Paul Bailey Bolling
Mar 28, 2026
Altavista……….Paul Bailey Bolling, age 90 of Altavista passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 17, 1935 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late Woodrow Bolling and Mary Elizabeth Newman Bolling. Â He was predeceased by one sister, Peggy Sisk; and a brother-in-law, Issac Lee Sisk, Jr....
Dr. Robert Hooke
Mar 25, 2026
Gretna………Dr. Robert Leslie Hooke, age 74 of Gretna passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at his residence. Born September 29, 1951 in Franklin, he was a son of the late John Robert Hooke and Myrtle Marie Hundley Hooke.  He was predeceased by a brother, Dan Alison Hooke. Dr. Hooke spent most of his childhood...
Joe Holcomb
Mar 24, 2026
Sandy Level……….Joseph "Joe" Darrell Holcomb, age 25 of Sandy Level passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Born August 24, 2000 in Dearborn County, IN, he was a son of David Shelton Holcomb II of Sandy Level and Melina Bingham and husband, Heath of Dillsboro, IN.  He was predeceased by his fiancée, D'Angel Ashley Easton-Williams.;...
Fred Ingram, Sr.
Mar 24, 2026
Gretna…Frederic "Fred" Marion Ingram, Sr., age 82, of Gretna, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Guggenheimer Health and Rehab Center in Lynchburg.
Born September 5, 1943, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Thomas Marion Ingram and Hazel Mattox Ingram Seawell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Barbara Reynolds
Mar 22, 2026
Chatham……….Barbara Anne Blair Reynolds, age 92 of Chatham passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026 at her residence.
Born May 22, 1933 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Earl Blair, Sr. and Florence Smith Blair. Â She was predeceased by her husband, H. Blair Reynolds; and four brothers, William Blair, Walter...
Stephen Smith
Mar 20, 2026
Gretna……….Stephen Giles Smith, age 66 of Gretna passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at his residence.
Born July 28, 1959 in Danville, he was a son of the late James "Jimmy" Jackson Smith, Jr. and Colleen Simpson Dalton. He was predeceased by his stepfather, Jimmy C. Dalton. Â Mr. Smith was a member at Midway...
Linda Emerson Mason
Mar 18, 2026
Lynch Station………Linda Emerson Mason, age 73 of Lynch Station passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 17, 1952 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Emerson, Sr. and Louise May King Emerson. Â She was predeceased by her husband, James Lester Mason. Â Mrs. Mason was a...
Peggy Dalton Woodall
Mar 13, 2026
Chatham……..Peggy Marie Dalton Woodall, age 75 of Chatham formerly of Lynchburg passed away Friday, March 13, 2026 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born May 9, 1950 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Tony Dalton. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Orien Lynn Woodall. Â Mrs. Woodall was a beautician and...
Delano Roosevelt Watlington
Mar 10, 2026
Danville...........Delano Roosevelt Watlington, age 84 of Danville passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at his residence.
Born February 28, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late James Ramsey Watlington, Sr. and Onie Shelhorse Watlington. Â He was predeceased by one brother, James Watlington, Jr.; and three sisters, Ida Johnson, Jane Smith...
Karen Matherly
Mar 8, 2026
Karen Leigh Bailey Matherly, age 73 of Gretna passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at home.
Born March 7, 1953 in Campbell County, she was the daughter of the late Opal Leigh Richardson and the late Theodore Bailey, Jr. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Carroll Ray Matherly. Â Karen retired from Burlington Industries following...
Marilyn Adkins Cook
Mar 4, 2026
Marilyn Adkins Cook, age 70 of Hurt passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
Born November 30, 1955 in Pittsylvania County, she was the beloved daughter of the late Richard Adkins and her loving mother, Virginia Gibson Adkins of Chatham. Â She was preceded in death by her brother, Harvey Adkins; and sister, Cindy...
Carlene Owen Crews
Mar 3, 2026
Hurt.........Carlene Owen Crews, age 82 of Hurt passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born September 23, 1943 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Billy Isaac Owen and Edith Blair Owen Irby. Â She was predeceased by a brother, William Blair Owen; a sister, J'Nell Cotton; and...
Alex Richard Elliott
Mar 2, 2026
Rustburg………Alex Richard Elliott, age 25 of Rustburg passed away Monday, March 2, 2026 at his residence.
Born October 18, 2000 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Melissa Shelton Dalton and husband, Larry Wayne Dalton of Rustburg and the late Richard Terrell "Ricky" Elliott. Â He was predeceased by his maternal grandpa, Benny Shelton; his...
Mitch Waters
Mar 2, 2026
Pittsville………Jackie Mitchell "Mitch" Waters, age 75 of Pittsville passed away Monday, March 2, 2026 at Liberty Ridge of Lynchburg.
Born February 23, 1951 in Macon County, NC, he was a son of the late Jacob Astor "Buster" Waters and Eva Tallent Waters. Â He was predeceased by a son, Aaron Matthew Waters; and a brother,...
Roy Kent Dalton
Mar 2, 2026
Gretna……….Roy Kent Dalton, age 84 of Gretna passed away Monday, March 2, 2026 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.
Born April 2, 1941 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late George Coleman Dalton and Carrie Jackson Dalton. Â He was predeceased by five brothers, Mack Dalton, Harry Dalton, Robert Dalton, Frank Dalton and...
Kristy Michelle Farthing
Feb 28, 2026
Danville………Kristy Michelle Farthing, age 48 of Danville died Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Riverside Health and Rehab, after suffering from a stroke in 2025.
Born February 22, 1978 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Jerry Wayne Farthing and Judy Ann Mitchell Farthing. She was a member of Dan River Church. Kristy...
Richard Dwight Turner
Feb 28, 2026
Gretna……….Richard Dwight Turner, age 74 of Gretna passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Gretna Health and Rehab.
Born September 5, 1951 in Danville, he was a son of the late Martin Luther Turner and Rebecca Pickeral Turner. He was predeceased by a brother, Mickey Vernon Turner. Mr. Turner was a farmer and loved...
Tommy Wayne Betterton
Feb 26, 2026
Gretna…….Tommy Wayne Betterton, age 70 of Gretna passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 3, 1956 in Halifax County, he was a son of the late James Baker Betterton and Eva Jones Betterton. Â He was predeceased by a brother, James "Jimmy" Betterton; and an infant granddaughter, Anna Elizabeth...
Ruby Ann Adkins
Feb 26, 2026
Ruby Ann Davis Adkins, age 81 of Danville passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Roman Eagle Rehab of Danville.
Born March 22, 1944 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Willie Howard Davis and Verna Moser Davis. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Edmond Ray Adkins; and two brothers, Floyd Davis...
Jimmy Ray Shelton
Feb 26, 2026
Gretna……….Jimmy Ray Shelton, age 74 of Gretna passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born February 5, 1952 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Jimmy Shelton and Janie Meadows Shelton. Jimmy attended Gretna Church of God of Prophecy and retired from Virginia Department of Transportation. He...
