Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Pauline Hughes Hill
Nov 30, 2020
Pauline Hughes Hill, 94 passed away on November 30, 2020 in Farmville, VA. She was born on September 29, 1926 to the late Earnest E. and Hattie Clements Hughes. She married James Eddie Hill and they lived in Burkeville. She loved gardening and sewing and was a great “people person”. She is survived by her 3 children; Thomas E. Hill...
Agnes Marie Cramer
Nov 25, 2020
Agnes M. Cramer passed away on November 25, 2020. Agnes was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Mary Sanderson, her son Sean Patrick and great grandbaby Ellie Gail. She is survived by her husband of sixty six years, George Cramer, four children; daughter Maureen Oriol and son in...
Ronald Lynton Heinemann
Nov 18, 2020
Dr. Ronald Lynton Heinemann passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 18, 2020. Ron was a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, and professor of American History at Hampden-Sydney College for 52 years. He was an avid Detroit Tigers and Washington Redskins fan, golfer, world traveler, and teacher. Ron loved life and his family and will be remembered for his recognizable laugh and wry...
Thomas Edward Dewolfe Ii
Nov 13, 2020
Thomas Edward DeWolfe II passed away on November 13, 2020. He was a well-loved husband, father, friend, soldier, and absent-minded Psychology professor. He was best known for his great sense of self-deprecating humor. His interests included economics, politics, and reading books of every genre. Tom traveled extensively in the army and with family throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan,...
Ann Walthall Osborn
Nov 11, 2020
Ann Walthall Osborn, born March 4, 1919, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday November 11, 2020. She grew up in Rice, attended business school in Farmville and then worked at Hampden Sydney College. After marrying Asa Frank Osborn in 1938 she enjoyed being a wife, mother and partner in the family business, Osborn’s Supermarket. Ann is best...
Violet Ada Vaughan Potts
Nov 6, 2020
Violet Vaughan Potts, age 100, of Farmville passed away on November 6, 2020. Violet was born to Edward Aaron Vaughan and Vivian Price Vaughan in Cumberland on May 29, 1920. Violet is survived by her daughter, Cyndi Potts Gable, of Farmville, and three grandchildren, Christopher Armistead, of Prospect; Carrie Park (Kathleen), of Blackstone and Chadd Gable, of Lynchburg; sisters Anne...
Samuel Lee Poulston Jr
Nov 5, 2020
Samuel Lee Poulston Jr, 71 of Farmville, VA passed away on November 5, 2020. He was born on June 30, 1949 to the late Samuel L. and Rachel Bishop Poulston. He is survived by his wife Jennifer Sloan Poulston, his children; Samantha Poulston, Melinda Mart, April Borum, Claude Chappell , Amanda Woods, Felicia Cassada, Tiffany Poulston, Macayla Poulston, Jennifer Harris,...
Rachel Hoback Parker
Oct 31, 2020
Rachel Hoback Parker of Crewe, VA passed away on October 31, 2020. She was born on September 26, 1926 to the late John S and Macie Robertson Hoback in Bedford, VA. She was raised on a farm and grew to love tending the soil and animals. She married Ralph E. Reynolds and they had six sons. A hardworking woman, Rachel...
Anne S Berry
Oct 24, 2020
On Saturday, October 24th, 2020, Anne Stanley Berry, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at the age of 91. Anne was born on February 21st, 1929, in Buckingham, VA to Edith & Melvin Stanley. Anne married William P. “Bill” Berry on August 16th, 1950. Together they raised two children, William P. “Buddy” Berry, Jr., and Margaret B. Anderson. She...
Pirkko Lisa Temmes Wilson
Oct 22, 2020
P. Lisa Temmes Wilson went to be with our Lord on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020. Lisa was born August 30, 1949 in Helsinki, Finland. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eino & Ulla Temmes and her brother Erkki Temmes. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Riley Wilson; daughter Natalie Johnston (Trevor); grandsons Wilson & Jack;...
Margaret Violet Edwards Rice
Oct 11, 2020
Margaret Violet Edwards Rice went to her Heavenly home on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the age of 102 years. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Farmville on July 29, 1918, the fifth of six children to Nannie Cason and George Hubert Edwards. She was a graduate of Farmville High School and...
Paul Gibson Clifford
Oct 7, 2020
Paul Gibson Clifford 94 of New Haven, Conn passed away on October 7, 2020. He was born on June 12, 1926 to the late Ernest A. and Margaret Hadden Clifford. He went to college at the University of Maine and then worked for the government for 30 years. After retirement he moved to the Eastern Shore to enjoy life. He...
William Louis Bridgforth Jr
Oct 7, 2020
William Louis Bridgforth Jr, 73 of Midlothian, VA passed away on October 7, 2020. He was born November 6, 1947 in Richmond, VA to the late W. Louis and Myrtle Hart Bridgforth. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years Carol Mitchell Bridgforth, son William “Will” III, (Jenny) of Kitty Hawk, NC, son John T. (Crystal) of Midlothian,...
Angelo Aldi
Oct 5, 2020
Angelo Aldi, 47, of Prospect, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on October 5, 2020. Beloved son of Pietro and Nancy (Hill) Aldi. Born in Camden, New Jersey, he is preceded by his grandparents Salvatore and Filomena (Genzano) Aldi and James Howard and Edith Grace (Wolverton) Hill. He is survived by his parents and seven siblings: Gina Aldi, Catarina (Aldi)...
Barbara Jean Covington
Oct 3, 2020
Barbara J. Covington, 70 lost her battle with cancer on October 3, 2020. She graduated from Averett College, Danville, VA with a degree in Elementary Education. Barbara taught school with Henry County, Cumberland and Powhatan school systems. She also worked as a targeted jobs tax credit consultant for VRAIN Corp to industries such as Craddock Terry Shoe Company, Holly Farms,...
Margaret Aileen Bailey Epperson
Oct 2, 2020
Margaret Aileen Bailey Epperson died on October 2, 2020 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Born on August 10, 1933 in Halifax, Virginia, Aileen was raised on the family farm in Charlotte County. She attended Randolph-Henry High School and was active in many high school clubs and organizations. While Aileen won the...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Smith
Sep 26, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Edward Smith, 84, of Farmville, Virginia passed away peacefully and went to heaven to be with his Savior on September 26, 2020. Chuck was born May 3, 1936 in Shaw, Mississippi to the late B.F. and Mattie Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Clarice Collins. Chuck joined the United States...
Thomas Henry Coleman Jr
Sep 25, 2020
Thomas Henry Coleman Jr, 72 of Farmville, VA passed away on September 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Thomas loved his job with the Christian based company Haynes Brother’s Construction out of Chatum, VA. He was always treated like family. His favorite past time was deer hunting, being in the woods with nature. He is survived by...
Judy Smith Metcalf
Sep 24, 2020
Judy S. Metcalf, 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Rice with family by her side on Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was born in Charlotte County, Virginia the youngest of five children to Jesse and Ruth Smith. Judy loved home cooked food, family gatherings, celebrating the holidays, romance novels, a good laugh, games of chance and the company...
Lester Edison Andrews Jr.
Sep 22, 2020
Lester Edison Andrews Jr, “Andy”, 73, passed away at his home on September 22, 2020. He was born in Farmville VA to the late Lester E. and Frances Price Andrews on April 21, 1947. In Addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother W. Danny Andrews. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Diane...