Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Elizabeth Cralle Dibby" Carter
Feb 13, 2010
Elizabeth Cralle Carter, 91 known as Dibby, died Saturday, February 13, 2010. She was the daughter of Robert B. and Eva W. Cralle and was the widow of Earl H. Carter. Dibby graduated from State Teachers College, now Longwood University, in 1939, taught school at Green Bay High School and was a bookkeeper and teller at Planters Bank and Trust...
Berthal Hall Mitchell
Feb 12, 2010
Mrs. Berthal Hall Mitchell, 101 of Cumberland, formerly of Richmond departed this life on February 12, 2010. She was born November 4, 1908 in Petersburg, VA. She was the daughter of the late Maggie Lucretia Lewis Hall and William L. Hall. On December 17, 1928 she married Thomas B. Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her husband and a...
James D. Miessler
Feb 8, 2010
James D. (Jim) Miessler, 65, of Cumberland, beloved husband, son and friend, died early Monday morning, February 8, from throat cancer. He is survived by his wife of 39 year, Patricia (Patsy), his mother, Beth Reinert of Fairfax, his brother-in-law, Joseph Gemski of Buckingham, his honorary aunt, Dolly (and Gerry) Nash of Brunswick, OH, and his beloved cats. His father,...
J.L. Bagley
Feb 3, 2010
Mr. Jewell L. Bagley J.L. born July 27, 1916 in Kaufman, Texas to the late Bert and Bessie Bagley went to Heaven on February 3, 2010. He married his friend and life-long sweetheart, Lou on February 16, 1936. He served in the United States Army Air force during World War II in the Philippines. He worked 32 years with the...
Michael Gary Cordle
Feb 1, 2010
Mr. Michael Gary Cordle, 38 of Farmville passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 in Farmville. He was born September 11, 1971 in Manassas, Virginia. He was the son of Ken L. Cordle and the late Ann Gary Cordle. He is survived by his father, his children, Casandra, Jacob and Robert all of Springfield, his half sister, Donna Welch of Fredericksburg,...
James E. Jim" Collins
Jan 30, 2010
Mr. James E. Jim Collins, 81 of Farmville passed away Saturday at his residence. He was born in Wise County, Virginia to the late Andrew and Rosa Burke Collins. He served his country in the United States Army at the end of WWII. Jim was the husband of Donna Hall Collins. Mr. Collins retired in 1991 after 34 years of...
Hannah Kear Owen
Jan 28, 2010
Mrs. Hannah Kear Owen, 81 of Farmville passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Farmville. She was born October 15, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Hallick and Sarah Loveday Kear. She worked for over 30 years at Craddock Terry Shoe Factory. She was the widow of Arthur Ray Owen. She is survived by five daughters, Agnes Loveday...
Ralph Kenneth Ranson
Jan 15, 2010
RANSON, Ralph Kenneth, born November 8, 1920. He returned home unto the Lord, Friday, January 15, 2010 at 3 p.m. Kenneth Ranson was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Irene Jones Ranson; his father and mother, Radford Bennett Sr. and Estelle Fitzgerald; seven brothers and one sister, Bennett, Buford, Everett, William, Elizabeth Burroughs, Emmett, Howard and...
Calvin A. Crenshaw
Jan 10, 2010
Mr. Calvin A. Crenshaw, 74 of Farmville passed away Sunday evening in Farmville. He was born December 4, 1935 in Lunenburg County. He was the son of the late Monroe Watson and Edith Echols Crenshaw. Mr. Crenshaw was a retired painter. He is survived by his children, Calvin Jr., Calvin Andrew Garrett, Kathy Lynn, Cindy Ann Pollard and Angela Rogerson;...
Katherine T. Rainey
Jan 8, 2010
Ms. Katherine T. Rainey, 62 of Richmond passed away Friday evening in Richmond. She was born August 12, 1947 in Washington D.C. She was the daughter of the late Issac Wallace and Anne Trent Rainey. She formerly worked as a real estate agent. She is survived by her daughters, Cary Brooks and husband Jeff of Glen Allen, Anne Frye of...
James Marvin Arrington
Jan 5, 2010
James Marvin Arrington, 86, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Charlotte Marston Arrington for 64 years. He was born June 5, 1923, in Charlotte County, the son of the late Samuel Cole Arrington and Addie Clifton Arrington. He was a retired insurance executive. In addition to his wife, he is survived by...
Lawrence G. Sours
Jan 5, 2010
Lawrence G. Sours, age 95 of Farmville passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Lewallen Sours. A native of Chatham, Virginia, and the youngest of William and Elizabeth Sours' 12 children, he is survived by his daughter, Llewellyn Sours Watson, and her husband, Hunter, of Farmville; his grandsons, Bradley Lawrence Watson and...
Nancy Hatfield Callan
Jan 1, 2010
Callan, Nancy Ellen Hatfield died January 1, 2010 at her residence in Pamplin, Virginia; after another battle with cancer. She was born May 8, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Ruth Barkley and Ewell Warren Hatfield, who predeceased her. She grew up in Charleston, W. Va. and graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School. She received her B.S. degree in Zoology from...
Evelyn Motley Lawrence
Dec 31, 2009
Mrs. Evelyn Motley Lawrence, 84 of Farmville passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 at her residence. She was born October 20, 1925 in Nottoway, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Andrew and Florence Norton Motley. She retired as a bookkeeper from Longwood Well Drilling. Evelyn was a dedicated church pianist at many churches. She volunteered at many...
Dorothea Dishman Owen
Dec 30, 2009
Mrs. Dorothea Dishman Owen, 81 of Green Bay passed away Wednesday evening in Farmville. She was born March 17, 1928 in West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John D. and Arah Easterday Dishman. She was the widow of Thomas Venable Owen, Jr. Dorothea was a member of the Farmville Womens Club. She was a former elder at...
Thomas W. Smith "Winkie
Dec 25, 2009
With arms opened wide, Jesus welcomed Winkie Smith home to celebrate Christmas in Heaven on December 25, 2009. Many of his beloved family preceded him in death: his wife, Frances Hamlett Smith, three brothers, Lester Smith of Amherst, Smitty and Linnie Smith of Farmville, four sisters, Viola Parker, Claudia Scott and Virginia Jones all of Lynchburg, and Christine Fitzgerald of...
Erlene Bowman
Dec 22, 2009
Mrs. Mildred Erlene Bowman, 69 of Farmville passed away Tuesday evening at her residence. She was born August 22, 1940 in Prince Edward County. She was the daughter of the late Maurice Ray and Mildred Price Hubbard. She was a long time employee of CVS in Farmville and she retired from Hampden-Sydney College where she worked in the campus bookstore....
Mary Mabel Adeline Cole Wilkerson
Dec 7, 2009
Mrs. Mary Mabel Adeline Cole Wilkerson, 80 of Farmville passed away Monday in Farmville. She was born January 6, 1929 in Charlotte County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John Edgar and Lillie Viry Cole. She was retired from ARAMARK Food Services at Hampden-Sydney College. She was a member of College Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death...
Thomas Jordan Bailey, Jr.
Dec 4, 2009
Mr. Thomas Jordan Bailey, Jr., 55 of Dillwyn passed away Friday evening at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born September 5, 1954 in Farmville. He was the son of the late Thomas Jordan Bailey, Sr. and Nancy Agee Bailey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann Bailey. He is survived by his stepson, P.W....
Virginia Smith Henderlite
Dec 4, 2009
Virginia Smith Henderlite, 91 of Richmond passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 in Richmond. She was born May 13, 1918 in Morgan County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late James H. and Virginia C. Smith. She went to Montreat College for two years where she earned her associate degree. She was appointed missionary to Brazil in 1948....
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