Janet Talbott Matherly
Aug 18, 2018
Gretna…….Janet Talbott Matherly, age 78 of Gretna died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at her residence.
Born July 8, 1940 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Roy Talbott and Clara Dalton Wonner. She was also predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Melvin Matherly, Sr.; one daughter, Cynthia Elliott; one brother, Felix Wonner;...
Melvin Harris Dalton
Aug 17, 2018
Hurt……..Melvin Harris Dalton, age 89 of Hurt died Friday, August 17, 2018 at his residence.
Born May 11, 1929 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Giles Hurt Dalton and Carrie Keesee Dalton. Mr. Dalton was also predeceased by two brothers, Wallace Dalton and Carlton Dalton; and one sister, Dot Bailey. ...
Alyne Barley
Aug 17, 2018
Gretna……Bessie Alyne Barley, age 90 of Gretna died Friday, August 17, 2018 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab in Altavista.
Born September 24, 1927 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Alva Addison Dalton and Annie Laura Hogan Dalton. She was also predeceased by three brothers, Berkley Dalton, Gatewood Dalton and...
Lyle Wayne Adkins
Aug 17, 2018
Pittsville…..Lyle Wayne Adkins, age 59 of Pittsville died Friday, August 17, 2018 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital as the result of an automobile accident.
Born September 20, 1958 in Rocky Mount, he was a son of Eleanor Louise Blair Adkins of Pittsville and the late Lionel Wilford Adkins. He did electrical work as a...
Joyce Simpson Mayhew
Aug 16, 2018
Gretna.…..Joyce Simpson Mayhew, age 84 of Gretna died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born December 19, 1933 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late James Andrew Simpson and Olive Mayhew Simpson. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Billy Simpson and Tommy Simpson. Mrs. Mayhew was...
Randy Goff
Aug 15, 2018
Altavista…….Randall Lee "Randy" Goff, age 59 of Altavista died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born September 5, 1958 in Beckley, West Virginia, he was a son of Hester Owens Goff of Altavista and the late William Claude Goff, Sr. Mr. Goff was a former employee of the Dalton Lumber Company. He...
Clarence "Pete" Barbour
Aug 14, 2018
Gretna……….Clarence "Pete" Woodrow Barbour, age 75 of Gretna died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at his residence.
Born September 18, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Wilson Barbour and Lizzie Haskins Barbour. Mr. Barbour a member at Pittsville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Klopman Mills. He loved watching NASCAR,...
Jerry Wayne Tucker
Aug 14, 2018
Altavista……..Jerry Wayne Tucker, age 67 of Altavista died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born August 11, 1951 in Altavista, he was a son of the late Champ Euster Tucker and Laura Scruggs Tucker. He was predeceased by two brothers, Ronnie Tucker and Kenny Ray Tucker. Mr. Tucker retired from the Lane...
Wiley Glasier Conner
Aug 11, 2018
Altavista……..Wiley Glasier Conner, age 86 of Altavista died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born July 12, 1932 in Rockbridge County he was a son of the late Theodore Hamilton Conner and Letha Arthur Conner. He was predeceased by a brother, Bill Conner; and one sister, Nancy Young. Mr. Conner was a...
Dale Stewart Fisher
Aug 9, 2018
Gretna………Dale Stewart Fisher, age 86 of Gretna died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.
Born March 31, 1932 in New York, he was a son of the late Ira Fisher and Mary Alice Stewart Fisher. He was also predeceased by an infant daughter, Tammy Lee Fisher; and a sister, Beverly...
Shirley Ann Via
Aug 7, 2018
Gladys…..Shirley Ann O'neil Via, age 81 of Gladys died, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born January 30, 1937 in Franconia, she was a daughter of the late Owen O'neil and Ada Woodyard O'neil. She was also predeceased by her husband, Bennie Irven Via; two brothers, Richard O'neil and Robert O'neil; one...
Oma Lee Shelton
Jul 27, 2018
Gretna……Oma Lee Shelton, age 85 of Gretna, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at his residence.
Born July 8, 1933 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late William Reeves Shelton and Margaret Hamlett Shelton. He was also predeceased by his wife, Mary Taylor Shelton; one son, Roger Shelton; one grandson, Ronnie Taylor,...
Jo Ann Dove
Jul 23, 2018
Jo Ann Dove, 82, of Traverse City, MI stepped into the presence of her Heavenly Father Monday, July 23, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Jo Ann was born on Thursday, July 16, 1936 to the late Melvin and Helen (Gaye) Hill in South Charleston, WV. Following her high school graduation, she continued her...
Debra Adams Walker
Jul 22, 2018
Penhook…….Debra Adams Walker, age 59 of Penhook, died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence.
Born March 19, 1959 in Danville, she was a daughter of Lucille Crews Adams of Penhook and the late Carlton Edward "Buddy" Adams. She was also predeceased by one daughter, Tonya Walker; two brothers, Gary Adams and Donnie Jones;...
Preston Harwood Andrews
Jul 21, 2018
Altavista.…..Preston Harwood Andrews, age 89 of Altavista died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born November 30, 1928 in Petersburg, he was the son of the late W. Grey Andrews and Bessie C. Kidd Andrews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Jane P. Andrews; one son, Stephen G. Andrews; one daughter,...
Roger Lee Eanes
Jul 16, 2018
Danville……Roger Lee Eanes, age 69 of Danville died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC.
Born August 22, 1948 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Lukin Thomas Eanes and Faye Worley Eanes. Mr. Eanes was a former employee for Pepsi Cola and loved watching Westerns...
Douglas Wayne Williams
Jul 15, 2018
Blairs………. Douglas Wayne Williams, age 75 of Blairs died Sun, July 15, 2018 at the Veterans Medical Center in Salem.
Born October 20, 1942 in Danville, he was a son of the late Woodrow Harrison Williams and Ruby Suit Williams Terrell. He was predeceased by his wife, Faye George Williams and his step-father, Harry...
Berta Walker Pugh
Jul 9, 2018
Altavista…….Berta Walker Pugh, age 100 of Altavista died Monday, July 9, 2018 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab in Altavista.
Born April 1, 1918 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas Walker and Ella Scruggs Walker. She was also predeceased by her former husband, James Carlton Pugh; three brothers,...
Randolph Bryant
Jul 9, 2018
Gretna….......Irvin Randolph Bryant, age 86 of Gretna died Monday, July 9, 2018 at his residence.
Born May 20, 1932 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Benjamin Dewey Bryant and Naomi Shields Bryant. He was also predeceased by a brother, Dewey Elmo Bryant; an infant brother, Kenneth Allen Bryant; and by...
Cynthia Dawn Stevenson
Jul 8, 2018
Gretna……Cynthia Dawn Stevenson, age 57 of Gretna died Sunday, July 8, 2018 at her residence.
Born August 16, 1960 in Richmond, she was a daughter of the late Maximillian Bonficiaus Heinrich, Sr. and Evelyn Margarete Waring Heinrich. She was also predeceased by a brother, Michael Heinrich. Cynthia was a cook and a waitress. She...
