Randy Blair
Jan 10, 2022
Wirtz……Randall Dean "Randy" Blair, age 48 of Wirtz died Monday, January 10, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born July 23, 1973 in Danville, he was a son of Martha Bennett Blair of Wirtz and the late Marvin Ralph Blair. He was predeceased by one brother, Marvin Kent Blair; his paternal grandparents, Aaron and...
Mickey Turner
Jan 8, 2022
Hurt……Mickey Vernon Turner, age 68 of Hurt died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at his residence.
Born August 22, 1953 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Martin Luther Turner and Rebecca "Becky" Pickeral Turner. Mr. Turner was retired from Times Fiber. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, who were the...
Ryan Lee Compton
Jan 7, 2022
Chatham……….Ryan Lee Compton, age 33 of Chatham died Friday, January 7, 2022 at his residence.
Born March 7, 1988 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Sandra Compton and step-father, Richard Jones of Chatham and the late Roger Lee Compton. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Walter and Lois Compton and maternal grandparents,...
Toni Reynolds Thacker
Jan 4, 2022
Gretna………Toni Reynolds Thacker, age 66 of Hurt died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.
Born February 13, 1955 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Tony Randolph Reynolds and Elizabeth Armistead Reynolds. She was predeceased by one brother, Ted Reynolds; and one sister, Judy Reynolds. Mrs. Thacker was a...
Thomas Preston Creasy, Jr.
Jan 3, 2022
Gretna……….Thomas Preston Creasy, Jr., age 73 of Gretna died Monday, January 3, 2022 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born February 13, 1948 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Thomas Preston Creasy, Sr. and Gracie Marsh Boley. He was predeceased by one son, Ronald Gene Smith; one granddaughter, Felicia Denise Creasy; and...
Marion Richard Brooks
Jan 2, 2022
Gretna……Marion Richard Brooks, age 81 of Gretna went to be with his precious Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 6, 1940 in Gretna, Virginia, he was a son to the late Charlie Dave Brooks and Mattie Keatts Brooks. He was preceded in death by three...
Elaine Pickeral Gibson
Jan 2, 2022
Gretna……….Elaine Pickeral Gibson, age 80 of Gretna died Sunday, January 2, 2022 at her residence.
Born March 2, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Oscar Pickeral and Annie Belle Rowland Pickeral.
Mrs. Gibson was a member of Weatherford Primitive Baptist Church and she was...
Grayson Earl Brumfield
Dec 29, 2021
Grayson Earl Brumfield, 94, of Arvada, Colo., passed away peacefully in Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Dec. 29, 2021. He was born Feb 3, 1928 to Benjamin Franklin and Mary Acors Brumfield on the family's tobacco farm in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents; four older siblings, Henry Brumfield (Aileen), Edna B. Owens (Carroll),...
Joe Roakes
Dec 29, 2021
Madison Heights………Joseph Franklin "Joe" Roakes, age 90 of Madison Heights died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born March 31, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a son of the late Mitchel Roakes and Mary Frances Pettyjohn. He was predeceased by a son, Michael "Mike" Roakes. Mr. Roakes was an...
Joe Goodwin
Dec 29, 2021
Halifax…….Joseph Silas "Joe" Goodwin, age 51 of Halifax died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born March 12, 1970 in New York, he was a son of Mary Goodwin Cox of Altavista and the late Floyd James Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin was a mechanic and the owner/operator of Joe's Truck and Equipment. ...
William Richard "Dickie" Short, Sr.
Dec 27, 2021
Hurt………William Richard "Dickie" Short, Sr., age 87 of Hurt, died Monday, December 27, 2021 at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Born April 14, 1934 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Anderson Parker Short and Florence Brizentine Short. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris Elliott Short; two sons, Ralph Lee Short, and...
David Andrew Lilly
Dec 26, 2021
Gretna……….David Andrew Lilly, age 67 of Gretna, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 at UVA Medical Center.
Born December 19, 1954 in West Virginia, he was a son of Phyllis Young Lilly and the late Rev. William David "Bill" Lilly. David was the town manager for the Town of Gretna; and a member of the...
Charles Rader
Dec 25, 2021
Lynch Station………Charles Harley Rader, age 81 of Lynch Station, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 25, 2021.
Born September 23, 1940 in Hancock County, OH, he was a son of the late Virgil Leroy Rader and Helen Diedrick Rader. He was predeceased by a brother, Clyde Rader; and a...
Faye Gwen Jenkins Nichols
Dec 22, 2021
Luray……Faye Gwen Jenkins Nichols, age 70 of Luray died Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
Born June 24, 1951 in Charlottesville, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Martin Jenkins and Ressie Lee Downey Jenkins. She was predeceased by one sister, Ruby Koontz. She retired as a Head Vault Teller with Sun Trust Bank and...
Cindy Pickral Melton
Dec 20, 2021
Chatham…….Cynthia "Cindy" Pickral Melton, age 64 of Chatham died Monday, December 20, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born February 26, 1957 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of Oscar Donald Pickral and Nellie Barker Pickral of Gretna. She was predeceased by one brother, Glen Allen Pickral; and one sister, Martha Jane Pickral. Mrs....
William Henry "W.H." Witcher, Sr.
Dec 19, 2021
Gretna……William Henry "W.H." Witcher, Sr., age 95 of Gretna died Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his residence.
Born July 1, 1926 in Whittles, he was a son of the late Nollie Averette Witcher and Melissa Shelhorse Witcher. He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Louise Shelton Witcher.
Mr....
Patricia Gay Barton
Dec 18, 2021
Gretna………Patricia Gay Barton, age 66 of Gretna died Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her residence.
Born September 10, 1955 in West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late James Oscar Large and Eunice Irene Wise Large. Patricia was predeceased by her long-time companion, Joe Evans Noell, Jr, and a brother. She loved God,...
Buddy Wayne Adkins
Dec 17, 2021
Gretna……….Buddy Wayne Adkins, age 71 of Gretna died Friday, December 17, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 30, 1950 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late David Crockett Adkins and Fannie Gibson Adkins. He was predeceased by a sister-in-law, Polly Adkins; and two brothers-in-law, Lawson Tuck and Lee Falls. Mr....
Garry Lee Dalton
Dec 16, 2021
Gretna……….Garry Lee Dalton, age 80 of Gretna died Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born December 23, 1940 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Guy Owen Dalton, Sr. and Mildred Younger Dalton. He was predeceased by two brothers, Malon Dalton and Berkley Dalton. Mr. Dalton was...
Janice Ellen Dillard Vaughn
Dec 14, 2021
Hurt……Janice Ellen Dillard Vaughn, age 86 of Hurt died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at her residence.
Born January 29, 1935 in Eckman, WV, she was a daughter of the late Everett Graham Dillard and Thelma Dove Dillard. She was predeceased by her husband, Franklin Delano Vaughn; one daughter, Diane Ruth Vaughn; and one brother,...
