Peggy Keith Franklin
Aug 23, 2009
Margaret Keith (Peggy) Franklin, 79, of Little Bear Lane, Spout Spring, was carried by the angels to the arms of her Lord on Sunday, August 23, 2009. Twice married, her first husband was the late William Edward Wills, and for the time being she leaves behind her loving, devoted husband and caregiver, Carey Judson "Jack" Franklin. Born August 12, 1930...
Druscilla Wright Shelton
Aug 22, 2009
Druscilla Wright Shelton, 85, of Bear Creek Rd., Red House, died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at Chase City Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Shelton was the wife of the Late Russell M. "Red" Shelton. Born in Chapel Hill, NC, July 24, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Verda Wright, and the step-daughter of Sadie Clark Wright....
M. Dallas Moore
Aug 19, 2009
Melvin Dallas Moore, 80, of Stonewall Road, Concord, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born in Appomattox County, August 8, 1929, he was a son of the late Jesse Melvin and Nannie Jennings Moore. Dallas was a retired Deputy for the Appomattox County Sheriff's Department, but never gave up his love for operating heavy construction...
Katherine Mccormick Carter
Aug 19, 2009
Katherine McCormick Carter, 88, of Hummingbird Lane, Spout Spring, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Frank Wesley (Bo) Carter. Born in Appomattox County, November 30, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Queen Victoria Almond McCormick and Lewis Saunders McCormick, Sr....
Elizabeth Ann Coles
Aug 17, 2009
Elizabeth Ann Morris Coles, 73, of 127 Spicer Rd., died Monday, August 17, 2009 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Herman Perry (Sam) Coles, Jr. Born in Appomattox County, May 28, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Edward "Jack" Morris and Alice Mable Evans Morris. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church...
Virginia Morgan Sharp
Aug 15, 2009
Virginia (Ginny) Morgan Sharp passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long devastating illness. Ginny was born in West Lafayette, Indiana on August 23, 1912 to Roscoe and Fanny Morgan. She was a telephone operator in her hometown of Watseka, Illinois. She married Capt. Albert Henry Sharp on January 15, 1944...
Bessie Wheeler Maddox
Aug 15, 2009
Bessie Wheeler Maddox, 94, went to be with her Lord, Saturday afternoon August, 15, 2009 at the Oaks of Lynchburg surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Josh Edward "Ed" Maddox. Born in Amherst County, March 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Volley Land Wheeler and Rosa Coffey Wheeler. Bessie was a member...
Dierdre Ann Tweedy
Aug 7, 2009
Dierdre Ann Tweedy, departed this life on August 7, 2009, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. She was born in Lynchburg, May 26, 1959, nine minutes after her twin brother, to the late Clifton W. Tweedy and Emma C. Tweedy Jones. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Wayne T. Tweedy. Dierdre was a 1977, graduate of Appomattox...
Don Edward Conner
Aug 7, 2009
Don Edward Conner was born October 27, 1951 and died August 7, 2009. He enjoyed being with his friends and family, floating the river in his canoe and fishing. He was a carpenter, an artist, and a longtime employee of J.E. Sears Construction Company. Don is survived by his mother, Martha Harvey Conner; a son, Jason Conner and his wife...
Jesse Ray Ebbs
Aug 2, 2009
Jesse Ray Ebbs, 68, of Hummingbird Lane, Spout Spring, died suddenly Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Betty Weeks Ebbs. Born in Montrose, Colorado, on February 22, 1941, he was a son of the late Robert Martin Ebbs and Clara Kettle Ebbs. Jesse was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church and...
Ryan Allen Smith
Jul 30, 2009
Ryan Allen Smith, 25, of Moonlight Rd., Appomattox, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. He was born in Lynchburg on March 7, 1984 to Charles Allen (Mike) and Marsha Ouellette Smith. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Jason Michael Smith and wife, Ashley; paternal grandparents, Charles and Ellen Smith all of Appomattox; maternal grandfather, Romeo Ouellette...
Odelle Mann Ranson
Jul 28, 2009
Odelle Grey Mann Ranson, 89, departed this life on July 28, 2009. She was the wife of the late Boyd Calvin Ranson. She was born in Charlotte County on August 22, 1919, to the late Walter Scott Mann and Bessie Deaner Mann. Odelle was a devoted member of Rocks Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher, kitchen worker...
Barbara Jean Shepherd
Jul 28, 2009
Barbara Jean Shepherd, 64, of W. James Anderson Hwy., Buckingham, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Heritage Hall in Dillwyn. She was the wife of William J. "Bill" Shepherd, Jr. Born in Washington, DC, June 15, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Phelps and Helen Burks Warburton. Barbara was a member of Gladstone Memorial Baptist Church and...
Brian Lee Jamerson
Jul 25, 2009
Brian Lee Jamerson, 26, of Oakville Rd., died Saturday, July 25, 2009. Born in Lynchburg, August 10, 1982, he was a son of Deborah Phelps Jamerson of Appomattox and the late Michael Kent Jamerson. Brian was employed by Evergreen Basement Systems and a member of Red Oak Baptist Church. In addition to his mother he is survived by a son,...
Mary Helen Harris
Jul 25, 2009
Mary Helen "Granny" Childers Harris, 72, of North Creek Rd., Appomattox, died Saturday morning in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born December 29, 1936, in Appomattox Co., she was the only child of the late Grover Davis and Margaret O'Brien Childers. Granny loved and attended all activities that her children and grandchildren were involved in. All you had to do was mention...
Ann Frances Cullens Riley
Jul 25, 2009
Ann Frances Cullens Riley, 67, of Sunnydale Ave, Appomattox, died Saturday morning, July 25, 2009 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Edwin George Riley. Born August 31, 1942 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Lafayette and Ann Elizabeth Bruton Cullens. Ann along with her husband were the...
Thomas Patrick Callahan
Jul 22, 2009
Thomas Patrick Callahan, 61, of Red House, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Lynchburg General Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in Wells Bridge, NY, December 4, 1947, he was a son of the late John and Ruth Bissonnette Callahan. Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Janice Callahan; two daughters, Kara and...
Robert William Jennings
Jul 21, 2009
Robert William (Buddy) Jennings, 84, of Starkey Rd., Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Mary Rebecca Jennings. Born in Appomattox County, July 17, 1925, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Louise Simmons Jennings. Buddy was a US Army veteran serving in the Korean War. He was...
Corean Reynolds Davidson
Jul 21, 2009
Corean Reynolds Davidson, 84, wife of the late James Lyle Davidson, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Columbus, OH, her home for 59 years. She was born November 1, 1924, in Appomattox County, a daughter of the late Jesse Herbert and Alice Hagood Reynolds. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grand-daughter, Andrea Renee Binegar,...
Barney Dorst Jones
Jul 17, 2009
Barney Dorst Jones, 90, of Appomattox, Virginia, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born September 18, 1918, in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Sylvanus K. and Dora Mae Dorst Jones, he was preceded in death by a sister, Meryl Gertrude Gish, and a brother, Winfred Jones. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nellie NaDean Branham Jones;...
