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Lynn Wood

Lynn Wood

Aug 21, 2022

Gretna……..Larry Lynn Wood, age 75 of Gretna died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his residence.

Born August 12, 1947 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Irvin Green Wood, Sr. and Bernice Yeatts Wood.  He was predeceased by his longtime companion, Janet Adkins.  Mr. Wood was a brick mason; and he...

Tommy Keesee

Tommy Keesee

Aug 16, 2022

Evington……..Joseph Thomas "Tommy" Keesee, Jr., age 77 of Evington died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at his residence.

Born February 22, 1945 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Joseph Tommy Keesee, Sr. and Madelyn Keesee McGuire.  He was predeceased by an infant child, John Thomas Keesee; one brother, Donald H. Keesee;...

Verene Rives Clinedinst

Verene Rives Clinedinst

Aug 11, 2022

Gretna……Verene Rives Clinedinst, age 66 of Gretna died Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Born June 11, 1956 in El Paso, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Everett Rives and Beth Chesley Rives.  She was predeceased by her husband, Wade Hampton Clinedinst III; and one sister, Valerie Thompson.  Mrs. Clinedinst attended Zion United...

Sandra Layne Worley

Sandra Layne Worley

Aug 10, 2022

Evington……Sandra Layne Worley, age 69 of Evington died Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born April 27, 1953 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late James Howard Layne and Martha Mason Layne.  She was predeceased by one sister, Barbara Plymale; and one granddaughter, Laynee Mae.  Mrs. Worley was a...

Junior Towler

Junior Towler

Aug 9, 2022

Chatham..…..Stover Henry "Junior" Towler, Jr., age 78 of Chatham died Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Born June 24, 1944 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Stover Henry Towler, Sr. and Elma Custer Towler.  He was predeceased by four brothers, Cecil Towler, Melvin Towler, Clyde Towler, and...

Candice Page Brumfield

Candice Page Brumfield

Aug 6, 2022

Chatham..…..Candice Page Brumfield, age 50 of Chatham, died Saturday, August 6, 2022 at her residence.

Born November 27, 1971 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of Phyllis Adkins of Gretna and the late Sammy Richard Conner.  She was predeceased by one brother, Gregory Conner.  She was a housekeeper; and loved having a good...

Mary Giles Rowland

Mary Giles Rowland

Jul 30, 2022

Gretna……...Mary Giles Rowland, age 85 of Gretna died Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.

Born September 1, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Benny Giles and Eva Newby Giles.  She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Owen "Joe" Rowland, Sr.; and one daughter-in-law, Pamela F....

Donald Wayne Davis

Donald Wayne Davis

Jul 29, 2022

Gretna……...Donald Wayne Davis, age 79 of Gretna died Friday, July 29, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born April 21, 1943 in Danville, he was a son of the late Oscar L. Davis and Myrtle Worley Davis.  He was predeceased by one brother, Oscar T. Davis.

Don was a graduate...

Jeannette Meadows

Jeannette Meadows

Jul 28, 2022

Chatham……...Jeannette Meadows, age 64 of Chatham died Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born February 15, 1958 in Burlington, NC, she was a daughter of Nannie McDaniel Meadows Hammack and husband, Luther Hammack of Chatham and the late Doctor William Meadows.  She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and she...

Shirley Singleton Kinsley

Shirley Singleton Kinsley

Jul 27, 2022

Gretna……Shirley Singleton Kinsley, age 85 of Gretna died Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at her residence.

Born December 21, 1936 in Abingdon, she was a daughter of the late Lundy Singleton and Ann Houser Singleton.  She was predeceased by her husband, Joe Kenneth Kinsley, Sr.  Mrs. Kinsley was a member of Gretna Christian Church and...

Virginia Harvell Dudley

Virginia Harvell Dudley

Jul 24, 2022

Penhook……..Virginia Harvell Dudley, age 94 of Penhook, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

Born October 19, 1927 in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Millis Odell Harvell...

Mike Shriver

Mike Shriver

Jul 24, 2022

Gretna……...Michael Keith Shriver, age 70 of Gretna died Sunday, July 24, 2022 at his residence.

Born March 8, 1952 in Fairmont, WV, he was a son of the late Ralph Yost Shriver and Helen Jean Chidester Shriver.  He was predeceased by a grandson, Corey Allen Layne; and a sister, Patricia Shriver.  Mr. Shriver served...

Shirley Ann Owen

Shirley Ann Owen

Jul 22, 2022

Gretna……….Shirley Ann Owen, age 86 of Gretna died Friday, July 22, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born March 25, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Overton Owen and Lottie Dalton Owen.  Shirley graduated from Gretna High School in 1954 and she organized every class reunion.  She was...

Nancy Lee Culbreth

Nancy Lee Culbreth

Jul 17, 2022

Nancy Lee Culbreth, 82, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Nancy was born on April 28, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Allen Donoho Kerr and Mabel Martin Kerr.  She retired from Cumberland County Mental Health, where she was a social worker.

Nancy was preceded...

Phillip Wayne Terry

Phillip Wayne Terry

Jul 13, 2022

Hurt………Phillip Wayne Terry, age 76 of Hurt died Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at his residence.

Born December 5, 1945 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Vernon Edward Terry and Ann Loving Stanley Terry. He was predeceased by his wife, Panagiotula "Tula" Harris Terry; and one brother, Danny Franklin Terry. Mr. Terry...

Robert "Bob" Layne

Robert "Bob" Layne

Jul 8, 2022

Hurt……….Robert "Bob" Allen Layne, age 59 of Hurt died Friday, July 8, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born May 15, 1963 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Henry Edward Layne and Mary Virginia Pribble Layne.  He was predeceased by two brothers, James Layne and Jerry Layne.  Mr. Layne retired from...

Addison "Scrap" Ward

Addison "Scrap" Ward

Jul 8, 2022

Addison Blease "Scrap" Ward of Hurt, VA passed away Friday, July 8th, 2022 at his home on Sky Blue Acres. Born September 7, 1926, he was the son of the late William Tasewell Ward, Sr. and Etta Hammock Ward.

Scrap was married to his childhood sweetheart, Gladys Brumfield Ward, on March 1, 1947 and...

Lorraine "Sissy" Dalton

Lorraine "Sissy" Dalton

Jul 7, 2022

Gretna……….Alma Lorraine "Sissy" English Dalton, age 96 of Gretna died Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.

Born April 15, 1926 in Chattaroy, WV, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Baxter English and Josephine Curry English.  She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Oscar Dalton; one daughter, Lisa Gay...

Myrtle Shelton Rowland

Myrtle Shelton Rowland

Jul 7, 2022

Gretna……Myrtle Shelton Rowland, age 99 of Gretna died Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.

Born November 1, 1922 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Foster Shelton and Sally Parker Shelton.  She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas "Tom" William Rowland; five brothers, Ramsey Shelton, Bill...

Glenwood "Glen" Dalton

Glenwood "Glen" Dalton

Jul 6, 2022

Gretna……Glenwood Ira "Glen" Dalton, age 90 of Gretna died Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at his residence.

Born March 5, 1932 in Schoolfield, which is now Danville, he was a son of the late Ira Lee Dalton and Velma Brumfield Dalton.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Olvis Dalton; and a grandson,...

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