Obituaries

Virginia Smith Kress

Virginia Smith Kress

Nov 6, 2005

Virginia Smith Kress Appomattox: Virginia Lee 'Jenny' Smith Kress, 47, died Sunday, November 6, 2005 at Grace Lodge Nursing Home. Jenny was born in Baltimore, MD, on December 5, 1957 to William Lee Smith and Gladys Dixon Smith. She was preceded in death by her mother and brother, William David Smith. Survivors include her beloved son, Timothy Michael Kress, one...

Gilbert Eugene Mays

Gilbert Eugene Mays

Oct 30, 2005

Appomattox – Gilbert Eugene Mays, 82, of 104 Peach Street died Sunday October 30, 2005 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Irene Page Mays. Gilbert was born in Appomattox County, January 16, 1923, a son of the late William Arthur and Margaret Thompson Mays. Gilbert proudly served his country during World War II serving in the...

Janet Hix Scott

Janet Hix Scott

Oct 23, 2005

Farmville: Janet Hix Scott, 50, of 437 Angola Rd., died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at her home. She was the wife of Thomas Porter Scott, III. Born in Farmville, March 25, 1955, she was the daughter of John and Florence Oliver Hix of Hixburg. Janet was a member of Hobson's Chapel United Methodist Church, a consummate educator, and a strong...

Lynford Walker Cumbey

Lynford Walker Cumbey

Oct 23, 2005

Pamplin: Lynford Walker Cumbey, 96, died Sunday, October 23, 2005. Born in Appomattox County, June 8, 1909, he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Rosa Fore Cumbey. Mr. Cumbey was a member of Pamplin United Methodist Church for 82 years and was a clerk with Davidson's Department Store retiring after 20 years of service. Following retirement he...

Clara Williamson Stanley

Clara Williamson Stanley

Oct 16, 2005

Appomattox: Clara Bell Williamson Stanley, 81, of Rt. 2, died Sunday October 16, 2005 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Ned Stanley. Born in Appomattox Co., July 8, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Henry H. and Goldie Wootton Williamson. Mrs. Stanley was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she...

Robert Frank Berg

Robert Frank Berg

Oct 10, 2005

Appomattox: Robert Frank Berg, 82, of Rt. 1, died Monday, October 10, 2005 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Florence LoPresti Klinger Berg. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, January 20, 1923, he was a son of the late Arthur and Emma Atkins Berg. Mr. Berg served his country as an Air Force Veteran of World War II,...

Thomas Quinn Taylor

Thomas Quinn Taylor

Oct 8, 2005

Thomas Quinn Taylor, of 6030 Old Evergreen Road, Evergreen, died October 8, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born in Roanoke, VA, January 11, 1947, a son of the late Betty Shelton and Thomas Henry Taylor III. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a graduate of Longwood University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology,...

Harvey Louis Simpson

Harvey Louis Simpson

Oct 3, 2005

Appomattox: Harvey Louis Simpson, 85, of 8275 Jacksontown Rd, Nanjemoy, MD, died Monday, October 3, 2005 at the Washington Hospital Center. He was the husband of the late Jessalyn Mae Simpson. Born in Powhatan, October 1, 1920, he was a son of the late Elijah and Alice Blair Webb. Mr. Simpson was a member of Bible Baptist Church and was...

Raymond Howard Raymsey, Sr.

Raymond Howard Raymsey, Sr.

Oct 2, 2005

Charlotte Court House: Raymond Howard Ramsey, Sr., 78, of 5081 Wood Fork Rd., died Sunday, October 2, 2005 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born in Charlotte Court House, May 14, 1927, he was a son of the late Thomas W. and Ina Taylor Ramsey. He proudly served his country as a Marine Veteran of the World War II. Mr. Ramsey was...

Michael Eugene Highfill

Michael Eugene Highfill

Oct 1, 2005

Michael Eugene Highfill, 43, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2005, at his home in Appomattox. Born January 3, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Maryann Carroll and husband, William of Appomattox and Norman Highfill of La Porte, Texas. In addition to his parents he is survived by a sister, Tammy M. Ferguson and husband, Larry of Vera;...

James T. (Pete) Davis, Jr.

James T. (Pete) Davis, Jr.

Sep 29, 2005

Pamplin: James Thomas (Pete) Davis, Jr., 79, died Thursday, September 29, 2005 at his residence. Born in Appomattox Co., July 31, 1926, he was a son of the late Wilsie P. and James T. Davis, Sr. Pete was a member of Pamplin United Methodist Church and had served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict where he...

Jonathan Paul Schell

Jonathan Paul Schell

Sep 22, 2005

Rustburg: Our Lord above shared Jonathan Paul Schell with us before taking him Home to be by His side on Thursday, September 22, 2005. Jonathan Paul, God's small gift, was born on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is survived by his loving parents, Scott and Stephanie Schell; two brothers, Mikey Hinkle and Brandon Schell; maternal grandparents, Johnny...

Nettie Hunter Cunningham

Nettie Hunter Cunningham

Sep 2, 2005

Nettie Hunter Cunningham Gladstone: Nettie Hunter Cunningham, 95, of Rt. 2, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Appomattox Health Care Center. She was twice widowed to the late Bernard L. Moore and the late Emmett Carter Cunningham. Mrs. Cunningham was born in Appomattox County, October 4, 1909, a daughter of the late Myra Martin and Mosley William Hunter. She...

Hazel L. Franklin

Hazel L. Franklin

Sep 2, 2005

Hazel Lee Lawrence Franklin, 77, of 138 Babcock Rd., went to be with the Lord on Friday morning in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of Benjamin A. Franklin. Born in Campbell Co., May 8, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Thurman and Elizabeth Ruth Wingfield Lawrence. As a homemaker and member of Rustburg Baptist Church...

Myrtle Harrell Strain

Myrtle Harrell Strain

Aug 20, 2005

Concord: Myrtle Harrell Strain, 85, died Saturday August 20, 2005 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born, September 3, 1919, in Robeson Co., N.C., She was a daughter of the late Grady S. Harrell and Cornelia McNeill Harrell. Myrtle was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is survived by her five children; William V. Strain,...

Daniel Milton Wilson

Daniel Milton Wilson

Aug 17, 2005

Farmville: Daniel Milton Wilson, Jr., 57, of 1535 Scotts Drive, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at his residence. Born in Appomattox County, March 17, 1948, he was a son of Dorothy Kress Wilson of Pamplin and the late Daniel Milton Wilson, Sr. In addition to his mother he is survived by two daughters, Renee W. Mann and her husband, Shane...

Ryland Thomas Mann

Ryland Thomas Mann

Aug 14, 2005

Appomattox: Ryland Thomas Mann, 52, of Rt. 1, died Sunday, August 14, 2005 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Wanda Harden Mann. Born in Lynchburg, July 27, 1953, he was a son of the late Henry Wyte and Georgia Cyrus Mann. Ryland was a member of Central Baptist Church, the County Line Hunt Club, and the Woodmen...

Sallie Smith Jones

Sallie Smith Jones

Aug 12, 2005

Appomattox: Sallie Smith Jones, 81, of Rt. 1, entered into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 12, 2005 in the Appomattox Health Care Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John Booker Jones. Born in Buckingham Co., January 31, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Shelton and Rosa...

Marion Dejarnette Nash

Marion Dejarnette Nash

Aug 10, 2005

Appomattox: Marion Grey DeJarnette Nash, 79, of 504 Airport Drive, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of David Sylvester Nash. Born in Naruna, Campbell County, January 30, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Evan Edward DeJarnette and Dora Sowell DeJarnette. Mrs. Nash worked with her husband from 1975 until her retirement...

Katie Durie Hall

Katie Durie Hall

Aug 8, 2005

Appomattox: Katie Durie Hall, 87, of Rt. 3, died Monday, August 8, 2005 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Robert Hall. Born in Appomattox County, November 27, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Winthrop Southwell Durie and Dora Bell Godsey Durie. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She is...

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