Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Wilda Decamp Lyons
Jul 20, 2013
Wilda D. Lyons, 90 formally of N.H. died July 20, 2013 at The Woodland in Farmville, VA after a short illness. She was born in Claremont, N.H. on February 7, 1923. The daughter of John R. and Mattie F. Leavitt DeCamp and received her education in Claremont. Survivors include one daughter; Mrs. Donald (Wilda Lynn) Hoskinson of Crewe, VA, two...
Kathleen 'Cotton'Justus Barr
Jul 18, 2013
Kathleen “Cotton” Justus Barr, 78, of Farmville, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was born in Sevier County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Herbert & Edna Hicks Justus. She was also preceded in death by her son Robert “Gary” Barr and her husband Robert M. Barr. Cotton loved to collect angels and tending her roses. She...
David Reese Black
Jul 15, 2013
David Reese Black, 46 of Farmville, was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on July 15, 2013. Reese joined the United States Air Force after he graduated from Prospect Christian Academy, and served his country for 11 years in Korea, Afghanistan and Spain during Desert Storm. After leaving the military, Reese lived for more than 20 years...
Margaret Helen Whiteley
Jul 14, 2013
Margaret Helen Whiteley, of Farmville, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born in Lincoln, RI on April 12, 1921 to the late Joyce Gollidge Whittle and James Whittle. She lived in Pawtucket, RI for 86 years, moved to Connecticut in 2007 and then to Virginia in 2012. She is the wife of the late Frank R. Whiteley,...
Martha Mccorkle Tennant
Jul 14, 2013
Martha McCorkle Tennant of Farmville, VA died Sunday July 14, 2013 at the age of 93. She was the daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Thomas Alexander McCorkle, (Mattie Ethel). She was preceded in death by her first husband Bennett Terrell Taylor, Jr. and her second husband Harold Prew Tennant. She is survived by two daughters, Sherwood Taylor Robertson-Seibert...
Frederick Louis Daniel Hoffman
Jul 13, 2013
Frederick Louis Daniel “Fritz” Hoffman went home to be with Jesus on July 13, 2013, at the tender age of 22. He died in a tragic single-car accident in Goochland, VA, in which he was the passenger. He was loved and will be missed by many because of his zeal for life and the endearing friendships he made. Fred, as...
Jean Brightwell Mason
Jul 7, 2013
Jean Brightwell Mason, 80, of Farmville, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013. She was born in Cumberland County on November 11, 1932 to the late Collie D. Brightwell Sr. and Crawford Guthrie Brightwell. She went to school in Farmville and there she met the love of her life, Forest Mason. They were high school sweethearts and were married for...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Baldwin Taylor
Jun 26, 2013
Elizabeth “Betty” Baldwin Taylor of Farmville Virginia died at home Wednesday June 26th. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty years, Robert Edward Taylor. Born on High Street to Frank Grayson Baldwin and Caroline Kyle Baldwin, she resided on High Street for the full ninety years of her dignified and gracious life. A graduate of Farmville High School, she...
Elizabeth M. Brochard
Jun 24, 2013
Elizabeth M. Brochard, 93 of Pamplin, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013. She was born in New York, NY on May 14, 1920 to the late Maria Farley Dempsey and William Dempsey. She moved to Virginia in 1983 and lived in Pamplin. She was a very active member of the AARP, and served as first chapter president. She also...
Ruben Edwin 'Winn' Hensley
Jun 24, 2013
Ruben Edwin “Winn” Hensley, 87 passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013. He was born in Greenville, TN to the late Moncie Hare Hensley and Whorley Hensley on July 28, 1925. He was drafted by the Army in September of his senior year of high school but ran off and joined the Navy. He served his duty to his country...
Anna Jane Vernon
Jun 22, 2013
Anna Jane Vernon, 82 of Dillwyn, VA went home to be with Jesus and past loved ones on Saturday, June 22, 2013. She was born on June 11, 1931 in West Virginia to the late, Nettie Wade Davis and Willie L. Davis. She is the widow of Oscar C. Vernon and was a beloved mother and grandmother. She is survived...
Joseph Milton Bailey
Jun 17, 2013
Joseph Milton Bailey 85 of Farmville, Virginia passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013. He was born in Fort Mitchell, Virginia to the late Nannie Glidewell Bailey and Jasper Hinton Bailey. He retired from the US Air Force with over 23 years of service, before retiring from the Virginia Department of Corrections. While stationed in Scotland, he met the love...
David Karl Pedrick
Jun 14, 2013
David Karl Pedrick, 77 of Cumberland passed away after a long illness on Friday, June 14, 2013 in Farmville. He was born March 4, 1936 in Hackensack , New Jersey to the late Raymond M. and Anne White Pedrick. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He retired from the trucking industry after working over 50 years....
Charlotte Louise Elder Etherton
Jun 10, 2013
Charlotte Louise Elder Etherton age 77 of Farmville passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013. She was born on April 20, 1936 in Farmville VA, to the late Louise Weeks Elder and John Lou Elder. She is the wife of the late Raymond C. Etherton. She worked at Wrights Stop In, Grand Prix and after her retirement, she spent all...
Dr. Hassell Algernon Simpson
Jun 10, 2013
Dr. Hassell Algernon Simpson, a retired professor of English who taught at Hampden-Sydney College for 33 years, died June 10, 2013, at age 83. Born May 8, 1930, in Laurens County, S.C., he was the son of the late John Algernon Simpson and Jewel Boroughs Simpson. After graduating from Gray Court-Owings High School, he enrolled in college at Clemson, where...
Anna Laura Smith
Jun 2, 2013
Anna Laura Smith 86 of Farmville passed away at her home on Sunday, June 2, 2013. She was the wife of Henry H. Smith. She was born in Hopkins County Kentucky on June 7, 1926 to the late Hallie Melton Conley and Eather A. Conley. Anna was baptized at Dawson Springs Baptist Church in Kentucky and served in several congregations...
Edna Kathleen Jamerson Norman
May 28, 2013
Edna Kathleen Jamerson Norman age 76 of Farmville, VA died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on May 28, 2013. She was born in Buckingham, VA to the late Robert M. and Berta Amos Jamerson. She grew up and graduated from Buckingham High School and married Guy W. Norman. She was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church and taught...
Karen Elizabeth Morgan
May 26, 2013
Karen Elizabeth Morgan age 37 of Crewe VA passed away on May 26, 2013. She was born in Wichita KS on November 14, 1975 to Virginia Rohr Morgan and Robert L. Morgan. Karen grew up in West Berlin Germany and moved back to the states to Dayton Ohio and graduated from high school in 1994. She joined the US Air...
Anna Ruth Lane
May 15, 2013
Anna Ruth Lane of Farmville, VA passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 9, 1926, daughter of George W. and Ruth Roberts. She was raised in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Lane attended Nursing School at the University of Tennessee and was a nurse at Southside Community Hospital. She later worked at the Longwood University...
Reverend Hardie Taylor Butler Iii
May 13, 2013
The Reverend Hardie Taylor Butler, III, of Farmville, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away in his home on Monday, May 13, 2013. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 1, 1938 to the late Hardie Taylor Butler Jr. and Juanita Shultz Butler. Reverend Butler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 from Mercer University where he was a...
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