Obituaries

Warren Ernest Taylor, Jr

Warren Ernest Taylor, Jr

Jan 30, 2016

Warren E. Taylor, Jr, 72 of Woodlawn Trail, Appomattox, passed away, Saturday January 30, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Judy Reaves Taylor for 50 years. Born in Durham, NC, September 19, 1943 he was a son of the late Janet Overton and Warren E. Taylor, Sr. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church....

John William "Peewee" Childress, Iii

John William "Peewee" Childress, Iii

Jan 27, 2016

John W. Childress, III, 68, of Mockingbird Lane, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Brenda Burnley Childress for 37 years. Born in Lynchburg, March 30, 1947 he was a son of the late Rachel Burks and John William Childress, Jr. John was a member of...

Thomas Henry Jones

Thomas Henry Jones

Jan 27, 2016

Thomas H. Jones, 58, of Wildway Road, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at his residence. He was the husband of Belinda Gentry Jones. Born in Alexandria, VA, July 1, 1957 he was a son of the late Sadie Robertson and Robert Eugene Jones. Thomas was a member of Liberty Chapel Baptist Church and was a self-employed home improvement contractor. In...

Helen Smith Wheeler

Helen Smith Wheeler

Jan 22, 2016

Helen Smith Wheeler, 91, of Oakleigh Avenue, Appomattox, died Friday, January 22, 2016, at her residence. She was the loving wife of Ben D. Wheeler for 67 years. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on July 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Mary Purdum and Sidney Guy Smith. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church. In...

E. "Rand" Hall

E. "Rand" Hall

Jan 19, 2016

Earl Randolph "Rand" Hall, 83, was born in Appomattox County, Va., on March 8, 1932 and died January 19, 2016, at his residence. Rand was raised from an infant by his grandparents, John C. and Virginia S. Hall. In addition to his grandparents he was preceded in death by his mother, Mable Johnson; a half-brother, Bobby Stanley; adopted son, Michael...

Harper Grace Harrison

Harper Grace Harrison

Jan 18, 2016

BLESS HER LITTLE HEART. It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Harper Grace Harrison on Monday, January 18, 2016. Harper was born to Josh and Valarie Harrison, of Appomattox, VA on August 29, 2015. Although her life on earth was short, Harper touched many lives and created great awareness for congenital heart disease....

Wiley Edward Baldwin, Jr

Wiley Edward Baldwin, Jr

Jan 16, 2016

Wiley Edward Baldwin, Jr., 54 of Pamplin, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was a great family man; a wonderful dad, grandpa, and brother. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on September 20, 1961, he was a son of the late Thelma Mann and Wiley Edward Baldwin, Sr. He worked for Thomasville Furniture and was a member of...

Glenn Thomas Harris

Glenn Thomas Harris

Jan 16, 2016

Glenn T. Harris, 66, of Cub Creek Road, Appomattox, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his residence. Born June 13, 1949 he was a son of Loretta and Clyde E. Lipscomb. Glenn served his country during the Vietnam War as a member of the United States Army. He was a heavy equipment operator for Buckner Construction. In addition to his...

Ellen Mann Seamster

Ellen Mann Seamster

Jan 13, 2016

Ellen Jane Mann Seamster, 72 of Lindsey Lane, Appomattox entered her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on January 13, 2016. She was the loving wife of Doug Seamster for 54 years. Ellen was born in Lynchburg March 28, 1943 a daughter of the late Virginia Jarrells and Raymond Edward Mann. She was a life-long...

Phyllis Harvey Richardson

Phyllis Harvey Richardson

Jan 12, 2016

Phyllis Harvey Richardson, 83, of Wood Row Road, Pamplin, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving wife of Lloyd Edward Richardson for 59 years. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Jennings and Zebulon Vance Harvey. She was an active member...

Evelyn Marie Arnold

Evelyn Marie Arnold

Jan 12, 2016

Evelyn Marie Arnold, 92, of Red House Road, Appomattox, Va. and formerly of Kennett Square, Pa., passed away at Lynchburg General Hospital on January 12, 2016 at 9:40 p.m. surrounded by her children. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 24, 1923, a daughter of the late Leonard Briggs and Anna Mae Bell Wade. She was married to...

Phyllis Harvey Richardson

Phyllis Harvey Richardson

Jan 12, 2016

Phyllis Harvey Richardson, 83, of Wood Row Road, Pamplin, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving wife of Lloyd Edward Richardson for 59 years. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Jennings and Zebulon Vance Harvey. She was an active member...

Floyd Delos Beard

Floyd Delos Beard

Jan 10, 2016

Floyd Delos Beard, 78, of Prospect, Va., passed away at 11:37am on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at his home with his wife and children at his side. Born in Moweaqua, Ill. on July 18, 1937 to Elias Greely Beard and Mildred Naomi (Scarlette) Beard. He was the oldest of their four children. Floyd served in the U.S. Air Force beginning...

Sarah Mitchell Giles Burke

Sarah Mitchell Giles Burke

Jan 10, 2016

Sarah Mitchell Giles Burke, 89, formerly of Appomattox, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, in the Masonic Home of Virginia. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on September 3, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Emily Frances Gunter and Euen Talmadge Mitchell. She was a member of Grace Hills Baptist Church and a former member of Liberty Baptist Church. Sarah...

Doris Aileen Moore

Doris Aileen Moore

Jan 9, 2016

Doris Aileen Moore, 87, also affectionately known to many as "Nannie" passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at her home in Concord, Va. surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Alfred Mundy (Buster) Moore. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on May 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Watts Moore Sr....

Michael "Doody" Mays

Michael "Doody" Mays

Jan 6, 2016

Michael Ashby "Doody" Mays, 46, of River Ridge Road, Appomattox, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at his residence. He was the husband of Tammy Stern Mays. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on May 16, 1969, he was a son of Charles Raymond Mays of Evington and the late Loretta Ann Wilkes Mays. Michael was a warehouse clerk for Consolidated Shoe Company....

Frances Anne Ramsey Hunter

Frances Anne Ramsey Hunter

Dec 31, 2015

Frances Anne Ramsey Hunter, 84, of Wheelers Spring Road, Appomattox, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Norman Leslie Ramsey, Sr. and Elzie Moore Ramsey and the widow of William Allen Hunter. She is survived by a son, William Allen Hunter, Jr and his wife, Muriel of Forest; two daughters, Martha Elzie...

Mary Thomas Turner

Mary Thomas Turner

Dec 31, 2015

Mary Thomas Turner, 76, of Lynchburg, Va., departed this life Thursday December 31, 2015. Born on September 2, 1939, Mary was a daughter of Edward Lee Thomas, Sr., and Della Carter Thomas. Mary was a Registered Nurse, working the majority of her career in long-term care. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus H. Turner; her parents; two...

Philip Dorsey France

Philip Dorsey France

Dec 24, 2015

Philip Dorsey France, 72, of Trents Mill Road, Appomattox, died December 24, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of Joyce McCormick France. Philip was born in Franklin County, Va. a son of the late Eunice May Mize and Chester Dorsey France. He was a retired Sales and Service rep for Mobil Oil Corp. In addition to his wife...

K. Wayne Spradlin

K. Wayne Spradlin

Dec 23, 2015

K. Wayne Spradlin Kenneth Wayne Spradlin, 49, of Spout Spring, passed away on December 23, 2015. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Elder Spradlin; a brother, Larry K. Spradlin and wife, Becky both of Lynchburg; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Reginald R. Spradlin. Wayne graduated from Appomattox...

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