Barbara Jean Martel
May 26, 2021
Callands……….Barbara Jean Martel, age 63 of Callands died Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at her residence.
Born November 15, 1957 in Greensboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of Bernard Lawrence O'Connor and Mary Sue Ward Phillips. She was predeceased by one brother, Joseph O'Connor. Mrs. Martel was a member of the Gretna Kingdom Hall...
Cale Jefferson
May 23, 2021
Gretna……..Richard Cale Jefferson, age 50 of Gretna died Sunday, May 23, 2021 at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell.
Born July 12, 1970 in Danville, he was a son of Nettie Newcomb Jefferson of Hurt and the late James "Jimmy" Harrison Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson was a member of Gretna Pentecostal Holiness Church and he...
Wayne Cook
May 16, 2021
Gretna……….Charles Wayne Cook, age 86 of Gretna died Sunday, May 16, 2021 at his residence.
Born September 3, 1934 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late William Casper Cook and Clella Tuck Cook. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Brenner Cook; and one brother, Obie Cook. Mr. Cook was an...
Sarah Bolling Woods
May 14, 2021
Pittsville…….Sarah Bolling Woods, age 63 of Pittsville died Friday, May 14, 2021 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born November 23, 1957 in Gretna, she was a daughter of Hazel Cundiff Bolling of Gretna and the late Elwood Thomas Bolling. Sarah was a member of Round Pond Baptist Church and she was a cook and...
Richard Hunter Austin
May 13, 2021
Hurt…….Richard Hunter Austin, age 78 of Hurt died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 8, 1942 in Charleston, WV, he was a son of the late Andrew Yates Austin, Jr. and Barbara Hasset Hunter Austin. Mr. Austin was an Elder with the Rainbow Family.  He was a carpenter, musician,...
Jeff Doss
May 12, 2021
Pittsville……….Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Doss, age 62 of Pittsville died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his residence.
Born September 9, 1958 in Danville, he was a son of Estelle Walker Doss of Gretna and the late Henry Paul Doss. Jeff was a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church and he was self-employed with Doss Home...
Herbert Noel Barker
May 12, 2021
Gretna………Herbert Noel Barker, age 95 of Gretna died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his residence.
Born October 22, 1925 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Grover Cleveland Barker and Mattie Pearl Robertson Barker. He was predeceased by three sisters, Arlene Belderes, Becky Rowland, and Dorothy David; and three brothers, Buford...
Patsy "Pat" Watlington Hutcherson
May 11, 2021
ANGIER, NC - Patsy "Pat" Watlington Hutcherson, 82, passed away on Tuesday at her home. A native of Virginia, Pat was the daughter of the late Paul Grove Watlington and Sallye Allen Watlington. Pat enjoyed life to the fullest, you could find her following her son, Reece to civil war reenactments and antique shopping. She was an avid...
Duane Allen Jones
May 9, 2021
Pastor Duane Allen Jones
Gretna……Duane Allen Jones, age 86 of Gretna died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born March 3, 1935 in Canton, Ohio, he was a son of the late Walter Roosevelt McKinley Jones and Freda Louise Correll Jones. He was predeceased by 2 Sisters,...
Tom Mayhew
May 8, 2021
Chatham........George Thomas "Tom" Mayhew, age 82 of Chatham died Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his residence.
Born June 12, 1938 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Charlie Leonard Mayhew and Nannie Beatrice Doss Mayhew. He was predeceased by his wife, Velma Jean Osborne Mayhew; and one brother, Sherman Mayhew. Tom...
Elizabeth Dalton Chumley
May 7, 2021
Hurt……Elizabeth Dalton Chumley, age 74 of Hurt died Friday, May 7, 2021 at Accordius Health at Lynchburg.
Born August 29, 1946 in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Russell Clayborne Dalton and Maybelle Hodges Dalton. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Anderson Chumley, Jr.; two brothers, Harold Dalton, and Darrell...
Johnny Edward English
May 1, 2021
Gretna……….Johnny Edward English, age 63 of Gretna died Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born September 8, 1957 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of Marie Simpson English of Gretna and the late Johnnie David English. He was predeceased by a brother, Al English. Johnny was a faithful member of...
Nellie Garrison Saunders
Apr 30, 2021
Gretna………Nellie Garrison Saunders, age 93 of Gretna died Friday, April 30, 2021 at her residence.
Born September 30, 1927 in Albemarle County, she was a daughter of the late W.W. Woodbridge and Mary Mayhew Woodbridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Hammie Lee Saunders, Sr.; one son, Hammie Lee Saunders, Jr.; and two brothers,...
Steve "Abate" Doss
Apr 28, 2021
Penhook…….Eldgert Steve "Abate" Doss, age 55 of Penhook, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Born July 19, 1965, he was a son of Merrill Doss of Sandy Level and the late Mary Mozelle Doss. Mr. Doss enjoyed his farm animals, being around people and making people laugh. He always had a joke to tell. ...
Marjorie Blankenship Dalton
Apr 27, 2021
Lynch Station……..Marjorie "Margie" Blankenship Dalton, age 79 of Lynch Station passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born August 9, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Amos Kelly Blankenship and Florence Dinkle Blankenship. She is predeceased by one brother, Michael Blankenship, and one sister, Algie Mayhew. Margie...
Betty Matthews Barbour
Apr 25, 2021
Chatham……Betty Matthews Barbour, age 66 of Chatham died Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 7, 1954 in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Allen Matthews and Mary David Matthews. She was predeceased by one son, David Sutton; and three sisters, Jean Lively, Nancy Brink, and...
Marie Saunders
Apr 23, 2021
Hurt…..Helen Marie Saunders, age 75 of Hurt died Friday, April 23, 2021 at Autumn Care of Altavista.
Born August 5, 1945 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Saunders and Doris Moore Saunders. She was predeceased by her sister, Debra Craft; and one brother, Ronnie Saunders. Helen was a member...
Onnie Moser Farmer
Apr 22, 2021
Henrico…….Onnie Moser Farmer, age 77 of Henrico died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond.
Born November 12, 1943 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Moser and Thelma Scott Moser. She was predeceased by her husband, Jerry Meade Farmer; seven brothers, Harry Moser, Cecil Moser, Junior...
Barbara Gatewood Rowles
Apr 21, 2021
Gretna………Barbara Gatewood Rowles, age 82 of Gretna died Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
Born November 14, 1938 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late White Issac Gatewood and Gladys Inez Boaze Gatewood. She was predeceased by her husband, Claude Clifton "C.C." Rowles; and an aunt and uncle, Vernon and Rebecca Boaze. Mrs. Rowles...
Eula Mae Fox Jones
Apr 21, 2021
Gretna………Eula Mae Fox Jones, age 85 of Gretna died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
She was born November 2, 1935 in Richlands, Virginia. She was predeceased by her husband, Jessie Elton Jones. Mrs. Jones retired from Schrader- Bridgeport; and she loved hummingbirds, planting flowers, and spending time with her family....
