Billy Ray Power
Oct 25, 2015
Gretna…….Billy Ray Power, age 56 of Gretna died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his residence. Born May 29, 1959 in Danville he was a son of the late Cecil Ray "Buddy" Power and Lizzie Mae Francis Power. He was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church and was an employee of VDOT. He enjoyed all sports, especially drag racing, golf...
Shirley Jane Moore
Oct 23, 2015
Gretna…..Shirley Jane Moore, age 74 of Gretna died Friday, October 23, 2015 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born November 1, 1940 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late John William Hammack and Eliza Hall Hammack. She was predeceased by her husband, William Andrew Moore, Jr; four brothers, Pete Hammack, Calvin Hammock, Clifton Hammack and Roy Hammack; and four...
Connie Lou Holland
Oct 21, 2015
Altavista…..Connie Lou Holland, age 72 of 156 Doss St. Altavista died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her residence. Born January 22, 1943 in West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Jesse James Owens, Sr. and Anne Pauline Winters Owens. She was predeceased by her husband, James Addison Holland and one grandson, Daryn Tyler Hackworth. Mrs. Holland was a...
Morris Hedrick
Oct 17, 2015
Gretna…..John Morris Hedrick, age 77 of Gretna died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born April 27, 1938 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late John Gilmer Hedrick and Henretta Pearson Hedrick. He was predeceased by a grandson, Justin Hedrick, a sister, Doris Mitchell and a brother, Leslie Hedrick. Morris was a member of the...
Emily Ruth Poe Ritter
Oct 16, 2015
Chatham……...Emily Ruth Poe Ritter, age 87 of 525 Motley Road, Chatham died Friday, October 16, 2015 at her residence. Born April 27, 1928 in Bluewell, WV she was a daughter of the late Crockett Edward Poe and Virginia Lee Peters Poe. She was predeceased by her husband, James Allison Ritter; one son, James "Jim" Ritter; three brothers, Harold Lee Poe,...
Jimmy Jefferson
Oct 16, 2015
Hurt…..James "Jimmy" Harrison Jefferson, age 75 of Hurt died Friday, October 16, 2015 at his residence. Born January 27, 1940 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Hubert Garland Jefferson and Ethel Adkins Jefferson. He was predeceased by one brother, Clark Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson was an Army Veteran and a former employee at Babcock & Wilcox. He...
Josephine Robertson Keen
Oct 13, 2015
Gretna…..Josephine Robertson Keen, age 81 of Gretna died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 as the result of a train accident. Born November 2, 1933 in Campbell County she was a daughter of the late John Robert Robertson and Mary Emma Lewis Robertson. She was predeceased by her husband, David Randolph Keen; a son, Timothy Arthur; and three brothers, Robert C. Robertson,...
Cathy Sheryl Haskins
Oct 13, 2015
Chatham………Cathy Sheryl Haskins, age 58 of Chatham died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at UVA Medical Center. Born September 5, 1957 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Herbert Gilmore Haskins and Edith Conner Haskins. She was predeceased by one grandson, Jonathan Gray Yeatts; and three brothers, Bernard Clay Haskins, Herbert Neal Haskins and Leonard Eugene Haskins. Mrs....
Joan Yates Short
Oct 12, 2015
Chester……….Joan Yates Short, age 69 of Chester, formerly of Gretna died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond. Born April 30, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Eddie Iverson Yates, Sr. and Ludie Saunders Yates. She was predeceased by a son, Phillip Morris Short, Jr.; and two brothers, Melvin Yates and Charlie Yates. Mrs. Short was...
Randy Mason
Oct 9, 2015
Hurt…….Lloyd (Randy) Randolph Mason, age 62 of Hurt died Friday, October 9, 2015 at his residence. Born December 27, 1952 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of Ellen Barbour Chumley of Altavista and the late Allen Randolph Mason. He worked in construction. Mr. Mason enjoyed watching football and NASCAR. He also enjoyed playing his guitar, chess, puzzles and reading....
Garnett Wayne Yeatts, Sr.
Oct 9, 2015
Gretna……Garnett Wayne Yeatts, Sr., age 68 of Gretna died Friday, October 9, 2015 at his residence. Born December 15, 1946 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Charlie Ramsey Yeatts and Edna Willis Yeatts Love. He was predeceased by a son, Jimmy Kyle Yeatts; and three brothers, Pete Yeatts, Aubrey Yeatts and Darrell Yeatts. Mr. Yeatts was...
Derek Gaylord Harvey
Oct 7, 2015
Hurt……….Derek Gaylord Harvey, age 76 of 3948 Scott Jacobs Memorial Drive, Hurt peacefully passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at his residence after a three year battle with cancer. Born September 11, 1939 in Charlottesville he was a son to the late Julian Pierce Harvey and Myra Cash Harvey Massie. Mr. Harvey was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church...
Barbara Saunders Hancock
Oct 7, 2015
Gretna..…..Barbara Saunders Hancock, age 79 of Gretna died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Gretna Health and Rehabilation Center. Born July 15, 1936 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Herbert Thomas Saunders and Alice Margaret Davis Saunders. She was predeceased by her husband, the love of her life, Albert Bowler Hancock; a brother, John William Saunders; and...
Curtis Lee Trent
Sep 25, 2015
Curtis Lee Trent Altavista……….Curtis Lee Trent, "Poppy Curtis" age 67 of Altavista died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Gretna Health & Rehab. Born April 26, 1948 in Lynchburg he was a son of the late, Melvin Walton Trent and Fay Clark Muller. Curtis was predeceased by a special aunt, Shirley Clark Jefferson. He was a US Army veteran, a retired...
Leroy Chesley Doss, Sr.
Sep 23, 2015
Gretna…….Leroy Chesley Doss Sr., age 86 of 112 Harvey St., Gretna died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his residence. Born September 24, 1928 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Coleman Lundy Doss and Mary Latisha Hardy Doss. He was predeceased by two grandchildren, Larry Simpson and Timmy Gilbert; four brothers, Raymond Doss, Reuben Doss Sr., Harold...
Ollie Rowland Meadows
Sep 20, 2015
Gretna…….Ollie Willie Rowland Meadows, age 86 of Gretna died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Gretna Health and Rehab Center. Born November 7, 1928 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Lester Rowland and Minnie Ora Compton Rowland. She was predeceased by her husband, Alton Roller Meadows; three brothers, Gilmore Rowland, Calvin Rowland and Bill Rowland; and two...
Bill Rowland
Sep 20, 2015
Gretna…….Lester William (Bill) Rowland, age 82 of 1676 Crown Road, Gretna died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Centra Gretna Medical Center. Born September 2, 1933 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Lester Elijah Rowland and Minnie Ora Compton Rowland. He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters, Calvin Rowland, Gilmore Rowland, Elsie Adams and...
Robert Wayne Elliott
Sep 13, 2015
Hurt……….Robert Wayne Elliott, age 79 of Hurt passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Born March 31, 1936 in Campbell County he was a son of the late Willie Ernest Elliott and Florence Lindsey Elliott. He was predeceased by his wife, Dottie Keen Elliott; a son, Robert Lynn Elliott; and four brothers, Frank Elliott, Elmo Elliott,...
Jo Ann Hines Betterton
Sep 12, 2015
Gretna…..Jo Ann Hines Betterton, age 52 of 897 Watlington Road, Gretna died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born January 30, 1963 in Chatham she was a daughter of Dorothy Tuck Hines of Pittsville and the late Anderson Jackson "A.J." Hines. She was predeceased by two nephews, Joey Brumfield and Lafe McCluster. Mrs. Betterton was a member of...
Vickie Davis Long
Sep 9, 2015
Hurt……..Vickie Davis Long, age 61 of Hurt died, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at her residence. Born October 9, 1953 in Danville, she is a daughter of Lessie M. Smith and step-father, John Smith of Hurt and the late Reuben Clark Davis. Vickie was a store manager at N & W Sunoco and was of the Baptist faith. She loved to...
