Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Elizabeth Audrey Bowles
Jun 13, 2015
Elizabeth Audrey Shorter Bowles age 82 of Farmville, VA passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her home. “Liz” was a new years baby, born January 1, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Howard and Marguerite Shorter of Darlington Heights. She attended the Darlington Heights School, graduated from Worsham High School and also attended Longwood College. She...
Eunice M Mottley
Jun 6, 2015
Eunice McKeithan Mottley, 93, formerly from Burkeville, VA, entered rewards of glory on June 6, 2015. Eunice was born in Hoke County, NC. She graduated from East Carolina Teacher’s College (now East Carolina University) with a degree in Home Economics. She taught school until she married William Wirt Mottley of Burkeville, VA in 1945 and moved to Virginia. They raised...
Arvis May Shorter
Jun 3, 2015
Arvis May Cunningham Shorter, 90 of Darlington Heights, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 while on vacation in Pennsylvania. She was the widow of George D. Shorter who died in March of this year. May was born in Washington D.C. on February 12, 1925. She was a graduate of Stuart Circle Hospital School of Nursing. After their marriage May left the...
Johnnie Lane Simpson
May 30, 2015
Johnnie Marie Simpson age 89 of Farmville, VA passed away on May 30, 2015. She was born in Tennessee on September 16, 1925. She was a faithful member of Worsham Baptist Church and a devoted servant to her family and her Lord. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Simpson, son John Payne , son Pinkey Baldwin III,...
Frank Anthony Buzzetta
May 29, 2015
Frank Anthony Buzzetta age 35 of Farmville, VA passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was born in Petersburg, VA to Pietro “Peter” and Apollonia “Bella” Favia Buzzetta on August 16, 1979. He graduated from Prince Edward County High School and worked at Pino’s Italian Resturant. In 2013 he opened his own successful pizza Business “Franks Italian Resturant.” He...
Martha N. Jenkins
May 27, 2015
Martha N. Jenkins of Burkeville, VA, loving mother and friend to many, entered her eternal rest on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. She was born April 29, 1929 to the late Carrie Poole and Charles C. Newcomb. She retired in 1991 after 18 ½ years of dedicated service to the residents at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. She was a member of Crewe...
James Andrew Podlesni
May 26, 2015
James Andrew Podlesni, 68, of Green Bay, Virginia, passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Jim was born on March 5, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to John and Mary Podlesni, and he grew up there, in Granada Hills, California, and in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He studied Engineering and Psychology at Virginia Tech, and after graduating in...
Pinkey Byrd Baldwin Iii
May 23, 2015
Pinkey Byrd Baldwin III, 64, was born on September 12, 1950 in Farmville to Johnnie Layne Simpson and the late Pinkey B. Baldwin Jr. Pinkey met the Lord on May 23, 2015 in his home, surrounded by family and friends. And although his life here on earth is over, his life in heaven with his beloved Savior Jesus Christ has...
Hazel Pipjunge Speas
May 17, 2015
Hazel Pipjunge Speas age 89 of Cumberland, VA passed away on May 17, 2015. She was born in Cumberland to the late Albert F. and Lizzy Dowdy Pipjunge on July 22, 1925. She was a faithful member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay A. Speas; and is survived by her daughters, Beverly...
Bertha Sanderson Allen
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Bertha Sanderson Allen, 87, of Cumberland County, departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Born on September 15, 1928 to the late George and Edith Sanderson, she was a lifelong resident of Cumberland County. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her brother, Jesse Sanderson. A most faithful wife of 61 years, she was the widow of William...
Wilburn Ray Whitus
May 14, 2015
Wilburn Ray Whitus age 75 of Burkeville, VA passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015. He was born in Wood County Texas on February 1, 1940 to the late Everett and Beatrice Nichols Whitus. He was honored to serve his country in the navy and was a Vietnam veteran. He often stated he had traveled the world by water but...
Janet Hunter Speas
May 14, 2015
Janet Hunter Speas, 83 of Cumberland, VA passed away on May 14, 2015. She was born in North Carolina to the late Hiram G. and Ada Edwards Hunter on December 26, 1931. She worked over 30 years in Corrections and retired as a captain at Buckingham Correctional Center. She was the first woman captain in the state of Virginia as...
Lawrence Wade Franklin
May 13, 2015
Lawrence Wade Franklin age 72 of Prospect, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. He was born in Prince Edward County VA on March 7, 1943 to the late Robert H. and Hallie Wooten Franklin. He was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church and retired from Dominion Power. His favorite past time was spending time with his granddaughters, riding...
Frank James Hailey Jr.
Apr 28, 2015
Frank James Hailey, Jr., age 62, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home. He was born on October 18, 1952 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Frank J. and Eva Santos Hailey. He is survived by his wife Patricia Tatum Hailey, a son, Frank J. Hailey, III and his wife Kim of Farmville; His daughter Kacie A. Hailey, of...
Dale Lancaster Mottley
Apr 21, 2015
Dale Lancaster Mottley, age 88, of Prospect, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. He was born in Prince Edward County, VA on May 12, 1926 to the late Edward C. and Donna Shultz Mottley. He is survived by his wife; Shirley C. Mottley, their children; Gary Williams (Jeanne) of Prospect, and Christy M. Murphy (Patrick) of Prospect, 5...
Joan Keeling Osborne
Apr 19, 2015
Carolyn Joan Keeling Osborne, age 81, of Farmville, VA, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015. She was born on June 22, 1933 in Lynchburg, VA to the late Jack M. and Edna Stinson Keeling. She worked as the head of bookkeeping and as a teller at the Virginia National Bank in Farmville for more than 30 years. She was...
Judge William Pierce Hay Jr.
Apr 15, 2015
Judge William Pierce (“Billy”) Hay, Jr. died in his sleep April 15, 2015, from old age. He was born in Henrico County on December 11, 1919, to Nell (Ganzert) and Billy Hay. He had two sisters, Nell Lyle and Cecil Smith. He is survived by five children – Bill Hay (Barbara Corey) of University Place: WA, David Hay (Sue) of...
Danny Lee Townsend
Apr 12, 2015
Danny Lee Townsend, 61, of Prospect, died Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was born on July 3, 1953 in Farmville to Woodrow Wilson Townsend and Dora Lowe Townsend. He was an Eagle Scout, a past member of the International Order of the Odd Fellows, National Guard, Jaycees, Prince Edward County Rescue Squad and Southside Amateur Radio Association (N4YCX).Mr. Townsend worked...
Bonnie Aileen Garnett
Apr 8, 2015
Funeral services and Christian Burial for Bonnie A. Garnett, 74, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, a resident of Charlotte Court House, VA will be held at 2:00p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 4554 Bethlehem Road, Charlotte Court House VA 23923. The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Puckett...
Paul Oliver Layne
Apr 7, 2015
Paul Oliver Layne age 89 of Cullen VA passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born in Cullen VA on July 31, 1925. He was the son of Spencer H. Layne Sr. and Marion C. Allen. Oliver was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church where he served as deacon and trustee for many years. He was an...
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