Obituaries

William Luther Carroll, Jr.

William Luther Carroll, Jr.

May 31, 2009

William Luther Carroll, Jr., 52, of Red House Rd, Appomattox, died Sunday morning, May 31, 2009, at his residence following a brief illness. He was the husband of Maryann Carroll. Born March 26, 1957, in Buckingham Co., he was the son of the late Christine Wilkerson and William Luther Carroll, Sr. He was a member of Thomas Terrace Baptist Church...

Connie Gunter Litchford

Connie Gunter Litchford

May 23, 2009

Connie Louise Gunter Litchford, 83, went home to be with the Lord at the residence of her son on May 23, 2009. She was the wife of the late Russell (Joe) Litchford, Sr. Connie was born in Gladstone, Va., on May 24, 1925 to Johnny Lee Gunter and Daisy Bell Tyree Gunter. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist...

Rawlings Clayton Martin

Rawlings Clayton Martin

May 23, 2009

Rawlings Clayton Martin, 80, of Salisbury Circle, died Saturday, May 23, 2009. He was the loving husband of Alice Clapp Martin for 61 years. Born in Appomattox County on August 5, 1928 he was a son of the late John Graydon and Nellie Moore Martin. Clayton was a life long member of Mt. Comfort United Methodist Church where he was...

Jerry Wilson Justice

Jerry Wilson Justice

May 23, 2009

Jerry Wilson Justice, 62, of Lynchburg died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Lynchburg Health and Rehab. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 26, 1946, he was a son of Eleanor Blackwell Walton of Farmville and the late Everette Eugene Justice. In addition to his mother he is survived by two children, Jerry Wilson Justice, Jr and Janet Hansen both of...

Barbara Caldwell Jordan

Barbara Caldwell Jordan

May 21, 2009

Barbara Caldwell Jordan, 85, of Midgett Farm Rd., Concord, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Appomattox County, February 24, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Elsie Alvis and Jack Sears Caldwell, Sr. On June 16, 1947, she married her beloved husband of 61 years, James Edward Jordan, Jr. She was a...

R. Wayne Pillow

R. Wayne Pillow

May 21, 2009

Reginald Wayne Pillow, 59, of Phenix, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in Duke University Hospital. He was the husband of Gwendolyn Hamlett Pillow. Born in Farmville, October 26, 1949, he was a son of Reginald E. and Daisy Tuck Pillow. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was a supervisor for Babcock and Wilcox. Wayne was...

Ellen Langford Gilbert

Ellen Langford Gilbert

May 20, 2009

Ellen Langford Gilbert, 84, of Appomattox and formerly of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the home of her son. She was the wife of the late Russell T. Gilbert. Born in Bedford County, December 29, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Hallie Wilson Langford. Mrs. Gilbert was a 1942 graduate of New London Academy,...

John Louis Parker

John Louis Parker

May 17, 2009

John Louis Parker, of Appomattox, died Sunday May 17, 2009 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara Parker. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday May 19, 2009, at 1:00 PM in Herman Methodist Church Cemetery on Piney Mountain Road, with the Rev David B. Camden officiating. Military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post...

Mark Hipps

Mark Hipps

May 13, 2009

Mark Hipps, 78, of Pamplin, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Lynchburg General Hospital. Mark and his beloved wife, Mildred Frances Tolley Hipps, were married for 51 years. Born April 4, 1931,in Greenville, Tenn., he was a son of the late Grover S. and Emma Coates Hipps. Mark was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from...

Bessie Watson Beale

Bessie Watson Beale

May 13, 2009

Bessie Watson Rush Beale, 91, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Runk and Pratt. Born in Appomattox County, April 3, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Rice and Betty Seay Watson. Bessie was a member of Union Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lacy W. Rush and James...

Mary Conner Garriss

Mary Conner Garriss

May 5, 2009

Mary Carrington Conner Garriss, 70, a lifelong resident of Appomattox, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Owen Bryant (O. B.) Garriss, Sr. for 43 years. Born in Appomattox County, September 10, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Russell Carrington and Frances Milton Torrence Conner. For 36 years Mary...

Elwyn Aldelbert Zimmerman, Jr.

Elwyn Aldelbert Zimmerman, Jr.

May 3, 2009

Elwyn Adelbert, "ZYMO", Zimmerman, Jr., 81, of Bent Creek Rd., Concord, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, in McGuire VA Hospice Center in Richmond. Born on October 29, 1927, in Hot Coal, West VA, he was the son of the late Elwyn Adelbert Zimmerman, Sr. and Lona Price Zimmerman. Elwyn was a member of Fairview Christian Church, the Fairview Christian Church...

Mary Atkins Dixon

Mary Atkins Dixon

Apr 29, 2009

Mary Evelyn Atkins Dixon Mary Evelyn Atkins Dixon, 83, of Gladstone, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the home of her daughter, Peggy. She was born in Halifax County, September 11, 1925, and came to the Gladstone area as a young bride to her late husband, 1st Lt. John Henry Dixon of...

Roger (Billy) William Mccauley

Roger (Billy) William Mccauley

Apr 28, 2009

Roger W. (Billy) McCauley Roger William (Billy) McCauley, 69, of Maryland, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. He is preceded in death by his step-father, Kenneth Campbell and is survived by his mother, Janie Stinson Campbell; a sister, Joan Douglas; four nieces and many great nieces and nephews. Graveside funeral services will be held today at 2:00 pm, in...

Thomas Ray Burnette

Thomas Ray Burnette

Apr 26, 2009

Thomas Ray Burnett, Sr., 81, of Arrington, died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Fairmont Crossing Nursing Home. He was the loving husband of Rosa Morrell Burnett for 58 years. Born in Appomattox County, on December 5, 1927, he was a son of the late Joseph Rufus and Lucille Lee Burnett. Tommy Ray was a member and deacon of Woodland Baptist...

Margie Mayberry Goggin

Margie Mayberry Goggin

Apr 24, 2009

Margie Marie Mayberry Goggin, 66, of Promise Land Rd., died Friday, April 24, 2009 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Alvin Kenneth Goggin, Jr. Born in Appomattox County, April 1, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Lovie Mayberry. Mrs. Goggin was a member of Central Baptist Church and retired after 28 years of service from...

Maymond Lewis Mitchell

Maymond Lewis Mitchell

Apr 21, 2009

Maymond Lewis Mitchell, Sr. of Appomattox went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2009. Maymond was born in Appomattox on April 24, 1934, the son of the late Curtis L. and Willie Jones Mitchell. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and retired from Limitorque Corporation in Lynchburg. He also served in the U.S. Army. Maymond is...

Harold M. Solliday

Harold M. Solliday

Apr 19, 2009

Harold M. Solliday Jr., 55, of Appomattox, VA, passed away on Sunday April 19, 2009. Harold was born August 19, 1953 to the late Harold M. Solliday Sr. and Pearl Hillegas Solliday of Quaker Town, PA. Prior to moving to Appomattox, Harold resided in New Jersey, where he was a member of the Phillipsburg Fire and Rescue Squad. In 1991,...

Karen Wilcox Wells

Karen Wilcox Wells

Apr 17, 2009

Karen Anita Wilcox Wells, 58, of Gladstone, peacefully went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 17, 2009. She was the wife of Frederick "Freddy" S. Wells, Sr. Born in Appomattox Co., she was the daughter of Thurman L. Wilcox, Sr., Evergreen, and the late Gladys Marks Wilcox. She was a former teller with Member One Credit Union...

Chad Phillip Pierce

Chad Phillip Pierce

Apr 12, 2009

Chad Phillip Pierce, 35, of Appomattox, went to be with our Lord and Savior, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, Sunday, April 12, 2009. Born in Lynchburg, December 3, 1973, he was the son of Foster Lee (Jimmy) and Helen Johnson (Sis) Pierce of Appomattox. Chad was a member of Bible Baptist Church and a 1993 graduate of...

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