Obituaries

Elizabeth ( Liz) Robertson Quinn

Elizabeth ( Liz) Robertson Quinn

Jun 10, 2013

Emma Elizabeth (Liz) Robertson Quinn, 86, of Appomattox, died Monday, June 10, 2013, in the Avante of Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late John Leo Quinn, Jr. Born in Appomattox County, VA, on June 5, 1927, she was the daughter of the late David North Robertson and Ruth Coleman Robertson. She was a member of New Hope Baptist...

Millie Roach

Millie Roach

May 30, 2013

Mildred Ferrell (Millie) Roach, 72, of Horseshoe Rd., Appomattox, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 in Centra Specialty Hospital. She was the wife of Bobby A. Roach for 53 years and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who always put her family first. Born in Bath County, Virginia, on October 19, 1940, she was the devoted daughter...

Nell Pulliam

Nell Pulliam

May 29, 2013

Grace Gaynell Farrar Pulliam, 70, of Eldon Road, Appomattox, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Appomattox County, November 27, 1942 a daughter of the late Louise Austin and George William Farrar. Nell was a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church, a veteran having served her country as a member of the United States...

Daniel (Jimmy) James Ortega

Daniel (Jimmy) James Ortega

May 27, 2013

Daniel James (Jimmy) Ortega, 61, of Pumping Station Rd., Appomattox, died Monday, May 27, 2013 in UVA Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Annis Ortega. Born in Los Angeles, CA, on August 29, 1951, he was a son of the late Louis Lucero Ortega and Agnes Ortiz Ortega. He was involved in outreach ministry, reaching souls for...

Thomas Robert Seay

Thomas Robert Seay

May 27, 2013

Thomas Robert (Papa) Seay Thomas Robert (Papa) Seay, 84, of Austin's Rd., Gladstone, died Monday, May 27, 2013 at his residence. Born in Gladstone, VA on February 17, 1929, he was a son of the late Charlie O. Seay and the late Janie Cook Seay Howe. He was a US Army veteran serving his country during the Korean War. Papa...

Paul H. Bugg

Paul H. Bugg

May 23, 2013

Paul Herndon Bugg, 83, of Peach Street, Appomattox, died Thursday afternoon May 23, 2013 at Virginia Baptist Hospital Centra Specialty Hospital. He was the husband of the late Faye Kestner Bugg. Paul was born in Gladstone, VA on August 6, 1929 a son of the late Alice Smoot Bugg and Ivanhoe Bugg. He was a member Liberty Baptist Church and...

Julian Burge Hesson

Julian Burge Hesson

May 22, 2013

Julian Burge Hesson, 89, of Gladstone, passed Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Fairmont Crossing Health and Rehab Center. Born in Nelson County, on February 10, 1924, he was a son of the late John A. Hesson and the late Dundee Martin Hesson. Julian served on active duty as a Marine in World War II on Okinawa. He retired after many...

Robert C. Anderson

Robert C. Anderson

May 20, 2013

Robert Carey Anderson, 80, of Amherst died Monday, May 20, 2013, in Fairmont Crossing. He was born in Amherst County, on July 24, 1932, a son of the late Lenora Wood and Ralph Pearson Anderson. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church of Amherst. Robert is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Williamson of Appomattox and Mary Jane Moore...

Chris Walter Therkildsen

Chris Walter Therkildsen

May 18, 2013

Chris Walter Therkildsen, 80, of Tower Hill Road, Dillwyn, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy Therkildsen. Born on August 16, 1932, in Roselle, NJ, he was the son of the late Chris and Anna Dixon Therkildsen. Chris was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church on the Dillwyn Charge and was...

Thomas Terrell Martin Sr.

Thomas Terrell Martin Sr.

May 16, 2013

Thomas Terrell Martin, Sr., 94, of Appomattox died Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Our Lady of Hope in Richmond. He was the husband of the late Sallie Martin Martin. Born in Appomattox County, VA, on September 15, 1918, he was a son of the late Lillian Pearl Grow and Thomas Moore Martin. In 1949, he opened Western Auto in Appomattox....

Ida P. Elliott

Ida P. Elliott

May 14, 2013

Ida Francis Pierce Elliott, 88, of Plant Drive, Appomattox, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Appomattox Health and Rehab Center. Born in Hurt, VA, on October 23, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie Arthur Pierce and Pauline Moschler Pierce. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church and retired from Thomasville Furniture. Ida is survived by two...

Luz Patria Roman Rohde

Luz Patria Roman Rohde

May 13, 2013

Luz Patria Roman Rohde, 80, of Lynchburg, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of the late Walter H. Rohde Jr. She was born in Viesques, Puerto Rico, on September 11, 1932 a daughter of the late Damiana Ortiz and Florencia Roman. Luz was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church....

C. Kendall Hunter, Jr.

C. Kendall Hunter, Jr.

May 5, 2013

Retired Major C. Kendall Hunter, Jr., U.S.A.F., died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in High Point, NC on April 18, 1934, Kendall was the only child of Emma Young and C.K. "Red" Hunter, Sr. He was a member of Appomattox Courthouse Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post #104. During both the Korean War and Vietnam, Kendall...

Elsie C. Barley

Elsie C. Barley

Apr 29, 2013

Elsie Barley, 88, of Evington, died Monday, April 29, 2013 in the Medical Care Center. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert M. (Bob) and Barbara Brown of Lynchburg; two grandchildren and five great grandchildren, Michael Ray and Donna Brown and their children, Kristen and Garrett of Rincon, GA and Craig E. and Martha Brown and their children,...

Christine Wilson Knight

Christine Wilson Knight

Apr 25, 2013

Ruth Christine Wilson Knight, 87, of Country Club Road, Appomattox, died Thursday morning April 25, 2013. She was the wife of Francis McKinney Knight for sixty-five years. Christine was born December 25, 1925 in Summerfield, NC a daughter of the late Lillian Mae Wilson and Dwight Ellis Wilson. She began her studies at Brevard Junior College, then continued her educational...

William Vincent Strain, Jr.

William Vincent Strain, Jr.

Apr 23, 2013

William Vincent Strain, Jr., 74, of Village Highway, Concord, died at his residence on Tuesday April 23, 2013. He was the husband of Frances McDonald Strain for 48 years. Bill was born Robeson County, NC, on October25, 1938 a son of the late Myrtle Harrell and William Vincent Strain, Sr. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, an...

Love Lewis Foster

Love Lewis Foster

Apr 22, 2013

Love Lewis Foster, 96 of Village Highway, Concord, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Appomattox Health & Rehab Center. She was the widow of Robert D. Foster, Sr. Love was born in Appomattox on August 3, 1916 a daughter of the late Mary Waugh and George Washington Lewis. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, the WMU of the...

Robert M. Schloss

Robert M. Schloss

Apr 22, 2013

Robert Maurice Schloss, Sr., 86, of Tower Hill Rd., Appomattox, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at his residence. Born in Savannah, GA on September 27, 1926, he was a son of the late Helen Mae Smith and Maurice Schloss. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Margaret Webb Schloss; a son, Robert M. Schloss, Jr. and wife,...

Harold Francis Hing

Harold Francis Hing

Apr 20, 2013

Harold Francis Hing, 75, of Red House, Va, passed away April 20, 2013 in Lynchburg General Hospital, after a short illness. He was born in Hackettstown, NJ to the late Lemuel and Ethel Mendzie Hing. Also preceded in death by his beloved Grandpa Hing, brother Donald Hahnes and grandson Christopher Hing. He is survived by his wife of 24 years,...

Marshall Wayde Cheatham

Marshall Wayde Cheatham

Apr 20, 2013

Marshall Wayde Cheatham, 67, of Salem Road, Spout Spring, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at his residence. He was the husband of Sarah Gowen Cheatham. Born in Appomattox County, on November 27, 1945, he was a son of the late William Wingfield and Frances Miles Cheatham. He was a US Army veteran and retired from Babcock and Wilcox. Marshall was...

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