Obituaries

James Edward Tolley

James Edward Tolley

Dec 24, 2008

James Edward (Jim) Tolley, 75, of Hixburg Rd., Pamplin, received the gift of eternal life on Christmas Eve. He was the husband of Joan Carol Tolley. Born in Big Island, April 8, 1933, he was a son of the late James Carl Tolley and the late Lucy Virginia Tomlin Tolley. Jim was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War...

Virginia Hankins Hawthorne

Virginia Hankins Hawthorne

Dec 19, 2008

Virginia Gail Hankins Hawthorne, 65, of Spout Spring, died Friday December 19, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Jack W. Hawthorne. Born in Freehold, NJ, March 19, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth O. Hankins and Dorothy McDonald Hankins. Virginia was a retired bus driver for Freehold Regional School District and a member...

Edna Wooldridge Williams

Edna Wooldridge Williams

Dec 17, 2008

Edna Wooldridge Williams A memorial service for Edna Wooldridge Williams, 94, of Appomattox will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Robinson Funeral Home by the Rev. Wes Williams. She was the daughter of the late James Nathan and Alma Davis Wooldridge and the wife of the late Harry Andrew Williams. She was also preceded in death by...

Lyle Harris

Lyle Harris

Dec 17, 2008

Willis Lyle Harris, 82, of Appomattox was called home Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Born June 11, 1926 in Buckingham County, he was a son of the late Nanny Evelyn Walton and Willis Ewart Harris. He was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. He is survived by a brother, Marshall Walton Harris and wife, Rachel...

Mildred Louise Smith

Mildred Louise Smith

Dec 15, 2008

Mildred Louise Smith, 83, of Railroad Lane, Pamplin, died Monday, December 15, 2008 in Fairmont Crossings. Born in Jacksonville, FL, October 31, 1925, she was a son of the late Thomas Ennis and Ethel Howard Childress. She was a member of Grace Hills Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Mona Jane McFadden and her fiancé, David Hawkins of...

William Lee Smith

William Lee Smith

Dec 10, 2008

William Lee "Hollywood" Smith, 84, of Forbes Rd, Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Gladys Lorene Dixon. Born in Appomattox Co., June 9, 1924, he was a son of the late Alexandria and Frances Godsey Smith. William Lee retired from Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. and was a member of New...

James Melvin Tweedy

James Melvin Tweedy

Dec 8, 2008

James Melvin Tweedy, 72, of Spout Spring, died on Monday, December 8, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Wanda Morris Tweedy for 43 years. Born In Appomattox Co., August 31, 1936, he was a son of the late John Allen Tweedy, Sr. and Ruth Cawthorne Tweedy. James was a member of Reedy Spring Baptist Church. He...

John Lauter

John Lauter

Dec 7, 2008

John Lauter, 84, of Promise Land Rd., Appomattox, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 in the Appomattox Health and Rehablitation Center. He was the husband of Alma Hettie Lauter. Born in Brooklyn, NY, January 28, 1924, he was a son of the late George and Stella Lauter. John was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. He joined the...

Annie Robertson Goodrich

Annie Robertson Goodrich

Dec 3, 2008

Annie Robertson Goodrich, 89, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 in Heritage Green. Twice married, her first husband was the late John C. Harvey and her second husband, the late Leslie B. Goodrich. Born in Appomattox Co, September 8, 1919, she was a daughter of the late North and Ruth Coleman Robertson. She was a member of Memorial United...

Jacob Tyler Edwards

Jacob Tyler Edwards

Nov 29, 2008

Jacob Tyler Edwards, 10, of Pumping Station Rd., died Saturday, November 29, 2008, in MCV Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lynchburg, November 1, 1998, he was the son of Angie Jamerson Edwards and Russell Junior Edwards both of Appomattox. Jacob was kind, loving, and a hero, but most of all he was a blessing to everyone...

Michael Thomas King

Michael Thomas King

Nov 27, 2008

Michael Thomas King, 19, of Hillcroft Rd., Charlotte Court House, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Born in Lynchburg, April 25, 1989, he was a son of Loretta Tolbert Robertson and her husband, Ernest Edward Robertson of Charlotte Court House and Roy Lee King, Jr. and fiancée, Carrie Lang of Pamplin. Michael was a very caring, loving son, brother, and uncle...

George Clifton Franklin

George Clifton Franklin

Nov 25, 2008

George Clifton (Shine) Franklin, 79, of Lonesome Pine Lane, Appomattox, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Gwendolyn Paulette Franklin. Born in Appomattox County, May 15, 1929, he was a son of the late D. Julian and Edith Jamerson Franklin. Shine was a deacon and member of Evergreen Baptist Church, a member of...

John E. Cox Jr.

John E. Cox Jr.

Nov 22, 2008

John Edwin "Jack" Cox, Jr., 82, of Swansea, Mass., died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. He was the husband of Joice Christian Cox to whom he had been married for the past 56 years. Born in Fall River, MA. he was a son of the late John E. Cox, Sr. and Florence Turner Cox. He...

Calvin Jackson Paulette

Calvin Jackson Paulette

Nov 22, 2008

Calvin Jackson Paulette, 56, of Rixeyville, died Saturday, November 22, 2008 at his residence. Born in Lynchburg on April 4, 1952, he was the son of Louise Garrette Paulette Franklin and the late Thomas Wilson Paulette. He attended Rough Creek Presbyterian Church where he was a former deacon and choir director for many years. Calvin was a 1998 Graduate of...

Daniel Perry Harvey

Daniel Perry Harvey

Nov 18, 2008

Daniel Perry Harvey, 76, of Evergreen, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Cecil Hillsman Harvey for 53 years. Born in Evergreen, July 30, 1932, he was a son of the late Royal Penick Harvey and Eleanor Ferguson Harvey. He graduated from Appomattox High School, served in the U.S. Navy, retired from General...

Doris Ailein Driskill Stanley

Doris Ailein Driskill Stanley

Nov 14, 2008

Doris Ailein Driskill Stanley, 82, of Oakdale Dr., died Friday morning, Nov. 14, 2008 at Virginia Baptist Hospital following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Joseph Henry Stanley. Born in Lynchburg on August 11, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Willie Hicks and Clyde Lile Driskill, Sr. She attended Timberlake United Methodist...

Lillie Ann Chisholm Duff

Lillie Ann Chisholm Duff

Nov 13, 2008

Lillie Ann Chisholm Duff, left us quietly Nov. 13, 2008, after a long battle with COPD. She returns to God with a special deep love for her surviving former husband of 35 years, George Wyatt (Bubba) Duff and two children, Glen Wade Duff, and his wife Diane Duff of Williamsburg and Victoria (Vicki) Inez Hix and her husband Tom Hix,...

Beth Tweedy

Beth Tweedy

Nov 12, 2008

Martha Elizabeth "Beth" Keesee Tweedy, 83, of Concord, died Wednesday morning, November 12, 2008 at the home of her daughter, Janet T. Tinnin. She was the wife of E. Filmore Tweedy. Born in Campbell Co., July 22, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Thomas P. and Miranda Sue Martin Keesee. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Mae Morrell Mcmillan

Mae Morrell Mcmillan

Nov 8, 2008

Mae Morrell McMillan, 79, of Smoky Hollow Rd., died Saturday, November 8, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Jospeh B. McMillan. Mrs. McMillan was born in Johnson City, TN, August 21, 1929. She was a daughter of the late C.L. Morrell and Della VanHuss Morrell. Mae was a member of Indian Hill United Methodist Church. She...

Ruby Scruggs Rosen

Ruby Scruggs Rosen

Nov 5, 2008

Ruby Watson Scruggs Rosen, 77, of Buckingham, went to heaven to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on November 5, 2008. Born in Buckingham County, May 18, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Irvy and Isabel Day Watson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John William Scruggs. She is survived by her devoted second husband...

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