Richard "Dickie" Hutcherson
Oct 15, 2023
Rustburg………Richard "Dickie" Edward Hutcherson, age 75 of Rustburg died Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 5, 1948 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late John Thomas Hutcherson and Susie Doris Worsham Hutcherson. Mr. Hutcherson was an Army Veteran of Vietnam, retired from VDOT as a traffic engineer...
Forest Bennett Mayhew
Oct 14, 2023
Gretna…….Forest Bennett Mayhew, age 85 of Gretna died Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.
Born August 3, 1938 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late George Dewey Mayhew, Sr. and Alice McGhee Mayhew. Â He was predeceased by his wife, Alice Almond Mayhew; one daughter, Patricia Jean Wilson; four...
Diane Simpson Doss
Oct 11, 2023
Sandy Level…….Diane Marie Simpson Doss, age 76 of Sandy Level died Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born May 2, 1947 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Edwin Simpson and Viola Shelton Simpson. She was predeceased by one granddaughter, Faythe Grant. Mrs. Doss was a member...
Lonnie Dawson
Oct 9, 2023
Hurt……Lonnie Carroll Dawson, age 72 of Hurt died Monday, October 9, 2023 at his residence.
Born May 21, 1951 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Henry Wilson Dawson and Annie Watson Dawson. Â He was predeceased by one brother, Abb Dawson; and three sisters, Barbara Wade, Dollie Berrier, and Marie Leonard. Â ...
Garry Lee Gibson
Oct 8, 2023
Gretna…….Garry Lee Gibson, age 71 of Gretna died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at his residence.
Born July 15, 1952 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Garry Hunt Gibson and Maggie "Jane" Adkins Gibson. Â He was predeceased by one son, Ronnie Gibson; one brother, William "Tommy" Gibson; and two sisters, Angie...
Thomas "Tom" Copes
Oct 5, 2023
Thomas "Tom" Scott Copes, age 83, of Evington, passed from this life on October 5th, 2023 at his residence.
Born July 19, 1940, in Salisbury, MD, Tom was the son of the late Marion Saunders Copes and Lelia Glass Copes. He was predeceased by one brother, Leonard Carroll Copes.
He...
Gary Martin Phillips
Oct 5, 2023
Gretna……….Gary Martin Phillips, age 76 of Gretna died Thursday, October 5, 2023 at his residence.
Born November 25, 1946 in Tampa, Florida, he was a son of the late Euston Chancy Phillips and Elma Martin Phillips. Â Mr. Phillips was a 25 year U.S. Army Veteran, and worked 40 years with Hope Aglow Jail Ministries. Â ...
Tommy Mayhew
Oct 4, 2023
Gretna………Thomas "Tommy" Dale Mayhew, age 77 of Gretna died Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at his home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina surrounded by his two daughters, Dawn and Dara Mayhew.
Born October 2, 1946, in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late George Dewey Mayhew, Sr. and Alice McGhee Mayhew. He was...
Garland Shelton
Sep 30, 2023
Gretna………Garland E. Shelton, age 84 of Gretna died Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Edley Place Home in Lynchburg.
Born October 21, 1938 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Acree Hale Shelton and Benna Power Shelton. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Susan Michelle Shelton. Mr. Shelton was a member...
Susan "Sue" Arnold Irby
Sep 29, 2023
Altavista………Susan "Sue" Iretta Arnold Irby, age 73 of Altavista died Friday, September 29, 2023 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab of Altavista.
Born April 8, 1950 in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Dan Arnold and Jessie James Robertson Arnold. Â She was predeceased by two infant children; five brothers, George...
Tony Gilmore Hines
Sep 29, 2023
Gretna………Tony Gilmore Hines, age 76 of Gretna died Friday, September 29, 2023 at his residence.
Born September 9, 1947 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Gilmore Hines and Sally Brooks Hines. Â He was predeceased by a sister, Amy Boles; and one step-brother, Ramsey Wilson. Â Mr. Hines was a U.S. Army...
L. Ray (Teenie) Dalton
Sep 26, 2023
Gretna……Latane Ray (Teenie) Dalton, age 77 of Gretna died Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 23, 1945, he was a son of the late Odie B. Dalton and Caroline D. Dalton. He was predeceased by his wife, Juliet Payne Dalton; and infant sister, Bonnie Dalton; and three brothers, Russell...
Janie Trail Teaford
Sep 19, 2023
Gretna……..Janie Trail Teaford, age 74 of Gretna went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 surrounded by her family.
Born March 6, 1949 in Roanoke, she was a daughter of the late Henry Woodson Trail and Viola Simpson Trail. Â She was predeceased by one brother, Rodney Trail;...
Melvin Bowling
Sep 18, 2023
Forest……Melvin Winston Bowling, age 87, of Forest died Monday, September 18, 2023 at his residence.
Born June 13, 1936 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late James Mathew Bowling and Carrie Marie Dellis Bowling. Â He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Owen Bowling; an infant daughter; and an infant brother, Robert...
Patricia Ann Clark
Sep 17, 2023
Gretna..….Patricia "Patty Ann" Clark, age 64 of Gretna died Sunday, September 17, 2023 at her residence.
Born March 11, 1959 in New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Charles Quigley and Margaret Landers Quigley. Â She was predeceased by one brother, Jimmy Quigley. Â Mrs. Clark was a LPN at Gretna Health and Rehab...
Burkley Anderson Goad
Sep 17, 2023
Gretna……Burkley Anderson Goad, age 73 of Gretna passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 at his residence.
Born July 25, 1950 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Percy Hampton Goad, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Hunt Goad. Â He was predeceased by a brother, Percy H. Goad, Jr. Â Mr. Goad was a self-employed...
Jeff Shelton
Sep 14, 2023
Gretna..…..Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynn Shelton, age 64 of Gretna died Thursday, September 14, 2023 at his residence.
Born August 25, 1959 in Danville, he was a son of the late Morris Gather Shelton and Ruth Lewis Shelton. Â He was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Donald Rowland, Sr.
He is survived by one...
Alice Marie Ickes Dalton
Sep 7, 2023
Gretna……...Alice Marie Ickes Dalton, age 98 of Gretna died Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Runk and Pratt at Forest.
Born March 14, 1925 in Osterburg, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Ambrose Ickes and Hattie Bell Weyant Ickes. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Gene Calvin Dalton; two sons, Gene "Butch"...
Donald Lee Shelton, Sr.
Sep 5, 2023
Gretna……...Donald Lee Shelton, Sr., age 79 of Gretna, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born March 11, 1944 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Maurice Stuart Shelton, Sr., and Edna Brumfield Shelton Giles. Â He was predeceased by two brothers, Buford Shelton, and Maurice Stuart Shelton, Jr. Â ...
Kathy Thomas Sawyer
Sep 1, 2023
Java……...Kathy Thomas Sawyer, age 67 of Java died Friday, September 1, 2023 at her residence.
Born June 11, 1956 in Kingsport, TN, she was a daughter of the late Harold Thomas and Marjorie Cox Thomas. Â She was predeceased by two brothers, Jeff Thomas, and her twin brother, Jimmy Thomas. Â Mrs. Sawyer was a member...
