Obituaries

Annie Gilbert Webb

Annie Gilbert Webb

Oct 16, 2006

Appomattox: Annie Gilbert Webb, 95, went to her heavenly home on Monday, October 16, 2006. She was the wife of the late L. LeGrand Webb. Born in Appomattox County, April 15, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Seabron A. and Annie Morris Gilbert. Annie was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher...

Ralph Howard Barlow

Ralph Howard Barlow

Oct 10, 2006

Appomattox: Ralph H. "Be-Bo" Barlow, 99, left the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center early Tuesday morning, October 10, 2006 and now is telling his jokes and stories all over heaven. Born in Appomattox County, June 21, 1907, he was a son of the late William Henry Saurs Barlow and Florence Elmina Hamilton. Ralph was a member of Memorial United Methodist...

H.W. "Billy" Conner

H.W. "Billy" Conner

Oct 6, 2006

Henry Wellington "Billy" Conner, 77, of Lynchburg, formerly of Appomattox, died Friday, October 6, 2006, at his residence. His wife was the late Betty Kidd Conner. Born February 12, 1929 in Appomattox Co., he was the son of the late Wellington H. and Verna Ferguson Conner. Billy was a member of Fort Hill United Methodist Church and a retired postmaster...

Wendy Marie Franklin

Wendy Marie Franklin

Sep 25, 2006

Wendy Marie Franklin, 34, of Lynchburg, died Monday, September 25, 2006 at her residence after a prolonged battle with lupus. Born in Lynchburg, September 11, 1972, she was a daughter of Robert Cary Franklin and his wife, Martha and Donna Mitchell Terry and her husband, Bill all of Rustburg. Wendy was a graduate of Rustburg High School. In addition to...

Evelyn Whitehead Harris

Evelyn Whitehead Harris

Sep 23, 2006

Appomattox: Mattie Laura Evelyn Whitehead Harris, 89, of 1334 North Creek Road, died Saturday September 23, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frank Carlton Harris, Sr. Mrs. Harris was born in Appomattox County, February 6, 1917, a daughter of the late James Landon and Cynthia Maude Page Whitehead. She was a member of Red...

Howard Ray Moore

Howard Ray Moore

Sep 20, 2006

Concord: Howard Ray Moore, 84, of 111 Beckham Rd., died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth Childress Moore. Born in Roanoke, July 5, 1922, he was a son of the late William Washington and Maggie Shaner Moore. Howard Ray was a US Navy Veteran serving during WW II. He was a member...

Nancy Lawson

Nancy Lawson

Sep 18, 2006

Appomattox: Ardell Ries (Nancy) Lawson, 75, of 505 Court Street, died Monday, September 18, 2006 at her home. She was the wife of the late John Raymond (Jack) Lawson, Jr. Born in St. Louis, MO, February 2, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Wetzel Ries. Nancy was owner and operator of Country Fare Restaurant, a...

Elva Keesee King

Elva Keesee King

Sep 17, 2006

Concord: Elva Keesee King, 88, of 43 Midgett Farm Road, died Sunday morning September 17, 2006. She was the wife of the late Clyde Evans King. Born in Campbell County, September 20, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Pierce, Sr. and Miranda Martin Keesee. Elva was a Charter member of Calvary Baptist Church, a retired Concord Postal...

Troy Lee Wyatt

Troy Lee Wyatt

Sep 12, 2006

Red House: Troy Lee Wyatt, 81, of 863 Liberty Lake Rd., died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ethel Kirk Wyatt. Born in Paynesville, WV, April 14, 1925, he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Millie Horn Wyatt. Mr. Wyatt was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church...

Hazel Edna Mays

Hazel Edna Mays

Sep 6, 2006

Hazel Edna Mays, 74, of St. Pauls, NC and formerly of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006. H. Larry Mays, Sr., her husband of more than fifty years, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Billie Mae Massie, and her husband, Tommy, of Manakin-Sabot and her children, Bertha Johnson, of Lynchburg, Alice Mays, of Lynchburg, H. Larry...

Lawrence Hanson Webber

Lawrence Hanson Webber

Sep 6, 2006

Pamplin: Lawrence Hanson Webber, 74, of 148 Loblolly Hill Rd., died Wednesday, September 6, 2006. He was the husband of Edna Frances Baars Webber. Born in Appomattox County, March 31, 1932, he was a son of the late Frank Edward and Verna Mae Farrar Webber. Lawrence was a farmer and timber cutter and a member of Piney Ridge United Methodist...

John Howard Goin, Sr.

John Howard Goin, Sr.

Aug 28, 2006

Appomattox: John Howard Goin, Sr., 86, of 4181 Hollywood Rd., passed away Monday, August 28, 2006 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Frances Johnson Goin. Born in Appomattox County, November 7, 1919, he was a son of the late Dewitt T. Goin, Sr. and Katie Grebb Goin. John was a member of Walkers Presbyterian Church and...

Pearl Burnett Mitchell

Pearl Burnett Mitchell

Aug 27, 2006

Appomattox: Pearl Burnett Mitchell, 88, graduated to Glory on Sunday, August 27, 2006. She was the wife of the late Charles Vernell Mitchell. Born in Greene County, VA, March 12, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Eldridge Franklin and Margaret Hughey Burnett. Pearl was an active member of Liberty Baptist Church and was involved in many activities...

Virginia Whitehead Doss

Virginia Whitehead Doss

Aug 24, 2006

Appomattox: Margaret Virginia Whitehead Doss, 87, died Thursday, August 24, 2006 in Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late James Lloyd Doss. Born in Appomattox County, March 26, 1919, she was a daughter of the late James Landon and Cynthia Maude Page Whitehead. Mrs. Doss was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church where she...

Reginald Edward Tweedy

Reginald Edward Tweedy

Aug 23, 2006

Rustburg: Reginald Edward Tweedy, Sr. 96, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Marjorie Harrell Tweedy. Born in Campbell County, June 22, 1910, he was a son of the late Emmett Price and Evie Evans Tweedy. Mr. Tweedy was a lifelong member of New Chapel Baptist Church and retired from the Department of...

Viola Smith Mayberry

Viola Smith Mayberry

Aug 21, 2006

Appomattox: Viola Frances Smith Ferguson Mayberry, 95, of Oakville Rd., died Monday, August 21, 2006 in Avante of Lynchburg. She was twice married her first husband was the late Edward Ferguson and her second the late Willis Mayberry. Born in Appomattox County, October 21, 1910, she was a daughter of the late John Andrew and Sallie Mable Smith. She was...

Joseph Robert Megginson, Sr.

Joseph Robert Megginson, Sr.

Aug 19, 2006

Appomattox: Joseph Robert Megginson, Sr., 82, of 4299 Liberty Chapel Road, died Saturday, August 19, 2006, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Belle Martin Reynolds Megginson. His first wife of 51 years, Ethelyne Torrence Megginson, preceded him in death. Born in Appomattox County, December 3, 1923, he was a son of the late John Kirkpatrick Megginson and...

Adeline Decresci Heater

Adeline Decresci Heater

Aug 14, 2006

Appomattox: Adeline Marie DeCresci Heater, 71, of 111 Nash Trailer Park and formerly of Washington, NJ, died Monday, August 14, 2006 in Guggenhiemer Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Robert J. (Bob) Heater. Born in Newton, NJ, December 22, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Leonardo and Anna Palma DeCresci. Adeline was an avid Bingo...

Allen Hugh Hamlett, Sr.

Allen Hugh Hamlett, Sr.

Aug 14, 2006

Pamplin: Allen Hugh Hamlett, Sr., 84, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, August 14, 2006 surrounded by his loving wife and children. Born May 23, 1922 in Charlotte County, he was a son of the late Harry Hugh and Mabel Taylor Hamlett. He was married 63 years to Mary Ellen Baldwin Hamlett and...

Lyle Jacob Van Auken

Lyle Jacob Van Auken

Aug 13, 2006

Appomattox: Lyle Jacob Van Auken passed away at his home on Sunday, August 13, 2006. Born in Hampton Township, Sussex County, NJ, July 29, 1916, he was a son of the late Jacob Lyle Van Auken and Mildred Ann L'Homadieu Van Auken. He was the husband of the late Blanche Mae Hendershot Van Auken and the father of the late...

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