Fay Yeatts Lowe
Mar 29, 2022
Gretna………Fay Yeatts Lowe, age 86 of Gretna went to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at her residence.
Born April 28, 1935 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Howard Taft Yeatts, Sr. and Elizabeth Ramsey Yeatts. She was predeceased by her husband, George Thomas Lowe, Jr.; two brothers,...
Bob Carvatt
Mar 26, 2022
Gretna……Robert "Bob" Clarence Carvatt, age 87 of Gretna died Saturday, March 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born September 16, 1934 in Hoffman's Crossing, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Earl Lewis Carvatt and Addie Sliker House. He was predeceased by a grandson, Brian Robert Carvatt; one brother, June Carvatt; and one...
Holly Edwards Bailess
Mar 25, 2022
Gretna……Holly Edwards Bailess, age 50 of Gretna died Friday, March 25, 2022 at her residence.
Born July 13, 1971 in South Boston, she was a daughter of Nancy Tucker Edwards of Danville and the late Ray Bennett Edwards. She was predeceased by her husband, Chris Wayne Bailess; and one sister, Allison Durham. Holly graduated...
Jack Jennings
Mar 24, 2022
Gretna…….William Jasper "Jack" Jennings, age 88 of Gretna died Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his residence.
Born July 29, 1933 in Halifax County, he was a son of the late Charlie Gilbert Jennings and Ruth Keesee Jennings. He was predeceased by one daughter, Jan Jennings Wampler; one brother, Emmett Jennings; and three sisters, Virginia...
Russell Herman Davidson
Mar 23, 2022
Chatham……...Russell Herman Davidson, age 98 of Chatham died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at SOVAH Health Danville.
Born December 16, 1923 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Beverly Emmett Davidson and Verna Oakes Davidson. He was predeceased by one brother, E. Waverly Davidson. Mr. Davidson was a U.S. Army Veteran, having...
Robert "Bob" Morton Keatts
Mar 22, 2022
Gretna……Robert "Bob" Morton Keatts, age 91 of Gretna died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville.
Born June 13, 1930 in the Motley Community of Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Kelly Morton Keatts and Bessie Frances Updike Keatts. He was predeceased by his wife, Gladys Dalton...
Doris Jean "Tootsie" Atkinson
Mar 22, 2022
Hurt……Doris Jean Chumley "Tootsie" Atkinson, age 92 of Hurt died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Dobson, NC.
Born September 7, 1929 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Clifford Carroll Chumley and Laura Wooldridge Chumley. She was predeceased by her husband, Garland Lee "Bud" Atkinson; one son, Michael Wayne Atkinson; two...
Terry Neil Yeatts
Mar 20, 2022
On Sunday, March 20, 2022, Terry Neil Yeatts, laid down for the night and didn't wake up. He was just one week away from his 65th birthday. He lived his entire life in Gretna, passing away only 2 doors down from the house he was born in. He was born on March 26, 1957 to his mother, Evelyn...
Frances Lassiter Petersen
Mar 20, 2022
Gretna……Frances Lassiter Petersen, age 79 of Gretna died Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Born October 27, 1942 in South Boston, she was a daughter of Coretta Frances Davis Matherly of Collegedale, TN and the late Harold Lee Matherly. She was predeceased by her first husband, Andy Lassiter; her second husband, Dale Arthur Petersen; and two...
Taz Harding Anderson
Mar 20, 2022
Altavista……...Taz Harding Anderson, age 99 of Altavista died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke.
Born December 23, 1922 in Chatham, he was a son of the late Otha Marcus Anderson and Annie Kate Giles Anderson. He was a member of Greenpond Baptist Church and a U.S. Army and U.S....
Dean Franklin Wade
Mar 20, 2022
Gretna……Dean Franklin Wade, age 78 of Gretna died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 22, 1944 in Halifax County, he was a son of the late John Clarence Wade and Maggie Hailey Wade. He was predeceased by one sister, Virginia "Teedy" Wright; two brothers, Emerson Wade and Larry Wade;...
Mary Adams Blair
Mar 19, 2022
Evington……Mary Adams Blair, age 83 of Evington, died Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born January 8, 1939 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy Thomas Adams and Lena Mae Shelton Adams. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Vaden Blair, Sr.; one daughter Gale Hall...
Earleen Hutcherson Clay
Mar 16, 2022
Long Island………Earleen Hutcherson Clay, age 75 of Long Island died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at her residence.
Born October 15, 1946 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas "Junior" Hutcherson and Florence King Hutcherson. She was predeceased by one son, Glenn "Pete" Clay, Jr; one brother, Tom Hutcherson; and...
Edward "Ed" Goad, Sr.
Mar 16, 2022
Gretna………Edward Sidney "Ed" Goad, Sr., age 80 of Gretna died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Runk and Pratt Nursing Home in Forest.
Born October 7, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Russell Lewis Goad and Lucille Shelton Goad. Mr. Goad attended Weatherford Primitive Baptist Church and he was a...
Jessica Dawn Anderson
Mar 14, 2022
Hurt……Jessica Dawn Anderson, age 29 of Hurt died Monday, March 14, 2022 at her residence.
Born February 26, 1993 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of Jeff Anderson of Long Island and Karla Hull of Oklahoma City, OK. She was predeceased by a maternal grandmother, Linda Hull. Jessica was a graduate of Gretna High...
Myrtle Pugh Bennett
Mar 13, 2022
Altavista……….Myrtle Pugh Bennett, age 83 of Altavista died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born September 5, 1938 in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Frank Cosby Pugh and Irene Childress Pugh. She was predeceased by her husband, Randy E. Bennett; one brother, William F. Pugh; one...
Betty Jean Saunders Bolling
Mar 13, 2022
Gretna………Betty Jean Saunders Bolling, age 84 of Gretna died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born November 19, 1937 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John Hurt Saunders and Blanche Brown Saunders. She was predeceased by two sons, Jason Bolling and Billy Bolling; and two sisters and...
William "Bill" Booker, Jr.
Mar 12, 2022
William Gus "Bill" Booker Jr., 82, of Altavista, Virginia and  formerly  of  Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, March  12, 2022.   Bill, as   he  was   known,    was  born    September  16,  1939,    to    the late William Gus Booker, Sr. and Mabel Hendricks Booker.
Recently inducted into the inaugural Altavista High School Hall of Fame, the...
Eddie Hamlett
Mar 10, 2022
Gretna……….Melvin Edward "Eddie" Hamlett, Jr., age 63 of Gretna died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born February 8, 1959 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Melvin Edward Hamlett, Sr. and Betty Jean Inge Hamlett. He was a former employee of Klopman Mills and the owner/operator of Midway...
Kenneth Joseph Shelhorse, Sr.
Mar 10, 2022
Gretna………Kenneth Joseph Shelhorse, Sr., age 80 of Gretna died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born October 30, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Hugh Daniel Shelhorse and Mary Johnson Shelhorse. He was predeceased by one brother, Glen Shelhorse; and one sister, Shelba Shelhorse. Kenneth was...
