Jan 20, 2018

Helen Ware Jenkins Baldwin, 91, died January 20, 2018. She was the widow of D. Twyman Baldwin and the daughter of the late Harry and Mattie Beard Jenkins of Appomattox.

Helen is survived by a daughter, Nancy Baldwin-Harkness and husband, Brent of Lynchburg and little Kate Bodie who she adored; granddaughters, Terri Baldwin Roshau and husband, Monte...

Jan 20, 2018

Steven Caleb Purcell, 19, of Richmond Highway, Pamplin, died January 20, 2018.

Born in Lynchburg, October 10, 1998, he was a son of Steven Woodrow Purcell and Shaunna Jamerson Brown and husband, Ben. Caleb was a member of Thomas Terrace Baptist Church. He was a 2017 graduate of Cornerstone Christian Academy. Caleb was a wonderful person and...

Jan 17, 2018

Charles Allen Tweedy, 80, of Stonewall Road, Concord, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018. He was the husband of the late Betty Carter Moreno Tweedy.

Born in Appomattox County, January 3, 1938, he was a son of the late Betty Sue and Charlie Rosser Tweedy. Charles was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and served his country...

Jan 11, 2018

Vivian Minerva Williams Torrence, 91, of River Ridge Road, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Westminster Canterbury. She was the wife of the late Charles David Torrence.

Born in Lynchburg, December 20, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Dutch Wingfield Deck Gessie and James Emmett Albert Williams. Minerva was a member of Liberty Baptist Church,...

Jan 6, 2018

Edward Eugene "Gene" Parsons, 93, of Oakville Road, Appomattox, died Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Lorena St. John Parsons for 67 years.

Born in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Va., he was the first and last living child to the late Mary Kathleen Stapleton and John Rhea Parsons....

Jan 4, 2018

Samuel Lewis (Baby Sam) Ferguson, III, 85, of Woodchuck Drive, Appomattox, died Thursday, January 4, 2018, at his residence. He was the husband of Hilda Wilson Ferguson.

Born in Appomattox County, on September 13, 1932, he was a son of the late Joseph Delewarr Ferguson and the late Sara Virginia Morton Ferguson. Sam was raised in Courtland...

Jan 1, 2018

Doris Cawthorne Harris, 89, of Virginia Beach died January 1, 2018 at 1:05 a.m., at Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, Va. from complications of dementia.

Born on September 12, 1928 in Lynchburg Va., she was raised in Appomattox County, Va. and graduated from Appomattox County High School. Doris lived in Virginia Beach, Va., where she was a homemaker....

Jan 1, 2018

Rebecca Merricks (Becky) Dickerson, 93, of Valley View Retirement Center, Lynchburg, Va., died Monday, January 1, 2018 in Lynchburg General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Earl Howard (Jimmy) Dickerson, Sr.

Born in Prince Edward County, Va., on September 11, 1924, and raised in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of...

Jan 1, 2018

In loving memory of Tammy Ragland, Appomattox went home to with the angels on Monday, January 1, 2018.

She leaves behind her husband of 40 years, Roger Ragland; two sisters; four nephews; and two nieces.

The family wishes to thank Robin Gallager for her caregiving and help and Centra Hospice of Farmville and the Pearson...

Dec 28, 2017

William Eston Harvey, 501 VES Road, Lynchburg, VA, beloved husband of Cecil Conner Harvey, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Born in Oakville, Va., on October 13, 1913, he was the son of William C. Harvey, Jr. and Belle Moss Harvey. He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Lucille Akers Harvey and by brothers,...

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...