Obituaries

Margaret Virginia King

Margaret Virginia King

Jan 17, 2007

Concord: Margaret Virginia King, 62, of 5247 Spring Mill Rd., died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 in UVA Hospital. She was the wife of William A. King. Born in Appomattox County, August 2, 1944, she was a daughter of Adron Moore Burford of Lynchburg and the late Jack Burford. Margaret was a member of Christian Chapel Church and retired from Ericsson...

Virginia Chick Beard

Virginia Chick Beard

Jan 16, 2007

Appomattox: Virginia Chick Beard, 93 of Pumping Station Road, died Tuesday morning, January 16, 2007 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Henry Myers Beard. Born in Appomattox County, December 26, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Erwin Lee and Ruby Drinkard Chick. Virginia was a member of Hebron Baptist Church...

Beverly Hamilton Osborne

Beverly Hamilton Osborne

Jan 10, 2007

Appomattox: Beverly Ann Bassett Hamilton Osborne, 66, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Norwalk, CT, May 26, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary Genkerell Bassett. She was a 1958 graduate of Norwalk High School. In 1975, she was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Henry Hamilton....

Otho Wesley Martin Jr.

Otho Wesley Martin Jr.

Jan 9, 2007

Appomattox: Otho Wesley Martin, Jr., 88, of 5682 Oakville Rd., died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Hazel Lee Coleman Martin for 66 years. Otho was a devoted, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. A man of great courage and great faith, respected and loved by all who knew him. Born in Oakville, VA,...

Elsie Louise Phelps

Elsie Louise Phelps

Jan 8, 2007

Concord: Elsie Louise Eagle Phelps, 92, died Monday, January 8, 2007 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Horace Alvin Phelps. Born in Appomattox County, November 16, 1914, she was a daughter of the late David William and Lula Godsey Eagle. Louise was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she served...

Inez R Foster

Inez R Foster

Dec 30, 2006

Inez Robertson Foster Concord: Inez Robertson Foster, 79, of 2095 Stonewall Rd., died Saturday evening, December 30, 2006 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Franklin R. Foster. Born in Lynchburg, October 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Calvin E. Robertson, Sr. and Mazie B. Robertson. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, F....

George Budd Kelsey

George Budd Kelsey

Dec 30, 2006

Appomattox – George Budd Kelsey, 95, of Country Estates Road and formerly of Farmville passed from this earthly life to his heavenly home Saturday morning December 30, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of Alice Harris Kelsey. George was born in Cumberland County, VA on December 12, 1911, a son of the late Harrison Morton and Lillian Budd...

Rachel Eubank Chandler

Rachel Eubank Chandler

Dec 27, 2006

Appomattox: Rachel Coleman Eubank Chandler, 81, of 3082 Liberty Chapel Rd, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at her residence. She was the wife of Horace Ted Chandler. Born in Appomattox County, June 2, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Preston and Lillian Inge Coleman. She was a member of Liberty Chapel Baptist Church. Rachel was employed by...

Thomas Jesse Campbell

Thomas Jesse Campbell

Dec 25, 2006

Appomattox: Thomas Jesse Campbell, 73, of 939 Bellview Rd., died Monday, December 25, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Appomattox County, December 12, 1933, he was a son of the late Hazel Lee and Mary Bell Campbell. Jesse was a life member of Trinity United Methodist Church, a charter member of Chestnut Mountain Hunt Club, a member of the...

Mary Grishaw Puckett

Mary Grishaw Puckett

Dec 24, 2006

Spout Spring: Mary Louise Grishaw Puckett, 90, of 308 Cedar Cove Lane went home to heaven on Sunday afternoon, December 24, 2006, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the widow of Herman Jones Puckett. Mrs. Puckett was born in Campbell County, September 22, 1916, a daughter of the late Boldin Hath and Emma Susan Mayberry Grishaw and was a homemaker...

Bessie Dowdy Pulliam

Bessie Dowdy Pulliam

Dec 24, 2006

Appomattox: Bessie Dowdy Pulliam, 98, of Farmville and formerly of Appomattox died Sunday night December 24, 2006. She was the widow of Herbert Carrington Pulliam, Sr. Bess was born in Farmville on February 9, 1908 a daughter of the late Charles Hamilton and Annie Singleton Dowdy. She was a graduate of the Farmville Public Schools and attended Roanoke Business College....

Jessie Harvey Martin

Jessie Harvey Martin

Dec 21, 2006

Appomattox: Jessie Frances Harvey Martin, 86, died December 21, 2006 at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, while visiting her daughter. Born in Appomattox County, January 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Bennie and Margaret Harvey of Evergreen. She was married to Samuel Hubert Martin, who passed away, November 6, 1979. She spent part of her adult life with...

Virginia Moore Hunter

Virginia Moore Hunter

Dec 20, 2006

Appomattox: Emily Virginia Moore Hunter, 95, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Bedford. She was the wife of the late J. Milton Hunter. Born in Appomattox County, August 3, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Edward Washington (Ned) Moore and Ocie Burge Moore. Virginia was a member of Mt. Comfort United Methodist Church...

Robert Dell Thompson

Robert Dell Thompson

Dec 20, 2006

Pamplin: Robert Dell Thompson, 44, of 3493 Hixburg Rd., died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Lisa E. Thompson. Born in Lynchburg, VA, November 23, 1962, the son of Buddy Ray Thompson, Sr. and Charlene Ranson Thompson of Little River, SC. He was a member of Rocks Baptist Church, owner of Robbie's Towing...

Nancy Chaillet-Gage

Nancy Chaillet-Gage

Dec 19, 2006

Concord: Nancy Lee Chaillét-Gage, 74, of 7785 Spring Mill Rd., died Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Born in Washington, D. C., December 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. and Lena Shelton Chaillét. In 2002, she retired as the owner and operator of Nandy's Café in Appomattox. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, William Jay...

Susan Giglio Gramelt

Susan Giglio Gramelt

Dec 18, 2006

Appomattox: Susan Giglio Gramelt, 61, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in Marietta, GA after a year long battle with a brain tumor. Born in Allentown, PA, October 18, 1945, she was the daughter of John S. and Violet Hathaway Giglio of Virginia Beach, VA. Susan was a teacher at Appomattox Middle School for 17 years. She was a member of...

Irene Harvey Hughes

Irene Harvey Hughes

Dec 17, 2006

Irene Harvey Wood Hughes, 99, of Madison Heights and formerly of Gladstone passed away Sunday December 17, 2006. Irene was born in South Boston, on August 10, 1907, to the late Margaret Harvey and John Edward Wood. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Frank Faulconer Hughes. She is survived by her son, Danny Faulconer Hughes...

Peggy Jean Hall

Peggy Jean Hall

Dec 14, 2006

Peggy J. Hall Appomattox: Peggy J. Hall, 58, died Thursday, Dec.14, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Grover William Hall; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Christine Willard of Shipman and Brian and Sarah Wilmer of Tenn.; a step-son and daughter-in-law, Christopher Lee and Melissa Hall of Appomattox and three grandchildren, Jacob, Carson and Zachary. Graveside funeral services will...

Donald Dixon

Donald Dixon

Dec 13, 2006

Evergreen: Donald Dixon, 71, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Edith Dixon. Born February 23, 1935, he was a son of the late Jesse Dixon and Edith Shelton. Donald was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church and retired employee of BWXT. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son,...

S. Richard Simpson

S. Richard Simpson

Dec 7, 2006

Appomattox: Shirley Richard Simpson, 65, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006 at his daughter's home. Born in Prince Edward County, July 16, 1941, he was a son of the late Charlie A. (Dick) Simpson and Visa Lou Lowe Simpson of Prospect. He is survived by his former wife, Wanda W. Simpson; a son and daughter-in-law Donald and Myra Simpson; a...

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