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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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....
