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Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Norma Jean Arrington
May 1, 2019
Norma Jean Craddock Arrington, 83, passed away peacefully at her Farmville, Va. home and went to meet her heavenly Father in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She was born on Oct. 24, 1935, the daughter of John Thomas and Clarice Mayhew Craddock of Gretna, Va., just two years after their graduation from Climax High School in...
Joseph Otto Brodie Jr.
Apr 28, 2019
On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at age 61, Joseph Otto Brodie, Jr. succumbed to complications from a protracted illness. He joins in Heaven brothers Jimmy and John; sister, Winifred (Bunny); and parents Joseph and Winifred. He is survived by son, Brett, and daughter, Devon; sisters Margaret, Maureen and Nellie; 12 nieces and nephews; and ex-wife, Kathy Redd Brodie. Joe was...
Robert Howard Gentry
Apr 18, 2019
Robert “Bobby” Howard Gentry, 85, of Farmville Virginia passed away peacefully on April 18, 2019. “Bobby” was born September 16, 1933 to Savoid and Evelyn Gentry. He retired from Philip Morris after 30 years in 1986, where he was known as a ‘fixer’. Bobby will be remembered fondly by all who knew him as a gentle soul who enjoyed farming...
Alden Lee Hicks
Apr 16, 2019
Alden Lee Hicks, 86 of Farmville, VA died on April 16, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Anne Lewis Hicks, daughters, Leanne Terry and Teresa Schuster, son Jon Lewis Hicks, 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Barbara Jean Gee, brother Charles M. Hicks and great grandson Declan Michael Barta. He...
Neil Jones Humphreys
Apr 14, 2019
Dr. Neil J. Humphreys (84) passed away quietly at his home on Sunday, April 14th in Farmville, VA after a short illness. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 22, 1934, the first child of George and Bertha Humphreys. He graduated from Yeadon High School, in PA in 1952, and entered Drexel Institute of Technology, majoring in business and...
Lydia L Fisher
Apr 10, 2019
Lydia L. Fisher 85, Prospect Virginia, Formerly of East Earl, surrounded by her family, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Emma Lapp. Lydia was the wife of the late John E. Fisher who died in 2013. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Robert Dalton Driskill
Apr 10, 2019
Robert Dalton Driskill, 82 of Darlington Heights, VA passed away on April 10, 2019. He was the son of the late George Hall Driskill and Edith Layne Driskill. He was married to the late Iva Mae Lowry Driskill. He is survived by his two daughters; Lisa Roller and husband Dennis of Clover, VA, Sherry Anderson and husband Kelly of Abilene,...
Helen Vernon Garnett
Apr 8, 2019
Helen Vernon Garnett, 94, passed away on April 8, 2019 at The Woodland in Farmville, VA. She was born on November 15, 1924 to Wister M. Vernon and Mary Stewart Vernon in Blackstone, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Edward Clark Garnett Jr and her brothers; Raymond of Largo FL, Wister Vernon of Richmond,...
Rita Kay Karnes Utzinger
Apr 7, 2019
RITA KAY (KARNES) UTZINGER Rita Kay (Karnes) Utzinger,72, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Mrs. Utzinger, daughter of Odell and Jean Karnes, was born on March 11, 1947, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Rita spent her early years in Michigan where she attended Orchard View High School and Muskegon Business School. On December...
Nannie "Gin" Virginia Nelson
Apr 1, 2019
Nannie Virginia “Gin” Franklin Nelson, 82, of Farmville, Va passed away on Monday, April 01, 2019. Gin was born on November 8, 1936 to Robert and Hallie Franklin of Prospect, Va. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John A Nelson and four brothers, Elton, Curtis, Lawrence and Kenneth Franklin. Gin is survived by her three...
John S. Diamond Jr.
Mar 22, 2019
John S. Diamond Jr. 86 of Farmville, VA passed away on March 22, 2019. He was born in Ithica, NY on February 5, 1933. He is the son of John S. and Ethel Lord Diamond Sr. He served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War where he was a Senior Chief. He retired from service after 24...
Gretchen Louise Brush Bates
Mar 19, 2019
Gretchen Louise Brush Bates, 46, of Charlotte Court House, Virginia, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 19th, after a fifteen-month battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joe Edgar Brush and Jeane Diane Brush. She is survived by her sister, Molly Brush Griffith (Daniel) of Phenix, Virginia, her...
Ann B Adams
Mar 10, 2019
Ann B. Adams age 75 of Farmville, VA pass away on Sunday March 10, 2019 with her family at her bedside. She was born October 16th 1943 to the late Charlie J and Minnie Marion Baldwin. She was a loving, caring and feisty lady she loved Jeopardy, crossword puzzles, frogs, music, dancing her children and grandbabies and her fried chicken...
Samuel P. Leonard
Mar 9, 2019
LEONARD, Samuel P, 78, of Rose Hill, Virginia, departed this life Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was the son of Andy Loyd Leonard and Eleanor Beatty Leonard who preceded him in death along with his sister, Virginia "May" Almond and brother, David Leonard. Left to mourn his passing are four sons (and four daughters-in-law): Andy Leonard (Christy) of Farmville, Mark...
Gail Louise Davis
Mar 9, 2019
Gail Louise (Stewart) Davis, 75, of Burkeville, VA and Brooksville, FL passed away on March 9, 2019. She was born on October 17, 1943 in Detroit to the late Ralph and Edithe (Cash) Stewart. Gail was first married to Richard N. Good of Michigan and later remarried the late Harry S. Davis. She enjoyed spending much of her free time...
Dorothy Mae Brisentine Campbell
Mar 9, 2019
Dorothy Mae Brisentine Campbell, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at her home in Prospect surrounded by her family. She was born December 17, 1929 in Prospect, VA. She was wife of the late Ernest Edward Campbell, Sr. and the daughter of the late Watkins Davis and Mae Meredith Brisentine of Prospect. She was preceded in death...
Freeda Moles Bolt
Mar 5, 2019
Freeda Moles Bolt, 97 of Farmville, VA passed away on March 5, 2019. She was born on May 13, 1921 to the late Simon James Moles and Cora Weeks Moles. She was born in Floyd County, VA where she married Glen Kyle Bolt and later moved to Farmville, VA. She loved to garden, can and cook especially at the yearly...
Hannah Madaline Moore Kokotinis
Mar 1, 2019
Hannah Madaline Moore Kokotinis, 78 of Prospect, VA passed away on March 1, 2019. She was born on August 8, 1940 to the late George W. and Mamie Whiteside Moore. She grew up in Farmville and was the first woman manager for the Safeway Stores. She moved to the Chesapeake area for 30 years but came back to Farmville to...
Betty Joyce Smith
Feb 25, 2019
Betty Joyce Smith, 83 of Farmville, VA passed away on February 25, 2019. She was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the late Walter A. and Mary Eby Birkenheiser on December 18, 1935. She enjoyed watching NASCAR, figure skating and making Christmas ornaments. She retired from the City of Hyattsville, MD Police Department in 1988 and moved to Farmville where she...
Leston Sean Blackburn
Feb 23, 2019
Leston Sean Blackburn, 49, of Prospect, passed away suddenly at Southside Community Hospital Saturday, February 23, 2019. He was preceded in death by his younger brother Dustin L. Blackburn. Sean is survived by his beloved wife, Amanda Jones Blackburn of Prospect, son, LCpl Brandon Sean Blackburn, USMC of Prospect, his mother Winnie Mutispaugh (James) of Prospect, his father Al Blackburn...
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