Sep 25, 2017

Ralph Dean Carter, Sr., 82, of Morning Star Road, died September 25, 2017, at his residence. He was the husband of Stella Rosser Carter.

Born in Vera, Va., on September 15, 1935, he was a son of the late Mary Lake Galliher and Aubrey Randolph Carter. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and a...

Sep 21, 2017

Dorothy Jennings Cash, 92, of Horseshoe Road, passed away, Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife for 61 years of the late Adrian Rudolph Cash.

Born in Mt Pleasant, Amherst County, February 6, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Beulah Mays and Henry Reed Jennings.

While living in...

Sep 20, 2017

Roger Lee "Sugar" Durie, 67 of Gala Lake Road, Spout Spring, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce "Sugar" Nash Durie.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 3, 1949, he was a son of the late Lucille Page and Charles Thomas Durie. He was retired and a member of...

Sep 16, 2017

Helen Randall Dunstone, 95, of Wildway Road, Gladstone and formerly of Potsdam, N.Y., died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Aiken and Thomas E. Dunstone.

Born in Syracuse, N. Y., on October 2, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Helen Wright and George Minnis...

Sep 14, 2017

Dolores Tatum Thompson, 87, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Valley View Assisted Living. She was the wife of the late Mickie Thompson.

Born in Lena, Louisiana on September 22, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Bonnie Hobson and Jackson Beebe. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she had...

Sep 14, 2017

Howlett Fuller Drinkard, Jr., 85, of Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, died Thursday, September 14, 2017, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Arlene Greiner Drinkard.

Born in Appomattox County, Va., on June 6, 1932, he was a son of the late Virginia Elizabeth Martin and Howlett Fuller Drinkard, Sr. He was a member of...

Sep 12, 2017

Melvin Edward Armitage, 88, of Red House, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Ana Rizzuto Armitage.

Born in Hastings on the Hudson, N. Y., on March 27, 1929, he was a son of the late Anne Murdoch and John Armitage. He was a veteran of the US...

Sep 10, 2017

Alton Eugene Lucado, Sr., 86, of Old Grist Mill Road, Appomattox, died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at his residence. He was the husband of Mary Ellen Lucado.

Born in Appomattox County, Va., on April 19, 1931, he was a son of the late Annie Kate and Edward L. Lucado. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church...

Sep 9, 2017

William John Walker, Sr., of Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, died, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born in Little Falls, NJ, April 27, 1945, he was a son of Mildred McKinley Walker Kircher and the late Fredrick Walker. William served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

In addition to...

Sep 6, 2017

John David Moses, 73, of South James River Highway, Wingina, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Gwen Moses.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on January 16, 1944, he was a son of the late Blanch Reynolds and Leonard Jet Moses. He was long...

Sep 5, 2017

Edna Bolling Conner Carter, 87, of Trent Hatchery Road, Appomattox, passed away, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Richard Burke Carter, Sr., for 62 years.

Born in Appomattox County, June 28, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Dora Abbitt and Lacy Evrod Conner. Bolling was a member...

Sep 4, 2017

Leonard Allen "Leo" McCormick, Jr., 54, of Linden Street, Appomattox, died, Monday, September 4, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jill Franklin McCormick.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., on February 19, 1963, he was the son of the late Phyllis Almond and Leonard Allen McCormick, Sr. He was a member of Liberty Baptist...

Aug 31, 2017

Jessee Franklin Osborne, 81, of Red House Rd., Appomattox, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Hospice of the Piedmont. He was widowed by his second wife, Beverly Bassett Hamilton Osborne.

Born in Washington County, Va., on June 30, 1936, Jessee was the 14 th of 15 children born to the late Claude Tony and Stella Rhudy Osborne....

Aug 30, 2017

James Lee Ratliff, 56, of Red House Road, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Grundy, April 25, 1961, he was a son of Madie Ball Ratliff and the late Hatler Ratliff.

He is survived by two children, Mark Ratliff and Melissa Ratliff; three brothers, Ronald, Burl and David Ratliff; one sister,...

Aug 28, 2017

Erma Martin Watson, 91, of S. Church Street, Appomattox, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas Christian Watson. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on August 21, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Maude Ferguson and Joel W. "Jack" Martin. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church...

Aug 28, 2017

Sheila Yvonne Schultz, 66, of Pamplin, died Monday, August 28, 2017. She was the wife of the late Carl Schultz.

She was a bus driver for Appomattox County Schools System for many years.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Liberty Baptist Church by the Rev. Rusty Small....

Aug 26, 2017

Linda Mann Smith, 69, of North Creek Road, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Otto Frank Smith, Jr.

Born in Lynchburg, April 28, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Rachel Mayberry and William Edward Man, Sr. Linda was a member of Spout Spring Baptist Church....

Aug 24, 2017

Martha Ross Stimpson, 91, of Lynchburg, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Millard Gray Stimpson for 63 years.

Born in New Kensington, PA, August 23, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Genevieve Holly and Franklin Reece Ross. Martha started her career working as a...

Aug 23, 2017

Lydia Clark Howard, 96, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in Appomattox Health and Rehab. She was the wife of the late Vernon Danford Howard.

Born in Oconee County, S. C., on May 11, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Annie Jones and Anderson H. Clark.

She is survived by three children,...

Aug 20, 2017

Hazel Adams Abbitt, 87, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, in Chippenham Medical Center. She was the wife of the late George Raleigh Abbitt, Jr.

Born in Keysville, VA, on September 26, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Etta Richardson and Charles Monroe Adams. She was a member of Olive Branch United Methodist Church.

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