Betty Jean Davis
Jul 25, 2015
Betty Jean Guess Davis, 75, of Piney Ridge Road, Pamplin, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Ellis "Dave" McKinley Davis. Born in Athens, Alabama, on February 4, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Lily Viola Rouse and George Russell Guess. In 1957, she was valedictorian of her graduating class...
Thomas Wade Kress
Jul 19, 2015
Thomas Wade Kress, 53, of Helen Drive, Rustburg, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Tina Kress. Born in Lynchburg, on April 20, 1962 he was a son of Ella McFadden Baldock and the late Thomas "Togie" Kress. In addition to his wife and mother he is survived by two daughters; Felicia and...
John Henry Laprade
Jul 19, 2015
John Henry LaPrade, Jr., 70, of Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, died Sunday morning July 19, 2015 at Liberty Ridge. He was the husband of Margaret Spangler LaPrade. John was born in Charlottesville June 9, 1945 a son of the late Margaret Logan and John Henry LaPrade, Sr. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church, served honorably in the US Navy...
Sandra Zinserling Payne
Jul 11, 2015
Sandra Zinserling Payne, 79, of Appomattox, died peacefully Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Louis George Payne. Born in State College, Penn., on February 26, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Marie Katherine John and Rudolph Zinserling. Sandra was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and the...
M. Ramsey Shelton Jr.
Jul 10, 2015
Melvin Ramsey Shelton, Jr., 55, of New Chapel Road, Concord, died Friday, July 10, 2015, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Tammy Booth Shelton. Born in Altavista, Va., on November 22, 1959, he was a son of Rebecca Pickral and Melvin Ramsey Shelton, Sr. of Gretna. Ramsey loved family, friends, bluegrass music, farming and the outdoors. In...
John Thomas Campbell
Jul 9, 2015
John Thomas Campbell, 67, formerly of Lynchburg and Appomattox, Va., died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at The Springs Nursing Center, Hot Springs after an extended illness. John was born in Appomattox, on May 25, 1948, the son of Virginia Almond Campbell of Appomattox and the late Guy W. Campbell. He was educated in Appomattox County schools, a member of Sandusky...
Margaret Franklin Megginson
Jul 7, 2015
Margaret Franklin Megginson, 89, of Appomattox, died Monday night July 6, 2015 at Appomattox Health and Rehab. She was the widow of Wallace Ragland Megginson. Margaret was born in Appomattox County on December 7, 1925 a daughter of the late Viola Kestner and Early Allen Franklin. She was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church and was a retired employee of...
Jeanette (Bonnie) Stanley Wright
Jul 1, 2015
Jeanette Stanley (Bonnie) Wright, 75, of Appomattox, died July 1, 2015, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of the late Walter Murrel (Dickie) Wright. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on April 16, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Lillian Doss and Clarence H. Stanley. She retired from Thomasville Furniture. She is survived by three daughters, Annette Carter,...
Lucy Jones Savage
Jun 30, 2015
Lucy May Savage 95, of Meadowcreek Rd., Gladstone, died Tuesday June 30, 2015 in the Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Twice married, she was the widow of Leonard Cliborne and William Edward Savage. Born in Buckingham County, she was a daughter of the late Lucy Blanch Bryant and John Letch Jones. She was a member of Spears Mountain Baptist Church....
Frank Elliott Hunter
Jun 30, 2015
Frank Elliott "Frankie" Hunter, 57, of Wheelers Spring Road, Appomattox, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his residence. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on October 17, 1957, he was the son of the late Frances Snell and John Thomas Hunter, Sr. He was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church and retired from Central Virginia Maintenance. He is survived by his brothers...
Thomas Edward Moore
Jun 28, 2015
Thomas Edward Moore, 82, of Lucy Street, Appomattox, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at his residence. He was the husband of Betty Robertson Moore. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on July 12, 1932, he was a son of the late Estelle Doss and Thomas K. Moore. He was a member of Mount Comfort United Methodist Church, a farmer, and founder...
Doris Reynolds Mitchell
Jun 26, 2015
Doris Reynolds Mitchell, 88, of Red House Road, Appomattox, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Hugh M. "Slick" Mitchell for 61 years. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on July 1, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Emma Robertson and Homer Dean Reynolds. She was a member of New Hope...
Thomas Zachary "Zach" Gunter
Jun 19, 2015
Thomas Zachary "Zach" Gunter, 35, of Evington, died Friday, June 19, 2015. He was born in Lynchburg, on April 7, 1980, a son of Vickie Thomas of Spout Spring and Charlie Lee Gunter, Jr. and his wife, Bonnie, of Concord. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and was self-employed as a furniture restorer and refinisher. He also...
Ronald William Davidson
Jun 19, 2015
Ronald William (Slim) Davidson, 68 of Oakleigh Avenue, Appomattox, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday June 19, 2015 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was the husband of Patricia M. Davidson for over 40 years. Ronnie was born in Saltville, Va on March 24, 1947 a son of Deck W. Davidson of Saltville and...
Cleo Reynolds Coleman
Jun 17, 2015
Cleo Reynolds Coleman, 97, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 13, 1917, in Appomattox County, Va. to the late Jesse Herbert and Alice Hagood Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Cleo was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, R. Martin Coleman; brothers, Marvin...
Edward Carroll Franklin
Jun 16, 2015
Edward Carroll Franklin, 61, of Jones Street, Appomattox, died Tuesday June 16, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Edward was born in Lynchburg January 4, 1954 a son of Clarence Handy Franklin of Appomattox and the late Betty Jane Jennings Franklin. He was a longtime member of Appomattox Moose Lodge and he loved dancing, fishing and golf. Edward was known as...
Raymond Carl Dickerson
Jun 11, 2015
Raymond Carl "Pipeman" Dickerson, 77, of Pamplin died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home. Raymond was born in Charlotte County, Va., on October 4, 1937, a son of the late Clyde and Katherine Baker Dickerson. He was a devoted member of Elon Baptist Church for 65 years. Raymond was a graduate of Farmville High School Class of 1956 and...
Robert (Steve) Stephen Brown
Jun 11, 2015
Robert Stephen (Steve) Brown, Sr., 90, of Deer Road, Pamplin, died of prostate cancer Thursday morning June 11, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of Dolores Wilson Brown. Steve was born in Durham, NC November 5, 1924 a son of the late Nellie Mae Pearce and Marion Guy Brown. He was a retired farmer and member of Madisonville...
Russel Eugene Marlett
Jun 4, 2015
Russel Eugene Marlett, 84, of Spring Grove Road, Spout Spring, died at his residence Thursday morning June 4, 2015. He was the husband of the late Ruth Irene Gobrecht Marlett. Russ was born in Dean, PA, October 17, 1930 a son of the late Ella Conrad and Patrick Henry Marlett. He was an active member of Holy Cross Catholic Church,...
Stephen Brian Straw
Jun 4, 2015
Stephen Brian Straw, 55, of Snapps Mill Road, Spout Spring, died Thursday morning June 4, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of Deborah Ayers Straw. Steve was born in Madison,WI, September 11, 1959 a son of the late Patricia Tompkins and David Ernest Straw. He was retired from Lynchburg College as Network Administrator. After retirement he spent many...
