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Charlie Royal Shelton

Charlie Royal Shelton

Oct 21, 2010

Charlie Royal Shelton Gretna.......Charlie Royal Shelton, age 66, of 1176 Homestead Road, Gretna died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at his residence. Born May 16, 1944 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Edwin Royal Shelton and Melva (Reba) Walker Shelton. He was predeceased by a brother, Garland Shelton. Mr. Shelton attended Summersett Baptist Church, and was retired...

Mary Custer Moore

Mary Custer Moore

Oct 21, 2010

Mary Custer Moore Gretna......Mary Custer Moore, age 95 of 4984 Rockford School Road, Gretna died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center. Born March 24, 1915 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Dan Custer and Annie Gross Custer. Mrs. Moore was predeceased by her husband, Edward Wade Moore. She was a member of Greenpond...

Kenneth Wayne Doyle

Kenneth Wayne Doyle

Oct 16, 2010

Kenneth Wayne Doyle Hurt.......Kenneth Wayne Doyle, age 43 of Rustburg died October 16, 2010 in Hurt, the result of an automobile accident. Born January 29, 1967, he was a son of the late Carl Edward Doyle, Sr. and Miriam Palmer. He was predeceased by a brother, Roger Doyle. He is survived by two half brothers, Carl Doyle, Jr. and Keith...

Stephen Wayne Byrd

Stephen Wayne Byrd

Oct 14, 2010

Stephen Wayne Byrd Chatham......Stephen Wayne Byrd, M. Div., D. Th., Senior Pastor, age 57 of Chatham died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born March 9, 1953 in Waynesboro, he was a son of Irene Taylor Byrd and the late Rev. Eugene Byrd. Rev. Dr. Byrd was a member of Crossroads Ministries, Altavista Church of God of Prophecy....

Lilye Tosh Yeatts

Lilye Tosh Yeatts

Oct 13, 2010

Lilye Tosh Yeatts Gretna......Lilye Tosh Yeatts, age 84, of 945 Lotus Drive, Gretna died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. Born October 4, 1926 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late, George Tosh and Latisha Cocke Tosh. Mrs. Yeatts was predeceased by her husband, Carroll Vincent Yeatts, Sr.; a sister, Delores Toler and...

Ora Lee Roberts

Ora Lee Roberts

Oct 12, 2010

Ora Lee Roberts Hurt......Ora Lee Roberts, age 91, of Hurt died peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Born September 4, 1919 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Robert Thomas Atkinson and Annie Trent Atkinson. She was predeceased by her husband, William Roberts, and a great-grandson, Michael Faris. She was a member of Monte Vista...

Bernard Lee Rowland

Bernard Lee Rowland

Oct 6, 2010

Bernard Lee Rowland Gretna..........Bernard Lee Rowland, age 73 of 8624 East Gretna Road, Gretna died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his residence. Born April 5, 1937 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late, Silas Lee Rowland and Ruby Shields Rowland. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Wilson Rowland; two brothers, Sonny Rowland and Eugene Rowland; five...

Egbert (Jasper) Glover Miller

Egbert (Jasper) Glover Miller

Oct 3, 2010

Egbert (Jasper) Miller Gretna.........Egbert (Jasper) Glover Miller, age 78 of 161 Zebra Road, Gretna, died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at his residence. Born June 19, 1932 in Abingdon, he was a son of the late Jasper Miller and Dana Hilton Miller. He was predeceased by two brothers, Marvin Miller and Raleigh Miller. He was a retired furniture worker. Mr. Miller...

Gladys Shelton Eanes

Gladys Shelton Eanes

Sep 30, 2010

Gladys Shelton Eanes Gretna.......Gladys Shelton Eanes, age 88, of Gretna died Thursday, September 30, 2010 in Gretna Health & Rehab. Born November 17, 1921 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late, Norman R. Shelton and Lora Yeatts Shelton. Mrs. Eanes was predeceased by her husband, Roy L. Eanes; one sister, Thelma Irby; and two brothers, James Shelton...

Clyde Wilson Tuck

Clyde Wilson Tuck

Sep 30, 2010

Clyde Wilson Tuck Gretna.......Clyde W. Tuck, age 96 of Gretna slipped peacefully into heaven surrounded by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren on Thursday, September 30, 2010 after a decline in health over the past six months. Mr. Tuck was born June 26, 1914 in Pittsylvania County. He was the son of the late Morman F. Tuck and Sallie Hatchett Tuck. He...

Thomas Rucker Atkinson

Thomas Rucker Atkinson

Sep 29, 2010

Thomas R. Atkinson Hurt......Thomas R. Atkinson, age 77 of Hurt passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Bedford County Nursing Home after a long illiness. Born January 19, 1933 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late Thomas B. Atkinson and Eula Gibbs Atkinson. He was an US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a building...

James (Jim) Stanley Ritter

James (Jim) Stanley Ritter

Sep 24, 2010

James (Jim) Ritter Gretna......James (Jim) Stanley Ritter, age 64, of Gretna died Friday, September 24, 2010 at his residence. Born October 13, 1945 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Emily Ruth Poe Ritter and the late James Allison Ritter. Jim was the owner of Ritter Computer Consulting in Gretna and was a US Navy veteran of Vietnam. He...

Emma Payne Edmunds

Emma Payne Edmunds

Sep 21, 2010

Emma Payne Edmunds Altavista..........Emma Payne Edmunds, age 98 of Altavista formerly of Gretna died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehab in Altavista. Born November 8, 1911 in Orlean, VA she was a daughter of the late, Shirley Payne and Carrie Lena Ball Payne. Mrs. Edmunds was predeceased by her husband, Frank Elmer Edmunds, one sister, Beulah...

Earl Frank Keith

Earl Frank Keith

Sep 13, 2010

Gretna..........Earl Frank Keith, age 84 of Gretna died Monday, September 13, 2010 at his residence. Born August 9, 1926 in Woodsville, NH, he was a son of the late Will Keith and Mary Pike Keith. Mr. Keith was a former employee of Jersey Central Power and was a Navy veteran of World War II & the Korean Conflict. He is...

William Thomas Roach

William Thomas Roach

Sep 2, 2010

William Thomas Roach Gladys..........William Thomas Roach, age 46 of Gladys died Thursday, September 2, 2010. Born June 7, 1964 in Danville, he was a son of Amos Marion Roach, and the late Phyllis Moore Roach. In addition to his mother he was predeceased by a brother, Raymond Roach, and a niece, Crystal Dawn Roach. Mr. Roach was a member of...

George Coleman Smith

George Coleman Smith

Sep 1, 2010

George Coleman Smith Martinsville.........George Coleman Smith, age 87 of Collinsville, VA. died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. Born May 27, 1923 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Robert L. Smith and Cora Payne Smith. He was predeceased by his wife, Pauline Lewis Smith; two brothers, Herman A. Smith and Dudley Smith; two...

William (Bill) Clark Barbour

William (Bill) Clark Barbour

Aug 31, 2010

William (Bill) Clark Barbour Greensboro, NC.......William (Bill) Clark Barbour, age 46 of Greensboro died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Bill was born June 20, 1964 in Trenton, NJ. He was predeceased by his heavenly mother and father, Agatha and Conley McClanahan. Bill was an avid baseball fan, he enjoyed the beach and was...

Jason Eric Bolling

Jason Eric Bolling

Aug 31, 2010

Jason Eric Bolling Gretna.......Jason Eric Bolling, age 34 of 1108 Sandy Road, Gretna died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born June 18, 1976 in Danville, he was a son of Raleigh L. Bolling and Betty Jean Saunders Bolling both of the residence. He was predeceased by a brother, Billy Bolling. Jason was a former crane operator for...

George William Paggans

George William Paggans

Aug 23, 2010

George William Paggans Hurt......George William Paggans, age 73, of Hurt died Monday, August 23, 2010 in Lynchburg Health & Rehab Center. Born August 27, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Everett Paggans and Claudine Newman Paggans. Mr. Paggans was a retired employee of Sprint and was an US Army veteran. He was of the Baptist...

William Floyd Bowler

William Floyd Bowler

Aug 14, 2010

William Floyd Bowler Gretna..........William Floyd Bowler, age 87 of 2037 East Gretna Road, Gretna died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center. Born September 6, 1922 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late William Tyler Bowler and Nannie Shelton Bowler. He was predeceased by four brothers, Rubie Thornton Bowler, Ollie Coleman Bowler, James Ellis...

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