Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas

Harrison Witt
May 19, 2017
Harrison Pleasant Witt Jr. age 77 of Farmville,Va. passed away on May 19,2017 in Lynchburg,Va. He is the son of the late Harrison Pleasant Witt Sr.and MInnie Witt.He is survived by his sons,Robert Witt (Carol),Edward Witt (Carla),David Witt (Eleanor) and daughter,Dawn Frazier.Also ,brother Aubrey (Lora) and a very close friend ,Blanch Murray.

Mary Farrell
May 19, 2017
Mary K. Farrell age 76 of Rice ,Va passed away Friday May 19,2017 in Farmville,Va. Funeral Services will be held in th chapel of Shorter Funeral Home on Tuesday May 23,2017 at 11:00 am with interment in Full Gospel Holiness Church cemetery in Powhatan Va. The family willl recieve friends on Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in...

Craig Keup
May 5, 2017
Craig A. Keup, 25, of Rice was taken from us May 5th 2017 as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occured in Bay County Florida. He was born July 14, 1991 in Norfolk Va, the son of Andrew and Lori Keup. He attended Norfolk schools and graduated from Prince Edward County High School in 2009,...

Lena Dowdy
May 1, 2017
Lena Rose Shinault Dowdy, 97 of Farmville passed away on May 1, 2017. She was born July 3, 1919 to the late Cora Frost Shinault and Eddie Monroe Shinault. She was the wife of Charles “Charlie” H. Dowdy Jr.
She is survived by two sons Charles H. “Chuck” Dowdy...

Russell Oliver
Apr 19, 2017
Russell H.Oliver ,age 51 of Farmville,Va. passed away on Wednesday April 19,2017 .He is survived by his daughter Tiffany Rose Oliver.A graveside service will be on Friday April 21,2017 at 3:00 pm in The College Presbyterian Church Cemetery.The family will greet friends in the College Church from 2:00 to 3:00 prior to graveside service .Shorter Funeral Home is serving the...

James Labriola
Apr 18, 2017
James Donald Labriola age 57 of Farmville,Va. passed away on April 18,2017 .He is survived by his wife Pamela,two sons,James and step-son Gary,one daughter Jessica Tackett,two brothers Joe and Johnny and one grand-child Wyatt Tackett.A graveside service will be Friday April 21,2017 at 11:00 am in the Cartersville Cemetery,in Cartersville Va.The family will recieve friends on Thursday April 20,2017...

Jessie Allen
Mar 20, 2017
Jessie Wilkerson Allen was born May 17, 1922 in Farmville, VA and went to her eternal heavenly home on March 20, 2017.
She passed peacefully surrounded by her family. She loved her 6 children, 21 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years Hugh Earl Allen, children Robert (Donna),...

Mary Williamson
Mar 2, 2017
Mary Ann Williamson age 62 of Henrico VA passed away on March 2, 2017.
She was born on June 9, 1954 to the late Carl and Majorie McCarter Smith.
She is survived by a niece Margie French.
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Donald Curtin
Feb 22, 2017
Donald Roy Curtin, 72 of Farmville, VA passed away on February 22, 2017. He was born on January 6, 1945 to the late Charles C. and Blanch Taylor Curtin. He is survived by his wife Geneva Curtin, daughter Tina Myers (Roger), Elizabeth Curtin Guilfoyle (Scott), son Donald Curtin, Russell Curtin (Melody), 6 grandchildren, 4 great...

Eugene "Gene" Hartley
Feb 22, 2017
Eugene Lloyd “Gene” Hartley, 91 of Farmville, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2017 at Heritage Hall, Blackstone.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Phoebe Sorrells Hartley and Claude Allen Hartley and brothers; Floyd Earnest Hartley and Thomas Leech Hartley.
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Roland Harris Jr. "Red"
Feb 13, 2017
Roland Shelly Harris Jr. “Red” formerly of Norfolk, VA passed away on February 13, 2017 at his home in Farmville, VA.
He was born in Newport R.I. on March 12, 1936, the son of the late Roland S. Harris and Louise Young Harris.
He is survived by his wife Rosemary E. Harris, his children; son,...

Dorothy Napier
Feb 7, 2017
Dorothy Mae Napier age 73 passed away on February 7, 2017.
She is survived by her children; Raliegh “Lewis” Anderson (Cheri), Robert “Bobby” Hayes (Shelly), Billy Ray Capps Jr (Kim), Vickie Chapman (Barry), Shannon Anderson (Wayne), a brother; Jones Edward Hines (Vici), sisters; Lottie Bowman, Betty Coleman, grandchildren; Jennifer...

Robert Laird
Feb 1, 2017
Robert (Bob) Joseph Laird, of Farmville VA, passed away on February 1, 2017. He is survived by his wife Ruth, sons William and Robert, and daughter Ellen. Bob is remembered by his service to his country in the US Navy during World War II, and for establishing a highly-regarded printing business in the post-war years. He was an expert bowler...

Fleta Motley
Jan 31, 2017
Fleta Allen Motley 91 of Farmville, VA died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. She was born on August 25, 1925 in Sevierville, Tennessee to the late Dallas C. and Esta L. Allen.
Fleta worked many years at Farmer’s Supply Company until they closed then was...

Mary Scott
Jan 30, 2017
Mary Faye Scott (née Hurst), of Winter Haven, Florida, wife of the late Samuel Ray “Boo” Scott of Farmville, Virginia, died on January 30, 2017 after a brief hospitalization for congestive heart failure. She was 78.
Mary Faye was born on April 7, 1938 in Homestead, Florida to John...

Myrna Lou Gibson
Jan 18, 2017
Myrna Lou Hawkins Roberts Gibson, 78, of Keysville, Va., passed away Jan. 18, 2017 at Marshall Pines Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Augusta, Ga., following a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s and dementia.
Gibson was born Dec. 15, 1938 in Pulaski, Va. She graduated from Shenandoah Valley Academy at New...

Patricia Wilson
Jan 17, 2017
Patricia Diane Wilson age 59 of Prospect, VA passed away on January 17, 2017.
She is the wife of Reed Wilson.
She is survived by two sons; Reed Wilson and Matthew Wilson and wife Amy, one daughter, Amber Wilson, one brother, Dennis Gillispie his wife Carla, three grandchildren; Charlotte Sandy, Trenton Wilson, Leighten Folz and...

Edward Mottley
Dec 29, 2016
Edward Clarence Mottley age 92 of Farmville passed away on Thursday Dec.29,2016 at his home.He is survived by his wife Judith,one brother John and his wife Nancy,one grand-daughter Holly Hamlette of Pamplin.He was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters and Scott Wallace,his step-son.Edward worked as a carpenter and served our country in the United States Army. A...

Patricia Turnbull
Dec 24, 2016
Patricia S. Turnbull, age 85 of Farmville, died peacefully on December 24, 2016 after a struggle with cancer. Patricia was born January 4, 1931 to the parents of Warren H. and Elizabeth “Betty” Searfoss of South Williamsport, PA.
Patricia was a gifted woman who loved life and filled the...

Reginald Tatum
Dec 21, 2016
Reginald “Dale” Tatum, 65, passed peacefully on the 21 st of December 2016 at his nephew’s home in Charlotte Court House, Va. Family will receive friends at Shorter Funeral Home in Farmville Monday, December 26, 2016 from 6-8pm. His funeral service and internment will be held Tuesday at Ash Camp Baptist Church at...