Kamden Lee Merillo
Jul 15, 2016
Kamden Lee Merillo, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 3, 2016 in Lynchburg, he was the son of Rachel Ann Merillo. In addition to his mother he is survived by his grandmother; Amanda Lee Jester; great-grandparents, Patricia and Charles Jester all of Appomattox; three uncles, Zach Jester, Andrew Jester and Ryland Mann; a great-aunt, Julie...
John "Jack" Price Baker
Jul 14, 2016
John "Jack" Price Baker, 89, of Evergreen, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of the late Addie Lucado Baker. Born in Evergreen, December 19, 1926, he was a son of the late H. Dillard Baker and Ora "Coot" Harvey Baker. Jack was a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church and retired from Babcock...
Theresia Bertsche Bowden
Jul 10, 2016
Theresia Bowden went home on July 10, 2016. Born in Germany in 1912, she was preceded in death by her husband, Buford Bowden, her first born, Jeanette and her twelve siblings. She is survived by her three children, Constance Tate, Melvin Bowden and wife, Judy and Deborah Rakes and husband, Larry; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Since her...
Charlie Daniel Seamster
Jul 9, 2016
Charlie Daniel Seamster, 78, of Bowler Creek Road, Pamplin, died, Saturday, July 9, 2016 at The Woodland of Farmville. He was the husband of the late Shirley Jamerson Seamster. Born in Halifax County, August 21, 1937, he was a son of the late Sudie Grady and Charlie Thomas Seamster. Dan was a member of Elon Baptist Church where he served...
Robert Allen Smith
Jul 9, 2016
Robert Allen Smith, 64, of Rocky Farm Road, died, Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Johanna Coleman Smith for 39 years. Born in Appomattox, February 25, 1952, he was a son of the late Mable Doss and James Elmo Smith, Sr. Robert was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and an...
Mazie Harvey Carson
Jul 9, 2016
Mazie H. Carson, 79, of Village Highway, Concord, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Liberty Ridge, Lynchburg. She was the wife of Richard W. Carson for 59 years. Born in Appomattox, August 28, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Hazel Elva Levisay and Thomas Coleman Harvey, Sr. She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Concord....
Mary Cavallaro
Jul 8, 2016
Mary Zapalinski Cavallaro, 88, of Pine Street, died Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Woodland. She was the wife of the late Frank Michael Cavallaro. Born in Oswego, NY, January 20, 1928 she was a daughter of the late Pauline Papdinik and Jacob Zapalinski. Mary was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and was involved with the...
Kathy Sabrina Litchford
Jul 6, 2016
Kathy Litchford, 57, of Walnut Hill Road, Gladstone, died, Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Virginia Beach. Born in Lynchburg, August 30, 1958, she was a daughter of Rena Ferguson Litchford and the late Clyde Litchford. Kathy was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress from Courtland Manufacturing. In addition to her mother, she is survived by...
Edna Frances Baars Webber
Jul 5, 2016
Edna Webber, 73, of Oakleigh Avenue, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Hanson Webber. Born February 1, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Mary Camden and Leonard Baars. Edna was a member of Bethel Bible Church and retired from Armstrong Furniture. She enjoyed attending and...
Florence Heath Richards
Jul 1, 2016
Florence Heath Richards of Bentley Commons, Lynchburg, passed away on July 1, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of George T. Richards. Born in Buckingham County on May 20, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Phebe McFadden and Charlie Heath. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara R. Williams and husband, Floyd of Appomattox and...
Beatrice Gertrude Blizard Moody
Jun 27, 2016
For 93 years, the world was a better place because Beatrice (BB) Gertrude Blizard Moody walked the surface. Upon meeting BB, you instantly felt loved and knew that if ever you needed anything, she would do everything in her power to take care of that need. BB was born on May 10, 1923 to the late Houston and Jennie Blizard...
Donna Allen Pankey
Jun 25, 2016
Donna Allen Pankey, 66, of Walnut Circle, Appomattox, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at her residence. She was the wife of Robert Earl Pankey. Born in Blacksburg, Va., on September 21, 1949, she was the daughter of Claudine Hubbard Fox of Lynchburg and the late Howard Slusser Allen. She was an active member of Memorial United Methodist Church, where she...
James Hezekiah Ford Jr.
Jun 23, 2016
James Hezekiah "Jim" Ford, Jr., 74, of Bent Creek Road, Concord, died Thursday, June 23, 2016. He was the loving husband of Sue E. Ford. Born in Campbell County, Va., on July 17, 1941, he was a son of the late James H. Ford, Sr. and Marion Owen Ford Harwood. For 49 years, Jim was the State Farm Agent in...
John Daniel Whorley
Jun 20, 2016
John Daniel Whorley, 69, of Old Courthouse Road, died Monday, June 20, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Durham. He was the loving husband of Joyce Rosser Whorley. Born in Buckingham County, December 23, 1946 he was a son of the late Hazel Edwards and John I. Whorley. John was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and retired...
Margaret Shirley Gobble Lockner
Jun 17, 2016
Margaret Shirley Gobble Lockner, 79, of Town Crest Lane, Rustburg, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Clarence Lockner. Born in Appomattox, March 6, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Loraine Handy and Summers Lane Gobble. She is survived by one daughter, Margie Sue Foster and husband, Richard...
Vernon Hall Beasley
Jun 12, 2016
Vernon Hall Beasley, 84, of Purdum Mill Rd., Appomattox, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Ethel Jane Marvin Beasley. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on August 19, 1931, he was a son of the late Virgie Inge and Grover Palti Beasley, Sr. Vernon was a retired jet engine mechanic with United...
Emma Garrett Norcross
Jun 11, 2016
Emma Garrett Norcross, 90, of Appomattox, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Appomattox Health and Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Walter Norcross. Born in Appomattox Co., Va., on April 291926, she was a daughter of the late Queen Victoria Harris and William Fletcher Garrett. She was a retired seamstress for Courtland Manufacturing and a member of...
Mary Ella Smith Mccauley Reintzel
Jun 10, 2016
Mary Ella "Polly" Smith McCauley Reintzel, 82, of Gladstone, departed this life on Friday, June 10, 2016. She was preceded in death by many loved ones including parents, Carrie Fitzgerald McCauley and Johnnie Henry Smith of Nelson County; husband, William "Willie" McCauley; second husband, Cliff Reintzel; sister, Carrie "Lou" Crickenberger; daughters, Rita Wood and Becky Spencer. She is survived by...
Mildred Fields Thompson
Jun 6, 2016
Mildred "Millie" Fields Thompson, 70, of Double Bridges Road, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at her residence. She was the loving wife of 50 years to Eugene "Buck" Thompson, Sr. Born in Lynchburg, July 5, 1945 she was a daughter of the late Emma Viola Mann and Haven B. Fields. Millie worked numerous years as a CNA at many establishments....
J.C. "Jake" Steadman
Jun 2, 2016
J. C. "Jake" Steadman, 82, of Spout Spring Road, died Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret Alice Orange Steadman. Born in Kingsport, TN, September 14, 1933, he was a son of the late Fannie Cox and Enoch Steadman. He was a former employee of Burruss Land and Lumber Company. J.C....
