Obituaries

Wilburn Wayne Reynolds

Wilburn Wayne Reynolds

Jun 27, 2020

He was born on June 23, 1944 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Lynette Nash Reynolds and William C. Reynolds.

Wayne worked for BWXT for 30 years and was also a Licensed Barber and belonged to the Appomattox Rangers Courthouse #1733 SCV Camp.  He attended and was a member for most of his life at Spout Spring Baptist Church....

Genell Foster Bass

Genell Foster Bass

Jun 27, 2020

Genell Foster Bass, 91, of Concord, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Liberty Ridge.  She was the wife of the late James Alvin Bass.

Born in Lynchburg, January 5, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Erna Holland and Courtney F. Foster.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern...

Steven Dale Elder

Steven Dale Elder

Jun 27, 2020

Steven Dale "Captain" "Buddy" Elder, 78, of Gala Lake Road, Spout Spring, died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Margaret Jane Elder.

Born in Richmond, Va., on December 4, 1941, he was a son of the late Lewis Ruthers Elder and the late Mary Guthrie Elder Pollard. He served...

Betty Trent Napier

Betty Trent Napier

Jun 24, 2020

Betty Trent Napier, 85, of Purdum Mill Road, Appomattox, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lewis C. Napier, Sr.

Born in Charlotte County, VA, on June 12, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Cornelia Lane Trent and...

George "Mike" Michael Powell

George "Mike" Michael Powell

Jun 22, 2020

George Michael "Mike" Powell, 59, of Cedar Cove Lane, Spout Spring, died Monday, June 22, 2020, at UVA Medical Center.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 2, 1960, he was the son of Agnes Davidson Reynolds and the late James Elmo Powell. He was a US Air Force veteran, retired from Newport News Shipyard, and was a...

Dawn Starling Royal

Dawn Starling Royal

Jun 21, 2020

Dawn "Dawnie" Starling Royal, of Pamplin, Va., peacefully departed her earth suit and her spirit entered the presence of her Lord on June 21, 2020. Dawn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Born January 11, 1949, in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of Marie Brown Starling and the late Edgar L. Starling. She leaves...

Elizabeth "Skeets" Lee Mayberry

Elizabeth "Skeets" Lee Mayberry

Jun 16, 2020

Elizabeth Lee "Skeets" Wallace Mayberry, 79, of Lucy Street, Appomattox, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Bedford Hospice House.

She is survived by a daughter, Stacey Drinkard and husband, Lee of Appomattox; a son, Steven Burnett of Ohio; two grandsons, Derek A. Lawson and Hayden Drinkard; two great-granddaughters, Sally and Ann Lawson; and numerous nieces and nephews....

Rose Marie Calhoun

Rose Marie Calhoun

Jun 15, 2020

Rose Marie Calhoun, 78, of Sanders Creek Road, Buckingham died Monday, June 15, 2020, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Willard Calhoun.

Born in Buckingham County, Va., on August 29, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Rosa Amos and Charles Duty. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church where...

Shirley Overstreet Seay

Shirley Overstreet Seay

Jun 12, 2020

Shirley Overstreet Seay, 79, of Appomattox, died Friday, June 12, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Eugene Seay and her daughter, Teresa Marie Seay Lydon.

Born on October 28, 1940, in Bedford County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Margaret Smelser and Griffin V. Overstreet.  Shirley was a member of Thomas...

Robert "Bob" Kent Hankins

Robert "Bob" Kent Hankins

Jun 10, 2020

Robert Kent Hankins, 74, of Appomattox, Virginia, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, after a long, hard-fought battle with Parkinson's disease. Bob was born in Kokomo, Indiana, on June 3, 1946, to Garfield and Inez Hankins (nee Frier) and in 1967 married Carolyn Lois Barr who survives.

Bob graduated from Western High School in Russiaville, Indiana, in 1964....

Anna Harris Ferguson

Anna Harris Ferguson

Jun 8, 2020

Anna Roberta Harris Ferguson, 88, of Old Evergreen Road, Appomattox, Virginia went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2020.  She was surrounded by family, at her residence, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's.  Born in Amherst County, Virginia on May 17, 1932, she was the daughter of Anna Louise Ferguson Harris and Tandy Douglas Harris. Carl Nathan...

Teressa Franklin Wells

Teressa Franklin Wells

Jun 5, 2020

Teressa Franklin Wells, 65, of Appomattox, died Friday, June 5, 2020, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born in Lynchburg, Va., on September 7, 1954. Teressa was preceded in death by her parents, Gladys Lowe Franklin and Harry S. Franklin, Sr.; a son, Rusty Wells, and a sister, Virginia F. Hancock.

Teressa was...

David Lee Mccracken

David Lee Mccracken

Jun 3, 2020

David Lee McCracken, 51, of River Ridge Road, Appomattox, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at his residence.

Born in Washington, DC, November 16, 1968, he was a son of the late Dorothy Pauline Graves and John Beverly McCracken.  He was a former security guard for Thomasville Furniture Company.

He is survived by one daughter, Megan...

John Thomas Kern, Jr.

John Thomas Kern, Jr.

Jun 3, 2020

John (Johnny) Thomas Kern, Jr., 78, of Forest, passed away on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Runk & Pratt Memory Care Facility.  He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 58 years, Virginia (Jenny) Megginson Kern.

Born in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late John Thomas Kern and Frances Moore Kern.  Johnny was...

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Mccormick Moses

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Mccormick Moses

Jun 2, 2020

Gwendolyn "Gwen" McCormick Moses gained her wings and went to walk with angels on June 2, 2020.  She passed away peacefully with family by her side.

Born in Lynchburg, May, 19, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Evelyn Louise Honaker.  Gwen loved to cook, sew and kept an immaculate house.  Most of all she loved...

Bradley Littleton Babcock

Bradley Littleton Babcock

Jun 2, 2020

Bradley L. Babcock was surrounded by loving family when he died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 following a brief illness.  He was predeceased by his parents, A.A. (Deb) Babcock and Annie Laurie Scruggs Babcock; sister, June Babcock; and brother, Byron Babcock.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Dyess Babcock; son, Whit Babcock and his wife, Kelly;...

Evelyn Ruth Walden Casey

Evelyn Ruth Walden Casey

Jun 1, 2020

Evelyn Ruth Walden Casey, 76, of Appomattox, died Monday, June 1, 2020, in Farmville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late James Edward Casey.

Born in Carrollton, Va., on February 6, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Mattie "Myrtie" Crocker and Raymond "Bob" Walden. Evelyn attended Appomattox Assembly of God and...

Arthur Hayes Thompson, Jr.

Arthur Hayes Thompson, Jr.

May 28, 2020

Arthur Hayes Thompson, Jr., 81, of Evington, died Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Born in Pipestem, WV, March 19, 1939, he was a son of the late Ella Mae Addison and Arthur Hayes Thompson, Sr.

He is survived by one brother, J. Kent Thompson, Sr., and wife Shelle of Evington; one sister, Karen Thomas and husband,...

Mary "Jean" Moore Nash

Mary "Jean" Moore Nash

May 26, 2020

Mary "Jean" Moore Nash, 89, of Appomattox, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on September 9, 1930, the daughter of the late Walter Bass and Flossie Phelps Moore of Gladstone. She was a member of Mount Comfort United Methodist Church.

She made her home a...

William Ira Greene

William Ira Greene

May 24, 2020

William Ira Greene, 78, of Wildway Road, Appomattox, died Sunday, May 24, 2020.  He was the loving husband of Marcia Kay McDonald Greene for 58 years.

Born in Fostoria, OH, February 9, 1942, he was a son of the late Sylvia Frances Brandeberry and Charles Jameson Greene.  William was a 1960 graduate of Fostoria High School.

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