Annie Tyree O'Brien
May 15, 2017
Annie Tyree O'Brien, 77, of Buck Mountain Lane, passed away, Monday, May 15, 2017 at Avante. She was the wife of the late Willie Hylton O'Brien. Born in Amherst, July 13, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Sadie Tyree and Coleman Benjamin Tyree. Annie attended Gladstone Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Coleman Hylton O'Brien...
Eleanor Wooldridge Dunn
May 15, 2017
Eleanor Wooldridge Dunn, 86, of Concord, departed this life on Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Elms Home in Lynchburg, Virginia after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Hubert Dudley Dunn. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on April 8, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Orpha Babcock and Norman E. Wooldridge. She retired from...
Daisy Mayberry Mann
May 12, 2017
Daisy Mayberry Mann, 87, of Salem Road, Appomattox, died Friday, May 12, 2017, at Westminster Canterbury. She was the wife of the late William Rouse Mann. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on December 28, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Jannie Mayberry and Willis Harrison Mayberry. She was a member of Freedom Word Church and retired from General...
Mark Richard Kelly
May 12, 2017
Mark Richard Kelly, 76, of Concord went to be with our Lord Christ on Friday, May 12, 2017. He was at his home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sandra Carol Barta Kelly. Mark was born on February 6, 1941, in Middleport, Ohio to the late Marvin Linden Kelly and Opal...
Shirley Watson Ferguson
May 11, 2017
Shirley Watson Ferguson, 76, of Church Street, Appomattox, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Ralph V. "Blinky" Ferguson for 60 years. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on July 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Betty Sue Riley and Herman Foster Watson. She was a member of New...
Carolyne Mays Kelly
May 7, 2017
Carolyne Mays Kelly, 74, of Hill N Dale Drive, Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was the loving wife of N. Jay Kelly, Jr for 48 years. She was born to the late Irene Page Mays and Gilbert Eugene Mays on July 28, 1942 in Appomattox. She graduated from Appomattox High School and Maryland Medical Secretarial School....
Louise Harris Dillon
May 5, 2017
Louise Harris Dillon, 97, of Pamplin, died Friday May 5, 2017 at UVA Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas N. Dillon. Born in Charlotte County, April 6, 1920 she was a daughter of the late Loula Moore and Thomas Early Harris. Louise was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for many...
Beverly Coleman Booker
May 3, 2017
Beverly Coleman Booker, 95, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Malcolm A. Booker, Sr. She was born on November 30, 1921, in Fayetteville, N. C., the daughter of the late Robert I. Coleman and Hazel G. Coleman. She was also preceded...
Carole Jean Nelson
May 2, 2017
Carole Jean Nelson, 84, of Woodchuck Drive, Appomattox, died, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donn Edwin Nelson. Born in Illinois, January 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Bulow and Carvel Berkshire. She is survived by three children, Kenn Edwin Nelson and wife, Elizabeth, and Donn Edwin...
Everette Wayne Phelps Sr.
May 1, 2017
Everette Wayne Phelps, Sr., 71, of Isbell Street, Appomattox, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at his residence. Born January 22, 1946, in Lynchburg, Va., he was a son of the late Audrey Williamson and Havilah Everette Phelps. For over 50 years, along with his mother, father, and sons; he worked, owned and operated Phelps Garage, Auto Repair, and Towing. Wayne...
Katherine Elder Spradlin
Apr 28, 2017
Katherine Elder Spradlin, 88, of Auto Stop Lane, Spout Spring, died Friday, April 28, 2017, at Runk and Pratt of Leesville Road. She was the wife of the late Reginald Riley Spradlin. Born in Campbell County, Va., on July 5, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Flossie Foster and Charlie Oliver Elder. She was a member of Bethlehem...
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....
