Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for Farmville, VA and surrounding areas
Thomas Jacobs
Dec 10, 2009
Mr. Thomas Ellison Jacobs age 83 of Farmville, VA passed away Wednesday December 9, 2009 in Farmville. He was a retired General Motors Company employee, and a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents; Thomas Allen and Tennie Ellison Jacobs. He is survived by two cousins; Joan Jacobs Simpson, husband Howard F....
Virginia Griffin
Dec 7, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Ruth Griffin age 82 of Cumberland, VA passed away Monday December 7, 2009 in Farmville, VA. She was the widow of the Reverend Jess Griffin. She is survived by Daughters; Phyllis Ann Meinhard of Buckingham, VA, Patricia Ann Armes (Walter) of Cumberland, VA, her Sons; James Allen Griffin of Cumberland, VA, Billy Joe Griffin (Susan) of Richmond,...
"Tauty" Lucy W. Schmidt
Dec 6, 2009
Rice native, "Tauty" Lucy W. Frank Schmidt passed peacefully on 12/6/09 at Virginia Beach at the age of 87. She was a member of Jamestown Presbyterian Church of Rice, VA. Tauty was a lover of the great outdoors, an avid gardener, creative seamstress and lingerie manager at Baldwins Dept Store for over 10 yrs. She was a devoted Mother,...
Gladys Patterson
Nov 27, 2009
Gladys Horton Patterson, 86, of Farmville, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 in Chesterfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Paul Patterson and parents, Wyllie Lafayette Horton and Lola Mae Smyth Horton and is survived by four daughters; Nancy Payne and their husbands; Nancy and Tommy Payne, Connie and Bubba Dandridge and Janet Patterson all of...
Jack Hopper
Nov 26, 2009
Mr. Jack Hopper age 79 of Farmville, VA died Thursday November 26, 2009 in Farmville, VA. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lola Mae Hopper; Three sons; Jay Bobby Hopper (Debbie) of Gloucester, VA; Jack Lane Hopper of Powhatan, VA; Lionel Lee Hopper (Bonnie) of Powhatan, VA; His Daughter Lola Marie Hopper of Cumberland, VA; his...
Charles Shorter, Jr
Nov 25, 2009
Charles Russell Shorter, Jr. Age 78 of Farmville, VA passed away Wednesday November 25, 2009 in Farmville. He was a 1965 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, and the owner of The Shorter Funeral Home. He was a charter member of the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad, A member of; The Independent Order of the Odd Fellows...
Gladys Huddleston
Nov 22, 2009
Mrs. Gladys F. Huddleston age 81 of Farmville, VA passed away Sunday November 22, 2009 in Farmville. She is survived by her daughters; Barbra Jean Huddleston of Farmville, VA; Mary Sue Fitzgerald of Rice, VA; Betty Jo Reamer of Rice, VA; and Judy Marie Hartley of Farmville, VA; her sister Helen Finchum of Meherrin, VA; A Special Friend Ed...
Elsie Shaw
Nov 17, 2009
Mrs. Elsie Shirley Shaw age 84 of Farmville, VA passed away at her residence on Tuesday November 17, 2009. She is survived by her daughter Mary Eda Elliott of Brick, NJ; her son Vaughn Allen Shaw of Long Branch, NJ; her son Brent Alvin Shaw of Farmville, VA; her daughter Brenda Shaw Beiler of Rice, VA; her daughter Margaret...
Audrey Williams
Nov 10, 2009
Audrey Marshall Johnston Williams, 82, of Farmville, died, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in Farmville. She was the widow of Robert K. Williams. Born, in Farmville, May 2, 1927 she was the daughter of the late A. P. and Bessie Pennington Johnston. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of Guinea Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her son:...
Melvin Daulton
Oct 8, 2009
Mr. Melvin Lee Daulton age 87, of Lebanon Tennessee and formerly of Rice, Virginia died Thursday October 8, 2009 in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Lewis Acuff Daulton and Mary Lucille Singleton Daulton. He retired as a mechanic with Norfolk & Western Railroad. He is survived by his sisters; Jody Knorr of Meherrin, VA,Louise Yeatts...
Mabel Higgins
Sep 30, 2009
Mabel Thomas Higgins, 90, went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2009. She was the daughter of Enoch and Rushie Bailey Thomas of Mars Hill, North Carolina, and the widow of Ernest Fred Higgins. Mabel spent most of her adult life in Virginia where she enjoyed her home, family and serving the Lord. She was a member...
Donald Gruentzel
Sep 29, 2009
Donald A. Gruentzel, Sr., 81, of Cumberland, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in Goochland. He was the husband of the late Marilyn Ann Lovell Gruentzel. Born in Wisconsin, Nov. 24, 1927, Mr. Gruentzel was the son of the late Lester M. and Winston Sally Gruentzel. He was a US Army veteran, a graduate of Creighton University School of...
John Herron
Sep 23, 2009
John Milton Herron, of Dillwyn, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2009 in his home. He was the husband of Sharon D. Herron. Born in Norfolk, June 15, 1948, John was the son of the late Eugene G. and Vea M. Herron. He was a retired US Navy veteran and a retired prison guard with the Illinois Sate Prison System....
Johnny Ray "Pete" Case Sr.
Sep 19, 2009
Mr Johnny Ray "Pete" Case, Sr age 71 of Rice, Virginia died Saturday September 19, 2009 in Farmville, VA. He is survived by his wife Mary Hines Case of Rice, VA; son Johnny Ray Case Jr and his wife Jennifer of Rice, VA; daughter Lisa Moore and her husband James of Culpeper, VA; daughter Sandra Edwards and her husband...
Debra Kelley
Sep 18, 2009
Debra Sue Kelley,PhD, 53, of Farmville died Friday, September 18, 2009 in her home along with her husband Mark Alan Niederbrock, 50, and daughter Emma Niederbrock, 16. Debra was born in Richmond September 28, 2009 to Tom and Margaret Kelley of Richmond. She was an associate professor of Sociology and Criminology at Longwood University. A Memorial service will be...
Emma Niederbrock
Sep 18, 2009
Emma Kelley Niederbrock, 16, of Farmville, died Friday, September 18, 2009 in her home along with her father Mark Alan Niederbrock, 50, and mother, Debra Sue Kelley, 53. Emma was born in Champagne., Illinois, October 15, 1992. She was a student. She is survived by her maternal grandparents, Tom and Margaret Kelley of Richmond and paternal grandmother, Janise Niederbrock...
George Wynne
Sep 16, 2009
George Wesley Wynne, 77, of Dillwyn passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Southside Community Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lois Arlene Anderson Wynne. Born, March 24, 2009, in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Elmer Nelson Wynne and Reba D. Marshall Wynne. He was a farmer, a retired postal worker...
Patricia Motley
Sep 14, 2009
Patricia K. "Pat" Motley Patricia K. "Pat" Motley, 72, of Keysville, VA died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 in Charlottesville, VA. She was the wife of the late Richard Dewey Motley. Born in Osprey, Fla., Mrs. Motley was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Earldine Thompson Murphy. She was a professional typesetter with Longwood College and was retired...
Virginia Mccormick
Sep 1, 2009
Victoria Katherine Ash McCormick of Falls Church, VA born September 4, 1946, left our lives on June 21, 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Elizabeth McCormick; her grandson Bryan Aubrey McCormick of Blacksburg, VA. Nieces, Peggy McCormick Teague and her husband Clyde, Jr., their Children Heather N., Joshua A., and Trinity V. Teague all of Blackstone, VA;...
Marvin Orange
Aug 23, 2009
Marvin Hable Orange, 88, of Bumpass, VA died Sunday, August 23, 2009, at Henrico Doctor's Hospital, Richmond. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years, Gladys Oertel Orange. This loving couple exemplified the true meaning of family for four generations. Born in Amelia County on November 4, 1920, he was the son of the late...
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