| Published Date:
Friday 14th March 2008 |
Dolly
Dowdy
Dolly Dowdy, 90
Of Lynchburg
Dies March 10
LYNCHBURG, March 13 — Evelyn (Dolly)
Brizendine Dowdy, 90, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Lynchburg
Health and Rehab.
She was born in Lynchburg to Eddie Thomas and Josephine
Chenault Brizendine on Sunday, June 10, 1917. She was the wife of the late
Nelson Page Dowdy for 45 years who died November 27, 1984.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in
death by brothers, Edward C. Brizendine and David S. Brizendine, who was lost at
sea on March 4, 1942 while in the Navy aboard the USS Asheville when his ship
was sunk; sister, Eunice B Hargis and her twin sister, Helen (Peggy) Blanco.
She was a life-long member of Fairview Christian Church and
the Sunshine Class. This class was so very faithful to her during her illness.
She retired as an inspector at Blue Buckle, and later Imperial Reading. She
enjoyed cooking, especially fried chicken and was happiest when serving a
delicious meal to family and friends.
Mrs. Dowdy leaves to cherish her memory daughters, Elsie Mae
Dowdy and Brenda and Johnny Nuckles all of Lynchburg; grandchildren, Stacey and
Irby Jones of Spout Spring and Mitch and Lori Aveson Nuckles of Lynchburg;
great-grandchildren, Jonathon Bates Jones and Sarah Page Jones of Spout Spring,
Erin Leigh Nuckles and Landon Andrew Nuckles of Lynchburg, Lauren Elizabeth
Crist of Lynchburg, and Lisa Ann and Justin Agee of Madison Heights;
sisters-in-law, Bessie Jamerson Dowdy of Dillwyn and Katherleen Fulcher Dowdy of
Farmville; nieces, Donna B. Dye and Candice Blake; nephews, Larry and Gary
Brizendine and Len Hargis; and 29 nieces and nephews in the Dowdy family.
A funeral service was conducted Wednesday, March 12, in the
chapel of Heritage Funeral Service by Dr. Don Wilson, the Rev. D. Jack Hamilton
and the Rev. Josh Bell. Burial followed in Virginia Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Vickie Snyder
Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Fairview Christian Church, 2701 Campbell Ave.,
Lynchburg, VA 24501 or Fairview Christian Church General Fund.
Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 Graves Mill Rd.
(434) 239-2405 is assisting the Dowdy family. Memories and thoughts may be
shared with the family at
www.heritagefuneralandcremation.com
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J. (Jack) Aregood
Avid Mets Fan
Dies March 13
MARCH 13 – John Trousdale (Jack) Aregood, 8/23/44, the second son
of Lloyd and Ruby Aregood of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, cast off his mortal coils
and went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 13, 2008. Jack was preceded in
death by his parents.
He is survived by his loyal, loving and steadfast wife, Mary Ann,
as well as her parents, Richard and Ceil Hayes and many caring brothers and
sisters-in-law; sons, Michael, Glenn and Matthew; siblings, Richard Aregood and
wife, Kathleen (NJ), and Jean Aregood Kinney and husband, Gary (NJ); aunts,
Isabel Schrum (Indiana), and Nellie Mae Montgomery and Mary Frances Simpson,
both of Alabama; uncle, Benjamin Felix Trousdale (Michigan); numerous cousins,
nieces, nephews, grand nephews, and a grand niece living throughout this great
nation.
Jack was a navy veteran who honorably served his country as a
crackerjack communications technician during the Vietnam era.
He earned a BA in education from Glassboro State (Rowan) and a MA
in Administration and Supervision from Kean College. Jack served in the trenches
of the New Jersey school system for 31 years, ending his teaching career at
Bound Brook. Being the consummate professional, Jack positively influenced many
students who were fortunate enough to be exposed to his extraordinary teaching
skills. Realizing a life-long dream, Jack moved with his beloved Mary Ann to
Virginia in 2001.
Jack was a member of the Farmville Lions Club, American Legion,
Heart of Virginia Classic Auto Club, and the N.J. Retired Teachers Association.
He was a member of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church in Farmville.
When he wasn’t swimming, Jack spent his leisure time tinkering with
cars, shot gunning, Yankee ball caps, and being outside with his dog, Sam. Jack
was an avid Mets fan. Like all loyal and discerning Mets fans, he found the New
York Yankees and their misguided supporters detestable.
A funeral mass will be held Monday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. at St.
Theresa’s Catholic Church, Farmville, with interment in Virginia Veterans
Cemetery in Amelia.
Family will friends from 4-8 p.m. at the Puckett Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Central Virginia, 202 Clark
St., Farmville, VA 23901, or to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, 4813 St.
Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.
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MILTON, Martha May, 89
Of Crewe
Died Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Graveside
funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m., Saturday, March 15, at Trinity
Memorial Gardens, Rice. Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home.
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Jack C. Owen, 54
54, Of Farmville
Dies March 12
MARCH 13 Jack Clarence Owen, 54 of Farmville passed away Wednesday,
March 12, 2008, in Farmville. He was born February 2, 1954 in Green Bay, the son
of Hannah Kear Owen and the late Arthur Ray Owen. Jack worked in construction
and was a very hard worker at everything he did.
He is survived by his mother, his sisters, Angus Owen Love-day of
Pamplin, Martha Lu Owen Rousch and husband, Freddy of Chester, Bonnie (Jo Ann)
Owen Giles and husband, Jerry of Prospect, Jolly Ray Owen of Pamplin and Mary
Dale Owen Dawson and husband, Kenneth of Raleigh, NC; his half-brother, Teddy
Ray Owen of Ft. Worth, Texas; many loved nieces and nephews, great nieces and
nephews and his great great nephew and niece; also many dear and close friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, a daughter, Valerie Ray Owen, a
half-brother, Andy Owen and sisters, Doris Ray Owen Sankner and Dorothy Owen;
and brother-in-law, Roger Lee Loveday.
Family will receive friends Saturday, March 15, from 6-8 p.m. at
the Puckett Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held in Sevierville, Tennessee at a later
date with Atchley Funeral Home. Interment will be in the family cemetery in
Tennessee.
Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of local
arrangements.
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Funeral Services To
Be Held Friday For
Zanie F. Jamerson, 79
MARCH 13 – Zanie Farrar Jamerson, 79, passed away at her home on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008. Although her last year was spent mostly with her
family, her impact on others endures.
She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who was loved and
respected by everyone who met her. She had a great love for all children. She
was a school bus driver for 20 years and a member of Crewe Baptist Church for 47
years.
Mrs. Jamerson was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie L.
Jamerson and son, Jerry Jamerson. She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Charlie Glass, daughter, Wanda Jamerson and her son,
Michael Jamerson all of Crewe; grandson, Clayton Jamerson of Rice; sister, Judy
F. Page of Buckingham; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 14, at 2 p.m. in the
Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be Thursday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The family suggest that contributions be made to the St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the ALS
Association (Lou Gehrig’s disease), 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855.
The Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.
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FERGUSON, William A., 63
Of Martinsville
Died March 9, 2008. A funeral service will
be held Saturday, March 15, at noon at Race Street Baptist Church, Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Carl U. Eggleston.
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ROBERTSON, Mildred Hortense
“Hardy”, 79
Of Crewe
Died March 10, 2008. A funeral service
will be held Friday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church with interment
in Oliver Family Cemetery. Oliver & Eggleston.
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Published Date:
Wednesday 12th March 2008
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Obituary
F. Richard Kidder
May 4, 1918 – March 1, 2008
Francis Richard Kidder, PhD, Lt.
Commander U. S. Navy (retired), a World War II survivor as a prisoner of
war of the Japanese, passed away March 1, 2008, at Lanier Village
Estates in Gainesville, Georgia.
Memorial services will be held Friday, March 21, 2008 at
11:00 a.m. in the Auditorium at Lanier Village Estates. The family will
receive friends following the service.
A native of McGehee, Arkansas, Dr. Kidder joined the Navy in
1936 and was stationed on the submarine tender USS Canopus in Manila
Bay, the Philippines, at the beginning of World War II. Damaged by
bombs, his ship was able to limp across the bay to Bataan, where it
served as an equipment repair center for the Army until Bataan was
over-run by the Japanese. After his ship was scuttled, Kidder escaped to
Corregidor, the fortified island at the entrance to Manila Bay, where he
served for 27 days as a rifleman, facing off against the Japanese when
they invaded Corregidor. After General Wainwright surrendered all
American forces in the Philippines, Kidder became a prisoner of war and
was taken by the Japanese to Cabanatuan #3 prison camp, in the
Philippines.
The Japanese then took a group of American prisoners,
including Kidder, on a Hell Ship to mainland Japan to serve as forced
laborers. Held first at a POW camp at Osaka, and then at Tsuraga, he
survived three and a half years as a prisoner before being released and
returned to the United States after the Japanese surrendered. Kidder
stayed in the Navy, served again in the Philippines during the Korean
War, and became commanding officer of an ARD, a seagoing floating dry
dock, before retiring in 1959.
Kidder settled in San Diego, where he married the former
Edith Smith, and the couple had two daughters, Stephanie and Barbara.
Kidder attended San Diego State University, where he received Bachelor’s
and Master’s degrees in Mathematics Education, and then became a math
teacher in a local high school.
In 1966 the Kidder family, starting on a vacation, was
involved in a tragic automobile accident that killed Kidder’s wife,
Edith, and both daughters, Stephanie then 19, and Barbara, who was 16.
Coming back east, Kidder taught briefly at the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga before enrolling at the University of Georgia,
in Athens, where he received his Doctorate in mathematics education in
1972.
At the University of Georgia he met and married Betty Brewer.
In 1972 the couple moved to Farmville, Virginia, where Kidder served on
the faculty at Longwood College, and Betty Kidder rose to the position
of Treasurer of Longwood before pursuing a career as a stock broker.
After 14 years in Farmville, they retired to Jefferson, Georgia. The
Kidders were active in community affairs, and Richard, an avid reader,
led a successful drive to build a new public library. In 2001 the couple
moved to Lanier Village Estates, a retirement resort in Gainesville,
Georgia. Betty Brewer Kidder died in December 2004. Richard Kidder was
89 at his death.
He is survived by two children, Patti Burch of Athens, GA,
and Bill Condon of Pullman, WA; and seven grandchildren: Courtney
Reichenbach of Elizabeth City, NC; Catherine and Caitlin Burch of
Athens, GA; Jennie Condon and Margaret, Nicholas and Michael Nation of
Beaverton, OR. Richard also leaves family on the West Coast, including
Phyllis Kidder, Tania Addington, Audrey Kidder, and Pam Lillard. There
are also his nieces and nephews in Arkansas: Nancy Smith Jolly, Breck
Smith and Joseph Ray.
Little-Davenport Funeral Home, 355 Dawsonville Highway,
Gainesville, GA 30501, 770-534-5201 is in charge of arrangements. |
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Funeral Services
Held Tuesday For
Louise M. Gunter, 81
DILLWYN, March 11 – Louise Moss Gunter, 81, of Dillwyn, went
to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 9, 2008. Born in Buckingham County, the
daughter of the late John E. and Clannie L. Moss, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Elmer Y. Gunter.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Mrs.
Gunter is survived by four children, Perry Gunter and wife, Brenda, Donnie
Gunter and Charmagne Gunter all of Dillwyn, and Dale Gunter and wife, Kim of
Madison Heights; eight grandchildren, P.W. Gunter, Garland Gunter, Neil Gunter,
Jenise Shumaker, Brandy Johnson, Casey Gunter, Katie Bryant, and Robert Saxon;
19 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lois Jamerson of Dillwyn and Lorine Martin
of Anderson, SC, and a brother, Howard Stoney Moss; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Dunkum Funeral
Home, with interment in the Dillwyn Town Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Dillwyn Rescue Squad, Dillwyn Fire Department, or
charity of your choice.
Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, served the family.
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Arthur Harris, Jr., 82
Of Cumberland
Dies March 7
CUMBERLAND, March 11 – Arthur Harris Jr., 82, of Cumberland,
departed this life on Friday, March 7, 2008 in Richmond.
He is survived by two daughters, Fentress Fitzgerald (Henry)
and Candice Harris; two grand-children, Tamara Gilliam (Travis) and Henry
Fitzgerald; three great-grandchildren, Kamren, Kailyn, and Kyler; a brother,
Jesse Harris (Geraldine); two sisters, Margaret Lindsay and Lilly Porter
(Columbus); nieces, nephews, great-nieces, cousins and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Rocky
Mount Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry E. Smith officiating. Interment will
take place in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home, Cumberland, served the
family.
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Funeral Services
Held March 1 For
Paul Louis Pride
RICHMOND, March 11 – Paul Louis Pride departed this
life on Monday, February 25, 2008 in Richmond after a brief illness. He was born
August 3, 1942 to Mrs. Gennie Pride and the late Paul Pride of Meherrin.
He was educated in the public school systems of both
Prince Edward County and New York, and a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church
in Meherrin.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam era.
Mr. Pride was preceded in death by his father, Paul Dolphus
Pride and sister, Barbara Pride-Powers.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Helena; mother,
Mrs. Gennie Pride; six sisters and brothers, Shirley Davis (Jim) of
Williamsburg, NJ, John Pride (Geraldine) of Meherrin, Annie Gillispie (Herbert)
of Danville, Pauline Edmonds, Ernest Pride, and Edith Rudd (Clifton) all of
Richmond; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, and
faithful friends, Curtis Bonner and George Turner.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 1, at New
Bethel Baptist Church, Meherrin, with pastor Haney Thomas Jr. officiating.
Wilson Funeral Home, Keysville, served the family.
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Roderic Ernouf, 54
Of Anchorage
Dies January 30
ALASKA, March 11 — Anchorage resident Roderic Ernouf, 54,
died Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at his home. Born in Germany on February 26,
1953, Rod spent most of his adult life in Crewe, where he was active in his
local church. He was a member of The Waterworks Players, a local community
theater group in Farmville. In 2005, after a lengthy career as a computer
support technician with Electronic Data Systems, Rod retired and moved to Alaska
to pursue his passion for writing. Several of his plays and screenplays were
published, including a screenplay of Armond F. Stoneman’s Korea 25 June 1950.
Rod’s play “The Form” is being prepared for its stage debut in Colorado this
coming summer. Rod’s talents and interests were varied, he was a professional
photographer, a gifted electrician, and a self-taught computer and electronics
expert. In his spare time, Rod loved movies, theatre, and working on classic
automobiles.
Rod is survived by his daughter, Morgan L. Green; brother,
Edward Ernouf III and wife, Rebecca; niece Holly Ernouf Sproule and husband
Stephen, and her son, Ashton all of Richmond. He will be greatly missed by his
nephew, Sherman Ernouf of Anchorage who loved him dearly and to whom he brought
much joy. Rod was also very much loved by his sister-in-law's family, Mr. and
Mrs. Welford A. Sherman Jr. of Orange, and Nancy and Rodney Burton of Richmond,
and their children, David, Sarah, and Hunter Burton. He was a son of the late
Dr. Anita Ernouf of Farmville, former Chair of the Modern Languages Department
of Longwood College.
Inurnment will be private. Condolences may be emailed to
sernouf@eclawfirm.net.
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Memorial Service To
Be Held Saturday For
“Bill” Shockley, Jr.
YORKTOWN, March 11 — William (“Bill”) Lindsley Shockley Jr.
of Yorktown went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 7, 2008. He was born
December 20, 1925 to William L. Shockley and Bessie Trolinger Shockley in South
Charleston, WV (Kanawha County). He was a graduate of Jefferson High School in
Roanoke, Mercer University, Macon, GA, and The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, KY. Mr. Shockley served in three Southern Baptist churches
as Director of Religious Education: First Baptist Church, Kinston, NC, Roswell
Street Baptist Church, Marietta, GA, and Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville. He
also served on two army installations as Education Specialist (Religious) at
Fort Lee and at Camp Zama in Japan.
In 1986 he retired from Federal Civil Service and moved to
King, NC. While there he served meals on wheels and worked at Carolina Medical
Inc. In his church he served as a teacher, choir member, and Sunday School
Director. His great enjoyment was playing his accordion for various functions.
He also accompanied his wife to sing at times.
In 2004 Mr. and Mrs. Shockley moved to Glen Allen. They
united with the Hunton Baptist Church. Mrs. Shockley is visiting her son,
Timothy Shockley in Yorktown.
Mr. Shockley is survived by his wife, Frances Campbell
Shockley, to whom he was married on July 29, 1950. They have three sons, Dr.
William L. Shockley, III, and wife, Sandra of Midlothian, David C. Shockley and
wife, Renee of Warsaw and Timothy C. Shockley of Yorktown; four grandchildren,
Carolyn Shockley Ralph and husband, Scott of Apopka, FL, William L. Shockley, IV
of Oklahoma City, OK, and Lauren and Nichole Shockley of Warsaw;
great-grandchild, Elise Ralph of Apopka, FL; sister, Ethel Shockley Southall of
Farmville; brother, Richard Ray Shockley and wife, Mary Lee of Marion, IL; and a
sister-in-law, Nancy Hopkins Shockley Pedersen and husband, George of East
Williston Park, NY. Mr. Shockley was preceded in death by a younger brother,
Everett, and both parents.
A memorial service will be held at Hunton Baptist Church,
Glen Allen, on March 15 at 11 a.m. with Dr. Jeff Johnson, Pastor, officiating.
Interment will be private. Gifts in memoriam may be donated
to Hospice Donation, 401 Bowling Ave., Suite 51, Nashville, TN 37205-5124 or
Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 Greenwood Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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Published Date:
Friday 7th March 2008
Ruby
Dunkum, 99
Of Arvonia
Dies March 4
ARVONIA, March 6 - Ruby Farrish
Banton Dunkum, 99, of Arvonia, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in a Fork Union
nursing home. She was born October 15, 1908 in Buckingham County, the daughter
of the late Clyde R. Farrish and Rosa Belle Staton Farrish, and widow of Lee
Banton and L. J. Dunkum.
She is survived by a son, Roger Banton of Arvonia; sisters,
Frances Butler of Scottsville and Gladys F. Clark of Charlottesville; a
granddaughter, Norma Jean Rosales, and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sharon
Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at
the Dunkum Funeral Home.
Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, is serving the family.
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Graveside Service
To Be Held In WV
For Billy Lee Cottrell
RICE, March 6 - In Loving memory of
Billy Lee Cottrell, of Rice, who passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Born
September 25, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia, he left many loved ones behind.
Billy was retired from the United States Armed Forces.
He leaves behind his beloved wife of 56 years, Lucille Cottrell of
Rice; sons, James and Robert Cottrell both of Rice, and Gary and wife, Jackie of
Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Bryan and wife, Susan, Michael and wife, Heather
all of Farmville, Timmy and wife, April of Rice, Junior and wife, Bonnie of
Drakes Branch, Leann of Charlotte, NC, and Cliff and wife, Danielle of
Appomattox; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Caleb, and Victoria of Farmville,
Nathan of Rice, Parker of Drakes Branch, and Sean, Hunter and Mason of
Appomattox.
Graveside services will be held at Montgomery Memorial Park
in Charleston, WV, on Friday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, is serving the family.
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Graveside Service To
Be Held Saturday For
Jean Kelsey Palmer, 83
BURKEVILLE, March 6 —Jean Kelsey
Palmer, 83, formerly of Buffalo, New York passed away Tuesday evening, March 4,
2008, in Burkeville. She was born May 8, 1924 in Farmville, the daughter of the
late Philander and Ruby Baldwin Kelsey. She was the widow of Eugene Charles
Palmer Sr.
She was the dearest mother of Eugene C. Jr., Gerald K., Kevin
J. and Wayne C. Palmer and wife, Brenda; seven brothers and sisters and seven
grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 8, at 10:30
a.m. at Appomattox PE Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Friday, March 7, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. at the Puckett Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N.
Michigan Ave., Fl., 17 Chicago 111. 60601-7633.
Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.
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C. Swanson Anderson, 82
World War II Vet
Dies March 4
MARCH 6 — Clovis Swanson Anderson,
82, of Farmville, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008. He was twice married; his first
wife was the late Doris Baldwin Anderson and his second wife is Frances Slayton
Anderson.
Born in Montgomery County, August 1, 1925, he was the son of
the late Walter Charles and Louvenia McDaniel Anderson. Swanson was a member of
Farmville Christian Church and a retired mechanic for Ford Motor Company in
Farmville. He is an Army Veteran of World War II serving in China, Burma, and
India and a past commander of the V.F.W. Post #7059.
In addition to his wife he is survived by a daughter, Paula
J. Card and husband, Bob and two grandsons, Thomas and Jesse Card all of
Pamplin.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, March 7, in
Fairview Christian Church, Lynchburg by the Rev. D. Jack Hamilton and Dr. Don C.
Wilson. Burial will follow in Pamplin Community Cemetery at 12:15 p.m. with
military rites accorded by the Honor Guard of American Legion Post #104.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 pm, Thursday
(today) at Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox.
Those wishing to make memorials please consider the Prince
Edward County Rescue Squad, 500 Doswell St., Farmville, VA 23901, Pamplin
Volunteer Fire and EMS, PO Box 1116, Pamplin, VA 23958, or the Prospect
Volunteer Fire
Department, Prospect, VA
23960.
An online condolence may be sent to the family at
www.robinsonfuneral.com
Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, is serving the family.
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