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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
Jack D. Carroll
Apr 19, 2013
Jack Dillard Carroll, 94, of Village Highway, Concord, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at Appomattox Health and Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Cyrus Carroll. Born in Campbell County, on October 30, 1918, he was a son of the late Dillard Lewis and Ada Woodall Carroll. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, where...
Benjamin Hunter Marshall
Apr 9, 2013
Benjamin Hunter Marshall, 84, of Lee-Grant Avenue, Appomattox, died at his residence on April 9, 2013. He was the husband of Peggy Jarrell Marshall. Ben was born in Charleston, WVA, July 23, 1928 a son of the late Pearl Caldwell and Schuyler Benjamin Marshall. He served his country as a Lieutenant in the US Air Force as a pilot during...
Abdullah B. Franklin, Jr.
Apr 7, 2013
Abdullah Bernes Franklin, Jr., 89 of Chase City, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of the late Caroline Mann Franklin. Born August 19, 1923 in Appomattox Co., he was a son of the late Ella Gobble and Abdullah B. Franklin, Sr. He was a member of Bethel Bible Church and had served his country...
Brenda Sue Kershner Collins
Apr 4, 2013
Brenda Sue Kershner Collins, 62, of Bethany Rd., Rustburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at her residence. She was the wife of Charles Earl Collins, Sr. Born in Farmville, VA on October 15, 1950, she was a daughter of late Charlie Carrico and the late Beatrice Frances Kershner. She was a member of Rocks...
Janet R. Smith
Apr 3, 2013
Janet Rooker Smith, 75, of Cawthorne St., Appomattox, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of William Carlton Smith, Sr. Born in Norlina, NC, on July 15, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Selma Shearin and Guy Rooker. She was a member of Rocks Baptist Church and received a B.A. in English...
Dorothy "Dot" Pearson Webb
Mar 30, 2013
Dorothy "Dot" Pearson Webb, 91, of Toga, died peacefully at her residence. She and her husband, the late O.J. Webb shared a life together for 62 years. Born on July 16, 1921 in Buckingham Co., she was a daughter of the late Mary Morgan and Hal Thornton Pearson. She was a longtime member of Antioch/Union Baptist Church and was owner/operator...
Herbert Lee Handy Sr.
Mar 27, 2013
Herbert Lee Handy, Sr., 82, of Trent Hatchery Rd., Appomattox, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Nora Doss Handy. Born in Appomattox, VA on June 28, 1930, he was a son of the late Cessie Mays and James Emmitt Handy, Sr. Herbert started working from a young age on his family's...
Linda Lee Burnette
Mar 23, 2013
Linda Lee Burnette, 63, of Appomattox died March 23, 2013 at her residence. She was the wife of Edwin Glenn Burnette. Born in Baltimore, MD, on April 3, 1949, she was a daughter of the late James W. Chenoweth, Sr. and Dorothy Wilson King. In addition to her husband she is survived by a grandson, Phillip Michael Zetter; a brother,...
Gladys Ranson Anderson
Mar 22, 2013
Gladys Ranson Anderson, 99, of Pamplin died Friday, March 22, 2013, after a brief illness at the residence of her nephew, Charlie Goodman and Beverly Ranson. She was the wife of the late Jesse James Anderson. Born in Appomattox County, on July 28, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Goodman Henry Ranson and Alma Cawthorne Ranson. She was...
