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Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Garland Lee Moody Jr.
Jan 16, 2019
Garland Lee Moody Jr, “Cooky”,74 of Blackstone, VA passed away on January 16, 2019. He was born on October 26, 1944 to the late Garland and Mary Mahew Moody Sr. He was married to Evelyn Browett Moody for 33 years. He served his country in the Vietnam War with the NAVY and worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad for 30 years....
William Elton Franklin
Jan 9, 2019
William Elton Franklin, 85 of Prospect entered into the arms of Jesus on January 9, 2019. He was surrounded by his family and an abundance of love. He fought a long and courageous battle against Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. He was born & raised on the farm in Prospect. He moved across the field to a home when he married...
Victoria Kozimor Perini
Jan 7, 2019
Victoria Kozimor Perini, 92 of Farmville, VA passed away on January 7, 2019. She was born on July 21, 1926 and raised on a farm in N.J. She met her husband John A. Perini and they were married for 59 years until his death in 2005. Together they ran a dairy farm and in 1973 moved to New Mexico where...
Dorothy Tolley Wells
Jan 1, 2019
Dorothy Mae Tolley Wells. Age 90, died January 1, 2019. Born in Forest, Virginia, daughter of the late Emery A. and Frances M. Tolley. She was a retired Secretary of the Crewe Baptist Church after 28 years of service. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Wells Jr., two sons, Ronald A. Wells Sr. and Keith B....
Jean Carson
Dec 29, 2018
Jean Carson “A faithful life is one that is lived thoughtfully throughout all the seasons.” Jean Carson, 93, of Raleigh, NC passed away at home on December 29, 2018. She was born January 1, 1925 in Elmore City, OK. She was married to her sweetheart of 63 years, Russell Carson, who preceded her in death. They married in 1941 and...
Marjorie Fallen Huskey
Dec 19, 2018
Marjorie Fallen Huskey passed away on December 19, 2018, at the age of 89. She was born in Halifax County on July 6, 1929, the youngest child of Willie and Maggie Noblin Fallen. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Harris Huskey. She is survived by her daughter Debbie DuVal, (George) , and son Danny Huskey...
Mary Allen Walter
Dec 18, 2018
Mary Ellen Allen Walter, 90, died peacefully on December 18, 2018 at The Woodland in Farmville. She was born in Glendive, Montana, on August 29, 1928, and was the daughter of Edwin Hubert Moore (1900-1990) and Rebecca Lydia Brooks Moore (1904-1995). She is survived by daughters Barbara Allen of Balsam, North Carolina, Jennifer Allen Tichacek (Bill) of King William, and...
Arleen Smith Vance
Dec 4, 2018
Arleen Smith Vance, 86 of Cumberland, VA passed away peacefully at home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. She was a native of Cumberland, born and raised in the Guinea Mills area. In 1949 she moved across Guinea Creek to marry her sweetheart Blaine Vance. They were married 36 years before his death. She is also preceded in...
John Wayne Noel
Dec 2, 2018
John Wayne Noel, 70, of Charlotte Court House, VA passed away on December 2, 2018. He was born in Farmville, VA to the late John F. and Mabel “Sweetie” Hunt Noel on March 25, 1948. He loved to play guitar and in his youth played in a band “The Satisfactions” and continued to play all his life. He was quite...
Carolyn Zirkle Helgeson
Nov 29, 2018
On August 2, 1941, Raymond and Muriel Peters welcomed their first beautiful red haired daughter, Carolyn Lee, into the world. Little did they know that Carolyn would follow in their footsteps and become a rock of the community as well as demonstrate her musical talent as she played the piano and organ for Payne Memorial United Methodist Church for over...
William James Allen
Nov 28, 2018
William James "Sweet William" Allen, 86 of Farmville, VA took his final breath on November 28, 2018. He was born on July 1, 1932 to the late Walters J. and Lillian Grubbs Allen. Billy proudly served his country in the U.S. Army in communications and later was a member of the VFW, Thomas Hardy Graham Post #7059 and American Legion,...
Robert Wade Jenkins Jr
Nov 28, 2018
Robert W. Jenkins Jr. 73 of Green Bay, VA passed away on November 28, 2018. He was born April 16, 1945 in Farmville, VA. He was a graduate of Prince Edward Academy. After graduation he worked full time on the family farm, Boot Hill Dairy. He loved to hunt, watch the Redskins play football and ride in his truck viewing...
Marian Crouch Baldwin
Nov 25, 2018
Marian C. Baldwin, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in Amelia, Virginia. Marian was born October 11, 1929, in High Point, North Carolina, the eldest of 3 children, to Robert Leland and Marion Newby Crouch. She was a 1946 graduate of Blacksburg High School where she went on to graduate 4 years later from Virginia Polytechnic Institute...
Kelly Sue Logan
Nov 21, 2018
Kelly Sue Logan, 55 of Cullen, passed away November 21st, 2018. She was born September 26th, 1963 to the late Arnold J and Nancy Hoggard Solomon. She is survived by her children, Donald, Amanda, and Matthew as well as her grandchildren, Dylan, Don, Tullis, and Annaleah. Kelly was a strong woman, loving mother and grandmother and will always be remembered....
Joyce Thompson Dunkum
Nov 19, 2018
DUNKUM, Joyce Thompson, 84, of Burkeville, Va. went to be with her Lord on November 19, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband Julian H. Dunkum and sister Mavis T. Baldwin and is survived by her beloved niece Robin A. Baldwin and cherished friend Gloria Dooley. The family is grateful for the compassionate and expert...
Willie Oertel Iii
Nov 18, 2018
Willie Oertel III, 57 of Farmville, VA passed away on November 18, 2018. He was born in Farmville, VA to the late Willie and Wilma Allen Oertel on December 13, 1960. He grew up in Cumberland County and enjoyed playing base and working on guitars. He loved working with the mentally handicap and had a great sense of humor. He...
Lynda Diane Drake
Nov 14, 2018
Lynda Diane Drake, 68 of Meherrin, VA passed away on November 14, 2018. She was born on November 2, 1950 to the late Gordon and Betty Stringham Smith in New York. She was preceded in death by her husband Stephen Drake, a son James Ingraham, a daughter Charity D. Ingraham and a brother Denny Smith. She is survived by her...
Paul S. Lockner
Nov 11, 2018
Paul S. Lockner, of Farmville, VA, went home to his Lord and Savior on November 11, 2018, surrounded by family and loved ones. Known to his family as “Papaul” he was a provider, protector, great story-teller, and best friend. He was an avid outdoorsman and a natural born fisherman. Sharing 45 years of love and marriage with his wife Kathryn,...
Joseph Grayson Cadd
Nov 10, 2018
Joseph G. Cadd “Joe”, 44 of Cumberland, VA formally of Troutville, VA, passed away at his home on November 10, 2018. He is survived by his daughter Cheyenne Cadd, Son Chase Cadd, brother Joshua Niday, mother Margie Davis (John), many aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 16, 2018...
David Gavin Gibson
Nov 9, 2018
David Gavin Gibson, 55, of Farmville passed away at Lynchburg General Hospital on November 10, 2018. David was born in Huntsville, Alabama to Claude and Muriel (Gow) Gibson, attended Lee High School and was an altar boy for St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Huntsville. David received his bachelor’s degree from Faulkner University. On November 7, 2009 he married Cheryl White...
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