Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Pamela Wilmouth Johnson
Aug 11, 2017
Pamela Wilmouth Johnson 67 of Powhatan, VA passed away on August 11, 2017. She was born in Wayne County West Virginia to the late Coleman and Mary Burke Wilmouth on February 20, 1950. She was raised in Charlotte County and married William Henderson Johnson in 1974. She was a member of Farmville Presbyterian Church and work 36 years in the...
Henry Anderson Blanton Iv
Aug 9, 2017
Master Trooper (Retired) Henry A. Blanton IV “Andy” of Cumberland County, 70, died Wednesday, August 9. He is remembered with love by his wife of 49 years, Joan nee’ Kuester, four children Helene “Winkie” Blanton, Henry V and wife April, Holly Blanton and husband George Miller, Heidi Blanton-Pohl and husband Daniel Pohl, seven grandchildren Hannah and Robby King, Madelyne and...
Virginia Lee Upton
Aug 6, 2017
Virginia Lee Upton died on August 6, 2017 at Farmville Health and Rehab in Farmville, Virginia. Ginny, as she was known to family and friends was born on December 26, 1926 in Pittsburg, PA and was the youngest daughter of David and Irene Hastings who predeceased her. Early in her life the family moved to Denver, CO where Ginny learned...
Helen Francis Mackenzie
Jul 27, 2017
Helen Frances Collins MacKenzie passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Shenandoah Terrace in New Market. She was born 06/05/1927, the youngest of 4 children (Laura, Ruth, and Charles) to Stanley and Grace Collins in Derby, a farming community in northern Maine. She had many fond stories of life growing up on a farm in depression era America. She attended...
Lawrence Christian Mcmurtray
Jul 25, 2017
Lawrence Christian McMurtray 87 of Farmville, VA passed away on July 25, 2017. He was born on December 25, 1929 in Salina, Kansas to the late Lawrence Perry McMurtray and Irene Mary Johnson McMurtray. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Austin Thomas McMurtray, John Lee McMurtray and a grandson Lyle Patrick McMurtray. He is survived by his...
Gene Bishop Dixon, Jr.
Jul 24, 2017
Gene Bishop Dixon, Jr. died on July 24, 2017 at his historic home, Chellowe, in Buckingham, Virginia surrounded by his loving family and caretakers following a brave battle with cancer. He is predeceased by his vibrant wife, Barbara, of almost 50 years, and his father and mother, Gene B. Dixon Sr. and Mallie McKnight Dixon, as well as his sister,...
Mary Catherine Lamb
Jul 19, 2017
Mary Catherine Lamb, the daughter of the late Roy A. Lamb Sr and Margaret S. Lamb fell asleep in death on July 19, 2017. She left behind to remember her; a brother Roy A. Lamb Jr. a sister Roberta Paynter (Frank), one niece and 3 nephews along with their spouses, three great nephews, six great nieces, two uncles, one aunt...
Darrel Kevin Baldwin
Jul 11, 2017
Darrel Kevin Baldwin, 60, of Crewe, VA went to be with the Lord on July 11, 2017 surrounded by family. He was born on July 26, 1956 to Frank Edward Baldwin and Evelyn Martin Baldwin of Crewe, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Diane Baldwin Joyner and Sharon Baldwin. He leaves behind his wife of...
Betty Howell Tarpley
Jun 25, 2017
Betty Howell Tarpley 88 of Waynesboro, VA, formerly of Farmville, VA., passed away on June 25, 2017. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Brewster and Mary Collins Howell on November 12, 1928. She was married to Lewis W. Tarpley for 58 years and together they raised 2 children. Her faith was important to her and she was...
Nancy Farley Cullom
Jun 19, 2017
Nancy Farley Cullom, 70 of Manassas, VA passed away on June 19, 2017. She was born and raised in Rice, VA to William J. and Loretta Bradshaw Farley on February 17, 1947. She grew up in Rice and went away to Madison College and later to Smithdale Massey Business School. She was a very hard working woman who loved spending...
Willie Forest Mason
Jun 17, 2017
Willie Forest Mason 86 of Farmville, VA passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017. He was born on January 6, 1931 to the late Willie H. and Elizabeth Booth Mason in Farmville, VA. He was married for 63 years to his lifelong love Jean Brightwell Mason and was a charter member of Heritage Baptist Church. His favorite past time was...
Wayne Lebanon Bolton
Jun 15, 2017
Wayne Lebanon Bolton, 81, of Green Bay, VA passed away on June 15, 2017. He was born on September 21, 1935 to the late Marion and Cloeva Myers Bolton. He was a man who enjoyed the simple things in life including his family, his farm, and nature. He spent a lot of time outdoors and had numerous humming bird feeders....
John Weldon Frank Sr.
Jun 13, 2017
John Weldon Frank, Sr., peacefully departed this world on June 13, 2017. Born on November 16, 1927, in Rice, Virginia, to Walter Edward and Edna Barden Frank, John lived his entire life on the family farm. Possessing the requisite patience, natural instincts for agricultural decisions and a tireless dedication to his cows and land, John was a successful dairy farmer...
Carroll Hamilton Wright
Jun 13, 2017
Carroll Hamilton Wright, age 73, of Farmville, VA, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. He was born on October 29, 1943 to the late Wilbur and Martha Lowe Wright of Farmville Va. He operated his own business, Wright’s Excavating, along with his wife and son. Carroll loved his family, and loved spending time with his three grandchildren. He loved...
Mary Ann Morris
Jun 6, 2017
Mary Ann Davidson Morris, 86, of Burkeville, VA, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2017 surrounded by family. Mary Ann was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her father, Richard Thomas Davidson and her mother, Hallie Myrtle Glover Davidson. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, James Willie Morris, Jr. and sons,...
Henry Howard Smith
Jun 3, 2017
Henry Howard Smith, 92, of Farmville, VA, passed from this life into the next on June 3, 2017. He is predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Anna Laura Smith. He is survived by his two sons, The Rev. William (Bill) Smith and Mr. Andre´Smith; two devoted daughters-in-law, Mrs. Judy Bracewell Smith and Mrs. Pammy Casey Smith; six grandchildren, Jason...
William Paradise
Jun 1, 2017
William Paradise, 85 of Victoria, VA passed away on June 1, 2017. He was born in Baltimore MD to the late Pete and Gladys Sparks Paradise on April 18, 1932. He grew up in “Greek Town”, MD and served in the US Navy in the Philippines. He loved to scuba dive and was a great swimmer. His hobbies were also...
Marion "Mike" Hatcher Jones
May 29, 2017
Marion “Mike” Hatcher Jones, age 81 of Farmville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017. He was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on April 10, 1936 to the late James Franklin Jones and Martha Lipscomb Jones. Mr. Jones retired from B&W as a welder. He was an avid bird hunter, and was a guide with the Copper Mine Hunting...
Constance Hubbard Gills
May 25, 2017
Constance Hubbard Gills went to be with her Lord on May 25, 2017. She was born on June 14, 1925 to the late H. Johnson Hubbard and Louise B. Hubbard. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother H.J. Hubbard and his wife Dorothy and her brother Robert A. “Bud” Hubbard. She is survived by her daughter Constance...
Victor Gottlieb Lotterer Jr.
May 24, 2017
Victor Gottlieb Lotterer Jr. age 92 of Farmville, VA passed away on May 24, 2017. He was born in Baltimore M.D. to the late Victor G. and Dorothy Volkert Lotterer on August 7, 1924. He served his country during WWII as a medic in the Navy connected to the Marines in the South Pacific. He came home to marry the...
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