Obituaries

Janet R. Chase

Janet R. Chase

May 26, 2015

Janet Rosina Deacon Chase, 79, of Snapps Mill Road, Spout Spring died May 26, 2015 at her residence. She was the wife of David Weston Chase. Janet was born in Mildenhall, England, on May 9, 1936, a daughter of the late Beatrice Leonard and Frederick Deacon. She was a retired antiques manager and a member of Memorial United Methodist Church....

Barbara Meadows Lewis

Barbara Meadows Lewis

May 25, 2015

Barbara Meadows Lewis, 81, of Warminster, Pa., passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 25, 2015. Born in Pamplin, Va., she was the daughter of the late Virginia Williams and Joseph L. Meadows and the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Robert J. Lewis, Sr. She was the loving mother to Robert J. (Andrea) Lewis Jr....

Darlene Johnson Hill

Darlene Johnson Hill

May 22, 2015

Darlene Johnson Hill, 58, of Spinnaker Point, Forest, died Friday morning May 22, 2015 at her residence. She was the wife of Paul Dwain Hill. Darlene was born in Lynchburg, on June 26, 1956 a daughter of Nellie Doss Johnson Bryant of Forest and the late Earl Taylor Johnson. She was a former employee of Dairy Queen of Appomattox, a...

Robert Allen Hand

Robert Allen Hand

May 21, 2015

Robert Allen Hand, 74, of Patteson School Road, Appomattox, died Thursday May 21, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara Sorensen Hand. Robert was born in Newark, NJ September 22, 1940 a son of the late Dorothy Amelia Fairchild Hand and Harold Russell Hand. He was a retired mechanic employed by Nestle Beverage Co., Freehold, NJ...

Rosa Goin Campbell

Rosa Goin Campbell

May 21, 2015

Rosa Goin Campbell, 82, of Red House Road, Appomattox, died Thursday May 21, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Kermit Hayden Campbell. Rosa was born in Evergreen October 31, 1932 a daughter of Mary Virginia Taylor Goin and Ruben Mosley Goin. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, American Legion Post #104 Auxiliary, OES #10...

Louise Proctor Avent

Louise Proctor Avent

May 18, 2015

Ethel Louise Proctor Avent, 81, of Farmville and formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, May 18, 2015, in Holly Manor. She was the wife of Thomas Edward Avent, Sr. Born in North Carolina, on September 20, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Flossie Hinnant and Walter Proctor. She was a member of Rosalind Hills Baptist Church and a retired...

Norman "Jimmy" Hunter Mayberry

Norman "Jimmy" Hunter Mayberry

May 14, 2015

Norman Hunter "Jimmy" Mayberry, 72, of Annie Street, Appomattox, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his residence. He was the husband of Carolyn Childers Mayberry for 52 years. Born in Appomattox County, on June 3, 1942, he was a son of the late Bessie Cyrus and James Hunter Mayberry. He was a member of Grace Hills Baptist Church, retired from...

Mary Frances Bryant

Mary Frances Bryant

May 8, 2015

Mary Frances Coleman Bryant, 77, of Red House Rd., Appomattox went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 8, 2015, at her residence. She was preceded in death her husband, Robert Allen Bryant and her children, Robert A. (Butch) Bryant, Jr., David Wayne Bryant, and Brenda B. Doss. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on February 5, 1938,...

Larry Coleman

Larry Coleman

May 2, 2015

Billy Larry Coleman, 59, of Spirit Lane, Spout Spring, died Saturday, May 2, 2015. He was born in Lynchburg, Va., on January 17, 1956, a son of Billy C. Coleman of Appomattox and the late Mildred Mann Coleman. Larry was a member of Liberty Chapel Baptist Church and the owner and operator of Larry Coleman Logging Company for many years....

John-Ryan Beauregard Nantz

John-Ryan Beauregard Nantz

May 1, 2015

John-Ryan Beauregard "Little Weasel" Nantz, 16, of Eldon Road, Appomattox, died Friday May 1, 2015. John-Ryan was born in Lynchburg, VA, May 1, 1999 a son of Pamela Robertson and Douglas Arthur Nantz. He was a 10th grade student at Appomattox County High School. In addition to his parents, John- Ryan is survived by his step-brother, Justin Lee Robertson and...

Mildred Dixon Kress

Mildred Dixon Kress

Apr 25, 2015

Mildred Margiree Dixon Kress, 76, of Jones Street, Appomattox, died Saturday morning April 25, 2015 at Appomattox Health & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late John Christian Kress. Mildred was born in Nelson Co. September 1, 1938 a daughter of the late Bertha Carroll and William Joseph Dixon. She was a member of Heart of Worship Ministries...

Elizabeth Patterson Alderson

Elizabeth Patterson Alderson

Apr 23, 2015

Elizabeth Patterson Alderson 83, of Park Street, Pamplin died Thursday April 23, 2015 at Avante of Lynchburg. Elizabeth was born in Greensboro,NC a daughter of the late Orrie McCall and John Buie Patterson. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and retired from the Appomattox County School System where she worked as a bookkeeper at Appomattox Middle School...

Kay Gilliam Settle

Kay Gilliam Settle

Apr 22, 2015

Martha Kay Gilliam Settle, 69, died Wednesday evening, April 22, 2015, in Lynchburg, where she had been in declining health for some time. She was the wife, since 1970, of James Dabney Settle currently of Forest and was the mother of two sons, James David Settle of the Forest residence and Jonathan Dabney Settle and wife, Rosemary of State College,...

Myrtle Virginia Wolff

Myrtle Virginia Wolff

Apr 21, 2015

Myrtle Virginia Wolff, 88, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Avante Nursing Home of Roanoke. She was the wife of the late Joseph James Wolff, who was a POW during WW II while serving in the US Army. She was affectionately known as "Sister" in Virginia or "Mama Wolff" in New York. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on February 15,...

W. Roger Wills

W. Roger Wills

Apr 19, 2015

William Roger Wills, 65, Trent Hatchery Road, Appomattox, died suddenly Sunday evening, April 19, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of June Wright Wills. Roger was born in Elon, Va., Amherst County, on May 13, 1949, a son of the late Margaret (Peggy) Keith Wills Franklin and William Edward Wills. He was a member of Glory Baptist Church...

Dorothy Jean Jimison

Dorothy Jean Jimison

Apr 11, 2015

Dorothy Jean White Jimison, 82, of Edgewood Street, Appomattox died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Don Franklin Jimison. Born in Logan County, West Va., on April 12, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Effie Egleston and Ed E. White. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church...

Ronald Wayne Gowin

Ronald Wayne Gowin

Apr 9, 2015

Ronald W. Gowin Ronald Wayne Gowin, 63, of Patteson School Road, Appomattox, went to be with his Lord on Thursday April 9, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. For over twenty years, he was the beloved husband of Jane Dooley Gowin. Born in Lynchburg Virginia on September 9, 1951, he was the son of Barbara Layne and James A. Gowin of...

Franklin Delano Kellam

Franklin Delano Kellam

Apr 5, 2015

Franklin Delano Kellam, 81, of River Ridge Road, Appomattox, died April 5, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Marie Arlene Kellam. Franklin was born in Pungoteague, Va., on January 24, 1934 a son of the late Mamie Richardson and Allie James Kellam. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and a Soil Conservationist....

Leonard Waugh Oliver

Leonard Waugh Oliver

Apr 4, 2015

Leonard Waugh Oliver, 87, of Lynchburg died peacefully in Lynchburg on April 4, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-one years, Dorothy Chambers Oliver. He was born in Amherst County, Virginia on August 4, 1927 and was the son of the late John Bernard Oliver and Ella Maie Oliver. In addition to his parents, he was...

Deanna Jean Gaydos

Deanna Jean Gaydos

Apr 4, 2015

Deanna Jean Gaydos, 71, of Salem Road, Spout Spring, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her residence. She was the wife of David John Gaydos. Born in Mt. Hope, West Va., on September 1, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Fleta Holliday and Hubert Bryant. She was a retired histology technician. In addition to her husband she is...

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