William (Bill) R. Stafford
Dec 6, 2006
Rustburg: William Ray (Bill) Stafford, 55, of Bear Creek Rd., died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Janet Miller Stafford. Born in Pearisburg, August 18, 1951, he was a son of the late Wallace Edward and Geneva Stafford. Bill was employed for 35 years by the Virginia State Police as a Senior Dispatcher....
Inez Giles Blackwell
Dec 6, 2006
Spout Spring: Inez Giles Blackwell, 82, of 332 Snapps Mill Rd., died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Arthur Allen Blackwell. Born in Appomattox County, April 11, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Orson T. and Etta Lawhorne Giles. Inez was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, the...
Shirley Davis Morris
Dec 5, 2006
Madison Heights: Shirley Davis Morris, 70, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born in Appomattox County, January 31, 1936, she was a daughter of the late John C. (Jack) Davis Sr. and Anne O'Brien Davis. Shirley was of the Methodist faith and retired from the Central Virginia Training Center and Amherst Family Physicians, Inc. She is survived...
Sherry Lynn Banton
Nov 28, 2006
Appomattox: Sherry Lynn Banton, 33, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006. Born July 20, 1973, she is the daughter of John and Wendy Banton. She was a 1991 graduate of Appomattox County High School. Graveside funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, December 1, 2006 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Gladstone with the Rev. Odell Coggins officiating. The family will...
John Russell Robertson
Nov 28, 2006
John Russell Robertson, 59, of Amherst, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth Harwood Robertson. Born in Lynchburg, April 2, 1947, he was the son of the late James Robertson and Ruth Robertson Brassard of Spring Hill, FL. John was an honest and sincere man who loved his family, had a...
Clarence J. May
Nov 24, 2006
Clarence Jay May Red House: Clarence J. May, 94, of 1477 Hancock Rd., died Friday November 24, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of Sarah Pentecost May. Born in Guilford, N.C., September 11, 1912, he was a son of Oscar E. May and Bonnie Gilbreath May. Clarence was a lifelong member and former deacon of Providence Baptist Church,...
Vivian Ann Harvey Guill
Nov 22, 2006
Vivian Ann Harvey Guill Appomattox: Vivian Ann Harvey Guill, 79, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Burke H. Guill. Born in Evergreen, VA, February 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Bennie Wilson Harvey and Margaret Lee Norfleet Harvey. Vivian Ann was a member of Memorial United Methodist...
Violet Pippen Franklin
Nov 22, 2006
Violet Pippin Franklin Appomattox: Violet Pippin Franklin, 94, of 1472 S. Church St., died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Julian Abbitt (Doc) Franklin. Born in Abingdon, November 6, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Henry H. and Susan Coalson Pippin. Violet was a member of Memorial United Methodist...
J. Gordon Payne, Sr.
Nov 20, 2006
GLADSTONE – John Gordon Payne, Sr., 86, of 1264 Payne Place died Monday, November 20, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Clara Glover Payne. Born in Nelson County, October 10, 1920, he was a son of the late Francis Marion and Bessie Walton Payne. Gordon was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Clinton Masonic...
R. Murrell Ferguson
Nov 13, 2006
Appomattox: Richard Murrell Ferguson, Sr., 80, of Second Street, died Monday, November 13, 2006 in Virginia Baptist Hospital as the result of a 22 year battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Appomattox County, June 4, 1926, he was a son of the late Richard Bernard Ferguson and Sally Wingfield Ferguson. Murrell worked as a bookkeeper for 40 years with J....
Lawrence G. Haley
Nov 11, 2006
Lawrence G. "Larry" Haley, 60, died on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2006 due to pancreatic and liver cancer. Born in Lynchburg, March 1, 1946 and raised in Appomattox he was the third child to the late Robert and Goldie Haley. Larry attended Bluefield College for 2 years before enlisting in the United States Navy where he served 4 years. After...
Ida Malton Fleshman
Nov 9, 2006
Ida Melton Fleshman Phenix: Ida Melton Fleshman, 87, 500 Turkey Creek Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2006. She was the wife of the late Everette H. Fleshman. Ida was born December 19, 1918, in Charlotte County, a daughter of the late James Henry and Daisy Edward Fitts Melton. She was a member of...
Helen Mccormick Gunter
Nov 8, 2006
Helen Juanita McCormick Gunter Gladstone: Helen Juanita McCormick Gunter, 76, of 942 Red Bird Lane, died Wednesday November 8, 2006, in UVA Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Sammy Lynwood Gunter. Born June 25, 1930, Helen was a daughter of the late William Walker and Effie Jamerson McCormick. Helen was a member of Maple Grove Pentecostal holiness...
Patricia Morgan Taylor
Nov 7, 2006
PATRICIA M. TAYLOR Concord – Patricia Morgan Taylor (Jackie) of Stage Road went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday November 7, 2006. Jackie was born in Pembroke August 24, 1939 a daughter of the late Lynn and Nancy (Dump) Jones. She was retired from Intermet Archer Creek Foundry and was a Charter member of Glory Baptist Church, Appomattox....
Lucille Cyrus Mullins
Nov 6, 2006
LUCILLE ANNA CYRUS MULLINS Appomattox – Lucille Cyrus Mullins, 88, of 2912 Promise Land Road, went home to be with the Lord, Monday evening, November 6, 2006. She was the wife of the late Emery Walker Mullins. She was born June 10, 1918 in Appomattox County, a daughter of the late Arthur and Lizzie Cyrus. She was a member of...
Eva Mae Williams O'Brien
Oct 31, 2006
Eva Mae Williams (Pookie) O'Brien, 66, of 92 Spruce Lane, died Tuesday, October 31, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Campbell County, June 28, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Newton Oscar and Virginia Doss Williams. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Charles Davis (C. D.) O'Brien, Jr.; two sons...
Myrtis Christine Harding
Oct 29, 2006
Myrtis Trent Harding Myrtis Christine Trent Harding, 80, of 153 Chestnut Drive, Appomattox, died Sunday morning October 29, 2006, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert Lee "Bud" Harding, Sr. Born May 23, 1926; Myrtis was a daughter of the late Charles Faulkner and Rosa Milo Eller Trent. She was a homemaker and a member...
J. W. "Sam" Conner
Oct 21, 2006
Appomattox: Jennings Witt "Sam" Conner, 87, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of Martha Harvey Conner. Born in Appomattox County, December 13, 1918, he was a son of the late Duvall Adams and Lois C. Conner. He was a WW II Veteran, served as a pilot in the USAAF, and was also a veteran...
Frank Allen Torrence
Oct 19, 2006
Appomattox: Frank Allen Torrence, 80, of 3935 River Ridge Road, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Ward Torrence. Born in Appomattox County, October 14, 1926, he was a son of the late David Eugene and Hattie Drinkard Torrence. Allen was a veteran of the US Navy serving in World War II,...
Lillian Spiggle Love
Oct 19, 2006
Lillian Spiggle Love, 79, of Lynchburg and formerly of Appomattox died Thursday, October 19, 2006. She was the wife of the late John Lynwood Love. Born in Appomattox County, October 22, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Robert North and Maggie Coleman Spiggle. Lillian was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Appomattox. In 1967, she and her...
