Obituaries

Flossie Goodrich Wingfield

Flossie Goodrich Wingfield

Jul 29, 2012

Flossie G. Wingfield Flossie Goodrich Wingfield, 94, of First Street, Appomattox, died Sunday night at her residence. She was the widow of Lester Irby Wingfield and at his death in 2010 they had been married for 70 years. Flossie was born in Smithfield, VA on September 18, 1917 a daughter of the late Flossie Annette Bradshaw and Earnest Carroll Goodrich....

Robert (Bobby) M. Cheatham

Robert (Bobby) M. Cheatham

Jul 26, 2012

Robert (Bobby) Miles Cheatham, 74, of Salem Road, Spout Spring, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Dolores Dinkins Cheatham. Born in Appomattox County, on January 5, 1938, he was a son of the late William W. and Frances Miles Cheatham. He was a US Army veteran, a member of Reedy Spring Baptist...

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Jul 25, 2012

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, 84, of Isbell St. died Wednesday afternoon, July 25, 2012 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He and his wife, Barbara Lee Franklin, shared their lives together for over 40 years. Born in the Hollywood community of Appomattox Co. on June 16, 1928, he was a son of the late Abdulah and Ella Gobble Franklin. He was a...

Bernice (Bunny) R. Crane

Bernice (Bunny) R. Crane

Jul 22, 2012

Bernice Rocheskey Crane, 89, peacefully passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Farmville, VA. She was surrounded by loving family and friends. Bunny was the beloved wife of the late Harold Crane of Manahawkin, NJ. She is survived by her son Harry Crane and daughter-in-law Maureen of Appomattox, VA; her daughter Marie Cranmer of Sanford, FL; her brother Eiben...

Elaine Phelps Bollinger

Elaine Phelps Bollinger

Jul 20, 2012

Bollinger, Elaine Phelps Elaine Phelps Bollinger, 84, passed away on July 20, 2012, in Roanoke, VA at the South Roanoke Nursing Home. Elaine was born on August 14, 1927, in Appomattox Co., VA, a daughter of the late Walter P. and Mary Fannie Chenault Phelps. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 50...

Leslie Edgar (Ned) Nash

Leslie Edgar (Ned) Nash

Jul 16, 2012

Leslie E. "Ned" Nash Leslie E. "Ned" Nash went home to his Heavenly Father on Monday, July 16, 2012, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He and his wife, Merle Reynolds Nash, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on July 12, 2012. Born in Charlotte Courthouse on March 22, 1934, Ned was the son of the late Harry Jones...

Leon Earle Miles

Leon Earle Miles

Jul 16, 2012

Leon Earle Miles Leon Earle Miles, 92, of Little Cub Rd., Pamplin, died Monday, July 16, 2012, in Farmville,VA. Born in South Lancaster, Mass., on October 21, 1919, he was a son of the late Carroll and Grace Hirst Miles. Leon was a member of Appomattox Seventh- day Adventist Church, a retired teacher having taught both in public and private...

Pauline G. Thompson

Pauline G. Thompson

Jul 15, 2012

Pauline Gobble Thompson, 97, of Appomattox, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, in Wayland Rehab in Keysville. She was the wife of the late Joseph Warren Thompson. Born in Appomattox County, on May 24, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Etta Lane Gobble. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a homemaker. She is survived...

Herbert C. Garrett

Herbert C. Garrett

Jul 11, 2012

Herbert Christopher Garrett, 71, of Hundley Springs Rd., Appomattox, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on July 11, 2012. He was born in Appomattox County, March 20, 1941, a son of the late Thomas Abner and Mary Robertson Garrett. He is survived by his daughters, Martha (Fleming) Moore, Bernadine Garrett both of Appomattox and Christie (Ryan) Russell of...

Grant O. Johnson

Grant O. Johnson

Jul 10, 2012

Grant Ostrander Johnson, Jr., 66, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at his residence in Appomattox, VA. Mr. Johnson was born May 22, 1946 in Elizabeth, NJ. He served in the United States Army from 1965 – 1971, where he received the following: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and Sharpshooter (Rifle M-14). He was the...

Albert Sharpe Moore

Albert Sharpe Moore

Jul 9, 2012

Albert Sharpe Moore, 83, of Log Cabin Road, Appomattox, died Monday morning July 9, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Sylvia Campbell Moore. Sharpe was born in Sevierville, TN on April 15, 1929 a son of the late Margaret Franklin and John Alfred Moore. He was the owner of A.S. Moore Heating & Air and...

Mary Ann Dixon Clay

Mary Ann Dixon Clay

Jul 9, 2012

Mary Ann Clay, 54, passed away on July 9, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Randy Clay of Lynchburg, her son Joey Clay of Nathalie and wife Tessa and four children, Ridge, Katelyn, Morgan, and Emily; her daughter, Tiffany Huff of Lynchburg and two children, Cody and Christian; her son Jeremy Clay of Evington and...

Christine Blanks Hammock

Christine Blanks Hammock

Jul 7, 2012

Christine Blanks Hammock Christine Blanks Hammock, 88, of Spout Spring, died Saturday night July 7, 2012 at Appomattox Health and Rehab Center. She was the widow of Ollie Ramsey Hammock. Christine was born in Pittsylvania Co., a daughter of the late Ora Dillard and Jesse W. Blanks. She was a Charter Member of Bethany Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retired...

Carol Preble Notestein

Carol Preble Notestein

Jul 5, 2012

Carol Lee Preble Notestein, 65, of Morning Star Road, Appomattox, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 18, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Francis Vernon Preble and Marion Anna Bowers Preble. Carol was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband...

W. A. (Dick) Franklin

W. A. (Dick) Franklin

Jun 30, 2012

William Alvis (Dick) Franklin, 89, of Anderson Mill Rd., Appomattox, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Louise P. Franklin. Dick was born in Appomattox County, on February 27, 1923. He was a US Army veteran serving during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart medal. He was a member and...

Deloma Spence Reed

Deloma Spence Reed

Jun 27, 2012

06/Deloma Marie Spence Reed, 68, of Spout Spring died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at her residence. Born in Lynchburg, VA on December 5, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Haywood and Ruth Holzheuer Spence. She retired from Central Virginia Training Center. Deloma is survived by two children, Zina R. Garrett and husband Keith of Spout Spring and Anthony...

Lucy Pippin Eanes

Lucy Pippin Eanes

Jun 27, 2012

Lucy P. Eanes Lucy Pippin Eanes, 95, of Evergreen Ave., Appomattox, died Wednesday afternoon June 27, 2012 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Abingdon, Va., December 10, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Henry H. and Susan Coalson Pippin. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Carl, Leonard, Charles and Millard Pippin and two...

Kathryn C. Cole

Kathryn C. Cole

Jun 22, 2012

Kathryn "Kitty" Cole Kathryn C. "Kitty" Cole, 85, of Forest Chapel Rd., Pamplin, died Friday morning, June 22, 2012, at Appomattox Health & Rehab. Kitty was born in Appomattox Co., on September 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Mattabelle Glenn and John Samuel Cole. She was a homemaker and member of Elon Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services will be...

Dave Chesterman Anderson, Jr.

Dave Chesterman Anderson, Jr.

Jun 18, 2012

Dave Chesterman Anderson, Jr. Dave Chesterman Anderson, Jr., of Nashville, TN, died on Monday June 18, 2012 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville surrounded by his immediate family, after two long term illnesses: five strokes in 2010 and pancreatic cancer from 6/30-2011 to 6/18/2012. Dave faced the bad luck of those illnesses with his characteristic valor and grace. He...

Margaret Younger Guthrie

Margaret Younger Guthrie

Jun 12, 2012

MARGARET YOUNGER GUTHRIE Margaret Younger Guthrie, 91, died Tuesday June 12, 2012 at Bentley Commons, Lynchburg. She was the widow of Elred James Guthrie. Margaret was born in North Carolina on August 27, 1920 a daughter of the late Eula Blanks and Stanley E. Younger. She was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker, and member of Thomas Terrace Baptist Church....

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