James Edward Baxter Ii
Jul 16, 2014
James Edward Baxter II, was born on January 13, 1961 in Riverton, Wyo., entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by his parents, James E. Baxter of Spout Spring, Va. and Betty L. Baxter of Midlothian, Va.; and his children, James E. Baxter III, Rachel N. Baxter and Jacob F....
Dorothy Martin Layne
Jul 15, 2014
Dorothy Martin Layne, 83, of McKenna Farm Lane, Appomattox, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her residence. She was the widow of Emmitt Taylor, "E.T." Layne, Jr. Dorothy was born in Appomattox Co., April 15, 1931, a daughter of the late Lottie Estelle Beard and William Lewis Martin. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Mrs. Layne was a...
Cindy Guill
Jul 11, 2014
Lucinda Jane (Cindy) Guill, 56, of Highland Ave., Appomattox, a loving Christian mother, grandmother and friend, died Friday, July 11, 2014, in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg, VA on August 26, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Hazel Wooldridge and Robert Allen Guill. She was a member of Rocks Baptist Church. Cindy was formerly employed as a...
Joseph Ruddel Mcfadden, Jr
Jul 8, 2014
Joseph Ruddel McFadden, Jr., 49 of Pumping Station Rd., Appomattox, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Vicky Hamlett McFadden. Born in Lynchburg, May 11, 1965, he was a son of the late Joseph R. McFadden, Sr., and Vivian Wilson McFadden. Joseph was a member of Heart of Worship Ministries and was a...
William Clyde Ellis, Sr.
Jul 7, 2014
William Clyde Ellis, Sr.,96, of Concord, died Monday July 7, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Mildred Lorraine Spicer Ellis for 67 years. Born in Hardy, VA, December 31, 1917, he was a son of the late John Hubert Ellis and Annie Bell Morgan Ellis. William was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist...
Molly Paris Goin
Jul 7, 2014
Molly Paris Goin, 83, of Redfields Road, Appomattox died at her residence Monday, July 7, 2014. She was the wife of the late William Henry (Bill) Goin. Born in Lynchburg, October 28, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Daniel and Mattie Leet Paris. She was an active member of Evergreen Baptist Church. Molly always had great compassion...
Reginald E. Pillow
Jul 3, 2014
Reginald Edwin Pillow, 89, of Pillow Road, (Old Well) Phenix, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 in the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Brookneal. He and his wife, Alice Tuck (Daisy) Pillow shared their lives together for over 65 years. Born in Charlotte County on April 24, 1925, he was a son of the late Floyd Edwin and Elizabeth Smith Pillow. He...
Stella S. Drinkard
Jun 25, 2014
Stella St. Clair Sullivan Drinkard, 93, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Twice widowed, she was the wife of the late Robert Julian Sullivan and the late Fleming Warren Drinkard. Born in Bedford County, VA on January 10, 1921, she was a daughter of the late John David and Lula Cofer St. Clair. She was...
James Henry Thackston, Jr.
Jun 25, 2014
James Henry Thackston, Jr., 78 of Martin Farm Rd, Stuart, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Landmark Center. He was the husband of the late Jane Chilton Thackston. Born February 13, 1936 in Surry Co, NC, he was the son of the late Alice Ranson and James H. Thackston, Sr. He was a retired employee of Carolina Steel. He...
Robert (Bob) Pritchard
Jun 23, 2014
Robert (Bob) Pritchard, 95, of Richmond, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday night, June 23, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Richardson Pritchard, a son, Tony Wayne Pritchard and 7 brothers and sisters. Robert was born in Carter Co., TN, on February 13, 1919 a son of the late...
Nannie Mae Davidson
Jun 22, 2014
Nannie Mae Evans Smith Davidson, 89, of Cedar Cove Lane, Spout Spring, died Sunday morning June 22, 2014 in Retreat Doctors Hospital in Richmond. She was the widow of Jerry Anderson Smith and is survived by her husband, Clarence Davidson. Nannie Mae was born in Appomattox County July 1, 1924 a daughter of the late Clarence McClellan Evans and Sally...
Annie Gobble Kress
Jun 21, 2014
Annie Gobble Kress, 79, of Pamplin, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 in the Woodlands of Farmville. She was the wife of the late Samuel Jones Kress, Sr. Born January 14, 1935 in Appomattox Co., she was a daughter of the late Dewey Lee and Lottie Mae Kestner Gobble. She was a member of Walkers Presbyterian Church and a homemaker. She...
William John Roraback
Jun 21, 2014
William John (Bill) Roraback, 69, of Sunnydale Ave., Appomattox, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Joan G. Ayers Roraback. Born in Hartford, Conn., on March 31, 1945, he was a son of the late Rita Robinson and Maurice Roraback. Bill was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a US Navy veteran....
Foster Lee Pierce
Jun 20, 2014
Foster Lee (Jimmy) Pierce, 86, of Oakville Road, Appomattox, died Friday morning June 20, 2014 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Jimmy was born in Gretna on March 2, 1928 a son of the late Pauline Moschler and Lonnie Pierce. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church and after 60 years of service retired as the co-owner and operator of Pierce...
Eveyln Pearson Taylor
Jun 18, 2014
Evelyn May Pearson Taylor, 79, of Appomattox, died peacefully at home with her daughter, Pam and family on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. She was the wife of the late Junior Taylor. Mrs. Taylor was born in Prince William County, VA, on October 28, 1934, a daughter of the late Carrie and Richard Pearson. She is survived by six daughters, Linda...
James Fred Elder, Sr.
Jun 17, 2014
James Fred Elder, Sr., 79, of Red House Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday morning June 17, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Thama Mann Elder. Fred was born in Appomattox County, July 5, 1934 a son of the late Mary Willie Reed and Claude Swanson Elder. He was a member of Appomattox Assembly of God, Evergreen Hunt Club...
Dorothy Chambers Oliver
Jun 13, 2014
Dorothy Chambers Oliver, 87, of Lynchburg, died peacefully at her home in Lynchburg on June 13, 2014. She was the loving wife of Leonard Waugh Oliver for sixty-one years. She was born in Red House, Virginia on May 9, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Thomas Harold Chambers and Gaynell Reynolds Chambers. In addition to her parents, she...
Richard B. Carter, Sr.
Jun 13, 2014
Richard Burke Carter, Sr., 84, of Trent Hatchery Rd., Appomattox, died Friday, June 13, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Bolling Conner Carter for 62 years. Richard was born in Appomattox County, on January 28, 1930, a son of the late Bessie Morris and Thornton Randolph Carter, Sr. and raised on their general farm. He...
Ruth Hawkins Webb
Jun 11, 2014
Ruth Hawkins Webb, 92, formerly of Appomattox, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at The Summit in Lynchburg, where she had been a resident for the past five years. She was the wife of Martin Luther Webb, who predeceased her in 2005. Ruth was born on April 17, 1922, in Roanoke, Virginia. She was the only child of the late Beulah...
Burley Braxton Harris, Jr.
Jun 10, 2014
Burley Braxton Harris, Jr., 74, of Tater Patch Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday June 10, 2014 at Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg. He was the husband of the late Wanda Sue Jamerson Harris. Burley was born July 2, 1939 a son of the late Marietta Elizabeth Dunn Harris and Burley B. Harris, Sr. He was a retired supervisor for the Virginia...
