Obituaries

Local Obituaries for County, State

Dorothy Whirley Reed

Dorothy Whirley Reed

Jun 30, 2016

On the morning of June 30, 2016, at Lynchburg General Hospital, God sent his Angels to bring his daughter, Dorothy Whirley Reed home. Surrounded by her family, Dorothy quietly said goodbye and answered God’s call. She was born in Keysville, VA on July 27, 1945, to the late Edward and Rosa Whirley. She joined the Friendship Baptist Church at...

John Hind, Jr.

John Hind, Jr.

Jun 30, 2016

John Hind, Jr., age 81, of Keysville, VA passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016. He is survived by his wife, of 60 years, Mary Hind, two sons, Steven John Hind, Sr. of Florida, John Hind III of Keysville, VA, a daughter, Diane Brown of New Jersey; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. John was a Army Veteran of the Korean...

Garfield Linwood Medley

Garfield Linwood Medley

Jun 25, 2016

MEDLEY, Garfield Linwood Shorty, 75, of Keysville, VA, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 25th, 2016. He is preceded in death by his wife Barbara Medley and survived by his daughter, Tammy Foster Bruce; son, Tommy Medley Rita; brothers, Frank Betty and John Medley; sister, Pat Graham; six grandchildren, Sarah Landon, Tommy TJ, Taylor, Tyler,...

Elizabeth “Betty Boop” Scales Clay Shepheard Jeminez

Elizabeth “Betty Boop” Scales Clay Shepheard Jeminez

Jun 12, 2016

ELIZABETH “Betty Boop” SCALES CLAY SHEPHEARD JEMINEZ, 80, of Charlotte Court House, VA went to be with her Lord on Sunday June 12th 2016 while playing her favorite song at Buffalo Presbyterian Church. She was the loving wife of Genaro Flores Jeminez. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Wilford Merle Shepheard, father, Harry L. Clay senior...

Anne Bigger Kunath

Anne Bigger Kunath

Jun 2, 2016

Anne B. Kunath, age 84, of Keysville, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Kunath, Sr.; one brother, W. H. “Sammy” Bigger; and one sister, Betty Echols. Anne B. is survived by three children, Charles Kunath, Jr., and his wife, Jeanie, Lynda K. Brooks and her husband,...

Betty Lou Bundy

Betty Lou Bundy

May 31, 2016

Betty Lou Bundy, 83, of Drakes Branch, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Betty was born on February 25, 1933, in Cumberland, MD, and she was the baby of twelve children, born to the late Arthur and Lelia Christman. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jessie Lee Bundy. She is survived by a son,...

James “Jimmie” Carlton Andrews

James “Jimmie” Carlton Andrews

May 25, 2016

James Carlton “Jimmie” Andrews, age 85, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016. He is survived by two sons, Randy and his wife, Debra as well as Carlton and his wife, Shannon; daughter-in-law, Sheila and seven grandchildren, Blair and husband, Brandon, Brad, Lauren, Patrick, Mason and wife, Tia, Austin and Zach. He was preceded in...

Robert Albert Napier Sr.

Robert Albert Napier Sr.

May 23, 2016

Robert Albert Napier, Sr., age 80, of Saxe, VA, departed from his earthly home and entered the gates of Heaven on May 23, 2016. He was proud to have served his country in the Army and was an instrumental part in starting AA in this area. Robert retired from B & W after 38 years, as an engineer, but...

Daniel “Dan” Dixon Jackson

Daniel “Dan” Dixon Jackson

May 23, 2016

Daniel “Dan” Dixon Jackson, age 79, of Wylliesburg, VA, went to his heavenly home peacefully on Monday, May 23, 2016. He was born in Chase City, VA, on January 13, 1937. Dan proudly served his community with a career in law enforcement. He also joined and served as a Masonic member for many years, having received his fifty year...

Douglas Littell “Tell” Hancock

Douglas Littell “Tell” Hancock

May 19, 2016

Douglas Littell “Tell” Hancock born on August 30, 1928, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2016, after a courageous battle with renal failure. He was preceded in death by his parents Hunter Marshall and Emma DeFord Hancock; his brother, Marshall DeFord Hancock; an infant daughter, Judith Maxine Hancock; and an infant son, James Walter Hancock....

Dorothy Ann Newcomb

Dorothy Ann Newcomb

May 16, 2016

Dorothy Ann Newcomb, age 55, of Saxe, VA passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016. She is survived by her mother, Gracie Ann Scott, husband, Roy Martin; two daughters, Crystal Newcomb and Jessica Martin; a son, Christopher Martin; five grandchildren and a sister, Shelby Faye Crews. The family will receive friends at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home from 7 to...

Clarence “Teen” Shook

Clarence “Teen” Shook

May 9, 2016

Clarence “Teen” Shook, age 96, of Keysville, VA, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, at his home. He is survived by his son-in-law, Ennis Jones; two grandsons; Eddie Jones Shawna, Chris Jones Kim;six great-grandchildren, Tristan, Alexis, Taylor, Peter, Carrie, and Noah. “Teen” was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Rutledge Shook, and his daughter, Nancy Carol Jones....

George Everett Ingram

George Everett Ingram

May 7, 2016

George E. Ingram, BMCM, BSN, Ret. went to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Mr. Ingram had been a resident of Lunenburg County, VA for the past 27 years after retiring from the U. S. Navy after a 40 year career. He had served in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War and various other foreign...

Lucille Watts Douglas

Lucille Watts Douglas

Apr 26, 2016

Lucille Watts Douglas, age 86, of Saxe, VA, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at her home. She is survived by a daughter, Faye Douglas Rutledge and husband, Warren of Red Oak, VA; a son Michael “Mike” Darrell Douglas, Sr. of Saxe, VA; two grandchildren, Michael “Mickey” Darrell Douglas, Jr. of Keysville, VA, Angela “Bunn” Rutledge Stimpson and...

James Milton Griffith

James Milton Griffith

Apr 20, 2016

James Milton Griffith, 71, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. He is survived by three sons, James M. Griffith, Kenneth R. Griffith, and James Rodney Griffith; two brothers, Rick Griffith and Johnny Griffith; a sister, Lisa Chadwick; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; and ex-wife Pearl Griffith. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Jacqueline “Jackie” Howell Martin

Jacqueline “Jackie” Howell Martin

Apr 20, 2016

Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Howell Martin, age 45, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Randy F. Martin; her son, Jarrett Cole Martin; parents, Jack and Peggy Howell; two sisters, Debbie Howell Lewis, and Pam Howell Patterson and brother-in-law, Robert Patterson; grandmother, Christine Chapman; four nephews; four nieces; one great-nephew;...

Faber Blain Jefferson Jr.

Faber Blain Jefferson Jr.

Apr 14, 2016

Faber Blain Jefferson, Jr. of Midlothian, died suddenly on Thursday, April 14, 2016. He was born to the late Faber Blain Jefferson and Ola Mae Bennett in Red House, Virginia on October 11, 1927. He graduated from Randolph Henry High School, class of 1945, and immediately joined the Navy to serve in World War II, and was stationed in...

Annie Mae Masters

Annie Mae Masters

Apr 11, 2016

Annie Mae Mason Masters, 84, of Drakes Branch, VA, passed away at her home April 11, 2016. She was born on September 30, 1931, in Red House, VA. The daughter of the late James Duval and Bertha Mae Covington Mason, she spent many years working in restaurants and factories. Annie Mae was preceded in death by her husbands, Israel...

Stephen Phillip Lelacheur

Stephen Phillip Lelacheur

Apr 9, 2016

LeLACHEUR, Stephen Phillip, 65, of Keysville, Virginia, passed away peacefully after a valiant fight with pneumonia and subsequent infection and complications. Stephen is survived by his wife of 45 years, Susan LeLacheur; his daughter, Jennifer LeLacheur Jones, and her husband, Mike Jones, and their sons, Ben Jones and Sam Jones; his son, Scott LeLacheur, and his significant other, Suzzy...

Thomas Granville “Billy” Elder

Thomas Granville “Billy” Elder

Apr 2, 2016

After a heroic battle with cancer and its related complications, Thomas Granville “Billy” Elder of Keysville, 70, died April 2, 2016, at his Charlotte County home. Born October 23, 1945, he was the son of Thomas Garrison “Bill” and Cordelia “Coty” Mundy Elder of Cullen, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Milton J. Elder,...