Ricky Elliott
May 2, 2016
Altavista……….Richard "Ricky" Terrell Elliott, age 56 of Altavista died Monday, May 2, 2016. Born December 20, 1959 in Campbell County he was a son of the late William Elmo Elliott and Minerva Elizabeth Walker Lindsay Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a carpenter by trade. He enjoyed NASCAR, hunting and fishing. He is survived by two sons, Brandon Elliott of Lynchburg and...
Ronnie Myers
May 1, 2016
Gretna……….Ronald "Ronnie" Harvey Myers, age 74 of Gretna died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Gretna Health & Rehab. Born March 9, 1942 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Harvey Myers and Evelyn Gibson Myers. Mr. Myers retired from the Lane Company. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He is survived by two brothers, Carroll Wayne Myers...
Nealie Gibson, Sr.
Apr 29, 2016
Hurt……….Floyd "Nealie" Neal Gibson, Sr., age 78 of Hurt died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Avante at Lynchburg. Born May 21, 1937 in Campbell County he was a son of the late Walter Lewis Gibson and Bessie Logwood Gibson. Mr. Gibson was predeceased by his wife, Lois Gibson; two brothers, Claude Gibson and Jimmy Gibson; and one sister, Hilda Jackson....
Barbara Burton Jefferson
Apr 29, 2016
Sandy Level……….Barbara Burton Jefferson, age 76 of Sandy Level died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Altavista. Born May 30, 1939 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of the late William Wesley Burton and Hessie Crews Burton. She was a member of Sandy Level Baptist Church and was a former employee of Klopman....
William R. "Billy Ray" Franklin
Apr 28, 2016
Bluefield, WV……….William R. "Billy Ray" Franklin, age 79 of Bluefield, WV died Thursday, April 28, 2016, one day shy of his 80th birthday at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born April 29, 1936 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Edgar Morris Franklin, Sr. and Nettie Simpson Franklin. He was predeceased by his wife, Gladys Neal...
Ann Richardson
Apr 27, 2016
Hurt……….Elizabeth Ann Richardson, age 50 of Hurt died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born June 23, 1965 in Lynchburg she was a daughter of the late Charlie Thomas Rowland and Corrine Dalton Rowland. She was predeceased by two brothers, Thomas "T" Rowland and Roger Lee Rowland. She was a home maker. She enjoyed music, shopping, going out...
Claude Lee Dawson
Apr 22, 2016
Claude Lee Dawson, 75, moved to Glory and saw the face of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, April 22, 2016. Born Dec. 28, 1940, on a farm in Cody, VA, he was the third child of Letcher T. Dawson and Jessie White Dawson. He was a lifelong resident of Cody and loved his family, church, and community....
Elizabeth "Liz" Bolling Crouch
Apr 16, 2016
Gretna…….Elizabeth "Liz" Bolling Crouch, age 84 of Gretna died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Altavista. Born October 7, 1931 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late George Washington Bolling and Bessie Hogan Bolling. She was predeceased by her husband, Johnnie David Crouch; three brothers, Orie Bolling, Odie Thomas Bolling and Jessie Bolling;...
Lois Doss Tucker
Apr 9, 2016
Lois Doss Tucker Long Island……….Lois Doss Tucker, age 75 of Long Island went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehab Center. Born March 31, 1941 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Henry Thomas Doss and Toy Owen Doss. She was predeceased by an infant daughter, Kathy Dalton...
Lucy Bell Brooks Neal
Apr 8, 2016
Gretna……….Lucy Bell Brooks Neal, age 89 of Gretna died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Chatham Health & Rehab. Born May 9, 1926 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Scott Brooks and Bethany (Bunch) Eanes Brooks. She was predeceased by a son, Wayne Neal and 11 brothers and sisters. Mrs. Neal was a member of Mulberry Baptist...
Steven "Toad" Ray Hogan
Apr 8, 2016
Gretna……….Steven "Toad" Ray Hogan, age 50 of Gretna, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Centra Gretna Medical Center. Born June 27, 1965 in Lynchburg, he was a son the late Eldner Mae Hogan West. He was also predeceased by his grandparents who raised him, Lewis and Louise Hogan. Mr. Hogan was an employee at Gretna Tire. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Addie Mae Jones Clay
Apr 7, 2016
Nathalie……Addie Mae Jones Clay, age 95 of Nathalie died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born July 27, 1920 in Halifax County she was a daughter of the late, Henry Thomas Jones and Chaney Shelton Jones. Mrs. Clay was predeceased by her husband, Dennis Thomas Clay; three brothers, Clarence Jones, Willie Jones, and Lacy Jones; three sisters, Lucy...
James Woodson
Apr 6, 2016
Hurt……….James Edward Woodson, age 85 of Hurt died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born November 28, 1930 in Pittsylvania County near Brutus, he was a son of the late Jessie Ephriam Woodson and Nannie Bailess Woodson. He was predeceased by two brothers, Leroy Woodson and Aubrey Woodson; three sisters, Edna Shelton, Ola Price and Louise Gardner. James...
Angela Dawn Hershman
Apr 5, 2016
Gretna……….Angela Dawn Hershman, age 46 of Gretna died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born April 27, 1969 in Danville, she was a daughter of Kenneth Lee Hershman and May Brooks Hershman of Gretna. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Walker and Dollie Brooks and her paternal grandparents, Samuel and...
William Raymond Scruggs
Apr 2, 2016
Gretna……….William Raymond Scruggs, age 97 of Gretna died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. Born February 26, 1919 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Mekean O'Brien Scruggs and Lillie Simpson Scruggs. He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, Margaret Rowland Scruggs; three brothers, Frank Scruggs, Robert Scruggs and Harris Scruggs; and two sisters,...
Lucille Shelton Goad
Mar 31, 2016
Gretna.........Lucille Shelton Goad, age 100 of Gretna died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center. Born January 2, 1916 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Charlie Morgan Shelton and Sallie Plymale Shelton. She was predeceased by her husband, Russell Lewis Goad; seven brothers, Robert Shelton, Harry Shelton, David Shelton, Howard Shelton, Willie Shelton,...
Arthur Morgan King
Mar 25, 2016
Chatham……….Arthur Morgan King, age 75 of Chatham died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Oak Grove Residential Care in Chatham. Born July 28, 1940 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Willie Roy King and Georgia Ruth McKinney King. He was predeceased by a brother, Lawson Monroe King and a sister, Carolyn Helton. He was a former employee...
Ervin Anderson Shields
Mar 25, 2016
Ervin Anderson Shields Gretna...........Ervin Anderson Shields, age 94 of Gretna died Friday, March 25, 2016 at his residence. Born September 12, 1921 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Emmett Shields and Maggie Haley Shields. He was predeceased by his wife, Nera Willis Shields; one daughter, Cindy Hackworth; one brother, Wendle Emmett Shields; and two sisters, Hester...
Glenn Cecil Bennett
Mar 11, 2016
Gretna……….Glenn Cecil Bennett, age 70 of Gretna died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by his family. Born February 28, 1946 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Arnett Ray Bennett and Nellie Farthing Bennett. He was predeceased by a granddaughter, Melissa Ann Yeatts. Mr. Bennett was a member of West End Church of...
Ray Daniel Osborne
Mar 10, 2016
Gretna...........Ray Daniel Osborne, age 75 of Gretna died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Centra Gretna Medical Center. Born November 15, 1940 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Walter Enoch Osborne and Ava Barbour Osborne. He was predeceased by a brother, G.E. Osborne; and two grandchildren, Candace Faith Dalton and Jonah Jehue Dalton. Mr. Osborne was a...
