Mar 31, 2022

James "Jimmy" Malcolm Miller, Sr., 84, passed away on March 31, 2022 at Heartland Hospice. He was the husband of Carole C. Miller for 57 years.

Born on May 28, 1937, in Unicoi, Tenn., he was the son of the late William B.  Miller and Nola Shelton Miller. Mr. Miller was employed by Areva/Framatome for over 50...

Mar 28, 2022

Thomas Harold "Hal" Chambers III, 69, of Spout Spring passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of Melanie Greene Chambers.

Born in Lynchburg, on May 27, 1952, he was the son of the late Thomas H. Chambers, Jr. and Nancy Taylor Chambers Jones and stepfather, Hubert Wayne Jones. He was...

Mar 27, 2022

William E. "Bill" Spriggs, 92, of Appomattox, Va., passed away on March 27, 2022, at Appomattox Health and Rehab. He was the husband of the late Rita Nodoro Spriggs.

Born in N.J., on May 18, 1929, he was the son of the late Earl Spriggs and Margarite Leary Spriggs. After 33 years Mr. Spriggs retired from Bell...

Mar 18, 2022

Birdie Zane Harvey, 89, of Appomattox, died four days short of her 90th birthday on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Babcock Manor.

Born on her family's farm in Appomattox County on March 22, 1932, Birdie entered this world at 11 pounds in the midst of a late winter thunderstorm. She was the daughter of the late Lytton...

Mar 18, 2022

Lawrence Clinton Clements, 96, of Appomattox, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Cora Belle Clements.

Born on August 21, 1925, in Alexandria, Va., he was the son of the late Clinton Fogus Clements and Ella Bryant Clements. He worked as the Appomattox office supervisor at Central...

Mar 17, 2022

Marilyn Kempka Goode went to be with the Lord, at the age of 96 on March 17, 2022, at her son's home in Spout Spring, Virginia.

She was born to Henry John Kempka and Emma Schumacher Kempka on October 31, 1925, in New York, New York. Her husband of 75 years, Eugene Thornton Goode, Sr., preceded her...

Mar 14, 2022

Vivian R. Flaherty, 87, of Pamplin, passed away on March 14, 2022, at her residence. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Flaherty Sr.

Born on November 20, 1934, in PA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Hornickel and Muriel Hornickel.

She is survived by three sons, John Flaherty Jr. and...

Mar 12, 2022

Brian Edward Thomas, 80, of Wheelers Spring Road, Pamplin, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022.  He was the loving and devoted husband of Ella Louise Rosser Thomas.

Born in Baltimore, Md., on February 21, 1942, he was the son of the late Charlotte Hoppich Thomas Wagoner and Charles Riggin Thomas.  He was a member of Memorial United...

Mar 10, 2022

Pearlie Virginia Jones Moore, 93, of Appomattox, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital. For 61 years, she was the loving wife of the late William Frank Moore.

Born in Campbell County, Va., on October 26, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Maggie Estelle Nash and Pearlie Johnson Jones. She was a...

Mar 10, 2022

Mildred Ferguson Candler, 87, formerly of Gladys, died on March 10, 2022, at Liberty Ridge in Lynchburg. She was married on December 18, 1953, to the late Otis Terrell Candler. Mildred was a devoted wife to Otis for over 40 years and a loving mother to her late son Terrell Wayne Candler.

Born on May 14, 1934,...

Mar 10, 2022

Paul Eugene Goin, 83, of Redfields Road, Appomattox, went to be with his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family Thursday, March 10, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Inez Woody Goin for over 60 years.

Born in Appomattox County, September 22, 1938, he was a son of the late Edna Mayberry Goin and Ernest Wesley...

Mar 3, 2022

Betty Reid Cole, 70, of Appomattox died on March 3, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Byron Benjamin Cole, Jr.

Born on May 4, 1951, in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late David Collie Reid and Verneader Britton Reid. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.

In addition...

Mar 2, 2022

Maynard Kenneth Bean, 83, of Powhatan, died on March 2, 2022, at CJW Medical Center. He was the husband of Doris Clapp Bean for 62 years.

Born on March 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Milton Elkanah Bean and Martha Gragg Bean. He was a 1966 graduate of the University of Richmond and then...

Mar 1, 2022

Brenda Smith Hawkins, 56, of Wildway Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Born in Lynchburg, March 11, 1965, she was a daughter of Patrick Ellen Almond Smith and the late Charles Alexander Smith.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by one son, Kevin Alexander Hawkins; one brother, Mike Smith and wife, Marsha;...

Feb 28, 2022

Robert Lee Wade, 89, of Lynchburg, died on February 28, 2022, at his residence.

Born on November 5, 1932, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Rev. Herbert Howard Wade and Eva Tyler Wade. He owned his own business as a paint contractor for more than 60 years and for more than 39 years was...

Feb 25, 2022

James Alexander "Poodles" Burks, Jr., 61, of Old Courthouse Road, died Friday, February 25, 2022. He was the loving husband of his high school sweetheart, Alice Faye Franklin Burks, for 41 years.

Born in Lynchburg, August 10, 1960, he was a son of James Alexander Burks, Sr., of Appomattox, and the late Cecil Faye Robertson Burks. James...

Feb 24, 2022

Jayne Pamela "Pam" Carter Moore, 67, of Dogwood Apartments, Appomattox, died Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Born in Lynchburg, on September 23, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Ethel Guill and Charles M. Carter.  Pam was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Tanya Turner and Keith Word of...

Feb 17, 2022

Wade Hiram Baldwin, 81, of Pamplin, died at Lynchburg General Hospital on February 17, 2022, after a long illness. He was the husband of Hallie Simmons Baldwin.

Born on October 4, 1940, in Charlotte County, he was the son of the late Cleve Willis Baldwin and Laura Ferguson Baldwin. He sold vegetables and plants in Appomattox for...

Feb 14, 2022

Rebecca Babcock Rosser, 86, of Oakleigh Ave., Appomattox, died on Monday, February 14, 2022, following a stroke on January 29.  Born in Appomattox County on August 28, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Annie Laurie Scruggs Babcock and Adelbert Archer (Deb) Babcock. She was predeceased by her beloved and devoted husband of 49 years, Jesse Morton Rosser,...

Feb 13, 2022

John Timothy Hinton, 61, of Lynchburg, died on February 13, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born on December 14, 1960, he was the son of the late Maynard Tracy Hinton and Ellen Elizabeth Madison Clark, of Lynchburg.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Christina Amis of Florida; two grandchildren, Jazmine,...