Oct 21, 2021

William Francis McDermott, 90, of Lynchburg and formerly of Appomattox, died Thursday, October 21, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Belleville, N. J., on July 10, 1931.

He served in the U. S. Navy from 1955 to 1957. For sixteen years he worked for Exxon in various positions, the last, as plant manager of a...

Oct 17, 2021

Carolyn Anne Giles, 68, of Appomattox, died Sunday morning, October 17, 2021, in Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born February 13, 1953 in Richmond, she was a daughter of Anne Cabell Giles of Lynchburg, and the late Melvin Glenn Giles, Sr.   She retired from the City of Lynchburg, working in Human Resources.

She is survived by two...

Oct 12, 2021

Ruby Jennings Staton, 84, of Appomattox, died October 12, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born in Red House, Va., on September 26, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Addie Florence Rowland and George Robert Jennings. She was a member of Piney Ridge United Methodist and retired from Thomasville Furniture.

She is survived by...

Oct 11, 2021

Roberta Lynn Heater, 62, of Appomattox, died Monday, October 11, 2021, at her residence. Born in New Jersey, on December 27, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Audrey Fiessler and Robert Heater.

She is survived by her fiancé, Adam Smith of Appomattox; her daughter, Heather Heater; and four grandchildren.

Robinson Funeral Home and...

Oct 9, 2021

McKenzie Lynn Coffey, 19, of Gladstone, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on February 16, 2002, she was a daughter of Jennifer McCormick Coffey and William Coffey.

She was a 2020 graduate of Appomattox County High School and loved her job as a teller with Farmers Bank of Appomattox. She was a...

Oct 8, 2021

Thomas Keith Lucas, 76, of Orange, CA and Pamplin, VA, died Friday, October 8, 2021, at Southside Community Hospital, Farmville, VA.

Born in Brookfield, Illinois, on April 17, 1945, he was a son of the late Geraldine Pankratz and Milton Lucas. He was the owner and operator of Lucas and Mercier Construction Company.

He is...

Oct 8, 2021

Judith Ellen Fraley, 73, of Appomattox, died on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of James R. Fraley.

Born on August 8, 1948, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Florence Iwinski and Chester Kowalski.

Judith and her husband had recently relocated from the Ogdensburg,...

Oct 8, 2021

Virginia Herndon Bondurant, 87, of Concord, died Friday, October 8, 2021, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Wallace E. Bondurant, Jr. for 52 years.

Born in Charlotte County, Va., on October 16, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Verna Tweedy and James E. Herndon, Sr. She was a member...

Oct 7, 2021

Margaret Bates Coleman, 77, of Appomattox, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donald Gentry Coleman.

Born in Crewe, VA, on July 27, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Lucille Newcomb and Herman Bates. She was retired from Thomasville Furniture and attended Spout Spring Baptist Church....

Oct 5, 2021

Frank McDarris, 98, of Forest Chapel Road, Pamplin, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital.  He was the husband of Charlotte Shelton McDarris.

Born in Hot Springs, NC, October 18, 1922, he was a son of the late Dahlia and Canara McDaris.  Frank attended Piney Ridge United Methodist Church.  He served his country in the...

Oct 4, 2021

Clyde Thomas Mayberry Sr, 77, of Appomattox died at Oakwood Health and Rehab on Monday, October 4, 2021. He was the husband of Debra M. Mayberry.

Born on June 16, 1944, in Appomattox, he was the son of the late James Berkley Mayberry and Frances Elizabeth Mann Mayberry.

He was a member of Friendship Baptist...

Oct 2, 2021

Pamela Cox Mays, 66, of Appomattox, died on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Irie C. Mays for 45 years.

Born on July 18, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Joe Cox and Barbara Wingfield Massie. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, who helped to raise...

Oct 2, 2021

Rosemary Knight Vassar, 77, of Hummingbird Lane, Concord, died Saturday, October 2, 2021.  She was the wife of the late James Edward "Jimmy" Vassar.

Born in Lynchburg, July 17,1944, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Gentry and Horace N. Knight, Jr.  Rosemary was a member of Hebron Baptist Church where she served as a...

Sep 29, 2021

William Edward "Stick" Mann, Jr., 66, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at his residence. He was the husband of Pamela Lawson Mann.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on April 12, 1955, he was the son of the late Rachel Mayberry Mann and William Edward Mann, Sr. He retired after 46 years as a Precision Assembler with...

Sep 29, 2021

Harold W. "Chief" Pugh, 73, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Babcock Manor.

Born in Appomattox, Va., on October 20, 1947, he was a son of the late Zora Guthrie and John Esmond Pugh. He was employed for 54 years with F. L. Moore and Sons.

He is survived by two brothers, Joel...

Sep 28, 2021

John Junior Franklin, 79, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born in Appomattox County, VA, on January 6, 1942, he was the son of the late Violet Lee Carrico Franklin and Jesse James Franklin. He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church and a retired tobacco farmer.

Junior is survived...

Sep 26, 2021

Frances Louise "Frankie" Mann, 64, of Railroad Lane, Pamplin, died Sunday, September 26, 2021.  She was the loving wife of D. Earl Mann, Sr. of 39 years.

Born in Lynchburg, February 9, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Annie Gobble and Samuel Jones Kress, Jr.  Frankie worked at Thomasville Furniture for 33 years and then...

Sep 26, 2021

Jean Megginson Nash, 91, of Pumping Station Road, died Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Babcock Manor.  She was the widow of Harold Thomas Nash, Sr.

Born in Appomattox County, April 7, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Ella Virginia Spradlin and Samuel Thomas Megginson.

She is survived by two grandchildren, Derek Nash and...

Sep 25, 2021

David Wayne Baldwin, 70, of Little Cub Road, Pamplin, died Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born in Farmville, September 13, 1951, he was a son of Jean Archer and the late Hubert Edward Baldwin.  David was a member of Piney Ridge United Methodist Church.

In addition to his mother, he is survived...

Sep 22, 2021

Elizabeth Woody Oxner, 91, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Babcock Manor. She was the wife of the late Jarvis Clifton Oxner.

Born in Bryson City, N. C., on October 26, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Bertie Mae Collins Woody and Lawrence Lloyd Woody. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist...