Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Junior Jacobs
Sep 17, 2010
Junior Jacobs, age 79 of Mechanicsburg, PA passed away Friday, September 17, 2010 at Holy Spirit Hospital. He was born December 8, 1930 in Roanoke, VA. He was a son of the late Leo D. Sr. and Annie Tuck Jacobs of Farmville. Junior worked as a union truck driver. He was one of the first drivers to drive for...
Donald Rickman
Sep 7, 2010
Donald Lee Rickman, 61, went home to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on September 7, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Dorothy Spivey Rickman, one daughter, Lynessa, two sons, Michael (Kim) and Robert (Tanya), his brother, Roger, four grandsons, Bobby, Bryson, Nathan and Cody, one granddaughter, Maggie and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces...
Samuel Poulston, Sr.
Sep 3, 2010
Samuel Lee "Skeeter" Poulston, Sr. 96, of Farmville passed away, Friday evening in Farmville. He was born in Cumberland County, October 21, 1913 to William and Martha Anne Wright Poulston. He was a retired farmer and a veteran of WWII. He is survived by his son, Samuel L. Poulston, Jr. of Farmville, daughters: Ruby McAllister of Charlotte Courthouse, Shirley...
Bettye Mckenney
Aug 9, 2010
Mrs. Bettye Cole McKenney age 77 of Farmville, Virginia passed away Monday August 9, 2010 in Farmville. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Richlands VA. She was a Registered Nurse and spent many years serving patients at Mattie Williams Hospital in Richlands VA and a Nursing Care Facility in Galax VA where she served as the Director...
Ernest Pope Sr.
Jul 26, 2010
Mr. Ernest Stanley Pope Sr. Age 71 of Amelia County, VA passed away at his residence Monday July 26, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 36 years Dorcas L. Pope; his sons Ernest S. Pope Jr of Amelia, Jason A. Pope of Amelia, Marcus W. Pope of Chesterfield, his daughter Sandra Pope-Lynch of Amelia, Six Grandchildren, and...
Daniel Felker, Jr.
Jul 19, 2010
Mr. Daniel Burke Felker, Jr., 87, of Cullen, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010 at his home. Mr. Felker was born February 14, 1923 in Birmingham Alabama the son of the late Daniel Burke Felker, Sr. and Ruby Claire Holliman Felker. He was retired as an accountant with the General Accounting Office in Washington, DC and was a US...
Lurline "Polly" Ayers
Jul 11, 2010
Mrs. Lurline Torrence Ayers "Polly" age 95 of Farmville passed away at her residence Sunday July 11, 2010. She was the widow of Andrew J. Ayers. She was also preceded in death by her parents; Charles E. Torrence and Maggie Barton Torrence. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.She was retired from the American Tobacco Company and a...
R.C. Turbyfill
Jul 11, 2010
Mr. R. C. Turbyfill, 61, of Marlinton, WV, and formerly of Farmville, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Marlinton. Born March 12, 1949 in Elizabethton, TN, he was the son of the late Roscoe George and Mae Louis Parsons Turbyfill. He was retired as a power company lineman and was a US Army veteran of Vietnam. Survivng are his...
Chester Lane, Jr.
Jul 10, 2010
Chester Lane Jr. 88 of Richmond,VA formerly of Farmville, VA went home to be with the Lord on July 10, 2010. He was a WWII veteran who received the Purple Heart for his service in the Philippines. He passed away at the Maguire Veteran's Nursing Home. Born May 4, 1922 in Sevierville, TN He was the son of Chester...
Rachel Lietzke
Jul 7, 2010
Rachel Chapman Lietzke FARMVILLE, VA. - Rachel Chapman Lietzke, 91, residing at The Woodland in Farmville, VA, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. She was born on Jan. 9, 1919, in Alexander County, NC, daughter of the late Fannie and Charles Reese. Rachel graduated from Valparaiso University with a degree in English and Biology....
David Wood
Jul 6, 2010
Mr. David Edward Wood known to the Farmville area as Darrell Edward Wood age 52 died Tuesday July 6, 2010 in the Virgin Islands. He is survived by his wife Venassa Wood; his son Christopher Lee Wood; two daughters Nina Jackson and Holly Spoon; He was the son of the late Clarence Edward Wood, and is also survived by...
Clara Williams
Jul 1, 2010
Clara Ashburn Williams, 87, of Farmville passed away July 1, 2010 in Farmville. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leon H. Williams. She is survived by one son, N. Lamar Williams and his wife, Laura Word of Arlington, one daughter, Betty W. Wilson and her husband, Michael of Victoria, one sister, Edith Griffin of Detroit, MI,...
Bernard Crump
Jun 4, 2010
Mr. Bernard Herman "Red" Crump age 79 of Henderson, N.C. formerly of Buckingham, VA passed away Friday June 4, 2010 at Universal Healthcare in Oxford, N.C. He was preceded in death by his wife Eva Jones Crump. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, and was a retired employee of APAC of Ashland, VA. He is survived...
Cassie Dickinson
May 24, 2010
Cassie Murphy Jarrett Dickinson, 83, of Richmond, died May 24, 2010 in Richmond. She was the widow of Sammy Lynn Jarrett and John G. Dickinson She was born in Buckingham, February 16, 1927 to the late Joshua and Hattie Lonzie Goin Murphy Wright. She retired from quality control with Wang Computers and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and...
Leora Roop
May 21, 2010
Pearl Jones Roop, 78, of Chesterfield and formerly of Burkeville, died Friday, May 21, 2010 in Chesterfield. She was the wife of the late John Roop and was retired from Civil Service, US Government. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Elaine Mull, Brother, Thomas Earl Jones and sister, Margie Ruth Wilke. She is survived by her sons,...
Sara Tatum
May 4, 2010
Sara Frances Tatum, 64, of Meherrin, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Farmville. She was born in Charlotte County, November 9, 1946, and is preceded in death by her parents Johnnie and Sarah Flowers Tatum, brother James William Tatum and sister, Barbara "Sue" Brown. Surviving are her devoted companion, William Thomas of Kelling, children: John Distler, Jr and...
Rev. Vergil Hudson
Apr 12, 2010
Reverend Vergil Leon Hudson, 89, of Chesapeake and formerly of Farmville passed away Monday, April 12, 2010, in Chesapeake. Born in Hickory, NC, June 10, 1920, He was a graduate of Ferrum College and Southern Theological Seminary and served many years in ministry. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Glenda Marie Pond Hudson, his daughter Lynette...
Andrew Johnston, Sr.
Apr 9, 2010
Andrew Pennington " Bo" Johnston, Sr., 80, of Victoria, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 in Farmville. Mr. Johnston was born in Cumberland County, January 14, 1930 to the late Arthur Penbrook and Bessie Vinnie Johnston. He was retired from his employment with Piedmont Geriatric Hospital and was a U. S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife,...
Evelyn Dasher
Apr 9, 2010
Evelyn V. Dasher, 91, of Farmville died Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Woodlands. She was born April 24, 1918 in Owings Mill, Maryland, the daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Lang. Mrs. Dasher was a "Jack of all Trades". During World War II, she was an Aircraft Inspector. She and her husband of 64 years, the late,...
Evelyn Dasher
Apr 9, 2010
Evelyn V. Dasher, 91, of Farmville died Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Woodlands. She was born April 24, 1918 in Owings Mill, Maryland, the daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Lang. Mrs. Dasher was a "Jack of all Trades". During World War II, she was an Aircraft Inspector. She and her husband of 64 years, the late,...
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