Obituaries

Dooley Chenault

Dooley Chenault

Apr 9, 2008

Dooley Chenault, 81, of Old Sawmill Lane, Evergreen, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Josephine K. Chenault. Born in Appomattox County, June 29, 1926, he was a son of the late Annie Chenault. He was a retired logger. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John...

Elizabeth Bannon Hunter

Elizabeth Bannon Hunter

Apr 4, 2008

Elizabeth Bannon "Betty" Hunter, 73, of Dunn Roaming Road, Appomattox, died Friday, April 4, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of C. Kendall Hunter, Jr. for 51 years. She was an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before becoming a lifetime homemaker. Born in Carbondale, PA., February 7, 1935 she was a daughter of the...

Leah Beasley Carter

Leah Beasley Carter

Apr 1, 2008

Leah Hatton Beasley Carter, 80, of Wildway Rd., died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Willis H. Carter for 61 years. Born in Buckingham County, July 7, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Aurelius Robert Beasley and Sara Blanche Stanley Beasley. Leah was a member of New Hope Baptist Church...

Winifred Harvey Martin

Winifred Harvey Martin

Mar 31, 2008

Martha Winifred Harvey Martin, 94, died Monday, March 31, 2008 in Farmville at the Woodland-Moore Center. She was the wife of the late Charles Sidney Martin, Sr. Born in Appomattox County, August 3, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Lytton and Etta Martin Harvey. Winnie graduated from Appomattox High School in 1931, and retired from the Country Store/Book...

Margart Garrett Grishaw

Margart Garrett Grishaw

Mar 30, 2008

Margaret Garrett Grishaw, 82, of Cedar Tree Rd., Evergreen, died Monday, March 31, 2008 in Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Melvin Jett Grishaw. Born in Appomattox County, February 22, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William Calvin and Beatrice Eliza Inge Garrett. Margaret was an active member of Evergreen Baptist Church...

Rachel Mayberry Mann

Rachel Mayberry Mann

Mar 30, 2008

Rachel Mayberry Mann, 75, of North Creek Rd., Appomattox, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and an angel on earth who went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of William (Bill) Edward Mann, Sr. Born in Appomattox County, May 6, 1932, she was a daughter of...

Robert Donald Letterman Sr.

Robert Donald Letterman Sr.

Mar 29, 2008

Robert "Bobby" Letterman Sr., 63, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Tammera Letterman. Born in Charlotte County, May 14, 1944, he was a son of the late John Enos Letterman, Sr., and Nellie Lamb. Bobby owned and operated R.D. Letterman Trucking Company. Before starting his trucking company, he worked as a carpenter...

Athol Duane Bennett

Athol Duane Bennett

Mar 26, 2008

Athol Duane Bennett Pamplin: Athol Duane Bennett, 80, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Benita Hancock Bennett. Born in Boulder, WV, September 18, 1927, he was a son of the late Herbert and Virginia Teets Bennett. Athol was a US Army Veteran and a retired farmer. He loved auctions, antique collecting, woodworking,...

Frank Walton Clarkson

Frank Walton Clarkson

Mar 26, 2008

Frank Walton Clarkson, 88, of Newport News, passed away on March 26, 2008 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Marguerite Gilliam Clarkson for 64 years. Born in Washington, DC, April 19, 1919, he was the son of the late William Frank and Susie Roberts Clarkson. He received his early education at Eastern High School in...

Chalmers L. Raysor

Chalmers L. Raysor

Mar 23, 2008

Chalmers L. Raysor Chalmers L. Raysor went to be with his Lord on Resurrection Sunday, March 23, 2008. He was born October 10, 1910, in Ocala, Florida and loved telling everyone his birth date was 10/10/10. He was born again at age seven when he trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. Mr. Raysor, Brother Raysor, or just plain Raysor,...

Nadine Nevadomski Dickerson

Nadine Nevadomski Dickerson

Mar 21, 2008

Nadine Nevadomski Dickerson, 48, of Pamplin, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008. A devoted and loving wife and mother, Nadine is survived by her beloved husband, Gary, and the sunshine of her life, her son, William Andrew "Drew" Dickerson. She is also survived by her loving mother, Constance M. Nevadomski of Coral Springs, FL, and her six siblings, Laura...

Irene Hamlet Holley

Irene Hamlet Holley

Mar 12, 2008

Irene Hamlet Holley, 87, of Lukin Rd., Pamplin, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Taz Clarence Holley Born in Charlotte County, February 18, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Martin Hamlet and Florence Elder Hamlet. Irene was a member of Elon Baptist Church and a retired after...

Carl Elmo Bryant

Carl Elmo Bryant

Mar 10, 2008

Gladstone: Carl Elmo Bryant, 72, died Monday, March 10, 2008 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born in Buckingham County, August 1, 1935, he was a son of the late Jesse James Bryant Sr., and Frances Burks Bryant Moore. Carl was a member of the Appomattox Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retired construction worker for Whitehurst Construction Company. He is survived by...

Hester Ayers Shull

Hester Ayers Shull

Mar 8, 2008

Hester Ayers Shull Concord: Hester Ayers Shull, 72, of Toll Gate Road, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas T. Shull. Born in Appomattox County, April 7, 1935, she was a daughter of Alma Pearl McFadden Ayers, of Appomattox, and the late John Crute Ayers, Sr. She was a member of Bible...

Willie Hylton O'Brien

Willie Hylton O'Brien

Mar 5, 2008

Willie Hylton O'Brien, 79, of Buck Mountain Lane, Gladstone, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at his residence. He was the husband Annie Tyree O'Brien. Born in Amherst County, October 23, 1928, he was a son of the William and Myrtle Garland O'Brien. Willie retired from the CSX Railroad and was a member of St. James Methodist Church. In addition to...

Clovis Swanson Anderson

Clovis Swanson Anderson

Mar 4, 2008

Clovis Swanson Anderson, 82, of Farmville, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008. He was twice married; his first wife was the late Doris Baldwin Anderson and his second wife is Frances Slayton Anderson. Born in Montgomery County, August 1, 1925, he was the son of the late Walter Charles and Louvenia McDaniel Anderson. Swanson was a member of Farmville Christian Church...

Violet Jane Oliver

Violet Jane Oliver

Mar 4, 2008

Violet Jane Oliver, 74, of Spanish Oaks Rd., Concord, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in UVA Medical Center. Born in Washington, DC, October 18, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Frances Combs. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Curtis Carnell of Waldorf, MD; four grandchildren, Sgt. Grandstaff Harrison, Brandon, Shantina, and Valerie...

Doris Swan Rosser

Doris Swan Rosser

Feb 24, 2008

Evelyn Doris Swan Rosser, 89, of Farmville, died Sunday Morning, February 24, 2008, at Holly Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Calvin Swan Rosser. Born July 24, 1918 in Buckingham Co., she was a daughter of the late Willie and Carrie Ragland Swan. She was a member of Elon Baptist Church and a homemaker. She is...

Walter (Buddy) H. Carson

Walter (Buddy) H. Carson

Feb 24, 2008

Walter Henson (Buddy) Carson, 75, of Stoneville, NC and formerly of Appomattox, VA, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Nancy Ellen Barnett Carson. Born in Lynchburg, VA, August 24, 1932, he was the son of the late James Arelious Carson and Shirley Margarite Bryant Carson. Buddy received his BA from Lynchburg...

Dorothy (Jackie) Cyrus Lankford

Dorothy (Jackie) Cyrus Lankford

Feb 21, 2008

Dorothy (Jackie) Cyrus Lankford, 78, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Retreat Hospital, Richmond following a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Murrell G. Lankford. Born in Appomattox County, October 15, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Mott and Aurelia Chenault Cyrus. She is survived by daughter, Sherri Lee of Lynchburg and Susan...

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