Pencie Mayhew Rowland
Jul 26, 2012
Hurt……….Pencie Mayhew Rowland, age 92 of 597 Jasper Wood Road, Hurt died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Altavista. Born September 24, 1919 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Rison Elwood Mayhew, Sr. and Rebecca Willis Mayhew. She was predeceased by her husband Jip S. Rowland; five brothers, Albert Mayhew,...
Ellie Reynolds Layne
Jul 25, 2012
Ellie Reynolds Layne Gretna…..Ellie Reynolds Layne, age 95, of Gretna died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at her residence. Born February 27, 1917 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Walter Reynolds and Nannie Waide Glenn Reynolds. Mrs. Layne was predeceased by her husband, George Edward Layne; a son, Edward Robert (Bobby) Layne; a daughter, Ellie Layne Tucker;...
Virginia Roberts Rice
Jul 23, 2012
Hurt……….Virginia Roberts Rice, age 79 of Hurt died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born April 27, 1933 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Lillard Richard Roberts and Fleeter Mattox Roberts. Mrs. Rice was predeceased by her husband, Charlie Board Rice; and a son-in-law, Harmon (Dale) Barksdale. She was a member of Hurt United...
Hope Meadows Doss
Jul 20, 2012
Chatham……….Anita Hope Meadows Doss, age 49 of 1629 Cooksburg Road, Chatham died Friday, July 20, 2012 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Born June 28, 1963 in Danville, she was a daughter of Nancy Motley Meadows of Chatham and the late Claude Swanson Meadows. Hope enjoyed music, drawing, writing poetry and her two dogs, Toby and Grizzly....
Ruby Scruggs Layne
Jul 17, 2012
Ruby Scruggs Layne Altavista…..Ruby Scruggs Layne, age 86 of Altavista died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. Born September 18, 1925 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Edward Coleman Scruggs and Bertha Fielder Scruggs. She was predeceased by her husband, Carter Glass Layne; five brothers Edward Scruggs, Clarence Scruggs, Malcolm...
Waylon James Dalton
Jul 14, 2012
Waylon Dalton Gretna……….Waylon James Dalton, age 31 of 8676 Rockford School Road, Gretna died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Born September 15, 1980 in Danville he was a son of Deborah Younger Dalton and the late Jimmy Edwin Dalton. He was predeceased by a brother, Brandon Scott Dalton. Waylon was a...
Rebecca Elliott Brumfield
Jul 14, 2012
Rebecca Elliott Brumfield Gretna……….Rebecca Elliott Brumfield, age 70 of Gretna died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born May 17, 1942 in Cumberland County, she was a daughter of Christine Yeatts Elliott of Altavista and the late Leland Elliott. She was predeceased by her husband, Roney Elmo Brumfield. Mrs. Brumfield was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church...
Maureen Anne Knill
Jul 11, 2012
Penhook,VA……….Maureen Anne Knill, age 52 of Penhook died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount. Born August 12, 1959 in Chicago, IL, she was a daughter of the late Robert James Campbell and Fern Marcella Kaffel. She was predeceased by a brother, Paul Campbell. Maureen enjoyed boating, flowers and cooking. She is survived by one...
Howard Alexander Wood
Jul 8, 2012
Gretna……….Howard Alexander Wood, age 64 of 1413 Straightstone Road, Gretna, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at his residence. Born March 31, 1948 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Sidney Alexander Wood and Louise Cothran Wood. He was predeceased by a brother Gene Wood. Mr. Wood was an Army Veteran having served two tours in Vietnam. After...
Charles Gilmer Mitchell, Jr.
Jul 8, 2012
Gretna……….Charles Gilmer Mitchell, Jr., age 58 of 2625 Cotton Patch Road, Gretna died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Danville Regional Hospital. Born May 27, 1954 in Roanoke, he was the son of the late Charles Gilmer Mitchell, Sr. and Ella Kathleen Bush Mitchell Osborne. He was predeceased by his step-father, Walter Enoch Osborne. Mr. Mitchell was a Navy Veteran, a...
Peggy Lee Atkinson Yeatts
Jul 7, 2012
Peggy Yeatts of Sycamore, VA passed away the morning of Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Virginia Baptist Hospital after a long illness. Peggy was born September 24, 1940 in Grit, VA to the late Noel and Vernice Atkinson. She graduated from Gretna High School in 1958 and Phillips Business College in 1959. Following a long career at the Lane Company...
Ruth Guthrie Wyatt
Jul 5, 2012
Gretna…..Ruth Guthrie Wyatt, age 90 of Gretna died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Altavista. Born August 24, 1921 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Howard Guthrie and Hallie Peak Guthrie. She was predeceased by her husband, Charlie Coleman Wyatt; one brother, Jr. Guthrie; and three sisters, Sterling Tanner,...
Doris Faye Miller
Jun 29, 2012
Doris Faye Miller Forest……….Doris Faye Miller, age 64 of Forest died Friday, June 29, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born March 31, 1948 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Odell Luther Miller and Florence Short Miller. She was predeceased by a brother, Aubrey Lee Miller. She was a member of Valley View Church of God; and...
Eddie Pritchett
Jun 26, 2012
Altavista……….James (Eddie) Edward Pritchett, age 46 of 1310 Lola Ave, Altavista died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born December 10, 1965 in Danville, he was a son of James I. Pritchett of Blairs and Lavonne Power Tuck and husband, Early of Lynch Station. Eddie enjoyed fishing, softball, playing cards and being in and around the water. In...
James Fitzgerald Cline, Sr.
Jun 25, 2012
Hurt……….James Fitzgerald Cline, Sr., age 83 of Hurt died Monday, June 25, 2012 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. Born December 26, 1928 in Wythe County, he was a son of the late Robert Wesley Cline and Maggie Stevens Cline. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Aileen Cannoy Cline; and a son James Cline, Jr. Mr. Cline was a...
Swanson C. Barley
Jun 25, 2012
Swanson C. Barley Gretna……….Swanson C. Barley, age 83 of 3249 Blue Ridge Drive, Gretna died Monday, June 25, 2012 at his residence. Born January 23, 1929 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late, Jack Jasper Barley and Fannie Lovelace Barley. Swanson was predeceased by a son, Calvin Lee Barley, a sister, Louise Cox, and three brothers, W.T....
Patricia Ann Light Mattox
Jun 24, 2012
Rocky Mount…….Patricia Ann Light Mattox, age 83 of Rocky Mount died June 24, 2012. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family.
Mallie Howell Hines
Jun 14, 2012
Madison Heights…..Mallie Howell Hines, age 81 of Madison Heights died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at The Oakes of Lynchburg. Born September 22, 1930 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Pierce T. (Jake) Howell and Eva Johnson Howell. She was predeceased by a brother, Duval Howell. Mrs. Hines was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church and...
Shelby Jean Walden
Jun 6, 2012
Lynch Station…..Shelby Jean Walden, age 74 of Lynch Station died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Lynchburg Health and Rehab Center. Born April 17, 1938 in Campbell County she was a daughter of the late Hunter Talbott and Annie Robertson Talbott. She was predeceased by five sisters, Barbara Pillow, Virginia Elliott, May Seargent, Lorene Thurman, and Ann Snyder; and two brothers,...
Clyde Morgan Parsons
Jun 5, 2012
Biglerville, PA…..Clyde Morgan Parsons, age 79 of Biglerville, PA died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born January 11, 1933 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Sam Morgan Parsons and Katherine Levister Parsons. Mr. Parsons was predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Parsons, and Lucille H. Hardy. He was a Navy Veteran of...
