Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Myrtle Hart Bridgforth
Sep 9, 2013
Myrtle H. Bridgforth age 90 of Farmville, VA passed away in Farmville, September 9, 2013. She is the widow of W. Louis Bridgforth. She was born in Lunenburg County to the late Lula Passmore and Thorton H. Hart on December 3, 1922. She was raised in Victoria, VA and as an adult she worked for the Rationing Board during WWII....
Virginia F. Jenkins
Sep 9, 2013
Virginia Frances Jenkins 68, of Meherrin, VA passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on September 9, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with renal kidney disease. She had been a long time resident of Middleburg, VA and Winchester, VA before moving to Meherrin five years ago. She was born in Woodstock, VA on December...
Anthony Garfield Harmon
Aug 30, 2013
The Earthly life of Anthony Garfield Harmon came to a peaceful and serene end as he slipped away from his family on Friday afternoon on August 30, 2013 with out saying good-by. He resided in Miami Beach, Florida. He was born to Woodrow and Bertha Harmon in Yonkers, NY on October 9, 1953. They later moved to Mt. Vernon, New...
Jeanne Doerer Davis
Aug 28, 2013
Jeanne Doerer Davis, 71 of Farmville passed away peacefully on August 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents; Thomas A. Doerer and Marguerite Omohundro Doerer of Warsaw, a sister; Barbara Garland of Warsaw and a brother; William Doerer of New Orleans, LA. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Charles M. Davis, a daughter, Deborah...
Mary Lee Delany Bray
Aug 26, 2013
Mary Lee (Delany) Bray, age 50 of Keysville Virginia passed away Monday August 26th, 2013 after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Hampton VA to William and Charlotte Delany on July 22, 1963. She was raised in Hampton and attended Bethel High School class of 82. Mary went to Chowan University and then to VCU where she...
Frances Elsie Dowdy Fulcher
Aug 21, 2013
Frances Elsie Dowdy Fulcher, 89 of Farmville passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. She was born on January 15, 1924 to the late Annie Singleton Dowdy and Charles Hamilton Dowdy Sr. She graduated from Farmville High school and then attended Longwood State Teachers College now Longwood University. She was married to Thomas J. Fulcher Jr. in 1946 and had...
Robert Paul Joles
Aug 13, 2013
Robert Paul Joles, 90, departed this life and went home to be with the Lord Jesus, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his home in Rice, VA. Robert was born March 20, 1923 to Charles and Adda (Gumbert) Joles in Pittsburg, Pa., the youngest of 4 children. Robert served in the Navy in WWII as an Aviation Machinist. He retired from...
John 'Jack' Herbert Greenhalgh, Sr.
Aug 5, 2013
John (Jack) Herbert Greenhalgh, Sr., 85 passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 in Farmville. He was born February 25, 1928 in Lowell, Massachusetts, son of Marion (Kydd) Greenhalgh and Alan Edward Greenhalgh. As a boy, Jack sang soprano on the local radio station and during Sunday church services. After graduating from Sanborn Seminary, he received a degree in accounting from...
Wilda Decamp Lyons
Jul 20, 2013
Wilda D. Lyons, 90 formally of N.H. died July 20, 2013 at The Woodland in Farmville, VA after a short illness. She was born in Claremont, N.H. on February 7, 1923. The daughter of John R. and Mattie F. Leavitt DeCamp and received her education in Claremont. Survivors include one daughter; Mrs. Donald (Wilda Lynn) Hoskinson of Crewe, VA, two...
Kathleen 'Cotton'Justus Barr
Jul 18, 2013
Kathleen “Cotton” Justus Barr, 78, of Farmville, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was born in Sevier County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Herbert & Edna Hicks Justus. She was also preceded in death by her son Robert “Gary” Barr and her husband Robert M. Barr. Cotton loved to collect angels and tending her roses. She...
David Reese Black
Jul 15, 2013
David Reese Black, 46 of Farmville, was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on July 15, 2013. Reese joined the United States Air Force after he graduated from Prospect Christian Academy, and served his country for 11 years in Korea, Afghanistan and Spain during Desert Storm. After leaving the military, Reese lived for more than 20 years...
Margaret Helen Whiteley
Jul 14, 2013
Margaret Helen Whiteley, of Farmville, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born in Lincoln, RI on April 12, 1921 to the late Joyce Gollidge Whittle and James Whittle. She lived in Pawtucket, RI for 86 years, moved to Connecticut in 2007 and then to Virginia in 2012. She is the wife of the late Frank R. Whiteley,...
Martha Mccorkle Tennant
Jul 14, 2013
Martha McCorkle Tennant of Farmville, VA died Sunday July 14, 2013 at the age of 93. She was the daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Thomas Alexander McCorkle, (Mattie Ethel). She was preceded in death by her first husband Bennett Terrell Taylor, Jr. and her second husband Harold Prew Tennant. She is survived by two daughters, Sherwood Taylor Robertson-Seibert...
Frederick Louis Daniel Hoffman
Jul 13, 2013
Frederick Louis Daniel “Fritz” Hoffman went home to be with Jesus on July 13, 2013, at the tender age of 22. He died in a tragic single-car accident in Goochland, VA, in which he was the passenger. He was loved and will be missed by many because of his zeal for life and the endearing friendships he made. Fred, as...
Jean Brightwell Mason
Jul 7, 2013
Jean Brightwell Mason, 80, of Farmville, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013. She was born in Cumberland County on November 11, 1932 to the late Collie D. Brightwell Sr. and Crawford Guthrie Brightwell. She went to school in Farmville and there she met the love of her life, Forest Mason. They were high school sweethearts and were married for...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Baldwin Taylor
Jun 26, 2013
Elizabeth “Betty” Baldwin Taylor of Farmville Virginia died at home Wednesday June 26th. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty years, Robert Edward Taylor. Born on High Street to Frank Grayson Baldwin and Caroline Kyle Baldwin, she resided on High Street for the full ninety years of her dignified and gracious life. A graduate of Farmville High School, she...
Elizabeth M. Brochard
Jun 24, 2013
Elizabeth M. Brochard, 93 of Pamplin, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013. She was born in New York, NY on May 14, 1920 to the late Maria Farley Dempsey and William Dempsey. She moved to Virginia in 1983 and lived in Pamplin. She was a very active member of the AARP, and served as first chapter president. She also...
Ruben Edwin 'Winn' Hensley
Jun 24, 2013
Ruben Edwin “Winn” Hensley, 87 passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013. He was born in Greenville, TN to the late Moncie Hare Hensley and Whorley Hensley on July 28, 1925. He was drafted by the Army in September of his senior year of high school but ran off and joined the Navy. He served his duty to his country...
Anna Jane Vernon
Jun 22, 2013
Anna Jane Vernon, 82 of Dillwyn, VA went home to be with Jesus and past loved ones on Saturday, June 22, 2013. She was born on June 11, 1931 in West Virginia to the late, Nettie Wade Davis and Willie L. Davis. She is the widow of Oscar C. Vernon and was a beloved mother and grandmother. She is survived...
Joseph Milton Bailey
Jun 17, 2013
Joseph Milton Bailey 85 of Farmville, Virginia passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013. He was born in Fort Mitchell, Virginia to the late Nannie Glidewell Bailey and Jasper Hinton Bailey. He retired from the US Air Force with over 23 years of service, before retiring from the Virginia Department of Corrections. While stationed in Scotland, he met the love...
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