Glenna Elaine Powell
Jan 18, 2022
Glenna Elaine Powell, 59, of Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was the wife of the late Dorothy Bryant.
Born in Charlottesville, September 27, 1962. She worked for the University of Virginia Medical Center as an orderly. Glenna was an avid bowler.
She is survived by one sister, Elizabeth "Liz" Fares; two...
Deborah And Larry Rakes
Jan 17, 2022
Deborah Ruth Bowden Rakes, 72, of Pamplin, died January 8, 2022, she was followed in death by her husband, Larry Robert Rakes, 77, on Monday, January 17, 2022.
Deborah was born on December 20, 1949, the daughter of the late Theresia Victoria Bowden and Beuford Sonnet Bowden. She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Jeanette...
Albert Forrest Taylor
Jan 17, 2022
Albert Forrest Taylor, 81, of Appomattox, died on January 17, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of June Martin Taylor, the love of his life, with whom he shared 59 years.
Born in Appomattox County, on January 9, 1941, he was the son of the late Osborne Douglas Taylor and Mazie Franklin Taylor. He...
Annette Victoria Carter
Jan 17, 2022
Annette Victoria Carter, 60, of Appomattox, died on January 17, 2022, at Virginia Hospital Center.
Born in Lynchburg, Va., on January 13, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Ronald Leo Carter and Jeanette Stanley Wright and stepdaughter of the late Walter M. Wright.
Annette was a standout three sport high school athlete, playing...
Sallie Johnston Thompson
Jan 17, 2022
Sallie (Leah) Johnston Thompson of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at her home. She was the wife of the late Boyd (Dick) Thompson.
Born July 29, 1927, in Spout Spring, she was preceded in death by her husband and parents, John Dunn Johnston Sr. and Isabelle Allison Johnston.
Sallie retired from General Electric...
Peggy O'Neil Watson
Jan 16, 2022
Peggy O'Neil Doss Watson, 91, of Appomattox, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Pearls of Life in Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late George Raleigh Watson.
Born in Appomattox County, Va., on April 10, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Gwendolyn Smoot Doss and Aubrey Layfette Doss. She was a member of Liberty...
Warren "Danny" Daniel Hackett
Jan 15, 2022
A legacy is not leaving something behind for your loved ones...it's leaving part of you behind within those you love.
In loving memory of Warren Daniel Hackett, of Appomattox, who passed from this life on January 15, 2022. Danny was born December 10, 1948, to Hampton Hackett, Jr. and Dorothy Bryant Hackett and lived the majority of...
Ellen Adams Midkiff
Jan 15, 2022
Ellen Adams Midkiff, 81, of Bear Creek Road, Red House, died Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her residence. She was the wife of the late William Thomas Midkiff.
Born in Spout Spring, Va., on May 27, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Chaplin W. Adams and Lena Bates Adams. She was a member of Salem...
Reuben "Doc" Ware Bryant
Jan 12, 2022
Reuben Ware "Doc" Bryant, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Born on July 15, 1934, in Amherst County, he was a son of the late E. Hawthorne and Ruth Lyon Bryant.
He is survived by his beloved wife and devoted caregiver, Nancy Winston Bryant, the love of his life for the past 39 years. He is...
Dennis Harmond Porterfield
Jan 11, 2022
Dennis Harmond Porterfield, 75, of Lynchburg, died at his residence on January 11, 2022. He was the husband of Lou Moore Porterfield.
Born on October 1, 1946, in Ashland, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Elsie May Doss Porterfield and John Henry Porterfield. Dennis worked as a machinist at B & W until he...
Earl "Pete" Phillip Banton
Jan 10, 2022
Earl "Pete" Phillip Banton, 79, of Appomattox, died Monday, January 10, 2022, at his residence. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on July 15, 1942, he was a son of the late Annie Pearl Tomlinson Banton and Charles Mathiass Banton.
In 1975, Pete went to work for himself building homes until his retirement in 1991. He was a member...
Frances Mays Bryant
Jan 9, 2022
Frances Mays Fields Bryant, 96, of Appomattox, Va., peacefully passed from this life to her eternal reward on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on January 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis G. Mays, Sr. Â and Lily Rhetta Pendergrass Mays.
She was a member of Vera Worship Center and was...
Nelda Lucado Garrett
Jan 9, 2022
Nelda Lucado Garrett, 97, of Appomattox died Sunday morning, January 9, 2022, at the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Nathan Garrett.
Born in Appomattox Co., March 3, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Edward L. and Annie Kate Lucado. She was a member of Red Oak...
Helen Doss Phelps
Jan 9, 2022
Helen Doss Phelps, 84, of Rector Road, Concord, died, Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was the loving wife of Alvin David Phelps.
Born in Appomattox, March 3, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Florence Smith Doss and John Alfred Doss, Jr. Helen was a lifetime member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a...
Ronald Grey Mann
Jan 7, 2022
Ronald "Ronnie" Grey Mann, 74, of Appomattox died at his residence on January 7, 2022. He was the husband of Barbara Beasley Mann.
Born in Lynchburg, Va., on October 10, 1947, he was the son of the late Chap Harmon Mann and Beatrice Roberts Mann. Retired with over 30 years of service, he worked for Coleman Adams...
John Thomas Goin Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
John Thomas Goin Jr., 77, of Concord died at Lynchburg General Hospital on January 7, 2022. He was the husband of Sandra Saunders Goin for 56 years.
Born on November 10, 1944, in Lynchburg Va, he was the son of the late John Thomas Goin and Margaret Maxwell Goin Mann.
After 48 years John retired...
Mitchell Conn Luckie
Jan 4, 2022
Mitchell Conn Luckie, 71, was born on May 11, 1950, and went to see Jesus on January 4, 2022. Mitch was an amazing man. He would say that he was just an ordinary guy, but people who knew him described him as a beloved pastor and wonderful storyteller. He had a story for every situation. Mitch loved people and...
Norma Johnson Watson
Jan 4, 2022
Norma Johnson Watson, 84, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas Filmore Watson, Jr. for 47 years.
Born in Rocky Mount, N. C., on August 3, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Mildred Fuller Johnson and Irvin B. Johnson. She was a member...
Wilma Deane Mcmullen
Jan 4, 2022
Wilma Deane McMullen, 85, of Concord, died January 4, 2022. She was the wife of the late Arnold Roy McMullen, Sr.
Born in Doddridge County, WV, on December 9, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Blanche Swiger and Charles Russell Morgan. Wilma was a devout Christian and a member of Journey Ministries.  She enjoyed volunteering...
Clarine Kestner Mays
Jan 2, 2022
Mary Clarine Kestner Mays, 93, of Appomattox, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2022. She was born on December 30, 1928, a daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Franklin Kestner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Jesse Mays, and by her son and only child, Warren Thomas Mays, as well as her sister,...
