Courtney Thomas King, Sr.
Jan 23, 2011
Courtney Thomas King Sr., 84, of Stratford Rd., Concord, died Sunday Night, January 23, 2011 at Avante. He was the loving husband of Joyce Tolley King for 54 years. Born in Dinwiddie Co., on January 11, 1927, he was a son of the late Mabel Thomas and Robert Allen King, Sr. Courtney was retired from Lynchburg Jobbing House, was a...
Freddie C. Carter
Jan 22, 2011
Frederick Carroll "Freddie" Carter, Sr., 65, lived, loved and passed in the Carter Family home on Church St., Appomattox on Saturday, morning, January 22, 2011. Born in Appomattox on March 15, 1945, he was a son of the late Charles Marie (Buster) Carter and Ethel Guill "Ted" Carter. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a former business...
Floyd Lester Elliott, Jr.
Jan 22, 2011
Floyd Lester Elliott, Jr., 83, of Ruckers Rd., Concord, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Helen Elizabeth Wise Elliott. Born in Lynchburg, VA, on November 4, 1927, he was a son of the late Hattie Odell Neighbors and Floyd L. Elliott, Sr. He was a member of New Concord Presbyterian Church and...
Rachel Page O'Brien
Jan 21, 2011
Rachel Page O'Brien, 84, of Anderson Mill Rd., Appomattox, died Friday, January 21, 2011, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Clem Hancock O'Brien. Born in Appomattox County, on October 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William Braxton Page and Lillian Gertrude Pugh Page. Mrs. O'Brien was a member of New Hope Baptist...
Jerry Wayne Franklin
Jan 20, 2011
Jerry Wayne Franklin, 55, of Red House Road, Appomattox died Thursday, January 20, 2011 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Jerry was born in Lynchburg on October 13, 1955, a son of Isabelle Knight Franklin and the late Elmo Horace Franklin. He was a heavy equipment operator with W.W. Boxley for 35 years. In addition to his Mother, he is survived by...
Jack L. Butcher
Jan 19, 2011
Jack L. "PaPa" Butcher, 71, of Rolling Green Drive, Rustburg, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Jo Riley Booth Butcher. Born in Weston, West VA, on February 23, 1939, he was a son of the late Arthur and Merle Butcher. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Butcher...
John W. Megginson
Jan 18, 2011
John W. Megginson, 90, of Church Street, Appomattox died at Virginia Baptist Hospital on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Johnny was born in Appomattox County on August 10, 1920 a son of the late Virgie Spradlin and Samuel Thomas Megginson. Johnny was a retired farmer and merchant. From 1964-75 he operated J.W. Megginson grocery and was considered the Honorary Mayor of...
Elayne Garrett Ross
Jan 18, 2011
Elayne Garrett Ross, 55, of Gahanna, Ohio and formerly of Appomattox, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Elayne was born August 15, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia. Elayne believed in helping others and never met a stranger. Her spirit and enthusiasm created an environment that made people want to be near her. Her main passion in life was her...
Alton Smith
Jan 17, 2011
Grover Alton Smith, 72, of Farmville, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at the home of his daughter, Tammy Martin. Born in Appomattox County, on March 14, 1938, he was the son of Neola Barlow Smith and the late Grover Elwood Smith. He was a US Navy veteran, a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Appomattox, and retired from the...
Gayle Power Oliver
Jan 17, 2011
Gayle Power Oliver, 66, of 400 Skyline Road, Appomattox, died Monday morning, January 17, 2011, in her home, following a long and courageous battle with Cancer. She was the widow of the late Thomas Wallace (T.W.) Oliver. Gayle was born in Norfolk, Va on November 15, 1944 and was the only child of the late Evelyn Wallace and John Maxwell...
Ruth (Betty) Smith Scruggs
Jan 16, 2011
Ruth (Betty) Smith Scruggs, 91, of Appomattox, died Sunday, January 16, 2011, in the Masonic Home in Richmond. She was the wife of the late Charles Wiley Scruggs. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 8, 1919; she was the daughter of the late Virey and Annie Gentle Smith. Ruth whose stage name was Betty Logan along with her...
Emma Carson Braund
Jan 13, 2011
Mrs. Emma M. Braund, 87, of Concord, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Amherst County, VA, on July 29, 1923, she was a daughter of the late W. Melvin and May Martin Carson. She was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Carson. Mrs. Braund was an active member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church in...
Stratton H. Franklin
Jan 11, 2011
Stratton Howard Franklin, 85, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Babcock Manor. He was the husband of Doris Tinnell Franklin of Richmond, VA. Born in Appomattox County, on October 29, 1925, he was a son of the late Robert Sterling (Doc) and Mattie Carwile Franklin. Stratton was a member of Bible Baptist Church, a WW II Army veteran,...
Glenn Allen Doss
Jan 10, 2011
Glenn Allen Doss, 55, of Stone Ridge Rd., Concord, died suddenly, Monday, January 10, 2011, in Rocky Mount, VA. He was the husband of Sue Moore Doss. Born in Lynchburg, VA, on December 27, 1955, he was a son of the late Henry Allen Doss and Marjorie Woodson Doss Reider. Glenn was a foreman for Commercial Steel Erection and a...
Lewis Glover Harvey
Jan 6, 2011
Lewis Glover Harvey, 78, of Redfields Rd., Appomattox, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Shirley Austin Harvey. Born in Evergreen, VA, on June 6, 1932, he was a son of the late Edward Larkin and Manie Clark Harvey. Lewis was a member of Liberty Baptist Church where he served as a...
Annabelle Emmett Chandler
Jan 5, 2011
Annabelle Emmett Chandler, 74, of Appomattox, died at Lynchburg General Hospital, Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was the wife of the late James Harrison Chandler. Born in Greenville, TN, January 23, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Essie Malone and John Emmett. She was a member of the Appomattox P.H. Church, and a retired employee of Courtland Manufacturing...
Betty Brown Tucker
Jan 5, 2011
Betty Brown Tucker, 72, of Lynchburg, died January 5, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital. For 53 years, she was the loving wife of Ronald (Ronnie) T. Tucker. Born in Lynchburg, on August 25, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Julia Stinson and Joseph Swithin Brown. Betty was a 1956 graduate of E. C. Glass High School, and was...
Thomas Carlton Little
Jan 5, 2011
Thomas Carlton Little, 95, owner of the University Barbershop and 8 others in the Fairfax, Virginia area for over 40 years, died of congestive heart failure January 5, 2011 in Palm Coast, Florida. Mr. Little was born in Creedmoor, North Carolina on December 31, 1915. During the 1930's and 40's he played country music having his own band and record...
Samuel Lewis Baldwin
Dec 31, 2010
Samuel Lewis (Sam) Baldwin, 76, of Sanders Creek Rd., Dillwyn, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at his residence. He was the husband of Rebecca Ruth Beasley Baldwin. Born in Campbell County, on July 24, 1934, he was a son of the late Samuel Monroe and Lillian Danielson Baldwin. Sam was a member of Glory Baptist Church, a plumber, and a...
Carrie Guill Gobble
Dec 31, 2010
Carrie Guill Gobble, 93, of Appomattox, died Friday, December 31, 2010 in the Medical Care Center. She was the widow of Clarence H. Gobble. Born in Appomattox County, on May 19, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Myrtle McCormick and Herman Guill. She was a life member of Liberty Baptist Church and was retired from Central Virginia Training...
