Ralph H. Smith Sr.
Dec 29, 2014
Ralph Harold Smith Sr., 82, of Appomattox, died Monday, December 29, 2014, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Phyllis Lucado Smith for 62 years. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on January 28, 1932, he was a son of the late Carrie Martin and C. Roland Smith Sr. He was a member of Thomas Terrace Baptist Church where...
Rebecca (Beck) Johnson Hudson
Dec 26, 2014
Rebecca (Beck) Johnson Hudson, 88, of Acorn Drive, Appomattox, died Friday, December 26, 2014, in the Appomattox Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph Lloyd Hudson. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on July 14, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Gladys Patteson and Harry Garland Johnson. She was a member of Liberty...
Treva Gibbons Elder
Dec 22, 2014
Treva Gibbons Gordon Elder, 88, of Paradise Rd., Concord, died Monday, December 22, 2014 in Avanté. Twice married she was the wife of the late Raymond Elder and David Lowell Gordon. Born in Salem, Ohio, on January 5, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Ethel Mary Toole and James Brinton Gibbons. She was a member of Thomas Terrace...
Julian Braxton Eagle
Dec 21, 2014
Julian Braxton Eagle, 85, of Rose Lane, Appomattox, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Peggy Sale Eagle. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on March 11, 1929, he was a son of the late Lula Godsey and David William Eagle. He was truck driver and diesel mechanic employed by Jamerson Brothers Trucking...
Ronald Dwight Hash
Dec 20, 2014
Ronald Dwight Hash, 66, of Red House Road, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Katherine "Kathy" Moore Hash. Born in Concord, on March 29, 1948, he was a son of the late Carl and Opal Hastings Hash. Ronnie was a retired truck driver for Appomattox Oil and Tiger Fuel and served his country...
Clara Taylor Bates
Dec 18, 2014
Clara Ethel Taylor Bates, 90, of 1485 Old Pamplin Road, Pamplin died Thursday December 18, 2014 at Appomattox Health and Rehab. She was the widow of Charles T. Bates, Jr. Ethel was born in Charlotte County January 28, 1924 a daughter of the late Alice Meyers and Clayton Wylie Taylor, Sr. She was a long time member of Elon Baptist...
William Therious Garrett
Dec 15, 2014
William Therious Garrett, 86, of Richmond Highway, Pamplin died Monday December 15, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Mary Ann Thompson Garrett. William was born in Appomattox County Oct.9, 1928 a son of the late Mary Robertson and Thomas A. Garrett. He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church where he served as a Trustee, an U.S....
Michael Lynn Childress
Dec 14, 2014
Michael Lynn "Hippi" Childress, 52, of Broadway Ave., Bedford died Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rene L. Childress. Born in Lynchburg, on August 28, 1962, he was the son of Patricia Childress Flynn of Keysville. Hippi was employed by Sentry Equipment Erectors and a US Marine. He was a member of the...
Carolyn Staton Mottley
Dec 13, 2014
Carolyn Staton Mottley, 52, of Llama Road, Pamplin died Saturday, December 13, 2014 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of Larry Dean Mottley. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 10, 1962, she was a daughter of Betty Orange Staton of Pamplin and the late Junior Edward Staton. Carolyn was a caretaker to many kids in her community including...
Mary "Cat" Catherine Tyree
Dec 12, 2014
Mary "Cat" Mann Tyree, 68, of Forest, passed away on December 12, 2014 in Richmond, Va. Mary was born in Appomattox on October 27, 1946, to Bernice Gray and Julian Abner Mann. She graduated from Appomattox High School and worked as a secretary for 45 years retiring from Sentry Equipment Erectors. She was an avid reader and loved her dog,...
Frank Clifton Torrence
Dec 5, 2014
Frank Clifton (Bushcat) Torrence, 61 of Salem Road, Spout Spring died Friday night December 5, 2014 at the University of Virginia Hospital. He was the husband of Janice Lee Torrence. Frank was born in Lynchburg May 11, 1953 a son of the late Frank Allen Torrence and Doris Franklin Dalton. He was a member of Spout Spring Baptist Church and...
Joseph S. Watson Sr.
Dec 3, 2014
Joseph (Joe) Sone Watson Sr., 64, of Church Street, Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Pamela Goin Watson. Born in Appomattox County, Va., on January 11, 1950, he was a son of the late Betty Riley and Herman Foster Watson. Joe was employed by Harris Corporation, a US Marine Corps veteran, and...
Phyllis Almond Mccormick
Dec 3, 2014
Phyllis Almond McCormick, 71, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, in Southside Community Hospital. She was the wife of the late Leonard Allen McCormick Sr. Born in Appomattox, Va., on August 25, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Mary Odelle Ferguson and Joseph Pearlman Almond. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church and worked for Amelia...
Deborah Malin Cattivera
Dec 2, 2014
Deborah Malin Cattivera, 60, of Oakleigh Ave., Appomattox, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at her residence. She was the wife of Joseph Vance Cattivera. Born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on March 14, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Harriett Heyer and Harold Malin. In addition to her husband she is survived by two daughters, Christine Erin Morales and...
Curtis Allen Morris
Nov 30, 2014
Curtis Allen Morris, 57, of Richmond, beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle died Sunday, November 30, 2014. Everyone who knew Allen knew he had a good heart. He loved his family, especially, Momma and he loved animals especially, his dogs. He loved his friends and life. In his later years he was affectionately known as "Lawn Mower Man". The...
John Paul Rothgeb
Nov 24, 2014
John Paul Rothgeb, 78, of Southfork Rd, Appomattox, died Monday, November 24, 2014, at his residence. Born on October 1, 1936 in San Antonio, TX, John was a son of the late Mable L. Fetters and Jacob Best Rothgeb, Sr. He was a 1955 graduate of Appomattox High School who served in the US Air Force with the Strategic Air...
Vivian Arlene Brown
Nov 22, 2014
Vivian Arlene (Peepsie) Brown, 80, of Forest died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Heritage Green. Vivian was born in Lynchburg July 8, 1934 a daughter of the late Julia Stinson and Joseph Swithin Brown. Peepsie was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School and upon graduation went to work for Nationwide Insurance. She retired after 42 years of service in...
Etta Jane Fifer
Nov 21, 2014
Etta Jane (Janie) Fifer, 53 of Holcomb Road, Spout Spring, died at her residence Friday morning November 21, 2014. She was the wife of Glenn Michael Fifer. Janie was born in Church Hill, TN December 24, 1960 a daughter of Margaret Etta Cline Dinges of Appomattox and the late Ralph Franklin Dinges. She was a member of Thomas Terrace Baptist...
Thomas C. Torrence, Sr.
Nov 20, 2014
Thomas C. (T.C.) Torrence Sr., 69, of New Chapel Road, Spout Spring died at his residence on Thursday November 20, 2014. He was the husband of Vicki S. Torrence. T.C. was born in Lynchburg on October 8, 1945 a son of the late Evelyn Jordan and Earl Lankford Torrence. He was the owner of Torrence Plumbing for 30 years. T.C....
Robert O. Doss
Nov 19, 2014
Robert Otis Doss Sr., 56, of Salem Rd., Spout Spring, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Myrna Mann Doss. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on July 11, 1958, he was a son of the late Edith Baldwin and Robert Lawrence Doss. He worked for Babcock and Wilcox for 30 years, enjoyed fishing, and was...
