Petersburg High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Ms. Antie ChamblissKerr peacefully entered into eternal rest on January 12 2026. Affectionately known as Mookie or MookCat by her family and friends. Antie was born on October 31 1965 to Gladys Taylor Chambliss and the late William Chambliss. At an early age Antie accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord a...

Maxine Knight age 69 a devoted wife mother and distinguished educator passed away on Christmas Day December 25 2025. Born on February 3 1956 in Pottstown Pennsylvania Maxine was a woman of academic excellence and deep compassion. A longtime resident of the Petersburg Virginia area she spent her life...

Mr. Noah E. Kerns Sr. 70 of Petersburg Virginia departed this life on January 4 2026 at TriCities Hospital in Hopewell Virginia. He was born in Chesterfield Virginia to Martha Kerns and Edward Kerns Sr. on July 3 1955. He was preceded in death by his parents Martha Kerns and Edward Kerns Sr. two bro...

age 93 of Petersburg WV passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at the Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg. She was born on July 27 1932 in Petersburg the daughter of the late Homer Lee and Anna Laura Ardelia Mongold Swick. Virginia was a proud wife of a military veteran Pete Phillips ...

Mrs. Anita Shipmon passed away on February 3 2026 a resident of Petersburg Virginia since the 1980s who was born on June 28 1947 in Wilmington North Carolina to her late mother Alice ZimmermanPeterson. From a very early age she showed grace and strength qualities that would shape her life and inspir...

Wallace Lee Jackson was born on February 16 1942 in Sumpter South Carolina to the late Robert and Margie Jackson. After a life of service devotion and quiet strength God called him home January 19 2026. Affectionately known as Jack Wallace was the very definition of a gentleman. He possessed a comma...

Betty J. Davidsmeier 93 of Virginia Illinois passed away Monday February 9 2026 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation. She was born March 4 1932 the daughter of Lesler Lee Bell and Beulah Smith Bell. She married Melvin Eugene Butch Davidsmeier on February 11 1955 at Grace Lutheran Church i...

William Vance Hawthorne departed this life for his Eternal Heavenly home on Saturday February 7 2026 at Southside Regional Hospital in Petersburg Virginia. Best known as Vance and affectionately called Weenie he was born to the late Martha Maria Hawthorne Johnson and Nelson Johnson on January 101950...

Martese Sherrell Gee entered into eternal rest on Friday January 30 2026 at her home in Chesterfield Virginia just one month after celebrating her 52nd birthday. She was born to the late Angelor Gee Salih and Michael Howard and was baptized at Zion Baptist Church in Petersburg Virginia. She was trul...

On Wednesday January 28 2026 Ms. Laverne Denise Brown 62 affectionately known as Kitty peacefully entered into eternal rest at her home. Born March 31 1963 in Portsmouth Virginia to Deacon George "Mike" and Nellie Mae Brown she was the fourth of six children of that union. Reared in the Blandford ne...

Bridgette Diane Jones a loving mother grandmother sister aunt and friend passed away peacefully on January 27 2026 at the age of 59. Bridgette was born on January 19 1967 Carolyn Jones Williams and Charles Lewis in Petersburg Virginia and was raised in Baltimore Maryland where she received her educa...

Mr. Samuel Isaac Parham 85 affectionally known as Sam transitioned on Wednesday January 21 2026 in St. Petersburg Florida. Sam was the youngest child of twelve born on December 5 1940 to the late Bert Parham and the late Fannie Scott Parham C. Harris. Sam was a native of Chesterfield County Colonial...

June Malia CooperJones our beloved angel peacefully entered into eternal rest on January 25 2026. A woman of immense strength and unwavering faith she leaves behind a legacy of love resilience and dedication to her family and community. June was born on August 26 1956 to the late Aaron L. Cooper and...

James M. Henderson Jr. affectionately known as Funnyman a native of Boston Massachusetts departed this life on January 22 2026. Funnyman was born May 18 1946 to the late Margaret Pierce Henderson and James A. Stone Henderson. He was also preceded in death by his loving devoted wife Joyce Lewis Hende...

Mr. Willie M. Ivey Bill entered rest Wednesday January 21 2026 at VCU Health Medical Center Richmond Virginia. He was born September 20 1947 in Sussex County Virginia to the late Eddie Monroe and Effie Gilliam Ivey Parker. He was preceded in death one sister Pauline H. Ivey and his stepfather Revere...

Erwin Leon Avery was born in Brunswick County Virginia on May 17 1941. He was the sixth child of George Stewart Avery and Mary Evelyn Mallory Avery. Erwin was educated in Brunswick County Public Schools and graduated from James Solomon Russell High School in 1958. He attended Virginia State Universi...

Barbara was born in Emporia Virginia to the late William Clinton Slate Sr. and Elsie Powell Slate. She was also preceded in death by her brother William Clinton Slate Jr. She is survived by her loving husband Jesse Earl Taylor her son Charles Chuck P. Muncy IV of Christiansburg her daughters and son...

Geraldyne was born on September 6 1936 the youngest of 5 children born to the late Henry C. Barley and Susie Eggleston Barley of Amelia Virginia. She received her education in the Public Schools of Amelia County and graduated from Russell Grove High School in 1953. She joined the Little Union Baptis...

Frank was born in Petersburg Virginia and grew up in Charlottesville Virginia. After moving with his family to Pennsylvania he graduated from Haverford High School in 1972. He began his college education at the University of Virginia and later completed his degree at Penn State University. Frank bec...

Thomas Neal Williams 80 of Chester Virginia entered eternal rest on January 8 2026 at Journeys Way Hospice Center at the HunterHolmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond Virginia following an extended period of declining health. Thomas was a 1963 graduate of Peabody High School. After graduating h...

Edward Joseph Goode age 81 of Midlothian Virginia passed away peacefully on January 14 2026 surrounded by his family. Born on November 10 1944 in Petersburg Virginia to the late Frank and Mary Whitaker Goode Edward grew up attending Good Shepherd Baptist Church then located on Virginia Avenue. After...

Lillie Mae Watson was born on February 17 1942 in Edenton North Carolina to the late Josh Welch and Mary Elizabeth Croom. She transitioned from this life on January 10 2026. Lillie Mae was a proud member of the graduating Class of 1960 at D.F. Walker High School in Edenton North Carolina. Following ...