Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Michael Allen Smith
Aug 23, 2021
Michael Allen Smith, 65, of Hampden Sydney, died on August 23rd, 2021, in the comfort of his home. He was born on October 26, 1955, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and was the son of the late Shofner and Ruth Ann Allen Smith. After a long career in finance and accounting in the oil and gas industry, Mike became the Controller at...
Charles Cavan Bryant
Aug 21, 2021
Charles Cavan Bryant, 26, of Keysville, VA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 21, 2021. He was born on October 2, 1994 to Charles (Chuck) Hugh Bryant and Lorena Jane Cavan. Cavan’s passion was basketball, and his favorite place to be was on the court. He enjoyed sharing his passion with his family and friends and dreamed of...
James Boyd "J.B." Garris
Aug 20, 2021
James Boyd “J.B.” Garris 89, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 20, 2021 with his daughters by his side, Loretta and Janet. He was born on April, 3, 1932 to the late Larkin B. Garris and Rosa P. Garris. At the age of 10, he accompanied his Uncle Arthur “Nat” Poulston on jobs. Uncle Nat was a...
Charlotte Frances Huskey
Aug 11, 2021
Charlotte Frances Turner Huskey, 86 of Farmville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2021. Born September 27, 1934 in Bedford County, VA to the late Raymond Turner and Lena Burnette Turner Forrester. Preceded in death by her husband Robert B. Huskey, and a brother Steven (Anne) Turner. Survived by a brother, Charles (Barbara) Turner of Mobile...
Carol Anne Carter
Aug 9, 2021
Carol Anne Neal Carter, 82, passed away on August 9, 2021, in Farmville, VA. Carol was born in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Helen Ward and Asa Neal on June 6, 1939. Her brother relayed that she was the only one of her siblings to be born in a hospital. Carol attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and was a...
Robert "Bob" Elmer Watson
Aug 7, 2021
Robert E. (Bob) Watson January 18, 1939 – August 7, 2021 Bob died Saturday, August 7, 2021. He was born on January 18, 1939, and was the son of Elmer and Mattie Watson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters Georgia Wilkerson and Carolyn Yeatts. Bob was a member of Heritage Baptist Church and...
Shirley Marie Doss Bucknam
Aug 7, 2021
Shirley Marie Doss Bucknam age 87 of Prospect, VA passed away on August 7, 2021. Shirley was born on November 20, 1933 to the late Carrington H. Doss and Edna Midkiff Doss. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Timothy Joe Bucknam, her husband Charles Edward Bucknam, her daughter Susan Marie Grant, her brother C.L. Doss and...
Pietro Buzzetta
Aug 6, 2021
Pietro Buzzetta, 68 of Vero Beach, FL passed away on August 6, 2021. He was born on November 22, 1952 to the late Antonio Buzzetta and Maria Lafata Buzzetta in Carini, Italy. He moved with his family to America in 1972 to New York where he met the love of his life ”Bella”. They were married in 1976 in Brooklyn,...
Leroy Frederick Fahrner
Aug 6, 2021
LeRoy Frederick Fahrner, age 82, of Farmville, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland and Dorothy Fahrner, his brother Garland Fahrner, Jr. and his sister Connie Fahrner Chenault. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Dorotha Johnson Fahrner, better known as Dottie Fahrner, and his sister Virginia Fahrner Orange...
Betty Irene Shumaker
Aug 3, 2021
Betty Irene Shumaker went to her home in heaven on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021. Betty was born on July 29th, 1942 in Marion, North Carolina to Wesley and Eva Shirlen. On December 23, 1956 she married the love of her life, William Arthur Shumaker. They relocated to Farmville, VA and had a life full of love and happiness. Betty worked...
Robert Virgil Wright
Jul 27, 2021
Robert “Virgil” Wright, 84 of Cumberland went to be his heavenly home after a long battle with cancer. Virgil was the son of Wilber Dink and Martha Lowe Wright. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son Doug Wright of Cumberland, and 5 brothers; Shelton, Carroll, Leroy, Dink Jr. and Richard of Farmville. He is...
Naomi June Word
Jul 27, 2021
Naomi J. Word, 87 of Farmville, VA departed this Earth to be with her Heavenly Father on July 27, 2021. Naomi worked in the banking business for 38 years. She started her banking career with First National Bank. She is survived by her sons, Harold Jr. (Joyce), Randy (Betty) and Kirk (Cathy), 5 grandchildren, Mark, Brad, Scott, Patrick and Blake,...
William Waldemar Barnes
Jul 19, 2021
William Waldemar “B.” Barnes, age 89 of Farmville, VA peacefully departed this life in the comfort of his home surrounded by family on Monday 19 July 2021. He was born on 1 March 1932 in Lunenburg County, VA to William and Annie Barnes. At a young age, he learned how to cultivate and grow crops, manage a farm, woodwork, and...
Betty Ruth Kretowicz Wood
Jul 15, 2021
Betty Ruth Kretowicz Wood, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wife of Steven M. Wood, passed away Thursday, July 15. Betty Ruth was born August 21, 1958 in Rice, Virginia, the daughter of Walter Kretowicz and Ruth Anderson Morrissette Kretowicz. She graduated from Nottoway County High School and started a career at First Virginia Bank for the next 23 years. She...
Billie Faye Risacher
Jul 5, 2021
Billie F. Risacher PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – Billie F. Risacher, of Pawleys Island, SC wife of Robert L. Risacher, departed this life Monday, July 5 2021, following several years of declining health. Billie was born on July 24, 1943 in Gastonia, NC the daughter of William D. Brown and Letha Hall Brown. She graduated from Frederick High School, Frederick, MD...
David Bernard Wood
Jul 3, 2021
David Wood, 81, of Farmville, Virginia passed away July 3, 2021. He was born March 25, 1940 in Montgomery, West Virginia to the late Edwin Bernard and Lebren Hudson Dockery Wood. David was preceded in death by his brother Edwin Wood and sister Nancy Carol Lyons. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Joyce Walter Wood, brother...
Marlene Kathie Martens
Jun 30, 2021
Marlene Kathie Martens, 85, of Cumberland, Virginia, went to be with our Lord on June 30, 2021. She was a loving bride to Hans H. Martens, and a beloved mother to her two sons. The couple of 63 years had just celebrated their wedding anniversary on the 1st of June, and though Marlene was in declining health, she was overjoyed...
Stanley "Stan" Foster Warner
Jun 30, 2021
Mr. Stanley Foster Warner (Stan), 82, retired forester and silvaculturist with the Virginia Department of Forestry, passed away at St. Francis Bon Secours Medical Center, Richmond, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. He now joins the love of his life, Kristin Meyer Warner, his wife of 57 years, in God's embrace. Stan was born in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania May 8, 1939. He...
Clarence Cleveland Coleman
Jun 25, 2021
Clarence Cleveland Coleman, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021 at the age of 71. He was born March 6, 1950 and was preceded in death by his parents Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Coleman, Sr.; brother’s Thomas Coleman, Jr. and Jesse Coleman and granddaughter Sarah Townsend. He is survived by his two children Melissa Coleman and Charles Coleman; brother Michael...
Kody Lee Webb
Jun 25, 2021
Kody Lee Webb, 26 of Pamplin, VA passed away on June 25, 2021. He was born on December 16, 1994 to David L. and Emma Bateman Webb. He is remembered as a jokester with a contagious laugh. He loved Christmas and birthdays. He loved his brothers and sisters and teased them constantly but was very protective of them. Kody was...
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