Margueritte Moore Jordan
Apr 25, 2017
Margueritte Moore Jordan, 88, of Lynchburg and formerly of Westview Circle, Thomas Terrace, was called to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at VCU Hospital. She was the widow of Walter Murrell Jordan who preceded her in death in 1997. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on Sunday, April 7, 1929, she was a daughter of the late...
Oscar Edward Bryant
Apr 21, 2017
Reverend Oscar Edward Bryant, age 87, was called to his heavenly reward on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oscar was an ordained minister with the Redemption Ministries Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. His ministerial career included seasons as both a pastor and an evangelist. During his years of pastoral ministry, Bryant served with nine different...
Charles "Rusty" Mcfadden, Jr.
Apr 20, 2017
Charles Russell McFadden, Jr., 53, of Appomattox, died Thursday, April 20, 2017. Born in Lynchburg, March 1, 1964, he was a son of Anna Pauline Tyree and Charles Russell McFadden, Sr. of Gladstone. Charles was a member of Gladstone Memorial Baptist Church, Greenway Hunt Club and Churchill Hunt Club. He was a supervisor with W.E.L. Incorporated. He is survived by...
Katie Seay Doss
Apr 18, 2017
Katie Seay Doss, 89, of Appomattox entered Heaven already with a set of wings, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. She was the wife of the late Paul O. "Pete" Doss. Born in Appomattox, September 15, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Annie Martin Seay. Katie was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and retired from General...
Leslie Kyle Coleman
Apr 13, 2017
Leslie Kyle Coleman, 96, of Appomattox, died Thursday, April 13, 2017. He was the husband of the late Roberta Robertson Coleman for 68 years. Born in Appomattox, January 21, 1921, he was a son of the late Lillie Kyle and Leslie Anderson Coleman. Kyle was a member of Grace Hills Baptist Church. He was the owner of Kyle Coleman Plumbing...
Anna Lee Dixon
Apr 11, 2017
Anna Lee McFadden Dixon, 79, of Patterson Street, Appomattox, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of the late William Joseph Dixon, Sr. She was born in Gladstone, Va., on July 23, 1937, a daughter of the late Mary Alice and Otha McFadden. She is survived by a son, James...
Margaret Blanks Shields
Apr 11, 2017
Margaret Blanks Shields, 80, of Timberlake Drive, Lynchburg and formerly of Appomattox, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She was the wife of Malcolm Reid Shields for 50 years. Born in Halifax County, Va., on March 2, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Laura Ferguson and George Henry Blanks. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church...
Ruby Baker Greene
Apr 9, 2017
Ruby Baker Greene, 94, of Double Bridges Rd, Spout Spring, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Christie "Chris" Layfayette Greene. Born in Wilkes County, N. C., on February 16, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Amanda Powell and Granville Mack Baker. She retired from the Appomattox Garment Factory. She...
Helen Booker Lawson
Apr 5, 2017
Helen Booker Bumgarner Lawson, 87, of Hummingbird Lane, Spout Spring, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Valley View Assisted Living. Twice married, she is survived by her second husband, Thurman E. Lawson. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 4, 1929, she was a daughter of the late John Carter Booker and Virgie Smith Booker Guard. She retired from G. E....
William "Bill" Mcdonald Mcgrath
Apr 4, 2017
William McDonald "Bill" McGrath, III, 77 of Gobbler Hill Lane, Appomattox, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at his residence. Born in St. Augustine, Fla., on June 10, 1939, he was a son of the late Margaret Cason and William McDonald McGrath, Jr. He was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy and retired from Phillip Morris. Bill was a member of...
James "Jimmy" Carl Mitchell
Apr 1, 2017
James "Jimmy" Carl Mitchell, 77, of Horseshoe Rd., Appomattox, died Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Appomattox Health and Rehab Center. He was the husband of Martha Jo Icenhour Mitchell for 51 years. Born in Campbell County, Va., on August 22, 1939, he was the son of the late Lucille Jordan and James Alvin Mitchell. He was a member of Timberlake...
Aleck Joseph Lecco
Mar 29, 2017
Aleck Joseph Lecco, 86, of Watt Abbitt Road, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his residence. He was the loving husband Frances Ann Brooder Lecco. Born in Chattaroy, West Virginia, July 3, 1930 he was a son of the late Julia Mosolygo and Stephen Lekka. Aleck was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church where he served on...
James Alfred Gowin
Mar 26, 2017
James Alfred Gowin, 89, of Pumping Station Road, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Barbara Layne Gowin for over 66 years. Born in Buckingham, December 21, 1927, he was a son of the late Lucy Franklin and Richard Ayers Gowin. James was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where...
Roscoe A. Norton
Mar 26, 2017
Roscoe Alexander Norton, Jr., 93, of Appomattox, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Roscoe was born February 1, 1924, in Mexia, Texas to Toye Mae Wells Norton and Roscoe Alexander Norton, Sr. He grew up and attended high school in Oklahoma. After high school his parents and he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas where Roscoe attended junior college. While...
Teresa Ann Cordani Bryant
Mar 26, 2017
Teresa Ann Cordani Bryant, born on January 31, 1952, was called to be with the Lord, on March 26, 2017. There to greet her into their loving arms were her parents, Dorothy P. and Robert Cordani. In Teresa's early years she knew from the start she wanted to use her heart and passion to help others. At the age of...
W. Carlton Smith
Mar 25, 2017
Rev. William Carlton Smith, Sr., 81, of Cawthorne St., Appomattox, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Raleigh, NC. He was the husband of the late Janet Rooker Smith. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on March 30, 1935, he was a son of the late Reva Turns and Otis C. Smith. He was a member of Rocks Baptist Church and Falling River...
Robert "Watt" Watkins Jamerson Sr.
Mar 20, 2017
Robert Watkins "Watt" Jamerson, Sr., 74, of Church Street, Appomattox, died Monday, March 20, 2017, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Pamela Ferguson Jamerson for 48 years. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on January 15, 1943, he was a son of the late Virgie Litchford and Thomas Melvin Jamerson, Sr. He was a...
Glenna Oliver Hix
Mar 20, 2017
Glenna Mae Oliver Hix, 83, Hixburg Rd., Pamplin, died Monday, March 20, 2017, at her residence. She was the wife of William Daniel Hix for 63 years. Born in Prospect, Va., on January 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Moon and Rueben Hutton Oliver. She was a member of Elon Baptist Church, Pamplin and...
Joyce Ann Johnson
Mar 20, 2017
Joyce Ann Johnson, 73, of Cub Creek Rd, Appomattox, died Monday evening March 20, 2017 at Centra Health Care Facility. She was the wife of Marvin L. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was born in Powhatan Virginia July 9, 1943 a daughter of the late Harvey Louis and Jessalyn Mae Simpson. She attended La Plata High School, La Plata, MD. Joyce's first...
J. Wesley Williams
Mar 14, 2017
James Wesley Williams (Wes), 64, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017. He was the husband of Nancy Bennett Williams. Wes was born January 28, 1953, in Enoree, S.C., a son of Julia D. Williams and the late Bill H. Williams. In addition to his wife and mother, Wes is survived by a son, Gregory T. Williams and his wife,...
