Obituaries

Local Obituaries for County, State

Doris Donaldson Hudson

Doris Donaldson Hudson

Jun 19, 2020

Doris Donaldson Hudson, age 67, of Keysville, VA, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020. She was born on May 7, 1953 to the late James and Jean Donaldson.

Doris is survived by the love of her life Richard Allen; her children, Teresa and Sam (Aimee); her grandchildren, Chris and Sarah.

She worked at Schewel...

Betty Moore Perkins

Betty Moore Perkins

Jun 11, 2020

Betty Moore Perkins, 88, passed away on June 11, 2020 at Southside Community Hospital. She was born on June 3 rd , 1932 in Sevierville, Tennessee. Betty was the daughter of the late Luther Moore and Eliza Eggleston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas T. Perkins, sisters, Ruth Reese, Jean Matthews, and brother, James Moore. Betty...

John Thomas Kenny

John Thomas Kenny

Jun 11, 2020

John Thomas Kenny, age 77 of Drakes Branch, VA previously from Edgewater, NJ passed away on June 11, 2020. He was born on November 29, 1942 to the late Thomas and Dora Kenny.

John is survived by his sister Barbara Hoinash, two brothers Martin and Robert Kenny, daughter Tara Kenny, former wife Kathy Kenny, stepdaughter Amy Hudson...

Floyd Leftwich Garrett, Jr.

Floyd Leftwich Garrett, Jr.

May 28, 2020

On May 28, 2020, Floyd Leftwich Garrett, Jr., went to be with the Lord. He was born May 26, 1939, to the late Floyd Leftwich Garrett and Gracie Drinkard Garrett. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty-four years, Andrea “Lou” Swalley Garrett; two sisters, Viola Brown and Christine Berrell.

Floyd is survived by two...

Dorothy Hailey Osborne

Dorothy Hailey Osborne

May 25, 2020

Dorothy Hailey Osborne, 86, of Saxe went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 25, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Osborne; daughter, Debbie Jones; sister, Minia Enger; and brother, Pernell Hailey.

She is survived by her daughter, Kim Pillow (Rodney); son-in-law, Jimmy Jones; sisters, Lilian Styers & Gladys Banton; grandchildren, David...

John Paul Risden, Jr.

John Paul Risden, Jr.

May 19, 2020

John Paul Risden, Jr., age 65, of Phenix, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, May 19 th , 2020 in a single car crash on Red House Road a few miles from his home. He was born in Illinois and grew up in New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his father, John Paul Risden, Sr., his grandparents, and...

Rosalie “Lee” Maria Ritter

Rosalie “Lee” Maria Ritter

May 17, 2020

Rosalie “Lee” Maria (Marchand) Ritter passed away at her home on Sunday, May 17, 2020.  Lee was born on March 29, 1947 in Lake Linden, Michigan. She graduated from East High School of Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1965.  She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Thomas J. Ritter of Drakes Branch Virginia; son, Derick J. Ritter and...

Barbara Ann Duffer Averette

Barbara Ann Duffer Averette

May 16, 2020

Barbara Ann Duffer Averette, age 79, of Chase City, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mack and Maggie Duffer; two sisters, Lucille Duffer Palmer and Margaret “Polly” Duffer Lenhart; and two brothers, Gerald Duffer and Randolph L. Duffer.

She is survived by her husband of fifty-five years,...

Dwight Mcphail Bigger

Dwight Mcphail Bigger

May 12, 2020

Dwight McPhail Bigger, age 66, of Keysville, VA, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his father, Claude Jackson (Jack) Bigger.

He is survived by his mother, Jean Dodd Bigger; his sister, Deloris Smith Hamilton (Wirt); two nieces Caitlin Candler (Ross), and Ashton Sosnowski (Will); a nephew, Dane-Gordon Smith (Kristen);...

Jerry D. Hensley

Jerry D. Hensley

Apr 22, 2020

Jerry D. Hensley, age 84, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie E. Hensley; and his wife, Mary N. Hensley.

He is survived by three sons, Jerry D. Hensley, Jr., Roger Dale Hensley, Berle Hensley and his wife, Beth; six grandchildren; and four...

Margaret “Polly” Duffer Lenhart

Margaret “Polly” Duffer Lenhart

Apr 10, 2020

Margaret “Polly” Duffer Lenhart, age 93, of Chase City, VA, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Lenhart; her parents, Mack and Maggie Duffer; her sister, Lucille Palmer; and her brothers, Gerald and Randolph Duffer. She is survived by her children Tricia Robertson (Jimmy) of Mechanicsville, VA,  and Wayne Lenhart...

Reverend E. Parkis Mullins

Reverend E. Parkis Mullins

Apr 10, 2020

Reverend E. Parkis Mullins, age 83, of Drakes Branch, VA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 10, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia “Pat” Mullins; six children, Kevin Mullins and his wife, Sheila, Sheila Mullins, Anthony Mullins and his wife, Rosalinda, Margie Franklin and her husband Dexter, Jeff Jones, and...

Elner Gold Hamlett Hancock

Elner Gold Hamlett Hancock

Apr 6, 2020

Elner Gold Hamlett Hancock, 86, of Charlotte Court House, VA, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her five loving children and her granddaughter, Nicole.  She was born on May 23, 1933, to the late Ellie Jackson and Walter Alphonso “Phony” Hamlett, Sr.  Elner was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-seven years,...

Ann Tharpe Buchanan

Ann Tharpe Buchanan

Apr 6, 2020

Ann Tharpe Buchanan, age 84, of Appomattox, VA passed away Monday, April 6, 2020. She is survived by two sons, Edward D. “Buck” Buchanan and wife, Renie, Dale Buchanan and wife, Becky; a daughter, Cheryl Buchanan (Roger); a brother, Harry Tharpe, Jr. and his wife, Margaret; ten grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.   Ann was...

Shirley Hudson Tate

Shirley Hudson Tate

Apr 2, 2020

Shirley Hudson Tate, age 79, of Drakes Branch, VA, went to be with the Lord on April 2, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Joel and Virginia Scott Hudson and the last of nine Hudson siblings.

Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of forty-seven years, Arnold Wayne Tate; one daughter, Penny; grandson, Daniel...

Sarah A. Hensley

Sarah A. Hensley

Mar 28, 2020

Sarah A. Hensley, age 84, of Appomattox, Virginia, having survived her beloved husband, Nealy B. Hensley, Sr., departed this life Saturday, March 28, 2020. Sarah was survived by her two sons, Nealy “John” B. Hensley, Jr., (Jane) of Chesterfield Virginia ; Clayton L. Hensley (Susan) of Amelia, Virginia; three daughters, Sarah Gail Pierce of Titusville, Florida; Carol Sue Shook...

Jeffrey Jackson Pryor

Jeffrey Jackson Pryor

Mar 26, 2020

Jeffrey Jackson Pryor, age 37, of Charlotte Court House, VA, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronnie Pryor and his sister, Krystle Pryor Rickman. He is survived by his mother, Debra Clay Pryor; four children, Michael, Thomas, Ana and Justin. He is also survived by his granddaughter,...

Hester Linwood Townsend

Hester Linwood Townsend

Mar 20, 2020

Hester Linwood Townsend, 88, of Drakes Branch, Virginia passed away peacefully in his home on March 20, 2020. Hester is survived by his children; Joy Barbour (John), Mike Townsend (Dawn), Kenny Townsend (Judy), Belinda Hammock (Rick Hudson), and Addison Harville, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two sisters; Hilda Edwards (Ned) and Ruby Frederick, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Krystle Pryor Rickman

Krystle Pryor Rickman

Mar 15, 2020

Krystle Pryor Rickman, age 35, of Drakes Branch, VA, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Jackson Pryor.

Krystle is survived by three children, Alexis Hamilton, Chaleb Hamilton, and Cameron Rickman; her mother, Debra Clay Pryor; two brothers, Dean Pryor and Jeff Pryor; one sister, Ronda Hardy; and...

Albert Cordell Keeling

Albert Cordell Keeling

Mar 12, 2020

Albert Cordell Keeling (Al), 87 of Keysville, Virginia passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Al was born in Keysville on October 20, 1932. A 1951 graduate of Randolph-Henry High School, Al then had a long career as a field engineer with Burroughs Corporation and later Unisys based in Richmond. Longing to return to his home, Al worked...