Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
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....
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...
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