Judy Shelton Underwood
Mar 8, 2024
Gretna………Julia "Judy" Shelton Underwood, age 82 of Gretna died Friday, March 8, 2024 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.
Born December 19, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Jenks Dewitt Shelton and Julia Eloise Simpson Shelton. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Larry Wayne Underwood; one brother, Don Shelton; and...
Debra Dawson Moser
Mar 7, 2024
Gretna...........Debra Dawson Moser, age 66 of Gretna died Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Guggenheimer Health and Rehab Center in Lynchburg.
Born August 29, 1957 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Alice Rebecca Matherly Dawson. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Douglas Moser. Â Mrs. Moser received two Master's Degrees from Averett...
Mildred Elizabeth Pierce Betterton
Mar 7, 2024
Chatham.........Mildred Elizabeth Pierce Betterton, age 85 of Chatham passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024 at her home with her family by her side.
Born July 27, 1938 in Chatham, she was a daughter of the late Frank Edgar Pierce and Mary Elizabeth Pruitt Pierce.
She was predeceased by her son,...
Donald Earl Simpson
Mar 6, 2024
Gretna…….Donald Earl Simpson, age 78 of Gretna died Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born October 7, 1945 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Otha Giles Simpson and Lucille Hancock Simpson. Â He was predeceased by three sisters, Colleen Dalton, Nell Saunders, and Mary Bryant. Â Mr. Simpson retired...
Jacqueline Tommy-Martin Fuhrmann
Mar 6, 2024
Jaqueline Tommy-Martin Fuhrmann (Grandmere) passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on March 6, 2024, exactly three months shy of her 97th birthday, June 6, 1927. Her family were true Parisians and split their time between an apartment near Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, and their country estate before and during the Second World War. Jacqueline had a brave,...
Joan Pugh Moorefield
Mar 5, 2024
Hurt.........Joan Pugh Moorefield, age 79 of Hurt passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her precious family and friends.
Born May 4, 1944 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene LaPrade Pugh and Fleda Tucker Pugh. Â She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Jordan...
Martha Haley Montgomery
Feb 29, 2024
Gretna………Martha Haley Montgomery, age 64 of Gretna died Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born December 15, 1959 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Monsie Edward Haley and Mary Alice Schwitzerlett Haley. Â She was predeceased by her first husband, Clark Jefferson; and her brother, Michael Ray Haley. Â ...
James Alfred Ridgeway
Feb 25, 2024
Gretna………James Alfred Ridgeway, age 88 of Gretna died Sunday, February 25, 2024 at his residence.
Born February 4, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Charlie Lee Ridgeway and Nellie America Dalton Ridgeway. Â He was predeceased by his first wife, Frankie Mae Ridgeway; his second wife, Sarah Moore Ridgeway; one son, Bill Ridgeway;...
Shelby Chism Crews
Feb 23, 2024
Gretna………Shelby Chism Crews, age 77 of Gretna died Friday, February 23, 2024 at Runk and Pratt Nursing Home in Forest.
Born March 27, 1946 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Lee Chism and Jennie Mae Haskins Chism Robertson and her late husband, Roy Robertson. She was predeceased by her...
Bill Fowle
Feb 20, 2024
Gretna…….William Holmes "Bill" Fowle, Jr., age 84 of Gretna died Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born November 5, 1939 in the Shenandoah Valley, he was a son of the late William Holmes Fowle, Sr. and Louise Harris Fowle. Â He was predeceased by a brother, Sam Fowle; and a sister, Mary...
Rickie "Slick" Huffman
Feb 17, 2024
Hurt……….Rickie "Slick" Huffman, age 68 of Hurt died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at his residence.
Born July 22, 1955 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late William "Ball" Onyx Huffman and Eva Dove Huffman. Â He was predeceased by a daughter, Stacey Lynn Huffman; a grandson, Christian Lee Huffman; a granddaughter, Precious Miah...
Margaret "M&M" Moyer
Feb 17, 2024
Richmond………Margaret "M&M" Moyer, age 68 of Richmond, died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at The Virginia Home in Richmond.
Born August 7, 1955 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late Gene Moyer and Nancy Hawker Moyer. Â She was predeceased by a special friend, Janet "Sissy" Jorgansen. Â Margaret was a member of Greenfield...
Virginia Blair Mahan
Feb 16, 2024
Virginia Blair Mahan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was 103 years old.
Virginia was born on September 18, 1920, to Gary and Victoria Shelton Blair as one of eight children. She grew up with a passion for...
Greg Barbour
Feb 16, 2024
Gretna…….Gergory Scott "Greg" Barbour, age 50 of Gretna died Friday, February 16, 2024.
Born June 21, 1973 in Danville, he was a son of Haywood "Tick" Barbour, Jr. of Hurt and the late  Jeannette Oakes Barbour.  Greg was a member of Summersett Baptist Church and he worked as a farmer on Brown's Farm.  He...
Illa Mae Wagner Watts
Feb 13, 2024
Gretna……….Illa Mae Wagner Watts, age 91 of Gretna, died Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in Denver, North Carolina.
Born May 18, 1932 in Jackson, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Leslie Arnold Wagner and Bernice Louise Doney Wagner. She was predeceased by her husband, Clyde W. Watts; two brothers, Richard Wagner and Larry Wagner; and one...
Randolph Jones
Feb 5, 2024
Gretna…….Ollie Randolph Jones, age 91 of Gretna, died Monday, February 5, 2024 at his residence.
Born August 18, 1932 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Maurice Whitfield Jones and Homie Rowland Jones. Â He was predeceased by his wife, Eloise Lewis Jones. Â Mr. Jones was a member of Gretna Pentecostal Holiness...
Ryland Amos Yeatts
Feb 5, 2024
Gretna………Ryland Amos Yeatts, age 87 of Gretna formerly of Alexandria, died Monday, February 5, 2024 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born April 29, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Albert "Jack" Amos Yeatts, and Edna Simpson Yeatts. Â He was predeceased by five brothers, Garcia "Rick" Yeatts, Ramsey "Booty" Yeatts,...
Evelyn Rigney Osborne
Feb 1, 2024
Dry Fork…....Mary Evelyn Rigney Osborne, age 82 of Dry Fork went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 1, 2024 surrounded by her daughters.
Born August 15, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Percy Thomas Rigney and Methis Lula Rigney. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Ray Daniel Osborne;...
Johnny Mac Hogan
Jan 30, 2024
Java………Johnny Mac Hogan, age 73 of Java, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond.
Born May 6, 1950 in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Carl Bennett Hogan and Kathleen Dudley Hogan. Â He was predeceased by two sisters, Linda Dalton, and Joanne Perdue. Â Johnny was a U.S....
Peggy Cook Ashworth
Jan 30, 2024
Gretna……….Peggy Cook Ashworth, age 85 of Gretna, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born July 26, 1938 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Guy Edgar Cook and Earla Belle Tuck Cook. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Gene R. Ashworth, her beloved baby...
