Obituaries
Local Obituaries for County, State

Estelle Phillips Flowers
Dec 24, 2012
Estelle P. Flowers, age 83, of Farmville, VA passed away Monday, December 24, 2012. She was born on December 26, 1928 and was the youngest of eleven children. Estelle is survived by her husband, Paul E. Flowers; one son, Calvin L. Flowers and wife, Brenda D. Flowers; three grandchildren, Somer F. Robestelle and husband, Mike of NJ, Shaun T....

Lois Marie Guill
Dec 21, 2012
Lois Marie Guill, age 73, of Saxe, Virginia, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Harvey D. Martin; her son, Franklin W. Guill; a sister, Gracie Ann Scott; three nieces; and one nephew. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012, in Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery,...

Patricia Louise Yale
Dec 19, 2012
Patricia Louise Yale, age 70, of Meherrin, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Gary Yale; one son, David Yale; one daughter, Rebecca Yale; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one brother, William Taylor. Patricia was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Yale; a grandson, Jonathon Yale; and a brother, Richard Taylor....

Donald Phillip Reece Sr.
Dec 14, 2012
Donald Phillip Reece, Sr., age 73, of Drakes Branch, VA passed away Friday, December 14, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Judy Reece; three daughters, Lori Phelps, Robin Jennings, Sharon Card; four sons, Donald Reece, Jr., Craig Phelps, Sr., Clint Card, Ray Jennings; six grandchildren, Ashlee Smith, Craig Phelps, II, Gary Reece, Amanda Reece, Brittany Card, Morgan Card;...

Alease Passmore Edwards
Dec 6, 2012
Alease P. Edwards, 88, of Keysville, passed away on December 6, 2012, in her home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of W. A. Edwards, Jr. She is survived by her son, Larry Edwards and his wife Carolyn; seven granddaughters: Debbie Rushing, Brenda Wade James, LouAnne Edwards, Carey Hare, Veronica Molina, Mary Drinkwater Chappell, and Bethiah Bell...

Julia English Ramsey
Dec 5, 2012
Julia English Ramsey, age 81, of Charlotte Court House, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband of sixty-two years, Durwood W. Ramsey; two sons, Kyle Ramsey and his wife, Dot, Stanford Ramsey and his wife, Lila; two grandchildren, Derek and Heather Ramsey; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anita DeJarnette of Gladys, Virginia, and...

Barbara Juanita Medley
Nov 28, 2012
Barbara Juanita Medley, 64, of Keysville, VA, formerly of Richmond, VA went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her loving and devoted family: her husband, of 43 years Garfield Medley, daughter, Tammy Foster Bruce; son, Tommy Medley Rita; brother, Irvin Condrey; six beautiful grandchildren, Sarah,...

Billie Cole Hare
Nov 27, 2012
Billie Cole Hare, 69 of Bastian passed away Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at Kissito Healthcare Bland County in Bastian. She was born on April 29th, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Wayman Woodrow and Sophia Mae Howard Cole. In addition to her mother and father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Mae Tharpe. Billie...

Warren Elmer Moorhouse Sr.
Nov 25, 2012
Warren Moorhouse Sr. 86, of Keysville, Virginia, formerly from Glendora, New Jersey. Our loving father has finally joined his wife of 45 years in their final resting place on Sunday, November 25, 2012. He is survived by seven children; son, Warren Moorhouse Jr. and wife Barbara, son Robert Moorhouse, daughter Ida Martin and her husband Bradley Martin, daughter Cathy...

Richard Lee Rutledge
Nov 20, 2012
Richard Lee Rutledge, age 92, of Keysville, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Pauline A. Rutledge; two daughters, Linda Locke and her husband, Ronnie, Joyce Ward and her husband, Jack; two granddaughters, Dana Ramsey and Nicole Brown; three great-grandchildren, Ruby Ramsey, Samantha Brown, and William Brown; and one great-great-grandchild, Natalie Bunting....

Jeanette Thomas Cole
Nov 17, 2012
Jeanette Thomas Cole, age 74, of Keysville, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She is survived by two daughters, Diane C. Via, and Crystal C. Smith and her husband, Mike D. Smith; two granddaughters, Nicole Via and fiancé, Tony Hammonds, Stephanie Smith; four great-grandchildren, Brent Wilmouth, Lexi Wilmouth, Jaxon Shelton, and Gavin Hammonds; and one niece, Linda...

Frances Martin Covington
Nov 13, 2012
Frances Martin Covington, age 68, of Red Oak, VA, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Wayne W. Covington; two sons, Claude E. Covington and his wife Ann Vassar Covington, David W. Covington; five grandchildren, David W. Covington, Jr., James R. Covington, Sabrina A. Covington, Rex Clark, and Wyll Clark; and one sister,...

Lockie Eli Barksdale
Nov 7, 2012
Lockie Eli Barksdale, age 72, passed gently into heaven to be with his loved ones who have gone before him on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital. A native of Phenix, VA, Lockie lived in Rustburg, VA, with family for the past seven years. Lockie was preceded in death by; his parents, John and Iva Barksdale of...

Francis Henry Dobbins
Oct 31, 2012
Mr. Francis Henry Dobbins, 95, formerly of Gainesville, GA died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at his home in LaGrange, GA. Francis was born in Charlotte Court House, Virginia on June 12, 1917 to the late Katherine Anderson Dobbins and Henry Howard Dobbins. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Animal Husbandry. Francis was a WWII veteran, serving...

Lillian Layne Hanmer
Oct 26, 2012
Lillian Layne Hanmer, age 91, of Keysville, Virginia, died on Friday, October 26, 2012. She was the daughter of Paul and Estelle Layne; born in Cullen, VA on August 8, 1921. Lill was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Hanmer; her son, James H. Hanmer, Jr.; and her sister, Edythe Lenchert. She is survived by two daughters...

Mary Eunice Wilkes
Oct 25, 2012
Mary Eunice Wilkes, age 94, of Ashland, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Bessie Watts of Red Oak, Virginia; her husbands, Edward N. Hall and James H. Wilkes; and a grandson, Timothy E. Wilkes. Eunice is survived by two sons, James R. Hall...

William Agir Foster
Oct 24, 2012
William Agir Foster, age 82, of Phenix, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012. He is survived by his wife, of 45 years Dorothy H. Foster, four children, Sharon Metcalf and her husband, Ronnie, Robert A. Foster, Sr., Dorothy F. Parker and her husband, Stuart, Charles W. Foster and his wife, Sherry; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. William was...

Harrell Tuck Jr.
Oct 15, 2012
Harrell Tuck, Jr., “Tink”, age 77, of Keysville, VA passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012. He was born on June 5, 1935. Tink is survived by his wife, Margaret Jones Tuck; children, Linda Canada Jeff, Harrell Tuck III “Chip” Dianne, Karen Lawson Joe, and Robert “Beaver” Berkeley Patricia; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his stepmother, Sterling Tuck; stepsister, Pam...

Raymond Baker Dix Jr.
Oct 15, 2012
Raymond Baker Dix, Jr., age 70, of Keysville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Grace M. Dix; a son, Jeremey Dix and his wife, Renee; a daughter, Penny D. Wallace and her husband, George; three grandchildren, Jacob Dix, Emily Dix, and Joshua Wallace; stepmother, Anne Dix; a half-sister, Wanda Dix; and...

Mary Barbara Loggia
Oct 14, 2012
Mary Barbara “Bobbie” Loggia, age 76, of Keysville, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012. She is survived by her son, David S. Hunter and his wife, Kim; a step-son, Joseph Loggia; a step-daughter, Theresa Kovacs; and her grandchildren. Bobbie was preceded in death by her husband, Nunzio L. Loggia. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m....