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Jeff Walden
Apr 17, 2019
Chatham...........Jeffrey "Jeff" David Walden, age 63 of Chatham died Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
Born February 18, 1956 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of Verna Adkins Walden Cottrell of Gretna, and the late Elmer Roy Walden. He was predeceased by a brother, Wayne Walden. Mr. Walden was a member of Summersett Baptist Church...
David Lynn Chumley
Apr 13, 2019
Pittsville……….David Lynn Chumley, age 58 of Pittsville died Saturday, April 13, 2019 at his residence.
Born April 22, 1960 in Danville, he was a son of the late Benjamin Anderson Riddle and Gladys Marie Chumley Riddle. He was predeceased by an aunt, Carolyn Marshall. Mr. Chumley was of the Christian faith and was an...
Rosa Slocum Rowell
Apr 11, 2019
Hurt………Rosa Emily Slocum Rowell, age 85 of Hurt died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her residence.
Born January 8, 1934 in Brattleboro, VT, she was a daughter of the late Sherman Slocum and Lydia Ann Grant Slocum. She was predeceased by her husband, Dale Wayne Rowell, Sr.; one grandchild; and eight brothers...
Alese Adkins Gibson
Apr 6, 2019
Gretna……….Alese Adkins Gibson, age 99 of Gretna died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born June 15, 1919 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Ruffus Adkins and Tinnie Bates Adkins. She was predeceased by her husband, Moses Dillard Gibson; a daughter, Linda Peak; and two sons,...
Patricia Kidd Davis
Apr 6, 2019
Benson, NC……….Patricia Kidd Davis, age 75 of Benson, NC died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Duke Medical Center.
Born September 7, 1943 she was a daughter of the late Delmer Kidd and Eunice Hunt Kidd. She was predeceased by two brothers, Jim Kidd and Randy Kidd. Mrs. Davis was a home maker; and enjoyed...
Florence Lee Brooks
Apr 5, 2019
Altavista ………Florence Lee Brooks, age 95 of Altavista formerly of Hurt died Friday, April 5, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born September 10, 1923 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Dave Brooks and Mattie Keatts Brooks. She was predeceased by three brothers, Thomas Brooks, James Brooks, and Nat Brooks;...
Barbara Waller Carr
Apr 4, 2019
Hurt……Barbara Waller Carr, age 75 of Hurt died Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 15, 1943 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late Gus Lewis Waller and Ollie Thompson Waller. She was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Connor, and Bernice Waller; one brother, Douglas Waller; and her...
Pastor Wayne Grinnell, Sr.
Apr 3, 2019
Gretna…….Marcus Wayne Grinnell, Sr., age 78 of Gretna died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born May 13, 1940 in Christiansburg, he was a son of the late Edward Killinger Grinnell and Retha Virginia Frye Grinnell. He was predeceased by a daughter, Dawn G. Brain; one brother, Randolph Grinnell; and one...
Tommy Wayne Saunders
Mar 29, 2019
Gretna……….Thomas "Tommy" Wayne Saunders, age 74 of Gretna died Friday, March 29, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born February 26, 1945 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Herbert Thomas Saunders and Alice Margaret Davis Saunders. He was predeceased by a brother, John William Saunders; and two sisters, Barbara S. Hancock,...
David Wayne Goad
Mar 22, 2019
Hurt………David Wayne Goad, age 60 of Hurt died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born November 9, 1958 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Carl Board Goad and Virginia Thacker Goad. He was predeceased by a brother, Carl B. Goad, Jr.; and two sisters, Gloria Dale Goad, and Deborah...
Marie Edwards Burnette
Mar 21, 2019
Gretna…….Hazel Marie Edwards Burnette, age 81 of Gretna, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Chatham Health & Rehab.
Born May 21, 1937 in Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Letcher Eldridge Edwards and Hazel Hedrick Edwards. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Clay Burnette. Marie was a member of Greenbay Christian...
Billy Ray Norkett
Mar 20, 2019
Chatham……….Billy Ray Norkett, age 72, of Chatham died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his residence.
Born May 2, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Ray Raymond Norkett and Tallie Geneva Lovingood Norkett. He was predeceased by one brother, James Raymond Norkett; two sisters, Barbara Cook and Katherine Barnette;...
Carol Sue Harris Hart
Mar 16, 2019
Chatham……….Carol Sue Harris Hart, age 66 of Chatham died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 18, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Ollie Mason Harris and Alice Goolsby Woody. She was predeceased by one brother, Robert Allen Harris.
She is survived by two sons,...
Ruth Seay Dalton
Mar 16, 2019
Gretna…....Ruth Seay Dalton, age 90, of Gretna died on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born on October 20, 1928 in Shelby, North Carolina she was a daughter of the late Cash Seay and Cordie Kanipe Seay. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Delano Dalton; and two brothers, Robert...
Angel Lee O'Connor
Mar 16, 2019
Lynchburg…….Angel Lee O'Connor, age 92 of Lynchburg died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Curis at Lynchburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born April 10, 1926 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Charles William Burks and Lizzie Doss Burks. She was predeceased by a daughter, JoAnn Angel; and two sisters, Annie King...
Dorothy Martin Moore
Mar 15, 2019
Altavista………. Dorothy Gaster Martin Moore, age 86 of Altavista formerly of Lynch Station, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Autumn Care Health and Rehab of Altavista.
Born September 3, 1932 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Sandy James Martin and the late Okie Gaster Lynch Martin. She was...
Johel Elizabeth Carstarphen
Mar 14, 2019
Chatham…….Johel Elizabeth Carstarphen, age 75 of Chatham, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at her residence.
Born April 9, 1943 in Savannah, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Augustus Carstarphen, Jr. and Helen Lochte Carstarphen. She was predeceased by a twin brother, John A. Carstarphen III.
Jo and...
Rhonda Shelton Witt
Mar 4, 2019
Hurt…...Rhonda Shelton Witt, age 55 of Hurt died Monday, March 4, 2019 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born December 7, 1963 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Lee Shelton, Sr. and Rebecca Ann Farmer Shelton. Mrs. Witt was predeceased by two brothers, Edgar Lee "Bootsie" Shelton, Jr. and Tommy "Tadpole"...
Gloria Yeatts Doss
Mar 2, 2019
Gloria Yeatts Doss, 74 of Gretna gained her wings today, March 2, 2019, joining her father and mother, Herbert and Gladys Yeatts, a brother, Kenny Ray Yeatts and a multitude of other family and friends.
Remembering her always will be her husband of 55 years, Linwood Doss, her daughter, Rachel Creasy, her...
Lamontrice Chanelle Cotton
Mar 2, 2019
Hurt……. Lamontrice Chanelle Cotton, age 28 of Hurt died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at her residence.
Born September 3, 1990 in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of J'Nell Owen Cotton of the residence. She enjoyed watching cartoons and listening to anything with music.
In addition to her mother she...
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