Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas

Edna Dove
Nov 18, 2011
Edna L. Dove, 72, of Farmville passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 in Farmville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Freddie E. Dove and parents, Hubert V. and Nellie Frances Dollinger Reedy. She is survived by three sons, Thomas E. Dove of Greenbay, Johnny E. Dove of Appomattox and Richard J. Dove of Rice, one brother, Hubert Reedy,...

Marilyn Davis
Nov 15, 2011
Marilyn L. “Grammy” Davis, 49 of Keysville passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in Charlottesville. Born in Jackson, NC she was the daughter of the late Howard Glynn Manning, Sr. and Dorothy Meade Pierce Manning. She was the Youth Coordinator for the Farmville District United Methodist Church and a member of Keysville United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, George...

Francisco Rivera
Nov 2, 2011
Francisco Malave , 80, of Farmville passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in Farmville. He was born in Puerto Rico, April 2, 1931 to the late Jose Domingo Malave and Juanita Rivera Malave. He was preceded in death by his son, Francisco Malave, Jr. He is survived by his wife of over 37 years, Maria Rosario Malave, eleven children: Noel...
Ralph Mitchell
Oct 29, 2011
Mr. Ralph Edward Mitchell age 73 of Rice, Virginia passed away Saturday October 29, 2011 in Midlothian, Virginia. He is survived by; his wife Janet R. Mitchell, his son Scott A. Mitchell and his wife Rebecca of Huntington, West Virginia, four sisters , one brother and numerous nieces and nephews. He was a Veteran of the Unites States Air Force Reserves. A...

Norma Lowry
Oct 28, 2011
Mrs. Norma J. Lowry age 76 of Abilene, Virginia passed away Friday October 28, 2011 at her residence. She is survived by; her husband Harry E. Lowry of Abilene, VA, her daughter Beverly Bailey and her husband James of Drakes Branch, VA, four granddaughters; Stephanie Roach, Jamie Lowry, Susan Harris, Abrea Lowry; one grandson Zachary Williams and eight great-grandchildren. She was...
Edith Townsend
Oct 13, 2011
Edith McLean Townsend, 90, of Farmville passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Farmville. Born in Caldwell County, NC January 15, 1921, Mrs. Townsend was the daughter of the late, Wallace G. and Mary E. Talbort McLean. She was retired as a Seamstress with Crewe Garment Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. Townsend, Sr., Brother,...
Katie Chandler
Oct 6, 2011
Our Lord called home one of his special ladies Katie S. Chandler on Thursday October 6, 2011. She was born on January 24, 1925 in North Carolina to Carley and Essie Shelton. She was a dedicated worker at Craddock Terry for over 20 years. She is survived by her daughter; Betty C. Easter and her husband Allen, five grandchildren; Beverly Baldwin,...
James Mahan
Oct 1, 2011
James Hudgins Mahan, 92, of Rice passed through the gates of heaven on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at St Francis Medical Center in Midlothian. He was born September 22, 1919, in the Rice countryside of Prince Edward County, the son of the late Lemuel Mahan and the late Eunice Thompson Mahan. He was also preceded in death by his wife...

Ola Dunnavant
Sep 27, 2011
Mrs. Ola Mae Cook Dunnavant age 95 of Burkeville, VA departed this life into eternal rest on Tuesday September 27, 2011 in Farmville, VA. She was a lifelong member of Bagby Memorial Baptist Church in Burkeville, VA. She is survived by; her daughter Janice D. Burkhart and her husband Wayne of Burkeville, VA, her sister-in-law Golda W. Whittley of Victoria, VA,...
Elvira Rolle
Sep 22, 2011
Elvira “Rita” Rolle, 87 of Rice, VA passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Charlottesville, VA. She was the wife of the late Arthur F. Rolle, Jr. She was born in Baltimore, September 2, 1924 to the late Ettor and Mary Poge Mascetti. Surviving are her son, Arthur F. Rolle, III of Rice, two daughters, Rita Evans of Baltimore, and...
Timothy Jones
Sep 18, 2011
Mr. Timothy Allen Jones age 43 of Burkeville, VA passed away Sunday September 18, 2011. He is survived by his companion of 17 years Tammy Smith; her children and grandchildren, Freddy and Katie Smith, their daughter Chloe, Jessee Smith and Tim and their children, Brittany and Dillian; his mother Carolyn Long; his sisters, Kathy Green and her husband Jeff, Peggy Justice...
Margaret Lacey
Aug 29, 2011
LACEY, Margaret Whipple, long time resident of Laceyville, PA, age 94, passed away on her 74th wedding anniversary, August 29, 2011 at the home of her son, Pastor Frank Lacey of Farmville, VA. Margaret was born September 5, 1916 and was preceded in death by her husband, Rev Robert Frank Lacey; parents, Lacey and Emma Smith Whipple; two sons, Dan...
Nina Ford
Aug 27, 2011
Nina Bryant Ford, 100, of Cumberland passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie L. Ford and son, Ernest W. Ford. She is survived by her children, Peggy Elrod (Ted) of Florida, Dorothy Waid (Jim) of Illinois, Stuart Ford (Marie) of Chester and Jackie Ford (Della) of Cumberland, sister, Amanda Watson...

Sallye Simpson
Aug 18, 2011
Miss Sallye H. Simpson age 98 of Farmville, Virginia passed away Thursday August 18, 2011 in Farmville. She is survived by; her sister, Elizabeth S. Garnett of Farmville, VA , her niece, Glenda Woodall and her husband David of Buckingham, VA, her great-nephew Geoffrey Woodall and his wife Nicole of Virginia Beach, VA and their two children Gabriel and Nadia,...
Betty Eagle
Aug 16, 2011
Mrs. Betty C. Eagle age 76 of Rice, Virginia passed away Tuesday August 16, 2011 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was born April 4, 1935 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. She is survived by; her two daughters, Linda C. Owen and her husband Curtis of Rice, VA, Shirley C. Marston and her husband Alfred of Chester, VA, three grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Owen of...

Esther Rapier
Aug 11, 2011
Mrs. Esther Mae George Rapier age 85 of Reston, Virginia passed away Thursday August 11, 2011 in Fairfax, Virginia. She was born June 14, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland to Iola Motley Dailey and Posey George. She was retired from the Fairfax County Schools as a secretary. She was married to Don Robert Rapier on July 30, 1949. In addition to her husband,...
George Womack
Aug 9, 2011
George Henry Womack, 95, of the Five Forks community of Pamplin, , passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Abilene, December 1, 1915 to the late Henry L. and Elto Swann Womack, he was a life-long farmer and a U S Army Air Corps veteran of World War II where he served as an aircraft mechanic. Mr....
Theresa Hudson
Jul 29, 2011
Theresa Marie Hudson, 94, of Green Bay, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 in Keysville. She was born in Laurel, MD, February 11, 1917 to the late Frank and Marie Kramer Miller. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie M. Hudson and son, James Mallon. Survivors include her sons , Edward Mallon of...
Fredrick Gibbs
Jul 25, 2011
Fredrick Kendall Gibbs, 76, of Burkeville passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 is Farmville. Born in Norfolk, March 10, 1935 to Estelle Gibbs, he was an employee of Kynite Mining. Survivors include his children; Thelma Lee Gibbs of Johnson City, Tenn., Rose Marrie Baldwin (Albert Dale) of Charlotte Court House, William Roark (JoAnn) of Butler, Tenn., Janice Alvarez of...
Reuben Perkins
Jul 24, 2011
Mr. Reuben C. Perkins age 83 of Farmville, Virginia passed away Sunday July 24, 2011 in Farmville, VA. He is survived by his wife Emily Jackson Perkins; his two sisters Margaret Perkins of Laurel,MD, Annie Perkins of Petersburg, VA, his mother-in-law Louise Jackson of Prospect, VA, sister-in-law Betty M. Perkins of Farmville, VA, several other brothers and sister-in-laws and...