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Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
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...
David Karl Pedrick
Jun 14, 2013
David Karl Pedrick, 77 of Cumberland passed away after a long illness on Friday, June 14, 2013 in Farmville. He was born March 4, 1936 in Hackensack , New Jersey to the late Raymond M. and Anne White Pedrick. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He retired from the trucking industry after working over 50 years....
Charlotte Louise Elder Etherton
Jun 10, 2013
Charlotte Louise Elder Etherton age 77 of Farmville passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013. She was born on April 20, 1936 in Farmville VA, to the late Louise Weeks Elder and John Lou Elder. She is the wife of the late Raymond C. Etherton. She worked at Wrights Stop In, Grand Prix and after her retirement, she spent all...
Dr. Hassell Algernon Simpson
Jun 10, 2013
Dr. Hassell Algernon Simpson, a retired professor of English who taught at Hampden-Sydney College for 33 years, died June 10, 2013, at age 83. Born May 8, 1930, in Laurens County, S.C., he was the son of the late John Algernon Simpson and Jewel Boroughs Simpson. After graduating from Gray Court-Owings High School, he enrolled in college at Clemson, where...
Anna Laura Smith
Jun 2, 2013
Anna Laura Smith 86 of Farmville passed away at her home on Sunday, June 2, 2013. She was the wife of Henry H. Smith. She was born in Hopkins County Kentucky on June 7, 1926 to the late Hallie Melton Conley and Eather A. Conley. Anna was baptized at Dawson Springs Baptist Church in Kentucky and served in several congregations...
Edna Kathleen Jamerson Norman
May 28, 2013
Edna Kathleen Jamerson Norman age 76 of Farmville, VA died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on May 28, 2013. She was born in Buckingham, VA to the late Robert M. and Berta Amos Jamerson. She grew up and graduated from Buckingham High School and married Guy W. Norman. She was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church and taught...
Karen Elizabeth Morgan
May 26, 2013
Karen Elizabeth Morgan age 37 of Crewe VA passed away on May 26, 2013. She was born in Wichita KS on November 14, 1975 to Virginia Rohr Morgan and Robert L. Morgan. Karen grew up in West Berlin Germany and moved back to the states to Dayton Ohio and graduated from high school in 1994. She joined the US Air...
Anna Ruth Lane
May 15, 2013
Anna Ruth Lane of Farmville, VA passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 9, 1926, daughter of George W. and Ruth Roberts. She was raised in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Lane attended Nursing School at the University of Tennessee and was a nurse at Southside Community Hospital. She later worked at the Longwood University...
Reverend Hardie Taylor Butler Iii
May 13, 2013
The Reverend Hardie Taylor Butler, III, of Farmville, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away in his home on Monday, May 13, 2013. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 1, 1938 to the late Hardie Taylor Butler Jr. and Juanita Shultz Butler. Reverend Butler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 from Mercer University where he was a...
Ella Louise Mcfalls Woodall
May 8, 2013
Ella Louise McFalls Woodall age 84 of Farmville VA. passed away on May 8, 2013. She was born in Roanoke VA to the late Lutisha Arthur and Robert William McFalls on July 3, 1928. She was married to the late Charles Edward Woodall and worked as a private nursing aid. She is survived by her son; Charles E. “Chuck” Woodall...
Grace Lucille Harris Dowdy
May 5, 2013
Grace “Lucille” Harris Dowdy She was a loving mother and grandmother and fixed the best-fried chicken this side of the Mississippi. Her kitchen was filled with all the wonderful home made delights like southern potato salad, potato soup cherry cobbler, chocolate, lemon, and coconut cream pie (from real coconut), chicken and dumplings, light rolls and damsons preserves. Lucille Dowdy of...
Mildred Florence Walden Flood
May 3, 2013
Mildred Florence Walden Flood age 96 of Prospect, VA passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Farmville, VA. She was born in Prince Edward County, VA on November 25, 1916 to the late Mattie Morris and John Nathan Walden. She was married to the late Eugene Clifton Flood and was a home make. She was the mother of Reverend...
Howard Lee Carson
Apr 26, 2013
Howard Lee Carson age 97 of Cullen passed away on April 26, 2013. He is the husband of Marie M. Carson. Mr. Carson was a WWII Veteran and served in Quartermaster Corp. He was a big sports fan, Virginia Tech was his home team and his favorite baseball teams were Oakland A’s and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a...
Charles Fredrick Baker
Apr 23, 2013
Charles Fredrick “Fred” Baker of Farmville, VA, formerly of Lumberton, N.C., went home on April 23, 2013, following an injury. He was born on September 24, 1926, in Columbia, S.C., to the late Etta Mae Baker Bennett and raised by his grandmother, Rachel White. He was educated in the Robeson County, N.C. schools. A World War II veteran, Fred served...
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