Obituaries
Steven Braxton Mitchell
Feb 4, 2014
Steven Braxton Mitchell, 53, of Cawthorne St., Appomattox, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at his residence. Born in Lynchburg, VA on March 16, 1960, he was a son of Rosalia Wright Mitchell of Appomattox and the late Charles (Charlie) Braxton Mitchell. Steve was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He worked for Thomasville Furniture Company and was presently employed by...
Myrtle Hodnett Jennings
Feb 3, 2014
Myrtle Hodnett Jennings, 77, of Prospect, died Monday, February 03, 2014, in Heritage Hall of Blackstone. She was the wife of the late James Cawthorne Jennings. Born in Nottoway County, on July 4, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Lillie Hodnett Brandau and George Moore. She was a homemaker and member of Hollywood Baptist Church She is survived...
Jane Inge Woody
Feb 3, 2014
Betty Jane Inge Cyrus Woody, 65, of Forest died Monday, February 3, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the widow of Harry Woody. Jane was born in Lynchburg, VA on November 27, 1948 a daughter of the late Alice Smith and Holmsey Inge, Jr. She was a homemaker and member of Rocks Baptist Church. She is survived by a...
Laura Woody Evans
Jan 31, 2014
Laura Lee Woody Evans, 45, of Countryside Rd., Appomattox died Friday, January 31, 2014. Born in Lynchburg, VA on October 18, 1968, she was the daughter of Bertha Webber Woody and Clarence P. Woody both of Appomattox. She was a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College and employed by Appomattox County School District as the Federal/State Grants Coordinator, Student System Specialist....
Mable Doss Smith
Jan 24, 2014
Mable Doss Smith, 86, of Rocky Farm Rd., Appomattox, was called home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 24, 2014 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Elmo Smith. Born in Appomattox County, on March 23, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Gwendolyn Smoot and Aubrey Layfette Doss. She was a...
Hester Filer Asman
Jan 24, 2014
Hester Lee Filer Asman, 68, of Saxe and currently residing in Appomattox, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 24, 2014. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 24, 1945, she was a daughter of Rowland Franklin Filer of Virginia Beach and Margaret Lee (Bo Bo) Toombs of Keysville. Hester loved to serve others, enjoyed crafts, and was a...
Thomas M. Franklin Sr.
Jan 24, 2014
Thomas Malcolm Franklin, Sr., 81, of Concord, died Friday, January 24, 2014, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was twice widowed; his wives were the late Marie Loraine Pinnette Franklin and the late Phyllis Joy Franklin. Born in Concord, VA, on July 22, 1932, he was a son of the late Marie Lucille Jones and George Frost Franklin. He was a...
Reverend Robert James Mceleney
Jan 23, 2014
Reverend Robert James McEleney of Appomattox died Thursday, January 23, 2014, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Ann and Thomas McEleney. He was born April 15, 1928, in New York City. In 1936, he traveled with his parents to their native Scotland. Because he had dual citizenship, he was drafted into the British...
Marjorie Harrell Tweedy
Jan 23, 2014
Marjorie Harrell Tweedy, 96, of New Chapel Rd., Rustburg, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 in Westminster Canterbury. She was the wife of the late Reginald Edward Tweedy, Sr. Born in Suffolk, VA, on July 2, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Zuzzie Pierce Harrell and William Burgess Harrell. She was preceded in death by her step-mother, Lillian Carr...
Roger Dale Steele
Jan 21, 2014
Roger Dale Steele, 51, of Bethany Rd., Rustburg, died peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Born in Lynchburg, VA, on February 10, 1962, he was the son of Elaine Wills Steele of Rustburg and the late Rudolph Lee Steele, Sr. He attended Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. In addition to his mother he is survived by two brothers,...
Edwin Robert Voorhees
Jan 18, 2014
Edwin Robert "Bob" Voorhees, 68, Buckingham, died Saturday morning January 18, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Darlene Witt Voorhees. Bob was born June 16, 1945 in Connecticut a son of the late Loretta Prince and Edwin Robert Voorhees, Sr. He was a member of Glory Baptist Church, a retired electrician for the Department...
James Wyatt Hash Sr.
Jan 17, 2014
James Wyatt (Jim) Hash, Sr., 74, of Promise Land Rd., Appomattox passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at his home. Born in Elkton, Maryland, on January 12, 1940, he was a son of the late Gaye Eldreth and Dennis Lincoln Hash. He lived in New Jersey before relocating to Appomattox. Jim loved cars, guns, and being with his family...
Brenda Jordan Hamilton
Jan 17, 2014
Brenda Joyce Jordan Hamilton, 61, of Booth Drive, Appomattox died Friday night January 17, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Brenda was born in Chowan Co., NC April 22, 1952 a daughter of Marcella Johnson Jordan Johnson of Appomattox and the late Johnnie William Jordan. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church and the office manager for Campbell...
Michael Lynn George
Jan 14, 2014
Michael Lynn George, 64, of Chilton Road, Appomattox, died peacefully at Lynchburg General Hospital on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. He was the husband of Peggy Stann George for 41 years. Mike was born in Lynchburg, October 24, 1949, a son of the late Hattie Guill and Percy Wilson George. He graduated from Lynchburg College with a B.A. in Social Sciences....
Frances Davis Brown
Jan 10, 2014
Frances Davis Brown, 87, of Pamplin, died Friday, January 10, 2014, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Willie Woodrow Brown. Born in Pamplin, VA, on November 10, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Nora Pugh and Henry Harrison Davis. She was a member of Pamplin United Methodist Church. Frances was a loving mother,...
Elmer Millard Phelps
Jan 8, 2014
Elmer Millard Phelps, 68, of Spring Grove Road, Appomattox, died Wednesday afternoon, January 8, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Beverly Winston Phelps. Elmer was born on August 8, 1945, in Appomattox County, a son of the late Emily Blanche Moore and Enid Millard Phelps. He was a retired employee of Babcock & Wilcox, a member...
A. F. (Dick) Johnson
Jan 7, 2014
Aubrey Floyd (Dick) Johnson, 83, of Bible Baptist Rd., Appomattox, went home to be with His Lord on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Edna Mae Goad Johnson for 61 years. Born in Appomattox County, on September 25, 1930, he was a son of the late Earlie Davidson and Bernice Aubrey (B. A.)...
Malcolm Wheeler Jordan
Jan 6, 2014
Malcolm Wheeler Jordan, 90, of Turkey Creek Road, Phenix, died Monday January 6, 2014 at Heritage Hall, Brookneal. He was the husband of Dorothy Marshall Jordan for 62 years. Malcolm was born in Charlotte County November 29, 1923 a son of the late Lucy Alice Gilliam and Wheeler Davis Jordan. He was a member, Deacon and Trustee at Midway Baptist...
Ruth Austin Roach
Jan 5, 2014
Ruth Austin Roach, 74, of Red House Rd., Appomattox, died Sunday, January 5, 2014, at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of Thomas Carter Roach. Born in Appomattox County, on December 1, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Lonelle Riley and David Garland Austin. She was a member of Spout Spring Baptist Church. Ruth loved...
Emmett T. Mccormick
Jan 4, 2014
Emmett Terry "Pee Wee" McCormick, 66, of Gladstone, passed away January 4, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Emmett was born April 19, 1947 in Buckingham Co. (Greenway Farm) a son of the late Virginia Ann (Castel) Phelps and William Douglas McCormick. He was a woodcutter, had been disabled for a number of years and was a member of Maple Grove...
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