Obituaries

Edward Russell Blackburn

Edward Russell Blackburn

Sep 27, 2010

Edward Russell Blackburn, 85, of Pecan St., Pamplin, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at his residence. He was the husband of Florence Burrows Blackburn. Born in Darlington Heights, on November 21, 1924, he was the son of the late Edmond Spencer and Margaret Elizabeth Neely Blackburn. Edward was a member of Elon Baptist Church and a 32 degree Mason since...

Walter H. (Boots) Legrand

Walter H. (Boots) Legrand

Sep 23, 2010

Walter Hunter (Boots) LeGrand, 84, of Countryside Drive, Appomattox died Thursday morning September 23, 2010 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Jean Moore LeGrand for 59 years. He was born in Appomattox County a son of the late William Josiah and Lula Drinkard LeGrand. Boots was a charter member of Grace Hills Baptist Church; 50 years plus...

James Dale Carter

James Dale Carter

Sep 23, 2010

James Dale Carter, 66, of Chestnut Mt. Rd., Concord, died Thursday, September 23, 2010, at his residence. Born in Lynchburg, on September 25, 1943, he was a son of the late Aubrey Randolph Carter and Mary Lake Galliher Carter. He was a retired employee of G. E. and a US Navy Veteran. He is survived by two brothers, Randolph H....

Dorothy Wright Mccormick

Dorothy Wright Mccormick

Sep 23, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Wright McCormick 85, of Cedar Hill Drive, Amherst and formerly of Appomattox County, went to be with the Lord on Thursday morning September 23, 2010 at Appomattox Health & Rehab Center. She was the widow of Eugene Welton McCormick. She was born in Buckingham Co., January 17, 1925 a daughter of the late Roy Banks and Lelia Adcock...

Beulah Cheatham Booth

Beulah Cheatham Booth

Sep 17, 2010

Mrs. Beulah Marie Cheatham Booth, 83 of Narrow Passage Road, Spout Spring, died Friday afternoon in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the widow of Roy Atwell Booth Mrs. Booth was born in Appomattox County, August 16, 1927 a daughter of the late Norman Lipscomb and Mary Torrence Cheatham. She was a very active member of Reedy Spring Baptist Church where...

H. Michael Matthews

H. Michael Matthews

Sep 17, 2010

Hugh Michael (Mike) Matthews, 66, of Long Meadows Dr., Lynchburg, died Friday, September 17, 2010 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Janie Woodson Matthews. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on February 19, 1944, he was a son of the late Robert Raphael and Elizabeth Driskill Matthews. Mike was a US Navy veteran, a member of Gospel Light...

Dorothy Ann Burge Carter

Dorothy Ann Burge Carter

Sep 8, 2010

Dorothy Ann Burge Carter, 71, of Morton Lane, Appomattox, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of 40 years to Samuel E. Carter. Born September 11, 1938 in Appomattox County, she was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Bell and William Fletcher Burge, Sr. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church....

Edythe Martin Megginson

Edythe Martin Megginson

Sep 5, 2010

God has called another angel home. Edythe Martin Megginson 91, of Appomattox passed into eternal rest on Sunday September 5, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 69 years, Riley Thomas Megginson. Born in Appomattox County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Marshall Martin and Ethel Tatum Martin. She was...

Virginia Moses Babcock

Virginia Moses Babcock

Sep 2, 2010

Virginia Godwin Moses Babcock of Appomattox, our loving and devoted Mother, Granny, Granny Ginny, Sister, Sis Gin and friend passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Babcock Manor. She was the widow of Harold Webster Babcock, Sr. who died on February 10, 1999. They were married for 61 years. Mrs. Babcock was born in Appomattox County, on September 14,...

James Allen Smith

James Allen Smith

Aug 31, 2010

James Allen Smith, 84, of Redfield Rd., Appomattox, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at his residence. Born in Mullins, SC, on December 6, 1925, he was a son of the late James Whiteford and Bertha Lewis Smith. Jim was a graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Animal Science and a retired County Extension Agent for Appomattox County. He...

Marjorie Hughes Evans

Marjorie Hughes Evans

Aug 29, 2010

Marjorie Susan Hughes Evans, 93, of Lynchburg, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at The Summit. She was the wife of the late Otis Ray Evans. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., on October 14, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John Tunstall Hughes and Nannie Sue Dix Hughes. Mrs. Evans was a...

Richard Floyd Hamilton

Richard Floyd Hamilton

Aug 28, 2010

Richard Floyd Hamilton, 66, of Cedar Tree Rd., Evergreen, died Saturday, August 28, 2010, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Evelyn Smith Hamilton. Born in Lynchburg, on January 31, 1944, he was a son of the late John Kent and Ruby Wooldridge Hamilton. He was an active lifetime member and Deacon of Evergreen Baptist Church. Richard retired...

Clyde Vinson Campbell

Clyde Vinson Campbell

Aug 28, 2010

Clyde Vinson Campbell, 74, of Little Dogwood Rd., Spout Spring, died August 28, 2010 at his residence. He was the husband of Ida H. Campbell. Born in Nelson County, on August 31, 1935, he was a son of the late Claude Conrad Campbell and Mary Sue Mays Campbell. Clyde was a member of the Baptist faith. In addition to his...

Louise Stinson Hall

Louise Stinson Hall

Aug 28, 2010

Virginia Louise Stinson Hall, 92, of Appomattox, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. She was the wife of Charles William Hall. Born in Buckingham County, on August 11, 1918, she was a daughter of John Benjamin and Virgie Bryant Stinson. She was a lifetime member of Red Oak Baptist Church and retired seamstress with Courtland Manufacturing. She is survived by a...

Donald Alan Bates

Donald Alan Bates

Aug 27, 2010

Donald Alan Bates, 58, of Swan Rd., Pamplin, died Friday, August 27, 2010, in UVA Medical Center. He was the husband of Cathy Baldwin Bates. Born in Newport News, on January 12, 1952, he was a son of Clara Ethel Taylor Bates of Appomattox and the late Charles T. Bates. Donald was a member of Elon Baptist Church and an...

Betty Jean Phelps

Betty Jean Phelps

Aug 23, 2010

Betty Jean Phelps, 67, of Brookneal, died August 23, 2010, in the Medical Care Center. She was the wife of the late David D. Phelps. Born in Prince Edward County, on September 5, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Walter C. Hamlett and Lottie Pearl Nash Hamlett. She was a member of Springfield Primitive Baptist and a former...

Richard Lewis Wingfield

Richard Lewis Wingfield

Aug 21, 2010

Richard Lewis "Dick" Wingfield, Sr., 82, of Virginia Ave. died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Julia Isabel "Izzie" McGhee, formerly of Lynchburg, whom he married on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1956. Born June 8, 1928, in Appomattox, he was the son of the late James Julian and Zelia...

Mae Nolen Jordan

Mae Nolen Jordan

Aug 20, 2010

Addie Mae Nolen Jordan, 84, of Appomattox, passed away Friday, August 20, 2010. She was the wife of the late Dr. William R. Jordan of Richmond. Born June 1, 1926, in Halifax County, Va, she was the daughter of the late Mr. George Ross and Addie Morrison Nolen. Formerly of Richmond, and a member of First Presbyterian Church, she relocated...

Raymond Lyle Harris

Raymond Lyle Harris

Aug 19, 2010

Raymond Lyle Harris, 86, of VA Beach died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family on Aug 19th 2010, in Virginia Beach General Hospital from complications of dementia. Born October 16, 1923, in Appomattox County, VA, he was a son of the late John Daniel Harris, Sr. and Elsie Baber Harris. He was also predeceased by 9 brothers and...

Henry Geter Pierce

Henry Geter Pierce

Aug 13, 2010

Henry Geter Pierce,77, of Spout Springs, died Friday August 13, 2010 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Flora Mae Puckett Pierce for 57 years. Born in Appomattox County, June 20, 1933 he was a son of the late Claude Pierce and Grace Franklin Pierce. Henry was of the Baptist Faith and retired from J.E. Jamerson and...

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