Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Hubert Powell Atchley
Jan 3, 2015
Hubert Powell Atchley 94 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 3, 2015. He was born on September 17, 1920 in Rutherford County, NC to the late James Ruel Atchley and Della Ensley Atchley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, the former Ann Elizabeth Kidd and brothers Robert, Horace and Arnold Atchley. A...
Jessie Mae Olgers Crockett
Jan 3, 2015
Jessie Mae Olgers Crockett 92 left this world to be reunited at last with her beloved husband of 59 years, Thomas H. Crockett Jr. She was also preceded in death by 3 sisters and 2 brothers, one brother being her twin to whom she was especially close. She leaves behind with great sadness, but many wonderful memories, her daughter; Lora...
Eloise Wood Tucker
Dec 28, 2014
Eloise Wood Tucker passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2014. She was born in Lunenburg County on April 8, 1921, to the late Rufus Augusta and Anna Belle Coley Wood. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 35 years, Jackie D. Tucker, her parents, her sister, Kathleen W. Baldwin, and her brother, Rufus Milton...
Mary Kathleen Wise
Dec 28, 2014
Mary Kathleen 'Kathy' Wise, 71, of Cumberland, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014. She was born on June 26, 1943, to the late Coley B. Dize, Sr. and Edna Mae Schuler. She was married 50 years to her loving husband, Robert Floyd Wise, Sr. She was a kind, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a member...
Donna Joyce Drucker
Dec 27, 2014
Donna Joyce Drucker, 54, of Farmville passed away Saturday, December 27. She was born in Philadelphia on December 19, 1960 to Bernard and Faye Drucker. She is survived by her daughters; Melanie, Miranda, Trina and Amber; her grandchildren Breanna, Grace, Joseph, Madison, Jackson, Lillian, Zaiden, Skylar and eagerly awaiting her 9th grandchild; her sister Shari and cousin Judi. A graveside...
Jack Reed
Dec 20, 2014
PROSPECT, December 20-Jack Reed, 88, of Prospect, died Saturday in his home on December 20, 2014 surrounded by his entire family. Jack was born on December 20, 1926 in Roanoke, Virginia to P.W. and Lettie Reed. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Bill and Frank Reed. Jack graduated from Jefferson High School and enlisted in...
Freeman Cliborne Wallace Sr.
Dec 17, 2014
Freeman Cliborne Wallace, , Sr. 79, of Farmville, Va., passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 surrounded by family. Freeman was born and raised in the Darvills community of Blackstone, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Josie and Bob Wallace, and his brothers Clifton, Carlton, and Robert Wallace. He is survived by June, his loving wife of...
Virginia Irene Dean Wilkins-Zitta
Dec 14, 2014
Virginia Irene Dean Wilkins-Zitta, 82, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014. She was born on October 23, 1932 in Cana. NC to the late James H. and Rosa Easter Dean. Irene was a member of Eureka Baptist Church and loved many activities. She was an avid fisherman and enjoyed telling “fish tales.” She worked...
Joseph Ray Noblin
Dec 12, 2014
Joseph Ray Noblin 77 of Prospect, VA passed away on December 12, 2014. He was born in Farmville, VA on January 13, 1937 to the late James C. and Mary Roller Noblin. He was retired from VDOT and was a member of Heritage Baptist Church. He loved to volunteer at Centra Southside Hospital and going to the YMCA. He was...
John Robert Fulcher
Dec 2, 2014
John Robert Fulcher 79 of Prospect, VA passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. He was born in Buckingham, VA to the late James R. and Mary E. Jamerson Fulcher on August 11, 1935. John was a longtime member of the Prospect Fire Department (46 years) and a dedicated member of the Gideons. He has a been a deacon at...
Dennis Lee Spillman
Nov 24, 2014
Dennis Lee Spillman, age 61, of Cumberland, VA passed away on Mon, November 24, 2014. He was born on March 10, 1953 to Charles W. and Alice Guinn Spillman in Newport News, VA. He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He loved hunting, fishing and everything outdoors. He was a proud supporter of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild...
Murray Milton Templeton
Nov 22, 2014
Murray Milton Templeton, 72, of Farmville, VA passed away on November 22, 2014. He was born in Charlotte County VA to the late Noah J. and Hattie Arrington Templeton on November 29, 1941. He was married to Alice Showalter Templeton for 48 years and together they raised two sons. Murray had a long career in banking, retiring from his position...
Roy Clifton Jenkins Jr.
Nov 20, 2014
Roy Clifton Jenkins Jr. 70 of Burkeville, VA passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014. He was born in Prince Edward County, VA to Roy Clifton Jenkins and Alma Hodnett Jenkins. He attended and graduated from Prince Edward Academy (1962); then attended and graduated from the College of William and Mary (1966) with a degree in Business. After college, he...
Joyce Orange Hurak Bobbitt
Nov 16, 2014
Joyce Orange Hurak Bobbitt 78 of Middleburg, NC formally of Farmville, VA joined her Lord and Savior Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was born on June 24, 1936 to the late Frank B. and Lula Crump Bowman. Joyce was very active in Middleburg Baptist Church in Middleburg, NC, she was a great cook and loved working with her flowers. The...
Phyllis Doss Yeatts
Nov 16, 2014
Phyllis Doss Yeatts, 83 of Farmville formerly of Richmond and Roanoke passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Cecil G.Yeatts, Sr.; children Sue Morris (Larry), Cecil G. Yeatts, Jr. (Carol), George Alan (Aileen), and David Lee; grandchildren Edward Bonham (Jessie), Amy Stanley (Jeff), Jeremy, Rachel, Cecil III (Stephanie), Christopher and...
Thomas Ira Sayer
Nov 13, 2014
Thomas I. Sayer 61 of Farmville, VA passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014. He was born in Washington DC on July 15, 1953 to the late Irving and Fontaine Knicely Sayer. He is married to the love of his life, Deborah Brinkley Sayer. He worked at Brinkley Electric Co. for many years and later worked for Centra Southside Community...
Mary Meade Robertson Edwards
Nov 13, 2014
Mary Meade Robertson Edwards, 84, of Farmville, VA, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter “Byrd” Anderson Edwards Jr. She was born in Danville, VA, to Meade Singleton Robertson and Sallye Blankenship Robertson. A graduate of Marion Junior College, she earned the BS degree in biology in 1953 from what was Longwood...
David Louis Crabill
Nov 12, 2014
David Louis Crabill of Farmville, VA, passed away during the night sometime between November 11 and 12, 2014. He had recently been in the hospital for a week for a heart condition, and it appears that his heart may have been the cause of his death. David was born April 4, 1961, in Alexandria, VA, and grew up in that...
Campbell L. 'Peewee' Overton
Nov 10, 2014
Campbell Lafayette “Pee Wee” Overton, 83 of Farmville, VA passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014. He was born in Farmville, VA to the late James Watson and Grace Thompson Overton on December 23, 1930. He worked at the Farmville Herald News paper for 60 years. His work was his hobby where he made friends for life. He worked the...
Iva Mae Lowry Driskill
Nov 6, 2014
Iva Mae Lowry Driskill, 77 of Cullen, VA passed away on November 6, 2014. She was born on January 19, 1937, in Prince Edward County VA, to the late Harry J. and Alice Fowlkes Lowry. She was married to Robert D. Driskill for 60 years. If Robert moved, Iva was ready to go with him, together they raised 4 children...
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