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Obituary
of
Dora Thompson Mendez
Mrs. Dora
Thompson Mendez, 66, of Farmville, Virginia, after years of welcoming everyone
into her home, has now been welcomed into her heavenly home by her eternal
Father on Friday, August 26, 2005.
She is survived by her husband of 20 years,
Salvador (Joe) Mendez, six stepchildren, Arthur Joseph Mendez, Patty Mendez
Freeman, Rosemarie Mendez-Pollard, Sherry Lee Giles, Jayne Mendez and Teresa
Duncan; numerous grandchildren; three sisters, Delia Mendez, Betty Hubbard and
Minnie Anderson; four brothers, Roscoe, David, Earl and Clayton Thompson; her
devoted friends, Cindy and Tommy Harding and their children.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
and a Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31 at
the funeral home.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, September 1, 2005 at the St. Theresa Catholic Church with interment to
follow in Westview Cemetery.
Shorter Funeral Home of Farmville is handling the
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Marshall L. Kelley, 86
Of Farmville
Dies Monday
AUGUST 30 - Marshall L. Kelley, 86, of Farmville,
died Monday, August 29, 2005 in Appomattox. He was the widower of Frankie F.
Kelley and was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronnie Clark.
He is survived by two daughters, Christine K.
Clark and her husband. Billy and Carolyn K. Williams all of Farmville; two
grandsons, Bobby Clark and his wife, Brenda and Christopher Williams.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Trinity Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30
p.m. this evening (Tuesday) at Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville.
Donations may be made to the Ronnie Clark
Memorial Fund of New Life Christian Academy, c/o Betty Weaver, 9 Mahan Road,
Farmville, VA 23901.
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Funeral Service For
Betty R. Smith, 79
Set Wednesday
DILLWYN, August 30 - Betty Richardson Smith, 79,
of Dillwyn, died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at her home.
She was born November 22, 1926 in Carroll County,
a daughter of the late Roy Earl Richardson and Georgia Hazel Pike Richardson.
She was the widow of Gerald Eugene Smith.
She is survived by her children, Ernestine
Wimbley of Fishersville, Lynne Craft, Betty Jo Gilman and Sharon Smith all of
Dillwyn, Gloria Burnit of New York, Sharon Spears of Bland and Susan Bliss of
Florida, Gerald Smith, Berry Smith and Larry Smith all of Chesapeake; 19
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11
a.m. at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, with interment in Buckingham Community
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends this evening
(Tuesday) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Published Date: Friday 26th August 2005
AKERS,
Joan Loretta, 72
Of Richmond
Formerly of Farmville
Died Tuesday, August 23,
2005. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Monday, August 29, at New
Deliverance Evangelistic Church, Richmond, with interment in Greenview Cemetery,
Blackstone. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment, Farmville.
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Published Date: Wednesday 24th August 2005
Clara Mae Mann, 81
Dies Friday
In Prospect
AUGUST 23 - Clara Mae "Sis" Mann, 81, of
Prospect, formerly of Penfield, Pennsylvania, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at
her daughter's home in Prospect.
She was the daughter of Annie 0. Marsh and James
I. Soliday and the widow of Roy William Mann.
She is survived by two daughters, Dreena Cash of
Prospect and Nessa McCarty of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; a stepson, Stanley Mann
of Emporium, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren and a sister, Betty Marchiori of
Penfield, Pennsylvania.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, August
25 at 11 a.m. at Weedville Wesleyan Church with interment in Laurel Run Cemetery
in Penfield.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Ralph M. Geer Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the
time of service on Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, was in charge of
local arrangements.
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Funeral Service For
William Lewis Bacon, 48
Set 10 A.M. Friday
SCOTTSVILLE, August 23 - William Lewis Bacon,
Jr., 48, of Scottsville, died Friday, August 19,2005.
He was preceded in death by his father, William
Lewis Bacon, Sr. and his grandparents.
Survivors include his wife, Yong Bacon; two
daughters, Mary Bacon and her husband, Russell Record of Puyallup. WA and Maria
Bacon of Richmond;his mother, Blanche Duncan Bacon of Scottsville; one sister,
Frances Miles of Scottsville and two nephews.
Mr. Bacon retired from the U.S. Army after 20
years of service and was presently employed with Dimensions International Corp.
A funeral service will be held Friday, August 26,
at Goshen Baptist Church, Buckingham County, with the Reverend Don Bryant
officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 25 at Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or the Buckingham
County Rescue Squad, PO Box 44, Dlllwyn, VA 23936.
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WALKER, Earl R.
Of Roanoke and Crewe
Died Friday, August 19, 2005. Graveside services
were held 1 p.m. Monday in Crewe Cemetery. Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home,
Crewe.
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Funeral Service For
Naomi Lee Whirley, 60
Held Tuesday
BLACKSTONE, August 23 - Naomi Lee Whirley, 60, of
Blackstone, died Friday, August 19,2005.
She is survived by her mother, Clara E. Jackson
of Keysville; a son, Darrell Whirley and wife, Angela of Petersburg;two
grandchildren. Gage Whirley and Jessica Harding;four brothers, James R. Jackson
of Goochland, Charles Jackson of Keysville, Robert T. Jackson of Richmond and
John Hastings of Nottoway.
Mrs. Whirley was a member of the Kenbridge Church
of God of Prophecy.
Funeral services were held today (Tuesday) at 11
a.m. in the Chapel of Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home, Blackstone.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
National Kidney Foundation or the American Diabetes Association.
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Alvin Mosley Snoddy, 81
Of New Canton
Dies Friday
NEW CANTON, August 23 - Alvin Mosley Snoddy, 81,
of New Canton, died Friday, August 19, 2005 in a Charlottesville hospital.
He was born February 1, 1924 in Buckingham
County, a son of the late Gordon Snoddy and Grade Self Snoddy. He is the widower
of Marie Lightfoot Snoddy.
He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Lovelady
of Frisco, Texas and Judy H. Groelke of New Canton; a sister, Stella Higgins of
New Canton;five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. today (Tuesday)
at Hatcher Baptist Church with interment in Welcome Wesleyan Methodist Church
Cemetery.
Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, was in charge of
arrangements.
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A. S. Hall, Jr., 92
Buckingham County Native
Dies Saturday
AUGUST 23 - Alexander Stuart Hall, Jr., 92, died
at Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, on Saturday, August 20, 2005.
He was born September 10, 1912 in Buckingham
County at his ancestral home, "Perry Hill", which is listed on the National
Historic Register. He is the son of the late Robert Anderson Hall and Pocahontas
Bolling Gantt Hall.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years,
Russwyn Otis Hall of Hampton, and is survived by his son, Russwin Stuart Hall of
Ithaca, NY.
He was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University and was a retired tax accountant. During World
War II, Mr. Hall served as an Intelligence and Security Officer, U. S. Army.
During his military service, Mr. Hall graduated from the following schools for
army officers: The Provost Marshall General's School and the Guided Missiles
Branch of the Artillery School. After World War II, he played a major roll in
organizing the National Guard in the Tidewater area. Mr. Hall was a lifetime
member of the Presbyterian Church, and for 37 years was a member of the James
River Golf and Country Club, Newport News.
Graveside services will be in the family cemetery
at "Perry Hill", Buckingham County at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 25.
Contributions may be made to the Westminster
Canterbury Foundation.
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Published Date: Friday 19th August 2005
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Obituary
of
Clarence Albert Howard
Clarence Albert
Howard, 90, of Abilene, went home to be with the Lord on August 13,
2005.
He was the son of the late Elisha Howard and Ida
Mae Houston. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mayoma Reynolds
Howard; second wife, Valeria A. (Bug) Howard; and a son. Mark A. Taylor.
Cherishing his loving memory is his devoted wife
Elizabeth D. Howard; three sons, Bobby A. Howard and wife. Rose Marie of
Charlotte Court House, James A. Howard and wife, Karon of Abilene and
Larry Alger of Keysville; two daughters, Diane H. Gallagher and husband,
Ron of Mechanicsville and Susan T. Scruggs and husband, Scott of
Abilene; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, John
0. Howard and wife, Winifred of Abilene; one sister, Soph Cole of
Wytheville and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Mr. Howard and his brother, John, were partners
in a dairy and sawmill operation for over forty years. He was a lifelong
member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church where funeral services were held at 2
p.m. Tuesday with interment in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt.
Nebo Baptist Church Building Fund.
Browning Funeral Home, Keysville, was in charge
of arrangements. |
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Obituary
of
Edward C. Smith
Ed Smith, 49, passed on
Saturday, August 13, 2005, at home in his kingdom of Mystic Springs after a
brief but tenacious battle with lung cancer. A native of Farmingdale (Monmouth
County), New Jersey, and a former resident of Keysville and Farmville, Virginia,
Ed arrived in North Florida in 1987. Ed was an artist, a writer, a gourmet cook,
and he loved to fish, scallop, and snag stone crabs barehanded. Ed honed his
love of plants and flowers through Lively Technical Center's horticulture
program in the early 1990s and for the remainder of his days he tended to the
plants and yards of those who became his dearest friends. Ed's goal in life was
to be the person his cats thought he was.
Ed will be sorely missed by his life's partner,
Jan Peterson, their kitty family (especially Frodo and Sable) his father Edward
T. Smith, sister Wendy Dee (and husband Dave), and niece Amber Shreves, all of
Spring Creek, and Tom Richards, a great friend and the older brother Ed always
needed, of Tallahassee. Ed was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Kay (Van
Pelt) Smith, and a legion of creatures that sought him out for their care.
To the end, Ed marched through life on his own
terms. In deference to Ed's wishes he will be cremated and there will be no
services. Family and friends will join later in a Thanksgiving celebration of
his life. Please honor and remember Ed in your own individual way. Ed was a
supporter of the Extended Circle Animal Haven and donations in his memory may be
mailed to them at 2898-6 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308. |
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Obituary
of
Nellie Jo White
Nellie Jo White, of
Blacksburg, Virginia, age 85 died Thursday, August 11, 2005. She is preceded in
death by her husband, Ransome Hall White, her parents, William Nathan Metcalf
and Delia Woody Metcalf, her great granddaughter. Summer Dawn White, her
brother, James B. Metcalf, her sisters, Gladys Spitzer, Evon White, and Inez
Lang.
She is survived by her son, William Hall White,
wife Pat, of Dinwiddie, VA; her daughter Sharon Nichols, husband George, of
Blacksburg, Va; brother William N. Metcalf, of Green Bay; sisters Martha
Garrison, of Richmond, VA; Lola Norton, of Gordonsville, VA; and Mildred
Wilkins, of Hedgesville, WV; grandchildren, William Hall White Jr. (Billy), wife
Donna of Petersburg, Va; James Robert White (Jimmy), wife Shelia, of Amelia, VA;
Helene McDaniels, husband Glen, of Rawlings, VA;
and Nicki Martin, husband Miguel, of Blacksburg, VA; great grandchildren.
Shannon Freeman, James Dillard White, Christina Ennis, James Robert White Jr.,
Ricky Allen White, Jennifer Michelle White, Deni McDaniels, Alan Michael
McDaniels, and Alexis Danielle McDaniels, great, great grandchild, Haley Renee
Freeman; and many special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at Shorter Funeral
Home Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 2 p.m. with Charles Dean of Radford, VA
officiating. Interment followed in the Trinity Memorial Gardens, Rice, VA. The
family received family and friends after the interment at the home of Blondel
and Riley Bowman, of Rice, VA.
The family would like to thank family, friends
and neighbors for all the support and encouragement. To commemorate Nellie
White's life we ask family, friends and neighbors to volunteer your time and
monetary gifts to your local agencies for the elderly, such as the Agency on
Aging, nursing homes, local rescue squads and Hospice organizations. Special
thanks go out to these agencies that helped out in our time of need.
Shorter Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. |
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Funeral Service For
Ashley Nichole Hearn, 20
Set 11 A.M. Saturday
AUGUST 18 - Ashley Nichole Hearn, 20, of
Farmville, died Tuesday, August 16, 2005 in Charlottesvllle.
She was born August 16, 1985 in Farmville, a
daughter of Arville Hearn of Burkeville and Dianne Wood Hearn of Farmville.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by a
brother, Jacob Nathaniel Hearn of Farmville; a sister, Jessica Dianne Hearn of
Farmville; maternal grandmother, Juanita Mae Wood of Farmville and paternal
grandmother, Rita Hearn Lewis of Peterstown, West Virginia. She was preceded in
death by her maternal grandfather, William E. Wood and step-grandfather. Lee
Lewis.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, with interment in Trinity
Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Friday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Ashley Nichole Hearn
Memorial Fund at Planters Bank in Farmville.
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Daniel M. Wilson, Jr., 57
Of Farmville
Dies Wednesday
AUGUST 18 - Daniel Milton Wilson, Jr., 57, of
Farmville, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at his residence.
Born in Appomattox County, March 17, 1948, he was
a son of Dorothy Kress Wilson of Pamplin and the late Daniel Milton Wilson, Sr.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by two
daughters, Renee W. Mann and husband, Shane and Rebecca Wilson; a son, Tracey D.
Wilson all of Appomattox; his companion, Virginia Almond of Farmville and her
daughters, Angela Holmes of Chesterfield and Terri Page and husband, Bert of
Farmville; two brothers, Floyd Wilson and Samuel Wilson both of Lynchburg; four
sisters, Betty Kershner of Evergreen, Elizabeth Ramsey of Appomattox, Frances
Wilson of Lynchburg and Shirley Johnson of Appomattox and five grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Friday at Pamplin Community Cemetery by the Rev. Frank Baldwin.
Robinson Funeral Home is serving the family.
Condolences may be sent to www.robinsonfuneral.com.
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Funeral Service
Set Saturday For
Antwaun C. Patterson, 20
DILLWYN, August 18 - Antwaun Connell Patterson,
20, of Dillwyn, died Friday, August 12, 2005 in Cumberland.
He is survived by his mother, Wilhemenia
Patterson; grandparents, Irene and James Patterson; two aunts, Deborah Patterson
and Lavern Patterson; two uncles, Abraham and Bernard Patterson; a number of
nieces, nephews, cousins, one devoted, Te'Osha Taylor and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m.
at Buckingham High School, with the Rev. Kevin Bolden, eulogist, with interment
in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home, Cumberland, is
in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral Service
Set Saturday For
Miss Banks & Son
DILLWYN, August 18 - Leneisha Denise Banks, 21,
of Dillwyn, and her infant son. Sincere Banks, age 11 months, died Friday,
August 12, 2005 in Cumberland.
They are survived by their mother and
grandmother, Wanda Jones Banks; grandparents and great-grandparents, Shirley C.
and Lloyd Coles, Thomas and Geneva Jones; great-grandparents and
great-great-grandparents, Mamie and Linwood Johnson; a brother and uncle, Corey
Banks; three aunts and great-aunts, Diane Jones, Angela Harris and Charlotte
Ayres; two uncles and great-uncles, Rodney Banks and Milton Banks; cousins, two
devoted, Shaina Morris and Randus Ayres and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11 a.m. at
Buckingham High School, with Bishop Ray McKenzie, eulogist, with interment in
Union Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Marian Gray
Thomas Funeral Home, Cumberland, is in charge of arrangements.
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Lucy Page Simons, 77
Buckingham County
Native, Dies Friday
NEW KENT, August 18 - Lucy Page (Johns) Simons,
77, of New Kent, lost her eight-month battle with leukemia at home on Friday,
August 12, 2005.
Born May 23, 1928 to Allen and Lucy Johns in
Buckingham County, the youngest of two children, she graduated from UNCG with a
major in music and went on to teach music for the school system in Crewe until
her marriage to John N. Simons in 1952. Moving to Richmond in 1958, Mrs. Simons
served as choir director of Mizpah Presbyterian Church in Highland Park and
later was music director/organist for Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Old
Church. Upon retirement in 1993, she, along with husband, John, was one of the
founders of the newly established Knox Reformed Presbyterian Church, PCA, where
she volunteered to be the organist and was an active member.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, John:
daughter, Dorothy S. Tweedie; sister, Penultima Wiseman of Danville; two
grandchildren, Elizabeth and Sarah Tweedie; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Knox Reformed
Presbyterian Church, 4883 Southard Lane (off Studley Rd., Rt. 606),
Mechanicsville, at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 20. The family will receive friends
and visitors at the church prior to the service from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Interment of ashes will be at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, at 4
p.m. on Sunday, August 21, immediate family only.
The family requests donations be made to Bon
Secours Hospice, c/o Bon Secours Health Care Richmond Foundation, 8580 Magellan
Parkway, Richmond, Va. 23227, or Knox Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Local arrangements by Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral
Home, Farmville.
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