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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Kassick Leffers
Apr 10, 2009
Mary Kassick Leffers, 93, a resident of The Williams Home in Lynchburg, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at her daughter's residence. She was the wife of the late Robert Vincent Leffers. Born in Colver, PA, on May 21, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas Kassick and Katherine Kassick. Mary was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church...
Bonnie Webb Repass
Apr 10, 2009
Bonnie Webb Repass, 63, of Webb Mill Rd., Appomattox, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of David Edison Repass. Born on August 26, 1945, she was the daughter of Betty Morris and Richard M. Webb. Bonnie was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one...
Mae Roberson Seay
Apr 10, 2009
Emma Mae Roberson Glenn Elliott "Granny Mae" Seay, 83, of Garlands Trail, Buckingham, died Friday, April 10, 2009 in Martha Jefferson Hospital. Born in Mecklenburg, VA May 16, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Roberson and Lessie Edna Hayes Roberson. She was longtime employee of Courtland Manufacturing and a manager of M & N Market in...
Mabel Wilkes Simpson
Apr 5, 2009
Mabel Wilkes Simpson Mabel Wilkes Simpson, 85, of Red Fields Road, Appomattox, died Sunday morning, April 5, 2009 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Johnny Carter Simpson. Born in Appomattox County, March 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alma Mae Wooldridge and Lacy Morton Wilkes. Mabel was a member of Liberty Baptist Church,...
Emory Marshall Woods
Apr 3, 2009
Emory Marshall Woods, Sr. 71, of Appomattox, passed away, Friday, April 3, 2009. He was the husband of Shirley Martin Woods. Born in Campbell Co., October 10, 1937, he was a son of the late Calvin C. Woods, Sr. and Irene Lee Woods. He was preceded in death by a son, Emory Marshall (EM) Woods, Jr., sister, Mary W. Skaggs,...
Robert Hunter
Mar 31, 2009
Robert Alexander Hunter Jr. "Bobby", 53, of Red House, Charlotte County, Va., passed away on March 31, 2009 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Robert was born in Marion, Va. and graduated from Marion High School. He was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Alexander Hunter and mother,...
Thomas James Parsons Sr.
Mar 25, 2009
Tommy Parsons, 93, of Lynchburg went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Born in Lynchburg, on January 25, 1916, he was a son of the late James Thomas Parsons and Lillie Mays Parsons Overstreet. On April 17, 1937, he married his wife of 71 years, the late Dorothy Wood Parsons. Tommy was a member...
