Obituaries
Louise Garrett Blackwell
Aug 25, 2011
Annie Louise Garrett Blackwell, 84, of Bumpass, formerly of Pamplin, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the residence of her son. She was the wife of the late James Leonard Blackwell, Jr. Born January 12, 1927 in Appomattox County, she was the daughter of the late William Green Garrett and Gordon Russell Roach Garrett. Louise is survived by one...
Nancy Doss Hall
Aug 24, 2011
Nancy Elizabeth Doss Hall, 73, of Appomattox, died on August 24, 2011 at her residence. She was the wife of Earl R. "Rand" Hall for fifty years. She was born in Appomattox County on September 26, 1937, a daughter of the late Thomas Andrew Doss and Aileen Ferguson Doss. In addition to her husband, Nancy is survived by one son,...
Virginia Brown Daugherty
Aug 24, 2011
Virginia Brown Daugherty, 71, of Horseshoe Rd., Appomattox, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in Centra Speciality Hospital at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of George Thomas Daugherty. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on June 23, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Virgil Forrest and Lucy Arcuri Brown. Virginia was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lynchburg...
John Samuel Dixon Sr.
Aug 13, 2011
John Samuel Dixon, Sr., 48, of Patterson St., Appomattox, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at his residence. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on March 5, 1963, he was a son of Anna Lee McFadden Dixon and his step-father, Robert (Bobby) Markland of Appomattox. He was preceded in death by his father, William Joseph Dixon Jr. and a brother, William Lee Dixon,...
Bennie C. Massey
Aug 12, 2011
Benjamin (Bennie) Charles Massey, 102, of Forest Chapel Rd., Pamplin, died Friday, August 12, 2011, in The Woodlands. He was the husband of the late Naomi (Nona) Jamerson Massey. Born in Dubois, Pennsylvania, on July 22, 1909, he was a son of the late Charles Edward Massey and Roxanna Marsh Massey. Bennie was a member of Pamplin United Methodist Church...
Joyce Alease Vancleef
Aug 12, 2011
Joyce Alease Van Cleef, 73, of Spout Spring, died on Friday, August 12, 2011. Joyce was born in Dinwiddie County on September 1, 1937, a daughter of the late Harmon and Alease House Van Cleef. Joyce is survived by one sister, Glenice Walton and husband, Winston of Spout Spring; one brother, M. Nelson Van Cleef of Blackstone; one sister-in-law, Juanita...
Kaye Grishaw Bentley
Aug 12, 2011
Kaye Grishaw Bentley, 67, of Whites Chapel Rd., Phenix, died at her residence on Friday morning August 12, 2011. She was the widow of Willard James Bentley, Sr. Kaye was born in Appomattox County on September 12, 1943 a daughter of the late Bertha Cyrus and Walter Lee Grishaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Midway Baptist Church....
Ruby M. Williamson
Aug 7, 2011
Ruby Mason Williamson, 98, died Sunday Morning, August 7, 2011 in the Appomattox Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Stanley Epps Williamson. Born May 12, 1913 in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas S. and Mattie Harvey Mason. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church and a homemaker. She is survived...
Willie Bell Moses
Aug 6, 2011
Willie Bell "Granny" Moses, 97, of Appomattox, died on August 6, 2011 at Gretna Health and Rehabilitation Center. Willie was born on April 30, 1914 in Appomattox County. She was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Moses and Elsie Kate Cheatham Moses. Willie is survived by one daughter-in-law, Mary Moses Hicks and husband, Harold of Gretna; two grandsons, Wayne...
Daniel Thomas Manson, Jr.
Jul 31, 2011
Daniel Thomas Manson, Jr., 67, of 1757 Hancock Rd., Red House, died Sunday, July 31, 2011. He was the husband of Carol Graziano Manson for 46 years. He was born in Belmar, NJ, on June 24, 1944, a son of the late Mary Emmons and Daniel T. Manson, Sr. He was a veteran of the US Army and a self-employed...
James A. Nolen
Jul 31, 2011
James Addison Nolen, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle joined our Lord on July 31, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Paige Clark Nolen and his children, Ann, Martha, Thomas, Misty, Jonas and Jeff. Jim was born June 15, 1936, in Wolf Trap (Halifax County) Virginia. He was the son of the late George Ross...
John David Goetz
Jul 30, 2011
John David Goetz, 62, of Windy Knob Lane, Appomattox, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 30, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Dana Burnette Goetz. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 17, 1949, he was the son of Marjorie Artz Goetz of Appomattox and the late William Thomas Goetz. John was a member and elder of Rustburg Presbyterian Church, an...
E. Allen Mcfadden
Jul 30, 2011
Edward Allen McFadden, Sr., 59, of Red House Rd., Appomattox, died Friday, July 29, 2011, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rose Burks McFadden. Born in Lynchburg, on July 19, 1952, he was a son of the late Caroline McFadden Tweedy and the late Edward Samuel Gentry. Allen was an auto mechanic and a US Navy Veteran....
J. Howard Blanks
Jul 29, 2011
Joseph Howard Blanks, Jr., 76, of Bedford Springs Rd., Lynchburg, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Morris Blanks for 56 years. Born in Lynchburg, on August 1, 1934, he was a son of the late Arsie Layne Blanks and Joseph Howard Blanks, Sr. Howard was a member of Timberlake United Methodist...
Virginia Berryman Gillaspie
Jul 26, 2011
Virginia Berryman Gillaspie, 83, of Paradise Rd., Concord, died Tuesday evening, July 26, 2011, at Centra Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Dallas C. Gillaspie for 59 years. Born in Rockfish, VA on February 16, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hall Berryman and Florence Godsey Berryman....
Pauline G. Vanderspiegel
Jul 26, 2011
Pauline Griggs (Polly) Vanderspiegel, 86, predeceased by her husband of fifty-six years, Emil Robert (Van) Vanderspiegel, her parents, Susie Evans Griggs and Wayne D. Griggs, twin sisters Vivian M. Griggs, Lillian G. Taylor and brother, Col. Wayne L. Griggs, died July 26, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Polly was born in Prince George County, September 6, 1924. She graduated from...
Cecil Brown Snyder
Jul 25, 2011
Cecil Brown "Skeet" Snyder, 83, of Lynchburg, died on Monday, July 25, 2011. She was the wife of the late Norman Benjamin Snyder. Cecil was born on July 15, 1928 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Joseph Swithin Brown and Julia Stinson Brown. Cecil is survived by one son, DeWayne Snyder and wife, Jackie of Lynchburg, two daughters, Sharon...
Clyde H. Reynolds
Jul 16, 2011
Clyde H. Reynolds, 86, of Crews Shop Rd., Lynchburg, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at his residence. Born in Appomattox County, on August 9, 1924, he was a son of the late Homer Dean Reynolds and Elizabeth (Emma) Robertson Reynolds. Clyde was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, a WWII Navy veteran, and a retired A.T.F. Agent. He is...
Virginia Harvey Hunter
Jul 14, 2011
Virginia Harvey Hunter, 80, of Spring Mill Road, Concord, died Thursday night July 14, 2011 at the Medical Care Center. She was the widow of Howlett Bailey Hunter. Virginia was born in Campbell County on November 13, 1930 a daughter of the late Nellie Franklin and William Hunter Harvey, Jr. She was a retired employee of Central Virginia Training Center...
C. T. (Tommy) Irvin
Jul 9, 2011
Charles Thomas "Tommy" Irvin, 49, of Appomattox, died on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of Tammy Irby Irvin. Tommy was born in Lynchburg on July 5, 1962 a son of Juanita Watson Mitchell of Altavista and the late Charles Rupert Irvin. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by four daughters,...
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