DAVIS, Rev. Robert L., 89
Of Farmville

    Died Tuesday, September 2, 2008. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, Cumberland, with interment in the church cemetery. Bland-Reid Funeral Home.

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Published Date: Wednesday 3rd, September 2008

E. “Jeannie” Culpepper, 93
Of Richmond
Dies Sun., August 31

   RICHMOND, Sept. 2 – Eugenia “Jeannie” Sheffield Culpepper, 93, of Richmond, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 31, 2008. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Leroy Culpepper.
   She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Gibbs and husband, Forest, Barbara Townsend and husband, Lynn, and her special daughter and constant companion, Carolyn Lee; seven grandchildren, Forest Gibbs IV and wife, Martha, Christian Culpepper Gibbs, Jennifer Gibbs, Tiffany T. Taliaferro and husband, Foster, Kimberly T. Stansell and husband, Scott, and Sherry T. Allaire and husband, Tim, and Rhett Town-send; 10 great-grandchildren, Lucas Gibbs, Nicholas Gibbs, Alexis Gibbs, Wyatt Taliaferro, Ashlyn Taliaferro, Alyssa Taliaferro, Jacob Leroy Stansell, Sarah Katherine Stansell, James Patrick Stansell and William Townsend Allaire; and a sister, Grace Williams of Pamplin.
   Mrs. Culpepper was born in Farmville, the daughter of Charles Richard Sheffield and Pattie Budd Sheffield. She moved to Richmond when she married Leroy. Together they founded J.L. Culpepper & Co. Inc. J.L. Culpepper Inc.-Richmond Restaurant Service is still a family-owned business today in Ashland. She was a member of River Road Presbyterian Church, the Country Club of Virginia and the Tuckahoe Women’s Club.
   The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home.
A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Rd., with private interment.
   Contributions may be made to Good Neighbor Village, 8825 Buffin Rd., Richmond, VA 23231, or the Massey Cancer Center.
    Bennett Funeral Home, Richmond, is serving the family.

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Burton N. Day, 90
Ret. C.O. Railroad
Dies September 1

   DILLWYN, Sept. 2 – Burton N. Day, 90, of Dillwyn, died Monday, September 1, 2008. He was the widower of Alice Bass Day.
   He is survived by a daughter, Rachel Rae Day Pittman and husband, Otis of Surry; two grandchildren, Kenneth Pittman and wife, Wanda of Surry and Deana Pittman and friend, Kara of Waverly; five great-grandchildren, Brandon Eggleston, Britney Pittman, Brianne Pittman, Dena Pittman and Taylor Laxton.
   Mr. Day was retired from C.O. Railroad for 37-1/2 years.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 2 p.m. at the Dunkum Funeral Home, with interment in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.
   The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) at the funeral home.
   Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, is serving the family.

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Graveside Service
Held Tuesday For
Myrtle H. Morgan, 90

   BUCKINGHAM, Sept. 2 – Myrtle Hardiman Morgan, 90, of Buckingham, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. She was born June 15, 1918 in Buckingham County, the daughter of the late Aubrey J. Hardiman and Daisy Sharp Hardiman.
   She is survived by a son, Jesse A. Morgan Jr. and wife, Sue of Buckingham; three grandchildren, Steve Morgan, Andy Morgan and Tara Morgan; three great-grandchildren, Cody Morgan, Kaylyn Morgan and Haley Morgan.
   Graveside funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Toga Fire Department.
   Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, was in charge of arrangements.

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Funeral Service Planned
Wednesday, Sept. 3, For
Frank “Frankie” Osborn, 64

   SEPTEMBER 2 – Frank W. “Frankie” Osborn, 64, of Farmville, died in his sleep on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Holly Manor Nursing Home in Farmville, following several years of declining health.
   He was born October 29, 1943 in Farmville to the late Asa Frank Osborn and Ann Walthall Osborn. He attended and graduated from Prince Edward Academy in 1963. Frank then went on to manage Osborn’s Supermarket with his wife Martha Sue from the mid-60’s until its closing in 1981.
   Frankie was known for his kind nature and his love of hunting, fishing and sports. He was a high school superstar athlete and an avid lover of the outdoors, and was very active for years in the Square Hunt Club.
   He is survived by his mother, Ann W. Osborn; three sons, Vince and wife, Dana and their three sons, Clay, Matt and Drew of Farmville, Rick of Raleigh, NC, and Luke of Farmville; a brother, Richard “Shorty” Osborn and wife, Marilyn of Rice, and their sons, Nash and Jim; great-aunts, Reed Gates of Rice, Emily Wilkerson of Richmond, and Edith Stafford of Richmond; as well as many other relatives and friends.
   A funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 3, at 11 a.m. at Farmville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Sylvia Meadows will officiate. Interment will follow at Jamestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rice.
   Family will receive friends Tuesday evening (tonight) 7-8:30 p.m. at the Puckett Funeral Home.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 13, Farmville, VA 23901.
  Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.

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Funeral Service To
Be Held Thursday For
Ruth Corder Haney, 95

   SEPTEMBER 2 – Ruth Corder Haney, 95, of Philippi, West Virginia and Farmville, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2009 in Farmville. She was born in Philippi, WV, May 11, 1913, the daughter of the late James Stanley and Audry Dyer Corder and the sister of the late Robert Stanley Corder. She was the granddaughter of the late Edmond Roger and Philena McWhorter Dyer and William Alonzo and Nancy Jane Reynolds Corder.
   Ruth was married to Doyle L. Haney, September 5, 1936 in Winchester. She graduated from Philippi High School in 1931, attended Broddus College, was a graduate of Temple Business College in Washington, DC, and received a professional diploma from Kings School of Oratory in Pittsburgh, PA.
   Mrs. Haney was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star, Philippi Chapter Number 41, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a charter member of the Arktaean Club. She was a member of the Philippi Crim Memorial United Methodist Church, attended the Heritage Baptist Church in Farmville, and was a friend of the Guthrie Memorial Chapel in Farmville.
   Her husband, Doyle L. Haney preceded Mrs. Haney in death in 1999. She is survived by a son, Dr. Ronald Lloyde Haney of Farmville, and a daughter, Janey Haney Kortas, son-in-law, John R. Kortas and grandson, Robert J. Kortas of Lewisburg, WV.
   The funeral of Ruth C. Haney will be Thursday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. at the Crim Memorial United Methodist Church in Philippi, WV. Officiating will be the Rev. Ann W. Harrison and the Pastor of the Philippi Crim Memorial United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery.
   The family will greet friends at 1 p.m., one hour before the funeral.
   Donations may be made to the Crim Memorial United Methodist Church.
   Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of local arrangements.

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Earl A. Thompson, 74
Of Farmville
Dies September 1

   SEPTEMBER 2 – Earl Arthur Thompson, 74, of Farmville, died Monday, September 1, 2008 at his home.
   Born July 4, 1934, he was a son of the late Arthur J. and Bertha Payne Thompson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Vicie, and his son, Phillip L. Thompson.
   Mr. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Nancy Gail Ferrell and husband, James of Cumberland and Linda Kay Southall and husband, Andy of Keysville; four grandchildren, Kristopher Ferrell, Jonathan Ferrell, Phillip Thompson Jr. and Vicie Anne Southall; three sisters, Della Mendez of Farmville, Betty Hubbard of Keysville and Minnie Anderson of Farmville; three brothers, Roscoe Thompson of Buckingham, David Thompson of Bumpass, and Clayton Thompson of Farmville.
   The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home, where a funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Rice. The Rev. Roger Barnett will officiate.
   The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Randolph Fire Department or the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad.
   Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.

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ARRINGTON, Thurman “T.R.” Roosevelt, 75
of Alta-vista

   Died Thursday, August 28, 2008. A graveside service was conducted on Monday, September 1, at Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg. Finch and Finch Funeral Home.

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