Current Obituaries

Jul 11, 2017

Peggy Couch Brisentine, 76 of Prospect, VA, formally of Lynchburg, VA.  passed away peacefully at her home with her daughters by her side on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. She was born on August 2, 1940 to the late Reva Phillips and Richard Wallace Couch Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Sr. son Robert Jr., brother...

Jul 1, 2017

Hattye Newman Stanley, known as “Lou”, passed away on July 1, 2017. She was a Farmville Native and was born to the late George and Hattye Cummins Newman on May 21, 1929. Lou was a 1947 graduate of Farmville High School. She attended Richmond Professional Institute, now VCU and studied commercial art. While at RPI,...

Jun 29, 2017

Jerry Conrad Runion, devoted and caring husband to Rachel N Runion, peacefully went home to be with his Lord while at home surrounded by family on June 29, 2017. Born in Tennessee on September 8, 1948, Jerry served in the US Army during Vietnam as a Sky Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade earning the...

Jun 9, 2017

Grace G. Handy, of Farmville, passed from this life into Glory on June 9, 2017. She was born March 29, 1928 to William and Lesie Glasgow.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, David Curtis Handy, five brothers, Henry,...

May 19, 2017

Harrison Pleasant Witt Jr. age 77 of Farmville,Va. passed away on May 19,2017 in Lynchburg,Va. He is the son of the late Harrison Pleasant Witt Sr.and MInnie Witt.He is survived by his sons,Robert Witt (Carol),Edward Witt (Carla),David Witt (Eleanor) and daughter,Dawn Frazier.Also ,brother Aubrey (Lora) and a very close friend ,Blanch Murray.

May 19, 2017

Mary K. Farrell age 76 of Rice ,Va passed away Friday May 19,2017 in Farmville,Va. Funeral Services will be held in th chapel of Shorter Funeral Home on Tuesday May 23,2017 at 11:00 am with interment in Full Gospel Holiness Church cemetery in Powhatan Va. The family willl recieve friends on Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in...

May 5, 2017

Craig A. Keup, 25, of Rice was taken from us May 5th 2017 as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occured in Bay County Florida.   He was born July 14, 1991 in Norfolk Va, the son of Andrew and Lori Keup. He attended Norfolk  schools and graduated from Prince Edward County High School in 2009,...

May 1, 2017

Lena Rose Shinault Dowdy, 97 of Farmville passed away on May 1, 2017. She was born July 3, 1919 to the late Cora Frost Shinault and Eddie Monroe Shinault. She was the wife of Charles “Charlie” H. Dowdy Jr.

She is survived by two sons Charles H. “Chuck” Dowdy...

Apr 19, 2017

Russell H.Oliver ,age 51 of Farmville,Va. passed away on Wednesday April 19,2017 .He is survived by his daughter Tiffany Rose Oliver.A graveside service will be on Friday April 21,2017 at 3:00 pm in The College Presbyterian Church Cemetery.The family will greet friends in the College Church  from 2:00 to 3:00 prior to graveside service .Shorter Funeral Home is serving the...

Apr 18, 2017

James Donald Labriola age 57 of Farmville,Va. passed away on April 18,2017 .He is survived by his wife Pamela,two sons,James and step-son Gary,one daughter Jessica Tackett,two brothers Joe and Johnny and one grand-child Wyatt Tackett.A graveside service will be Friday April 21,2017 at 11:00 am in the Cartersville Cemetery,in Cartersville Va.The family will recieve friends on Thursday April 20,2017...

Mar 20, 2017

Jessie Wilkerson Allen was born May 17, 1922 in Farmville, VA and went to her eternal heavenly home on March 20, 2017.

She passed peacefully surrounded by her family. She loved her 6 children, 21 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 68 years Hugh Earl Allen, children Robert (Donna),...

Mar 2, 2017

Mary Ann Williamson age 62 of Henrico VA passed away on March 2, 2017.

She was born on June 9, 1954 to the late Carl and Majorie McCarter Smith.

She is survived by a niece Margie French.

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Feb 22, 2017

Donald Roy Curtin, 72 of Farmville, VA passed away on February 22, 2017.                     He was born on January 6, 1945 to the late Charles C. and Blanch Taylor Curtin.            He is survived by his wife Geneva Curtin, daughter Tina Myers (Roger), Elizabeth Curtin Guilfoyle (Scott), son Donald Curtin, Russell Curtin (Melody),                                        6 grandchildren, 4 great...

Feb 22, 2017

Eugene Lloyd “Gene” Hartley, 91 of Farmville, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2017 at Heritage Hall, Blackstone.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Phoebe Sorrells Hartley and Claude Allen Hartley and brothers; Floyd Earnest Hartley and Thomas Leech Hartley.

Feb 13, 2017

Roland Shelly Harris Jr. “Red” formerly of Norfolk, VA passed away on February 13, 2017 at his home in Farmville, VA.

He was born in Newport R.I. on March 12, 1936, the son of the late Roland S. Harris and Louise Young Harris.

He is survived by his wife Rosemary E. Harris, his children; son,...

Feb 7, 2017

Dorothy Mae Napier age 73 passed away on February 7, 2017.

She is survived by her children; Raliegh “Lewis” Anderson (Cheri), Robert “Bobby” Hayes (Shelly), Billy Ray Capps Jr (Kim), Vickie Chapman (Barry), Shannon Anderson (Wayne), a brother; Jones Edward Hines (Vici), sisters; Lottie Bowman, Betty Coleman, grandchildren; Jennifer...

Feb 1, 2017

Robert (Bob) Joseph Laird, of Farmville VA, passed away on February 1, 2017.  He is survived by his wife Ruth, sons William and Robert, and daughter Ellen. Bob is remembered by his service to his country in the US Navy during World War II, and for establishing a highly-regarded printing business in the post-war years. He was an expert bowler...

Jan 31, 2017

Fleta Allen Motley 91 of Farmville, VA died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.  She was born on August 25, 1925 in Sevierville, Tennessee to the late Dallas C. and Esta L. Allen.

Fleta worked many years at Farmer’s Supply Company until they closed then was...

Jan 30, 2017

Mary Faye Scott (née Hurst), of Winter Haven, Florida, wife of the late Samuel Ray “Boo” Scott of Farmville, Virginia, died on January 30, 2017 after a brief hospitalization for congestive heart failure.  She was 78.

Mary Faye was born on April 7, 1938 in Homestead, Florida to John...

Jan 18, 2017

Myrna Lou Hawkins Roberts Gibson, 78, of Keysville, Va., passed away Jan. 18, 2017 at Marshall Pines Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Augusta, Ga., following a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s and dementia.

Gibson was born Dec. 15, 1938 in Pulaski, Va.  She graduated from Shenandoah Valley Academy at New...