Susan Webb Hunt
Feb 25, 2026
Gretna…….Susan Webb Hunt, age 94 of Gretna passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at her residence surrounded by family and her cat, Midnight.
Born September 18, 1931, she was a daughter of the late John Robert Webb and Rebecca Glenn Webb. Â She was predeceased by her husband, James Luther "Jimmy" Hunt, Sr.; two sisters,...
Annette Love Mccormick
Feb 24, 2026
Annette Love McCormick, age 67 of Penhook passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Born December 29, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Sherral Garland Love and Mary Helen Phillips Love. Â Mrs. McCormick worked as a travel agent, enjoyed living the lake and mountain life, reading, camping and traveling....
Jacqueline Dowdy Rice
Feb 23, 2026
Jacqueline Dowdy Rice, age 98 of Altavista passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at Chatham Health and Rehab Center.
Born September 15, 1927 in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Booker Dowdy, Sr. and Rosa Cox Dowdy. Â She was predeceased by her husband, John Howard Rice; a sister, Lucille Dowdy...
Betty Terry Perkins
Feb 20, 2026
Keeling…....Betty Terry Perkins, age 77 of Keeling passed away Friday, February 20, 2026 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born December 2, 1948 in South Boston, she was a daughter of the late Clifton Edward Terry and Macy Wilkerson Terry. Â She was predeceased by a brother, Bernard Terry. Â Betty was a member of Arbor...
Ralph Neil Brumfield
Feb 19, 2026
Ralph Neil Brumfield, of Round Rock, Texas and Gretna, Virginia died at home on February 19, 2026. He was born November 20, 1943 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Benjamin Franklin "Pat" Brumfield Jr. and Ida Matilda Waller.
He married Mary Ann Brumfield of Gretna in 1967, and they moved to Port Arthur, Texas. Â They settled...
Alice Faye Shelton
Feb 17, 2026
Pittsville………Alice Faye Barker Shelton, age 83 of Pittsville passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born June 6, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late George Edward Barker and Bertha Jefferson Barker. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Maurice Stuart Shelton, Jr.; a daughter, Cheryl Dash;...
Michael "Mike" Smith
Feb 15, 2026
Hurt………Michael "Mike" Clay Smith, age 55 of Hurt passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026 at his residence.
Born March 31, 1970 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Jeannine Smith of Hurt and the late Alvin "Al" Nicholas Smith, Jr. A strong believer in service to others, Mike spent his life giving back in...
Susan Blair Anderson
Feb 11, 2026
Gretna………Susan Blair Anderson, age 80 of Gretna passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at her residence.
Born July 25, 1945 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Garry Wyatt Blair, Sr. and Lena DeBoe Blair. Â She was predeceased by two brothers, Barry Blair and John Blair; and one sister Dianne Gates. Â ...
Arlette Divers Adkins
Feb 1, 2026
Gretna……Theresa Arlette Divers Adkins, age 79 of Gretna passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 27, 1946 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Silas Early Divers and Lottie Jefferson Divers. Â Theresa was a member of West End Church of Christ and she retired from Klopman...
Calvin Ray Tuck
Jan 31, 2026
Gretna……Calvin Ray Tuck, age 94 of Gretna passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born August 10, 1931 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late Albert Lathen Tuck and Maggie Neal Tuck. Â He was predeceased by four brothers, Willard Tuck, Kyle Tuck, Guy "Bill" Tuck and Lawson...
Inez Robertson Keen
Jan 25, 2026
Inez Robertson Keen, age 88, of Hurt, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026, following a brief illness.
Born November 22, 1937 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John Richard "Johnny" Robertson, Sr. and Corine Cox Robertson. She was predeceased by her husband, William Exodus Keen; five brothers, James Garland Robertson,...
Wanda Irby Purdy
Jan 25, 2026
Gretna…….Wanda Irby Purdy, age 69 of Gretna passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born April 2, 1956 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Harry Pete Irby and Betty Brooks Irby. She was predeceased by her husband, Mark Wayne Purdy. Â Mrs. Purdy retired from Ennis Business Forms;...
Janice Roach
Jan 25, 2026
Gretna………Janice Jefferson Short Roach, age 72 of Gretna passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026.
Born June 29, 1953 in Roanoke, she was a daughter of the late Walter Reevie Jefferson and Mildred McCrickard Jefferson. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Bobby Lee Roach; and two sisters, Hazel Barbour and Ava Ann Jefferson. Â Mrs. Roach...
Kalani Rose Compton
Jan 23, 2026
Kalani Rose Compton, daughter of John Kane Compton and MaKaila Jean Marie Dreysse passed away Friday, January 23, 2026.
She was predeceased by her paternal great-grandfather, Lindsey Moore; maternal great-grandmother, Terrie McLeod; a great-uncle, Ryan Compton; and an uncle, Chase Crum.
In addition to her parents she is survived by...
Kenneth Wayne Saunders
Jan 20, 2026
Hurt……….Kenneth Wayne Saunders, age 70 of Hurt passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at his residence.
Born March 11, 1955 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Kenneth Taylor Saunders and Elizabeth Ann Taylor Saunders. Â Mr. Saunders was a truck driver.
He is survived by two sons, Daniel...
Irene Saunders Harding
Jan 18, 2026
Lynchburg………Irene Saunders Harding, age 93 of Lynchburg passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born March 16, 1932 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late William Ashford Saunders and Fannie Jones Saunders. Â She was predeceased by her husband, Samuel Haden Harding; one son, George Lamberth; two brothers,...
Allan Lavoie
Jan 14, 2026
Gretna, VA — Allan Philip Lavoie, age 77, of Gretna, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, in the home he lovingly built.
Born on April 26, 1948, in Peabody, Massachusetts, Allan was the only son of the late Albert Lavoie and Amelia Mary Kulicoski Lavoie. A man of deep faith, he was...
Clyde Roosevelt Mayhew
Jan 13, 2026
Gretna………Clyde Roosevelt Mayhew, age 89 of Gretna passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 28, 1936 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Morris Monroe Mayhew and Nellie Eanes Mayhew. Â He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Jane Chappell Mayhew; a grandson, Jason Knowles; five...
Jean Doss
Jan 12, 2026
Gretna………Nomie Jean Doss, age 85 of Gretna passed away Monday, January 12, 2026 at Parkview Retirement Village in Sanford, NC.
Born August 30, 1940 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Wilsie Barnard Doss, Sr. and Octavia Frances Haskins Doss. Â She was predeceased by a brother, Henry Clarence Doss and a...
Doris Ann Mattox Hamlet
Jan 11, 2026
Gretna……….Doris Ann Mattox Hamlet, age 93 of Gretna and Hurt passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026 in Roanoke.
Born October 9, 1932 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Carson Mattox, Sr. and Virgie Farmer Mattox. Â She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Irvin Hamlet; five brothers, Carson...
