Obituaries
Mildred Tabb Trent
Aug 23, 2008
Mildred Tabb Trent Mildred Tabb Trent, 86, of Appomattox died at her residence August 23, 2008.She was wife of the late David McNider Trent. Born in Newport News, Va, September 17, 1921, she was the daughter of William Lively and Alice Lear Tabb. Millie was a nurse for Dr. Clyde G. O'Brien for 27 years, retiring in 1984. She was...
Lula Hall Almond
Aug 23, 2008
Lula Hall Almond Lula Hall Almond, 88, of Appomattox, died Saturday August 23, 2008, in Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Almond is survived by her daughter, Helen Almond Bradley of Blackstone; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Joyce Almond of Appomattox; one sister, Virginia Carter; and one sister-in-law, Louise Hall, both of Appomattox; four grandsons,...
John C. Macdiarmid
Aug 23, 2008
John Charles MacDiarmid, of Spout Spring, passed away August 23, 2008 at Guggenheimer Rehabilitation Center at the age of 80. Born in New York, NY, May 12, 1928, He was a son of the late John Clark and Anna Maser MacDiarmid. He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and had served his country during WW II...
Bruce Lyle Mcfadden
Aug 18, 2008
Bruce Lyle McFadden, 78, of Gladstone, died Monday, August 18, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Eliza Gowen McFadden. Born in Nelson Co., December 29, 1929, he was a son of the late Otha and Mary Alice Jennings McFadden. Bruce was a retired brakeman for the C & O Railroad and an Army paratrooper during the...
Odell Mayberry Ferguson
Aug 17, 2008
Odell Virginia Mayberry Ferguson, 92, of Cedar Lane, Appomattox, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Howard Marshall Ferguson. Born in Campbell County, May 17, 1916, she was a daughter of the late James Glover and Ethel Mann Mayberry. Odell retired from the Amelia Dress Company and a...
Charles Davis O'Brien, Jr.
Aug 16, 2008
CHARLES D. O'BRIEN, JR. Charles Davis (C.D.) O'Brien, Jr., 71, of Spruce Lane, died Saturday August 16, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Eva Mae Williams O'Brien. C.D. was born in Appomattox Co., April 29, 1937 a son of the late Viola Reynolds and Charles Davis O'Brien, Sr. . He was a retired employee...
Dorothy Wood Parsons
Aug 14, 2008
Dorothy Wood Parsons, 90, of Lynchburg, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus Thursday, August 14, 2008. Born in Lynchburg, December 23, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Linwood Clifton and Corrie Cheatham Wood. On April 17, 1937, she married her husband of 71 years, Thomas James Parsons. Dorothy was a member of Mountain View Church of...
Ruth Joyce Thorne
Aug 7, 2008
Ruth Joyce Harse Thorne Ruth Joyce Harse Thorne, 77, of Appomattox, died Thursday, August 7, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Long Island, New York, February 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles Irving and Dora Louise Waldron Harse. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Marjorie Thorne of Appomattox, Tom and Katy...
Garnett Arley Mills, Sr.
Aug 7, 2008
Garnett Arley Mills, Sr. Garnett Arley Albert Mills, Sr., of Concord, died Thursday, August 7, 2008, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Jean Beaushaw Mills for 61 years. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, January 19, 1928, he was a son of the late Albert F. and Sarah Winifred Greene Mills. Garnett was a retired B-operator with the Virginia...
E. Howard Johnson
Aug 5, 2008
Emmett Howard Johnson, 94, of Appomattox died Tuesday, August 5, 2008, in the Masonic Home of Virginia. He was the husband of the late Irma Price Johnson. Born in Charlotte County, March 25, 1914, he was a son of the late Lynnwood and Sallie Ramsey Johnson. Howard retired from the Appomattox Hardware and was a member of Memorial United Methodist...
Dorothy Pauline Mccracken
Aug 2, 2008
Dorothy Pauline McCracken Dorothy Pauline Graves McCracken, 80, of Appomattox, died at her residence, August 2, 2008. She was the wife of John Beverly McCracken, Sr. for 63 years. Born in Albemarle County, February 8, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Theodore Graves and Mary Virginia Thomas Graves. Dorothy was a member of Liberty Chapel Baptist Church and...
Lisa Bush Chambers
Jul 22, 2008
Lisa Bush Chambers, 54, of Red House, lives on in eternity after passing on July 22, 2008. "You are not an accident. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and He planned you for His purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever!"...
Christine Lukin Dickerson
Jul 22, 2008
Christine Lukin Dickerson, 65, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Farmville, March 6, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Edward and Flora Goin Dickerson. Christine was an active member of Rocks Baptist Church where she was a former pianist and organist. In 1986, she retired from B...
Irene Trent Martin
Jul 21, 2008
Irene Trent Martin, 85, of Appomattox, died Monday, July 21, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Herbert Ottway Martin. Born in Appomattox County, March 23, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Henry (Buck) Trent and Bessie Walker Gilbert Trent. Irene was a member of Bible Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Wayne Kenneth Chappell
Jul 17, 2008
Wayne Kenneth Chappell, 11, of Church Street, Appomattox, died July 17, 2008, at the University of Virginia Hospital. He was the son of Pamela Nuckolls-Chappell and Darrell William Chappell. Wayne was born December 9, 1996 in Newton, Iowa. He had just completed the fifth grade at the Appomattox Elementary School and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. In addition...
Kendall Nicole Mccormick
Jul 16, 2008
Kendall Nicole McCormick Kendall Nicole McCormick, infant daughter of Heather Ann Stanley and Christopher Scott McCormick, died July 16, 2008. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sisters, Jordan Coleman and Kristlynn Mann and three brothers, Dylan McCormick, Christopher Lee McCormick and Kaleb Mann, all of Appomattox; Maternal Grandparents, Donald and Tammy Stanley, Appomattox; Paternal Grandmother, Hilda...
Adrian Rudolph Cash
Jul 15, 2008
Adrian Rudolph Cash, 88, of Horseshoe Rd., Appomattox, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Dorothy Jennings Cash for 61 years. Born in Amherst County, August 12, 1919, he was a son of the late Henry Randolph and Betty Stinnett Cash. In 1938, he graduated from...
Phillip (Feetie) L. Hargis Sr.
Jul 14, 2008
Phillip Lewis (Feetie) Hargis, Sr., 55, of Promise Land Rd., Appomattox, died Monday, July 14, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg, December 31, 1952, he was a son of Phyllis Mays Hargis of Lynchburg and the late John Nelson Hargis. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to his mother he is survived by a son,...
Shelby Hadley Tucker
Jul 12, 2008
Shelby Hadley Tucker Shelby Hadley Tucker, 96, of Spout Spring, went to be with the Lord, Saturday July 12, 2008. He was the Husband of Gladys Treadway Tucker, for 71 years. Born in Washington, Co, TN, he was a son of the late James Hubert and Sallie Loretta Estepp Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a member of Central Baptist Church, where...
Calvin Lewis Honaker, Iv
Jul 9, 2008
Calvin Lewis (Buddy) Honaker, IV, 52, of Amherst, passed away July 9, 2008 in UVA Medical Center. Born in Lynchburg, February 18, 1956, he was a son of the late Calvin Lewis Honaker, III and Evelyn Louise McCormick Honaker. Calvin was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church and a logger. He is survived by three daughters, Karen Honaker of...
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