Aug 14, 2020

Margaret Crawley Jones, 98, of Spring Mill Road, Concord, died Friday, August 14, 2020. She was the wife of the late Glover Hunter Jones, Jr.

Born in Akron, Ohio, on September 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lillian Tweedy Crawley and Sam Jones Crawley. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the...

Aug 13, 2020

Kathleen Shorter Kress Jacobs, 86, of Pumping Station Road, Appomattox, died Thursday, August 13, 2020, at her residence.

Born in Madisonville, Va., on October 1, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Ella Mae DeFord Shorter and Charles R. Shorter, Sr.  She was predeceased by her husbands, Ralph Kress and William Jacobs; a brother, Charles R....

Aug 12, 2020

Dr. Larry Francis Smith, 70, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

Born in Lynchburg, December 8, 1949, he was the son of Ruth Guill Smith and the late Fred Collidge Smith.

Dr. Smith graduated from Appomattox High School in 1968, Hampden-Sydney College in 1972, with a B.S. Magna cum laude, and was a member...

Aug 11, 2020

Loretta Harris Lipscomb, 87, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Clyde Earl Lipscomb for 70 years.

Born in Phenix, October 31, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Bessie Evans and James Monroe Harris.

She is survived by three children, Edward L. Lipscomb...

Aug 9, 2020

Stella Thomas Tanner of Concord, Virginia, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020.  She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Calvin Tanner, Sr.

Stella was born in Appomattox County, the daughter of the late Lyle B. Thomas and Helen Drinkard Thomas.  Her beloved uncle, Frank M. Thomas also predeceased her.  She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church...

Aug 2, 2020

Virgil Lee Nuckols, 64, of Concord, died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his residence.  He was the loving husband of Carolyn Louise Woodson Nuckols.

Born July 8, 1956, in Pamplin, he was a son of the late Betty Virginia Kershner and Milton Lonnie Nuckols, Sr.  Virgil served his country in the National Guard. He was a Well...

Jul 29, 2020

Margaret Lee Haas Wilson, of Appomattox, VA passed away on her 100 th birthday, July 29, 2020.

Born in Lynchburg, VA, she was married to her high school sweetheart, John Hannon Wilson for 56 years. Margaret was a resident of Appomattox for 80 years. During that time, she was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and...

Jul 27, 2020

Emily Garland Edwards, 40, of Rock Road, New Canton, died Monday, July 27, 2020, at her residence.

She is survived by her husband, Billy Ray Edwards; her parents, David W. Garland and Judith S. Garland of Martinsville; a sister, Ruth G. Neary; beloved friends, Denise and Donald Williams and Tracy and Tony Brock; and many more good...

Jul 18, 2020

Gordon Monroe Tucker, 81, of Narrow Passage Rd, Spout Spring, was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Margaret Johnson Tucker for 55 years.

Born in Teleford, TN, on November 17, 1938, he was the son of the late Shelby Hadley Tucker...

Jul 16, 2020

Phillip Stephen "Steve" Dunaway, 65, passed from this earth on Thursday, July 16, 2020. In his last moments, he was doing what he loved the most, sharing a day off with his beloved wife, Lee-Ellen, listening to music in his workshop and hoping against hope that there would not be a second Trump presidency.

Music was his...

Jul 16, 2020

Patricia Gilbert Edmonds, 78, of Charles Drive, Appomattox, died Thursday, July 16, 2020, at her residence of a of a non-coronavirus related illness. She was the wife of the late Paul Leon Edmonds.

Born in Appomattox County, VA, on May 16, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Avis Godsey Gilbert and Maynard Dandridge Gilbert. She...

Jul 15, 2020

Donald C. "Donnie" Moore, 77, of Gladstone, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  He was the husband of the late Helen Martin Moore.

Born in Appomattox County, April 21, 1943, he was a son of the late Vera Kern and Aubrey I. Moore.  Donnie was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church.  He retired from G.E. with 38...

Jul 12, 2020

Diane Gaddy Reed Miller, 64, of Perkins Mill Road, Dillwyn, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Martha Jefferson Hospital. She was the wife of Roy B. Miller.

Born in High Point, N. C., on November 26, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Houston Granville Gaddy, Sr. and Wilhelmina Viel Gaddy. She was a member of...

Jul 12, 2020

Lawton Murrel Thomas, Sr., 85, of Iris Lane, Pamplin, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at his residence. He was the loving husband of Alice Almond Thomas for 65 years.

Born in Charlotte County, VA, on September 20, 1934, he was a son of the late Lawton Elmo Thomas and Rena Hamlett Thomas. He was a member, former...

Jul 7, 2020

Stephen Alan Thomas, 41, of Camp Hydaway Road, Rustburg, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at his residence.

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 16, 1978, he was a son of Dennis Alan Thomas, Sr. and the late Katrina Bryant Tucker. He was employed by Horizon Behavioral Health.

He is survived by his father, Dennis A....

Jul 5, 2020

Hazel Fitzgerald Ferguson, 74, of Cedar Lane, Appomattox, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Lloyd Wayne Ferguson, Sr. for 56 years and 364 days.

Born in Albemarle County, VA, on January 16, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Carrington James and Florence Bryant Fitzgerald. She...

Jul 4, 2020

Clarence William "Billy" Guthrie, Jr., 71, of Isbell Street, Appomattox, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Betty Davis Guthrie.

Born in Lynchburg, VA, on July 5, 1948, he was a son of the late Estelle Pote Guthrie and Clarence William Guthrie, Sr. He was a  US Navy veteran  and...

Jul 3, 2020

Thomas Allen Casey, 60, of Wheelers Spring Road, Appomattox, died Friday, July 3, 2020, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Carol Ann Jennings Casey.

Born in Boonton, N. J., on December 12, 1959, he was a son of the late Margaret Ivins Casey and William Casey. He was a truck driver for Lynchburg Freight/Banker...

Jul 1, 2020

Fannie L King, 93, formerly of Honey Brook, PA, died on July 1, 2020,  at the home of her son and daughter in law, Jeff and Chris King, who provided a home, support and care for her during her later years living with dementia. She was born on St Patrick's Day, March 17, 1927 along with her twin sister...

Jun 30, 2020

Bentley Thomas Nash, 54, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Born in Lynchburg, VA, September 24, 1965, he was a son of the late Edith Burrell and Clyde Milton Nash.

He is survived by one brother, Gary Nash and wife, Lisa of Falls Church; one sister, Brenda N. Chandler and husband, Donald of Appomattox;...