Obituaries

Peggy Ann Henderson

Peggy Ann Henderson

Jan 7, 2017

Peggy Ann Staton Cyrus Henderson, 74, of Pamplin, died Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her residence. Born in Lynchburg, December 5, 1942, Peggy was a member of Prospect Gospel Tabernacle and retired from Appomattox Garment Factory as a seamstress. She is survived by two children; Roger L. Mayberry and wife, Monica of Concord and Shelia M. Womack and husband, Henry...

Thomas Ryland Womack

Thomas Ryland Womack

Jan 7, 2017

Thomas Ryland Womack, 80, of Pamplin Road, Pamplin died Saturday, January 7, 2017, in Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Maybelle Sanders Womack for 60 years. Born in Campbell County, Va., on May 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Eugena Hodges and James C. Womack, Sr. He was a member and elder of...

Ruth Wallwork Drinkard

Ruth Wallwork Drinkard

Jan 6, 2017

Ruth Wallwork Drinkard, 79, of Old Grist Mill Road, Appomattox, died Friday, January 6, 2017, at her residence. She was the loving wife of James Berkley Drinkard, Jr. for 58 years. Born in Lawrence, Mass., on November 16, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Richardson and Frank Ernest Wallwork. She was a member of New Hope Baptist...

Betty Robertson Moore

Betty Robertson Moore

Jan 5, 2017

Betty Robertson Moore, 79, of Lucy Street, Appomattox, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Runk and Pratt at Liberty Ridge. She was the wife of the late Thomas Edward Moore, Sr. Born in Lynchburg, July 7, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Rachel Guill and Alfred E. "Fred" Robertson. Betty was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She...

Charles Edward Robertson

Charles Edward Robertson

Jan 3, 2017

Charles Edward "Skeeter" Robertson, 72, of Purdum Mill Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Sarah Phelps Summers Robertson. Born in Bent Creek, Va., on October 6, 1944, he was a son of the late Eleanor Louise Doss and Curtis W. Robertson, Sr. He retired from CSX Transportation after over 43...

Don Franklin Jimison

Don Franklin Jimison

Jan 3, 2017

Don Franklin Jimison, 86, of Edgewood Street, Appomattox, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Runk and Pratt, Forest. He was the husband of the late Dorothy White Jimison. Born in McConnell, West Va., on May 21, 1930, he was a son of the late Marie Harless and S. E. Jimison. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Don was...

Gordon John Armitage

Gordon John Armitage

Dec 29, 2016

Gordon John Armitage, 89, of Wheeler's Spring Road, Appomattox, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jeanette "Jinx" Cacciatore Armitage. Born in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, on June 24, 1927, he was a son of the late Anne Murdoch and John Armitage. He was a veteran of the US...

Margaret Griffin Coleman

Margaret Griffin Coleman

Dec 27, 2016

Margaret Griffin Coleman passed away peacefully on December 27, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Born at home in Moundville, Alabama, she was the second oldest of eight children. She met the love of her life Robert I. Coleman, Jr. at the University of Alabama. They were married for 65 years and had three daughters, Robi,...

Elsie Johnson Burrell

Elsie Johnson Burrell

Dec 21, 2016

Elsie Johnson Burrell, 76, of Redfields Road, Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Ira Burrell. Born in Pamplin, Va., on December 1, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Irma Price and E. Howard Johnson. She was a member of Pamplin United Methodist Church and the Eastern...

Virginia Powell Dail

Virginia Powell Dail

Dec 18, 2016

Virginia Pearl Powell Dail, 89, of Snapps Mill Rd., died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at her home. She was the wife of the late Robert Charles Dail. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on December 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Hilda McGuaid and Robert Ashley Powell. She retired from the Newport News Ship Yard as a welder and...

Erma Ferguson Page

Erma Ferguson Page

Dec 17, 2016

Erma Ferguson Page, 84, of Log Cabin Road, Appomattox, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late George (Mick) B. Page. Erma was born in Appomattox County, June 19, 1932; she was a daughter of the late Hattie Bryant and Elish Thomas Ferguson. Erma was a member of New Hope Baptist...

Richard Leonard Phelps, Sr.

Richard Leonard Phelps, Sr.

Nov 27, 2016

Richard Leonard Phelps, Sr., 80, of Oakville Road, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at his residence. He and his loving wife Dorothy Totty Phelps shared their life together for over 59 years. Born in Appomattox, July 16, 1936 he was a son of the late Della Lee Robertson and Carlyle Thomas Phelps. Richard was a member of Maple Grove...

Nellie Giles Jarrell

Nellie Giles Jarrell

Nov 26, 2016

Nellie Giles Jarrell, 90, died at Venetian Gardens in Loveland, Ohio. She was the wife of the late Wesley Jarrell. Born in Appomattox Co., Va., on April 10, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Etta Jane Lawhorn and Austin Taylor Giles. She was a former member of Liberty Baptist Church in Appomattox. She is survived by two daughters,...

Joshua William Judy

Joshua William Judy

Nov 26, 2016

Joshua William Judy Joshua William Judy, 17, of Evergreen, passed away November 26, 2016 following a motor vehicle accident. He was born on December 22, 1998, in Raleigh, N.C. Joshua was a senior at Appomattox County High School and was in the dual enrollment program at Central Virginia Community College. He was a member of the National Honor Society, the...

Lena Hunter Mclean

Lena Hunter Mclean

Nov 25, 2016

Lena Hunter McLean, 93, of Appomattox, died Friday, November 25, 2016, at Babcock Manor. She was the wife of the late John Edward McLean Born in Charlotte County, Va., on February 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Hamlet and Ambrose Baker Hunter, Sr. She was a graduate of Montreat College and the 1944 class of Virginia...

Dorothy Garrison Elder

Dorothy Garrison Elder

Nov 18, 2016

Dorothy G. Elder, 91, of Greenview Drive, Lynchburg, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late George Edward Elder. Born in Charlotte County, December 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Maxine Deaner and Walter J. Garrison. Dorothy was a member of Madisonville Presbyterian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She is...

Everette Julian Moore

Everette Julian Moore

Nov 15, 2016

Everette Julian Moore, 82, of Appomattox, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at his residence, surrounded by his family and friends, following a short battle with cancer. Born February 1, 1934, he was the son of the late Mable Crews Moore and Herbert Harding Moore. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 60 years, Sallie Campbell...

Victoria Pearson English

Victoria Pearson English

Nov 14, 2016

Victoria Pearson "Vickie" English, 64, of Appomattox, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Rodney Curtis English. Born in Buckingham County, October 26, 1952, she was the daughter of Jacqueline "Jackie" Coleman Pearson of Dillwyn and the late John Lewis Pearson. Vickie was a member of Union Baptist Church and a veterinary...

James Watkins Tyler

James Watkins Tyler

Nov 13, 2016

James Watkins Tyler, 76, of Appomattox, passed away, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Peggy A. Tyler. Born in Richmond, May 19, 1940, he was a son of the late Mary Loretta Martin and Johnnie W. Tyler. James served his country in the United States Navy. He is survived by a daughter,...

John Junior Latham

John Junior Latham

Nov 13, 2016

John Junior Latham, 85, of Pamplin, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Ruby Shirlen Latham. Born in Clinton County, KY, May 31, 1931, he was a son of the late Minnie Elvira Catron and John Sherdan Latham. John was a member of Prospect Gospel Tabernacle and retired from the United States...

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