Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas

Frances Lee Worley
Apr 11, 2014
Frances Lee Worley, (aka Fannie Lee Whirley) age 82, formerly of Keysville, VA. passed away at The Woodland in Farmville on April 11, 2014. She was born on July 24, 1931 and grew up in Keysville, the daughter of Jake A. and Martha F. Whirley. She spent 43 years in U.S. Government service, having lived in Atlanta, GA for 33...

Maurice Patrick Archer
Apr 9, 2014
Maurice Patrick Archer age 89 of Greenbay, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born on April 22, 1924 to the late Harry and Mary Trant Archer in Fairfax, VA. He was a proud veteran of WWII. An avid farmer, kind loving father, grandfather great grandfather, uncle and brother. He is survived by his wife; Edna Jean...

Edith Grey Crymes Clements
Apr 8, 2014
Edith Grey Crymes Clements age 79 passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was the daughter of Johnnie Grey and Roellie T. Crymes of Keysville, VA. She was a resident of Suffolk, VA for 20 years and employed by Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. She was a member of OES Esther Chapter #37 Portsmouth, VA. Edith is survived by many...

Bettie Davis Maxey
Apr 5, 2014
Bettie Mae Davis Maxey, 82 of Farmville, VA passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was born on March 3, 1932 in Crewe, VA to the late Pearl Royall and Henry Raymond Davis. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She is survived by her son; Harry C. Maxey Jr. and his wife...

Aurelia Varner Hazlegrove
Apr 5, 2014
Aurelia Varner Hazlegrove, age 96, of Farmville, VA passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was born in Buckingham County on September 5, 1917 to the late Willis Anderson and Nannie Allen Varner. She is the widow of Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove, Sr. The loves of her life were her family, her church, her farm, and her flowers. Matron of...

Joann Dowdy Lewis
Apr 3, 2014
Joann Dowdy Lewis, age 78 of Farmville, VA passed away on Thursday April 3, 2014. She was born in Prince Edward County, VA to the late Nellie Baldwin and James Dowdy on October 14, 1935. She is the wife of Eugene Lewis. She retired as medical records clerk at Home Recovery, loved to travel and was a member of the...

Georgia Lynn Heimbach Bryant
Mar 27, 2014
Georgia Lynn Heimbach Bryant age 67 of Farmville, VA passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born on January 23, 1947 to the late Betty Wise and Loyce Gordon in Bremington, WA. She love crafts and spending time with her grandchildren and drinking Mt Dew. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Bryant. She is survived...

Barbara Jean Huddleston
Mar 23, 2014
Barbara Jean Huddleston age 62 of Farmville, VA passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014. She was born in Farmville, VA to the late Gladys Finchum and John C. Huddleston on December 18, 1951. She is survived by 3 sisters; Judy Marie Hartley (Russell) of Farmville, Mary Sue Fitzgerald of Farmville and Betty Jo Reamer (Wayne) of Greenbay, numerous nieces,...
Furman Homer Layman
Mar 22, 2014
Furman Homer Layman of Prospect, passed away peacefully March 22, 2014. He was born in Cosby, Tennessee on Sept. 24, 1932 , the son of Bruce and Lola Layman. He was preceded in death by his first wife Anna Marie Layman, and his daughter Joy D. Skelley. He is survived by his loving wife of 15 years, Pamela Atkins Layman;...

George Maynard Snead
Mar 20, 2014
George M. Snead of Farmville, VA passed away March 20, 2014 with his family by his side. He was born June 30, 1925 in Hemphill, WV to Maynard B. and Myrtle Gullett Snead. George graduated from Welch High School in 1943. He continued his education at Bowling Green Business College, where he graduated in 1947. He continued his education at...

Barry Lee Wolfe
Mar 17, 2014
Barry Lee Wolfe,43 of Prospect, VA passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014. He was born in Farmville, VA to Bobby Lee Wolfe and the late Betty Adkins Wolfe on October 26, 1970. He loved working with his hands and spending time with his many friends. He loved having fun and would never back down from a challenge. He is...

John Larry Elgin
Feb 21, 2014
John Larry Elgin age 69 of Charlotte Court House ,VA passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on February 21, 2014. He was born in Cumberland County VA on August 4, 1944 to Mary Frances Harris and John Daniel Elgin. He served in the US Army from 1962-1965 and was a decorated Sharpshooter and Marksman. He later became a...

Daisy Pearl Coleman
Feb 13, 2014
Daisy Pearl Coleman age 84 of Farmville, VA passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her daughters home in Farmville, She was preceeded in death by her husband; Thomas Henry Coleman of 61 years, and 1 son; Jessie Lane Coleman. She is survived by one sister; Geraldine Mitchell of Lovelock Nevada, 2 daughters; Doris Thompson (Clayton ) of Farmville,...
Lauraine E. Gentry
Feb 8, 2014
Lauraine E. Gentry departed this life to be with the Lord February, 8th, 2014. She was born June 8, 1934 in Wythe County, VA to the late Richard L. and Mary Ann Stoots Edmonds. She was predeceased by her parents and brothers, Everette Edmonds, Pete Edmonds, and Chuck Edmonds. She is survived by her husband Robert H. Gentry (Bobby), her...

Adeline Irene Oddo
Feb 5, 2014
Adeline I. Oddo passed away on February, 5 2014 at the Woodland in Farmville, VA at the age of 85.She was married to Walter F. Oddo in 1947, they had been married 55 years prior to his passing in 2002. Adeline was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ but also lived in Toms River, NJ and Midlothian, VA. prior...

Elizabeth Massey Bradner
Feb 4, 2014
Elizabeth Massey Bradner died on February 4, 2014 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem, VA. She was the daughter of the late Margaret H. Bradner and James William Bradner of Charlotte Court House, VA. She is survived by her sister, Shirley Bradner Ingram of Pawleys Island, SC; niece, Molly Ingram Aftoora and husband, Matthew Aftoora of Richmond, VA; niece, Margaret...

Richard Phillip Lash
Feb 4, 2014
Richard Phillip Lash, 78 of Farmville passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014. He was born in Wheeling, WV July 18, 1935 to the late Harold A. Lash and Margaret Jo Baird Lash. He attended Bethany College in WV where he played football, basketball and baseball and is in the school's Sports Hall of Fame. He then joined the Marine Corps...

Lewis Shorter Metcalf
Jan 13, 2014
Lewis Shorter Metcalf age 82 of Pamplin, VA passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. He was born in Darlington Heights, VA on December 31, 1931 to the late John Lewis and Lillian Shorter Metcalf. Mr. Metcalf owned and operated L.S. Metcalf Trucking for 30 years. He enjoyed restoring cars, trucks and farm tractors. He was pleased to win first...

Hugh Joseph Nixon
Jan 12, 2014
Nixon, Hugh Joseph, 89, of Farmville, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2014 . He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Paul (Tommy) Nixon, parents, Joseph and Edith Nixon, sisters, Edith Morgan and Betty Javick. Left to cherish his memory are his loving and devoted wife of 66 years, Willye Webb Nixon; and children: Joseph Robert (Joe) Nixon...

Karen Kay Mahan
Jan 10, 2014
Karen Kay Mahan was born on July 5, 1953 in Mahnomen, MN to Parse and Rene Treumer. Karen was the youngest of three children. She attended school in Hallock & Thief River Falls, MN and then graduated from Huguenot High School in Richmond VA. She was remembered as that cute little girl with the shiny blond hair and a big...