Ray Myers
Feb 9, 2021
Altavista………Morris Ray Myers, age 79 of Altavista died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Salem VA Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1941 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late George Douglas Myers and Gracie Harris Myers. He was predeceased by two sons, Marty Myers and Ray Myers, Jr.; one brother, Charles Myers,...
Ruth Tallent Welch
Feb 9, 2021
Pittsville……Ruth Tallent Welch, age 89 of Pittsville died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at The Summit in Lynchburg.
Born November 11, 1931 in Macon County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Henry Tallent and Maud Della Jane Patterson Tallent. She was predeceased by her husband, Bobby Benjamin Welch; one son, Virgil...
Michael Douglas Moser
Feb 7, 2021
Gretna……….Michael Douglas Moser, age 66 of Gretna died Sunday, February 7, 2021 at his residence.
Born October 17, 1954 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Harry Douglas Moser and Rebecca Ann Myers Moser. Mr. Moser was a car salesman, and was the lead singer for Brand X for many years. ...
Robert Roby Rowland
Feb 7, 2021
Gretna…….Robert Roby Rowland, age 74 of Gretna died Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Born February 26, 1946 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Willie Callahan Rowland and Frances Eanes Rowland. He was predeceased by six brothers, Willie Rowland, Jr., Paul Rowland, Harvey Rowland, Thomas Rowland, Lonnie Rowland, and Jim Rowland. Mr....
George "Big Boy" Shields
Feb 6, 2021
Pittsville………George "Big Boy" Anderson Shields, age 94 of Pittsville, died Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born July 5, 1926 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Shack S. Shields and Ora Bell Haley Shields. He was predeceased by one brother, Onyx Shields; one sister, Norine Barbour;...
Virgil Everette Worsham
Feb 5, 2021
Browns Summit, NC…….Virgil Everette Worsham, age 74 of Browns Summit, NC, died Friday, February 5, 2021 at his residence.
Born January 27, 1947 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Jessie "Nate" Nathan Worsham, Sr. and Ida Mayhew Worsham. He was predeceased by one brother, Jessie Nathan Worsham, Jr.; and one...
Lillian Cox
Feb 5, 2021
Chatham……….Lillian Audrey Taylor Cox, age 85 of Chatham died Friday, February 5, 2021 at her residence.
Born February 28, 1935 in Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late John Taylor and Mallie Sloan Taylor. She was predeceased by her husband, Sharkie Learman Cox; and one son, Greg Cox. Mrs. Cox was a member...
Joe Blanks Younger
Feb 4, 2021
J oe began his flight through life on March 6, 1949. His mother and father Jean and Lawrence welcomed him as their first child. He flew alone until his sister, Debbie and brother, Mark came along to complete their family. They lived in a farming community in Halifax County.
Later during his...
Jean Mitchell Rowland
Feb 4, 2021
Hurt…....Jean Mitchell Rowland, age 88 died peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home in Hurt, Virginia.
Born April 4, 1932 in Campbell County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late John Robert Mitchell and Irene Bailey Mitchell. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 67 years,...
Dennis Frank Walsh
Feb 3, 2021
Gretna……….Dennis Frank Walsh, age 61 of Gretna, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Born October 8, 1959 in Bay Shore, New York, he was a son of the late William Walsh and Virginia Margaret Forrler Walsh. He was predeceased by a sister, Rebecca Walsh. Dennis spent the first 7 years of...
Betty Lou Hammock Lynch
Feb 2, 2021
Chatham……….Betty Lou Hammock Lynch, age 84 of Chatham died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at her residence.
Born September 24, 1936 in Vinton, she was a daughter of the late William Jennings Bryant Hammock and Edith Newbill Hammock.  She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Joseph Lynch; and two brothers, Calvin Hammock and Alfred Hammock. ...
Elizabeth Koepf Lee
Feb 1, 2021
Chatham…….Elizabeth "Granny" Koepf Lee, age 93 of Chatham died Monday, February 1, 2021 at her residence.
Born November 12, 1927 in Munich, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Johan Koepf and Maria Niemeier Koepf. She was predeceased by her first husband, James Ford Barrett; her second husband, Roy Edward "Eddie" Lee; one...
Leonard Landon Treadway
Jan 31, 2021
Altavista…….Leonard Landon Treadway, age 81 of Altavista died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born June 10, 1939 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Leonard Leax Treadway and Audrey Reynolds Treadway. He was predeceased by a brother, Randy Treadway. Mr. Treadway was an Army Veteran and he...
Nathan Charles Pennell
Jan 28, 2021
Chatham………Nathan Charles Pennell, age 22 of Chatham died Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Born February 1, 1998 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Yancey Pennell and Mary Ann Moore Pennell of Gretna. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Thomas Moore. Nathan attended Gretna Church of God of Prophecy and he graduated from Gretna...
Amanda "Mandy" Myers
Jan 26, 2021
Hurt……….Amanda "Mandy" Michelle Myers, age 52 of Hurt died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her residence.
Born August 27, 1968 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of Deborah Arthur Hutcherson of Hurt and the late Earl James Myers. She was predeceased by her maternal grandfather, Kenneth W. Arthur; her paternal grandparents, Everett and Irene...
Garland "G.B." Reynolds, Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
Hurt……Garland Blake "G.B." Reynolds, Jr., age 86 of Hurt died Monday, January 25, 2021 at his residence.
Born December 12, 1934 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Garland Blake Reynolds, Sr. and Theta Booker Reynolds. He was predeceased by two sisters, Arlene R. Grimaud and Janet R. Doyle; his uncle...
Fred Anderson Chumley, Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
Hurt……….Fred Anderson Chumley, Jr., age 95 of Hurt died Monday, January 25, 2021 at his residence.
Born September 5, 1925 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Fred Anderson Chumley, Sr. and Martha East Chumley. Mr. Chumley was predeceased by two brothers, Sonny Chumley and Abe Chumley; and four sisters, Irene...
Agnes Taylor
Jan 22, 2021
Gretna………Edna Agnes Taylor, age 95 of Lynchburg died Friday, January 22, 2021 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born November 5, 1925 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Edward Taylor and Lou Jane Andrews Taylor. She was predeceased by one brother, Charles Taylor; and three sisters, Rebecca Snow, Anne...
Dorothy "Dot" Crews Dawson
Jan 21, 2021
Gretna…….Dorothy "Dot" Crews Dawson, age 84 of Gretna died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born May 19, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John Bunion Crews, Sr. and Ada Alice Hutcherson Crews. She was predeceased by her son, Morris Alvin Dawson, Jr; her daughter,...
Sterling Paul Midkiff, Sr.
Jan 20, 2021
Gretna………Sterling Paul Midkiff, Sr., age 85 of Gretna died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at his residence.
Born December 19, 1935 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Herbert Edd Midkiff and Nannie Lee Rowland Midkiff. He was predeceased by his wife, Louise Hughes Midkiff; one son, Sterling Paul Midkiff, Jr.; one...
