Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Marie Perrow Bishop
Oct 23, 2015
Marie Bethel Perrow Bishop age 89 passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015. She was born on September 20, 1926 in Lynchburg, VA to the late Charles W. and Pearl Campbell Bethel. She worked as a secretary for Hunley Bryant Electric until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ray Perrow and also by her second...
Eugene Lowry Fowlkes
Oct 18, 2015
Eugene Lowry “Boo” Fowlkes, 83 of Burkeville, VA passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015. He was born in Prince Edward County to the late James H. and Mabel Elliott Fowlkes on October 8, 1932. He lived in the same house he was born in all his life and as an adult he worked on the family tobacco farm. As...
John Hopkins Varner
Oct 3, 2015
John Hopkins Varner, age 94, of Farmville, VA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Born June 2, 1921, to Willis Anderson and Nannie Allen Varner of Cumberland County, he learned early the importance of family and hard work, values that he practiced and held dear his entire life. A 1942 graduate of Virginia Tech’s Corps of Cadets, he...
Robert T. Redd
Oct 2, 2015
Robert T. "Bob" Redd of Rice, Virginia, died at his home on October 2, 2015. Bob was born in 1928 to C. T. and Louise Owen Redd of Green Bay, Virginia, and was the youngest of their eight children. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Frances Shepard Redd; his daughter, Kathy Redd Brodie of Farmville; his grandson,...
Donna Weaver Smith
Sep 26, 2015
Donna Weaver Smith age 50 of Farmville, VA passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was born on March 25, 1965 in Farmville, VA to Henry T. and Doris Beck Weaver. She is survived by her mother, her husband; Gary W. Smith, a daughter; Erica (Rob) Lee, three sisters; Sandra Clements, Peggy Eagle, Julie (Matt) Gepp, 3 nieces and...
Darrel Lynn Nelson
Sep 24, 2015
Darrel Lynn Nelson age 51 of Keysville, VA passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015. He was born in Farmville, VA and is the son of Louis H. and Emily Waddell Nelson and worked as a heavy equipment logging operator all his life. He loved being outside hunting and fishing. He is survived by his mother, a brother; “Joe” L....
Harvie L. Whitus
Sep 23, 2015
Harvie L. Whitus, of Green Bay, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at The Woodland in Farmville. He was born on April 28, 1937 in Wood County, Texas to the late Everett L. and Beatrice N. Whitus. He was predeceased by brothers, E. B. Whitus and Ray Whitus; Sisters, Joy Dowell and Helen Pomes. He is survived by his...
Ruth Layne Ferguson
Sep 10, 2015
Ruth Layne Ferguson of Farmville, Virginia passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 peacefully at the Woodland Watson Center surrounded by loving family and care takers. She was born in Cullen, VA on Apr1l 4, 1927 to the late Spencer Hatcher Layne and Marion Allen Layne. She was well known for her service to the Farmville Baptist Church and her hundreds...
Mary Hester Stewart
Sep 9, 2015
Mary Hester Stewart of Keysville, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. She was 70 years old. Mary had been an employee of Southside Community Hospital prior to retiring in 2004. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lou and Ila Stewart, also of Keysville, Virginia, formerly of Virgilina, Virginia where numerous relatives live....
Roscoe Carl Thompson
Aug 21, 2015
Mr. Roscoe Carl Thompson, 85, of Buckingham, Virginia, died August 21, 2015. Roscoe was a construction superintendent with Andrews, Large and Whidden for many years and ultimately retired from Kenbridge Construction. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and puttering around in his workshop. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Dale Thompson (Teresa), Steven Thompson (Becky), and Gary Thompson (Kim), all...
Jean Cunningham Wilson
Aug 21, 2015
Jean C. Wilson of Farmville, VA passed away peacefully on August 21, 2015. She was 86 years old. Jean Alice Cunningham was born in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 1929, to Norman Jay and Edith M. Cunningham. She had an older brother, Norman, Jr. She attended State Teacher’s College in Farmville and married John D. Wilson, a native of Rice,...
Betty Jo Wallwork
Aug 20, 2015
Betty Jo Wallwork died August 20, 2015. She was the loving wife of David Wallwork Sr. and the mother of three children; Ben Johnson and wife Susan, Dr Drew Johnson and wife Maggie of Farmville, Johanna Beasley and husband Tommy of Kill Devil Hills N.C. She also had two step children; Deborah Booze and husband Gene of Appomattox and David...
Quentin Earl Wilhelmi
Aug 18, 2015
WILHELMI, QUENTIN EARL, of Cullen, VA. Passed away peacefully on August 18, 2015 at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Kathryn Wilhelmi of Joliet, Ill., his loving wife Gretchen Wilhelmi; his sister Joan Hammel; and his beloved granddaughter Stephanie Rose Wilhelmi; He is survived by his son Kent Wilhelmi (Audrey Sullivan) of...
Wayne Franklin Childress Sr
Jul 27, 2015
Wayne Franklin Childress Sr. age 72 of Keysville, VA passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015. He was born in Virginia to the late Preston Childress and Savannah Higdon. He worked for the Town of Farmville for many years and loved fishing and a good book. He is survived by his son; Wayne F. Childress Jr. of Keysville, a daughter;...
Maebelle Bowles Cook
Jul 21, 2015
Maebelle Bowles Cook, 90, of Farmville, passed away July 21, 2015. Born on January 26, 1925 to Lillian Chewning Meadows and Wheeler S. Meadows, she was one of fifteen children. She is preceded in death by her parents. She was widowed by her husband Samuel Bowles, Sr. in 1966. She was also the widow of Arlon Cook and is preceded...
Thomas Leslie Wells
Jul 18, 2015
Thomas “Tommy” Leslie Wells passed away on July 18, 2015 (age 56). Tommy was born in Alexandria, Virginia on August 9, 1958 to parents Kenneth “Maynard” and Shirley Wells and older sister Peggy Ann Wells. Tommy graduated from Fort Hunt High School, and after playing football at Potomac State University he moved to Tampa, Florida where he raised his family....
James Douglas Baker Sr
Jul 16, 2015
James Douglas Baker Sr. 89 of Prospect, VA passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was born in Bertrand, MO on August 12, 1925 to the late Johnny and Mattie Loughlin Baker. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Farmville Church of Christ and loved to work...
Mary Susie Watson Powell "Sue"
Jun 28, 2015
Mary Susie Watson Powell “Sue”, born June 21, 1924, passed away June 28, 2015, one week after her 91st birthday. Mary Sue was the youngest of 5 children born to William A. and Sudie Overton Watson. She was preceded in death by her 4 beloved brothers: Roach, James Goodrich, Wilson and Samuel and also her 6 older half-brothers and sisters....
Kenneth Wayne Pipjunge
Jun 28, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Pipjunge, “Kenny” passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at his home in Richmond. He was born in Farmville on March 17, 1960 to Gaylord Pipjunge and the late Mary Pipjunge. He grew up in Cumberland. Kenny worked for 23 years for Holiday Signs in Chester. He was a member of the Oakdale Hunt Club in Cumberland. He is...
Edith Davis Brooks Wamsley
Jun 27, 2015
Edith Davis Brooks Wamsley (Eday) of Tucker, GA died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at her home. Eday was born in Burkeville, VA, the daughter of the late Edgar Davis Brooks and Ruby Overton Brooks and grew up in Farmville, VA. She attended Farmville State Teachers College, now Longwood University, and graduated from the Medical College of Virginia with a B.S....
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