Dec 25, 2017

Robert "Hoss" LeGrande Crews, Sr., 80, of Midgett Farm Road, Concord, died Monday, December 25, 2017. He was the husband of Carolyn Carter Crews.

Born in Appomattox County, on September 27, 1937, he was a son of the late Auguster Mayberry and Charlie Burton Crews. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and the Reedy...

Dec 21, 2017

Shelby Jean McCormick Belcher, 79, of Evergreen, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Heritage Green. She was the wife of Harold Wilson Belcher.

Born in Appomattox County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Florence Olds Tyree and William Benjamin McCormick. She was a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church and a homemaker.

In...

Dec 20, 2017

James Wallace Bondurant, 64, of Snapps Mill Road, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at UVA Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Kay Thomas Bondurant.

Born in Lynchburg, August 24, 1953, he was a son of Virginia Herndon Bondurant and the late Wallace Edward Bondurant, Jr. Jimmy was a lifetime farmer.

In addition to...

Dec 20, 2017

Alfred Richard Ravagli, 82, of Appomattox, formerly of Watertown, CT, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Helen Agnes DuBois Ravagli for 60 years.

Born in New Britain, December 1, 1935, he was a son of the late Mildred Paldino and James E. Ravagli. Alfred attended Our Lady of Peace...

Dec 19, 2017

Sheila Ann Cousins Butts, 49, of Inwood, West Virginia, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017. She was the loving wife of Harry "Runt" William Butts.

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on February 25, 1968, she was a daughter of the late Annie Gertrude Jones and Charles James Cousins, Sr. She was a good wife, mother, and homemaker. Sheila had...

Dec 18, 2017

Mary Annie Baldwin Hodges, 79, of Willow Creek Run, Pamplin, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at her residence. She was the loving wife for 62 years of Henry Lawrence Hodges.

Born in Pamplin, May 6, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Annie Goin and Cavil Caleb Baldwin. Ann was a member of Evergreen Baptist...

Dec 16, 2017

Dolores Marie Wilson Brown, 94, of Pamplin, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Brown.

Born in Romney, WVA, March 7, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Emily Butts and Raymond F. Wilson. Dolores attended Madisonville Presbyterian Church.  She was a retired bookkeeper for Farmers and Merchants...

Dec 15, 2017

Charlie Odell Creasy, 85, of Oxford Place, Concord, passed away, Friday, December 15, 2017. He was a devoted husband to Grace Anne Stone Creasy.

Born in Bedford County, February 19, 1932, he was a son of the late Willis L. Creasy and Lelia Ashwell Creasy. Charlie was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He retired from Lynchburg...

Dec 15, 2017

Gerald L. Appelgate, 84, went home to be with his Lord at 11:56 PM December 16, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, October 15, 1933, he was a graduate of Oklahoma State University and was a Korean War veteran serving from 1953 - 1955.

After discharge from the service, Jerry returned to school and...

Dec 14, 2017

Melissa Lea McLemore, 40, of Campbell Hill Road, Prospect, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 14, 2017.  She was the devoted and loving wife to Daniel Shawn McLemore and mother to Ellie Grace McLemore. Born in Richmond on August 30, 1977, she was a daughter of Wilma Bohling Carr House and step-father Gary of Powhatan, and Lawrence...

Dec 13, 2017

Dolly Williams Tweedy, 90, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017. She was the loving wife of the late John Allen Tweedy Jr. for 65 years.

Born in Lynchburg on May 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Trigg Holman Williams and Essie Smith Williams. She was a faithful member of Bible Baptist Church, serving...

Dec 13, 2017

Louise Thompson Archer Repass, 98, of Avery Lane, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her residence. She was twice widowed; her first husband was the late Raymond Bentley Archer, Sr., and William "Bill" Repass, Jr.

Born in Tarboro, NC, April 29, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Janet Piland and Edward Thomas Thompson. Louise...

Dec 11, 2017

Eugene Clyde Mason, Jr., 59, of Red House Road, Rustburg, died Monday, December 11, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Alexandria, Va., on January 30, 1958, a son of the late Betty Jo Hepburn and Eugene Clyde Mason, Sr., and his "mother", Betty Varner Mason of Pamplin.

Eugene "Sportnt" was an avid football fan...

Dec 8, 2017

Helen Austin Franklin, 85, of Village Highway, Concord, died Friday, December 8, 2017 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late George David "Dick" Franklin.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on April 5, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Maybud Phleger and John J. Austin. She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist...

Dec 7, 2017

Dr. Betty Whitaker Siano, 90, formerly of Appomattox, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, in Arkansas. She was the wife of the late James Nano Siano.

Born in New Jersey, on December 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Anne and William F. Whitaker. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lynchburg, St....

Dec 4, 2017

Abner Donald Scruggs, 79, of Country View Lane, Appomattox died Monday, December 4, 2017 at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Prince Edward County, Va., on June 4, 1938, he was a son of the late Mary Martin and Arthur Tillman Scruggs. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a former member of the...

Dec 1, 2017

William James Rockefeller, Sr., 66, of Old Grist Mill Road, died Friday, December 1, 2017 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Alice Silvester Rockefeller.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, May 1, 1951, he was the son of the late Ruth Martin Leckie and Leroy Rockefeller. William retired from American Hofman as a machinist.

Nov 25, 2017

Virginia Frances Vaughn King, 53, of Woodbridge Lane, Spout Spring, died Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Scott King.

Born in Lee County, Va., on July 17, 1964, she was a daughter of the late J. F. Vaughn and Bonnie Davis Stanley. Virginia loved fishing and outdoor life. She owned...

Nov 25, 2017

Evelyn Lackey Peterson, 85, of Promise Land Road, died November 25, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Charles Peterson, Sr.

Born in Greenbrier, Ark., on September 8, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Alice Noe and Arthur Lackey. She attended Central Baptist Church and was a former member...

Nov 24, 2017

Opal Jean Smith Carter, 81, of Gladstone, Va. departed to be with the Lord peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Charles Jesse Carter, Sr. for 63 years.

Born in Lynchburg, Va. on December 11, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Beulah Gobble and David Lee Smith....