Merlean Tidwell Newman
Dec 26, 2018
Pittsville………Merlean Tidwell Newman, age 77 of Pittsville died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 26, 1941 in Winston County, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Bob Earl Tidwell and Bertha Lee Hill Tidwell. She was a former Postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service. She had a green...
Anthony Todd Simpson
Dec 24, 2018
Altavista………Anthony Todd Simpson, age 55 of Altavista, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at his residence.
Born September 12, 1963 in Danville, he was a son of Dolores Martin Simpson of Gretna and the late Grady Ray Simpson. Anthony was a landscaper with Evergreen Lawn Maintenance. He enjoyed arts, crafts, painting, woodcarving, antiques and being...
Al Thompson
Dec 24, 2018
Al Thompson
Hurt….Albert "Al" Thomas Thompson, age 81 of Hurt died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Guggenheimer Health & Rehab in Lynchburg.
Born September 10, 1937 in Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Albert George Thompson and Lillian Duphily Thompson. He was predeceased by a daughter, Pam Thompson. ...
Anderson Woodell Rowland
Dec 24, 2018
Anderson Rowland
Hurt………Anderson Woodell Rowland, age 94 one of America's Greatest Generation, died peacefully on December 24, 2018, at his residence.
Anderson was born on September 16, 1924 to John William Rowland and Nannie Elizabeth Eanes Rowland in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Anderson was preceded in death by his...
Bryan Stanley Preston
Dec 18, 2018
Evington …..Bryan Stanley Preston, age 43 of Evington died Tuesday, December 18, 2018.
Born January 4, 1975 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, he was a son of Allan  Preston and Sandy Preston of Altavista. Bryan was a truck driver. He enjoyed woodworking, reading about and working on motorcycles, traveling, watching horror movies, and shooting and playing...
Herman Virgil Hardy, Jr.
Dec 17, 2018
Gretna………Herman Virgil Hardy, Jr., age 71 of Gretna died Monday, December 17, 2018 at Centra Gretna Medical Center.
Born April 16, 1947 in the Greenfield area of Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Herman Virgil Hardy, Sr. and Ethelyn Robertson Hardy.  He was predeceased by a sister, Kimberly Padgett. Mr. Hardy...
Sylvia Allen Mitchell
Dec 17, 2018
Evington……Sylvia Allen Mitchell, age 81 of Evington died Monday, December 17, 2018 at her residence.
Born June 17, 1937 in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Cary Allen and Esther Worsham Allen. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Robert "Jack" Jackson Mitchell; a son Jackie Mitchell; a sister,...
Frankie Marsh, Jr.
Dec 17, 2018
Gretna……Lester "Frankie" Franklin Marsh, Jr., age 64 of Gretna died Monday, December 17, 2018 at his residence.
Born May 25, 1954 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Lester Franklin Marsh, Sr. and Shirley Lee Marsh. He was predeceased by an infant son. Mr. Marsh was a member of the Baptist...
Stacy Lynn Cook
Dec 12, 2018
Gretna……..Stacy Lynn Cook, age 54 of Gretna died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his residence.
Born July 13, 1964 in Danville, he was a son of Danny Wilson Cook of Pittsville and the late Evonne Shields Cook. Mr. Cook was a member of Piney Fork Baptist Church and was a farmer. He enjoyed hunting,...
John "Poss" Elbert Jefferson, Sr.
Dec 11, 2018
Sandy Level……John "Poss" Elbert Jefferson, Sr., age 84 of Sandy Level died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Gretna Health & Rehab Center.
Born May 6, 1934 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Montie H. Jefferson and Doris Robertson Jefferson. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Burton Jefferson; a son,...
William "Bill" Weeden Berger, Sr.
Dec 11, 2018
Lynchburg……William "Bill" Weeden Berger, Sr., age 68 of Lynchburg died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Guggenheimer Health & Rehab.
Born January 18, 1950 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Hayward Faira Berger and Hessie Lucille Briggs Berger Midkiff. He was predeceased by a brother, Hayward David Berger, Sr. and a sister,...
Susan Rorer Moore
Dec 10, 2018
Chatham……Susan Rorer Moore, age 86 of Chatham died Monday, December 10, 2018 at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Born August 4, 1932 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John S. Rorer, Sr. and Gladys Foster Rorer. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack G. Moore; a daughter, Cheryl Jean Moore; a brother,...
Catharine "Katy" Sand Sulzman
Dec 9, 2018
Penhook………Catharine "Katy" Sand Sulzman age 79, of Penhook, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
Born April 11, 1939 in Glens Falls, NY she was a daughter of the late, Karl Eugene Sand and Alice Sandford Sand. Mrs. Sulzman was a member of Christ Community Church and was a Registered Nurse. Katy...
Leon Burnette
Dec 8, 2018
Hurt………Willie Leon Burnette age 81, of Hurt, died Saturday, December 8, 2018.
Born April 16, 1937 in Altavista, he was a son of the late, William "Bill" Christopher Burnette and Virginia Louise Stevens Burnette. Leon was predeceased by his brother, Clarence "C.D." Davis Burnette, and his sister, Peggy Burnette Byrd.
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Floyd Millard Dove, Jr
Dec 6, 2018
Gretna……Floyd Millard Dove, Jr., age 68 of Gretna died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his residence.
Born July 24, 1950 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Floyd Millard Dove, Sr. and Myrtle Dalton Dove. He was predeceased by a special friend, Lavern Nichols. Mr. Dove was a member of Sandy Level...
Bobby Onyx Barbour
Dec 4, 2018
Altavista……Bobby Onyx Barbour, age 78 of Altavista died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his residence.
Born April 11, 1940 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Charles Wesley Barbour and Vera Lee Dalton Barbour. He was predeceased by a son, William "Bill" Clark Barbour; an aunt and uncle who raised him,...
Tommy Rowland
Dec 1, 2018
Long Island…..Thomas Alvin "Tommy" Rowland, age 75 of Long Island died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence.
Born July 16, 1943 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late William Albert Rowland and Elizabeth Worley Rowland. He was predeceased by two brothers, Elwood Rowland and Johnny Rowland. Tommy retired from Klopman...
Billy Hill
Nov 30, 2018
Altavista……….James William "Billy" Hill went home to Heaven and joined his Beloved Granddaddy on November 30,2018.
He was born in South Carolina to Ansel and Martha Hill on February 8, 1946, and predeceased by an infant sister. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 52 years, Connie. A son and...
Frances Marie Barker
Nov 22, 2018
Gretna……….Frances Marie Barker, age 76 of Gretna died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Gretna Health & Rehab.
Born June 17, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Berkley Dewey Barker and Emma Howell Barker. Frances was predeceased by two brothers, Curtis Barker and Robert Eddie Barker; and five sisters, Virginia...
Ruth Eanes Johnson
Nov 22, 2018
Ruth Eanes Johnson, age 96 of Dumfries died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Tribute at the Glen assisted living facility in Woodbridge.
Born May 31, 1922 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Richard Lee Eanes and Mary Virginia Atkinson Eanes. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Lee Johnson;...
