Obituaries
Local Obituaries for County, State
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...