gainey and his father, Gene Gainey.
Tim is survived by two daughters, Allison G. Lynch (Kurt) and Logan Gainey; two sons, Timothy A. Gainey, Jr. (Joslyn Smith) and John Lee Lewis Gainey; two...
Lorene Ferguson
Sep 24, 2021
Lorene Ferguson, passed away peacefully in her home on September 24th, 2021. She was 93 years old. Lorene was well-loved in the small town of Jarratt, VA. She was a devoted friend of God, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and knew no strangers. She was greeted in heaven by her beloved husband of 62 years, Ernest Ferguson, her son,...
Jeremy Bradforde "Brad" Wilson
Sep 22, 2021
Jeremy Bradforde “Brad” Wilson, 42, of Emporia, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenny Wilson and grandparents, Lawrence and Lucy Wilson and Burton Edward Grizzard.
Brad is survived by his wife, Tina Wilson; son, Joseph Joyner; mother, Elizabeth “Liz” Grizzard; maternal grandmother, Joanne B. Grizzard and...
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