Roger Lee Bennett
Dec 22, 2017
Sandy Level……….Roger Lee Bennett, age 67 of Sandy Level, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at Centra Gretna Medical Center. Born December 11, 1950 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Eldridge Junior Bennett and Fannie Irene Witcher Dalton. Mr. Bennett was an Army Veteran and was self-employed. He is survived by his wife, Carol Freeland Bennett of...
Emogene Guthrie Mayhew
Dec 22, 2017
Gretna……….Emogene Guthrie Mayhew, age 90 of Gretna, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born June 16, 1927 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late Bascom Guthrie and Sophie Compton Guthrie. Mrs. Mayhew was predeceased by her husband, John William Mayhew; four brothers, Brace Guthrie, Lacy Guthrie, C.W. Guthrie and Andrew Guthrie; and four...
Frank Ingram
Dec 21, 2017
Gretna.…..David Frank Ingram, Jr., age 94 of Gretna died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Runk and Pratt at Liberty Ridge in Lynchburg. Born December 14, 1923 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late David Frank Ingram, Sr. and May Belle Robertson Ingram. Mr. Ingram was predeceased by his wife, Mary Nella Smith Ingram; three brothers, Terry Ingram,...
Morris Osborne
Dec 19, 2017
Gretna…..Robert Morris Osborne, age 69 of Gretna died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born August 25, 1948 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Joel Clay Osborne and Stella Towler Osborne. He was predeceased by one sister, Velma Jean Osborne Mayhew. Mr. Osborne retired from Klopman Mills and loved to fish. He also enjoyed...
Mary Amos Motley
Dec 17, 2017
Chatham…..Mary Amos Motley, age 82 of Chatham died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Gretna Health and Rehab. Born September 13, 1935 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Amos & Lottie Shelton Amos. She was predeceased by seven brothers, Nelson Amos, James Amos, Roy Amos, Kenneth Amos, Lindsey Amos, Oscar Amos and Billy Amos; and one...
Brenda Layne Velarde
Dec 17, 2017
Gretna……Brenda Layne Velarde, age 65 of Gretna died Sunday, December 17, 2017 as result of an automobile accident. Born February 20, 1952 she was a daughter of the late Burton Clark Layne, Sr. and Evelyn Bobbitt Layne. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Lucy Whitlock Milam Layne and Burton Hiram Layne; her maternal grandparents, John Thomas Bobbitt and Claire...
Gary "Peanut" Roger Woodson
Dec 16, 2017
Chatham……….Gary "Peanut" Roger Woodson, age 62 of Chatham, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by his family. Born May 24, 1955 in Campbell County, he was a son of the late Roger W. Woodson and Mildred Rowland Woodson. He was predeceased by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry and Clara East. Mr. Woodson was a member...
Jean Wood Collins
Dec 11, 2017
Gretna….Carol Jean Wood Collins, age 76 of Gretna died Monday, December 11, 2017 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center after a long and valiant battle with Alzheimers disease. Born January 25, 1941 in Winston-Salem, NC, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Manuel Wood and Leona Dell Weatherman Wood. Mrs. Collins was a 50 year member of the First...
Cindy Dalton Glenn
Dec 11, 2017
Altavista……Cynthia "Cindy" Dalton Glenn, age 58 of Altavista died Monday, December 11, 2017 at her residence. Born August 18, 1959 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul Morgan Dalton and Mary Madeline Myers Dalton. She was predeceased by her husband, Aubrey Lee Glenn, Sr. and one brother, Paul Michael Dalton. Cindy was a member of Thomas Road...
Kenneth "Kenny" Haywood Osborne
Dec 9, 2017
Dry Fork..…..Kenneth "Kenny" Haywood Osborne, age 62 of Dry Fork died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence. Born January 13, 1955 in Danville, he was a son of the late William Haywood "Rabbit" Osborne and Elsie Estelle Bradner Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a mechanic at J & J Truck Sales and had a good work ethic. He enjoyed hunting,...
Sammie Meade Short Bennett
Dec 7, 2017
Gretna……..Sammie Meade Short Bennett, age 87 of Gretna, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born June 13, 1930 in Altavista, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Edward Short and Elsie Dona Meade Short. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Eddie Bennett, Sr.; one son, Harold Eddie Bennett, Jr.; three brothers, Acree Edward Short, Vesta...
Bernice Law Joyce
Dec 6, 2017
Bernice Law Joyce Gretna…..Bernice Law Joyce, age 91 of Gretna died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born July 29, 1926 in Tams, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Harry Law and Hattie Koger Law. Mrs. Joyce was predeceased by her husband, Frank Edwin Joyce; two brothers, James Law and William Law;...
Calvin William Barbour
Dec 2, 2017
Gretna……….Calvin William Barbour, age 82 of 34069 US Highway 29, Gretna died Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 58 years, Anne Haskins Barbour of the residence. He was a man of Christian faith who loved a good story. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He...
Evelyn Barbour Andrews
Dec 2, 2017
Gretna…….Evelyn Barbour Andrews, age 90 of Gretna died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her residence. Born April 22, 1927 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Curgie Daniel Barbour and Julia Mitchell Barbour. She was predeceased by her husband, William Wyatt Andrews, Sr.; one sister, Clella Farmer Proctor; four brothers, Lewis Steven Barbour, Dudley Barbour, Garnett Barbour...
Sandra Aiken Crider
Dec 2, 2017
Hurt……...Sandra Aiken Crider, age 67 of Hurt went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from complications from pneumonia. She was preceded by her parents, Charlie and Ruth Aiken of Danville; a sister, Joyce Marion Aiken and the love of her life, Clarence "Punk" Crider. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Kimberly C....
Terri Hedrick Nunes
Dec 1, 2017
Richmond………Terri Hedrick Nunes, age 57 of Richmond died Friday, December 1, 2017 at her residence. Born February 13, 1960 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Ronald Coleman "Ronnie" Hedrick and Shirley Ann Jefferson Sutphin. She was a retired special education teacher for the Chesterfield County School System. Terri loved quilting and was accomplished flutist. She was a...
Kathryn Slusher Searcy
Nov 28, 2017
Altavista…….Kathryn Slusher Searcy, age 92 of Altavista died Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Guggenheimer Health and Rehab Center. Born May 13, 1925 in Bedford, she was a daughter of the late Everette Clarence Slusher, Sr. and Mary Frances Snead Slusher. She was predeceased by her husband, Leo Isam Searcy; two sons, Steven Searcy and Daniel Searcy; and a brother, Everette...
Linda Bowling Laney
Nov 27, 2017
Linda Bowling Laney, 63, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. She leaves behind her son, Jim Laney Jr. and his wife, Mary Beth; her daughter, Jennifer Fogle and her husband Jace; her daughter, Jodi Dowdy and her husband, Aaron; her father, Harold Bowling; her sister, Tamara Adams and her husband, Barton; her brother, Terry...
Lavern Hedrick Nichols
Nov 21, 2017
Lynch Station…….Lavern Hedrick Nichols, age 66 of Lynch Station died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her residence. Born December 3, 1950 in Altavista, she was a daughter of the late Clark William Hedrick and Minnie Pickeral Hedrick. She was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Laura Blanks Nichols. Mrs. Nichols was a member at Christian Life Church, formerly Christian Memorial Pentecostal Holiness...
Claude "Gene" Eugene Hall
Nov 18, 2017
Altavista……Claude "Gene" Eugene Hall, age 88 of Altavista died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born July 10, 1929 in Campbell County he was a son of the late James Claude Hall and Lenora Bell Miller Hall Molnar. He was predeceased by his first wife, Edna Virginia Slusser Hall; a son, Larry Douglas Hall; one grandchild, Kenneth Wayne...
