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William Bryant Thompson
Mar 24, 2023
William Bryant “Lil Squeak” Thompson, age 56, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne M. Thompson.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Ann Thompson; his children, Tiffany Vaughan (Michael), Joshua Thompson, and Hunter Thompson; grandchildren, Cayleigh Vaughan, Nathan Thompson, and Carleigh Vaughan; his mother, Jean Thompson; and a...
Catherine Rice Martin
Mar 23, 2023
Catherine Rice Martin, age 101, of Alberta, VA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her children, on March 23, 2023. Born April 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Pascal and Annie Rice of Ashville, North Carolina, and was widowed after 75 years of marriage to Joseph E. Martin.
She is survived by her children, Ann Mayton,...
Patricia Ann Slayton Taylor
Mar 22, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Ann Slayton Taylor, age 86, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Born in Dolphin, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Pauline Wesson Slayton. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Herbert Edward Taylor; two of her siblings, Morgan Slayton and Audrey Daniel.
Pat was a...
Michael John Boucher
Mar 21, 2023
Michael J. Boucher, age 70, of Freeman passed peacefully at home on March 21,2023 with his wife, Melissa, by his side after a lengthy illness. Michael was born in New York City but spent most of his life in Virginia and called Freeman his home with his wife of 39 years along with his four-legged friends. Many will know...
Clyde Wayne Gauldin, Sr.
Mar 21, 2023
Clyde Wayne Gauldin, Sr., age 74, of Alberta, VA passed away March 21, 2023. He is the son of the late Charles and Beatrice Gauldin and is preceded in death by his brother, Charles Gauldin, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Gauldin; his children, Clyde W. Gauldin, Jr. and wife Shirley, Marsha Dobbins, Susan Chitty and husband Bill;...
Charles R. Johnson
Mar 20, 2023
Charles R. “Chuck” Johnson, of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023. He was born Sept. 15, 1937 to the late Benjamin Floyd Johnson and Dorothy Webb Johnson and was preceded in death by his son, Charles R. “CJ” Johnson, Jr., two brothers, J. Rodney Johnson and Earl G. Johnson. Chuck graduated from John Marshall High School and...
William Shelton Wright, Jr.
Mar 18, 2023
William Shelton Wright, Jr., age 63 of Gasburg, VA passed away March 18, 2023. He is the son of the late William Sr. and Ellie “Cookie” Wright. He is survived by his significant other, Betty King; his children, Andrew Wright, Joshua Wright (Brittany) and Thomas Wright (Allison Fisher); his grandchildren, Brayden and Brently; and two sisters, Susan Wright and Phyllis...
David Leon Keefe
Mar 16, 2023
David Leon Keefe, age 24, of Chesterfield County, VA, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023.
David grew up in Rawlings, VA and was a 2016 graduate of Brunswick Senior High School. He was an avid baseball player, participating in the Brunswick Dixie Youth League, the Brunswick Babe Ruth League, and the Brunswick Senior High School Bulldogs. David enjoyed hunting and...
Charles Andrew Moore
Mar 15, 2023
Charles Andrew Moore (90), was born on December 28, 1932 and departed this life on March 15, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife Josy Moore and son Charles Andrew Moore, Jr (Andy),
He is survived by his daughter Betsy Draper and husband Calvin of Emporia, VA and their daughters and families - Emily and Brian Ligon...
Joseph Edgar Baird, Sr.
Mar 14, 2023
Joseph Edgar Baird Sr. (J.E.), a long-time resident of Brunswick County, and then Colonial Heights, VA, was born in Gasburg, VA on April 6, 1932. He died March 14, 2023, at the Sitter and Barfoot Veterans’ Care Center in Richmond, VA after a long illness. His parents were the late Hobart M. and Blanche E. Baird. He was predeceased by...
George Raymond Rapp
Mar 12, 2023
George R. Rapp of Dinwiddie, Va. passed away peacefully on March 12, 2023 with family at his side. He is preceded in death by his parents George Joseph Christian Rapp (Chris) and Jeanne E. Rapp. George is survived by his wife of 56 years Betty S. Rapp; brothers Dr. Robert S. Rapp (Judy) of Albany, Oregon and William Rapp (Carolyne)...
Miriah Gagne Clary
Mar 12, 2023
Miriah Gagne Clary, age 25, of Brodnax, VA passed away March 12, 2023. She is survived by her wife, Meagan Clary; two sons, Brayden Lee Gagne and Lukis Reese Barham; her mother, Doreen Lynn Gagne; her father, Timothy Gregory Parrish; her grandparents, Martin Porter, Sr. “Toby” and Deborah Porter; brothers and sisters, Ashley Lynn Writtenberry-Comley, Dillion Lee Coley, Savannah...
Nelvin Rivers Jones
Mar 11, 2023
Nelvin Rivers “Nat” Jones, 87, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on March 11, 2023. He was born on October 12, 1935, in Elams, North Carolina, and was preceded in death by his parents, S. R. “Shorty” Jones, Jr. and Virginia Spragins Jones, and his brother, John Wesley “Dick” Jones. After graduating from Lawrenceville High School, Nelvin...
Lois B. Johnson
Mar 11, 2023
Lois B. Johnson, age 91, of Alberta, VA, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Born in Freeman, VA, she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Virginia Browder, and was widowed by M.L. Johnson, Jr. She was also predeceased by a brother, Fred Browder.
She is survived by her children, Tommy Johnson and wife Wanda, Bill Johnson, Joe Johnson...
Floyd Collins Fajna, Jr.
Mar 7, 2023
Floyd Collins Fajna, Jr., age 57, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away March 7, 2023. He is preceded in death by his father, Floyd Collins Fajna. He is survived by his mother, Stella Merkle and husband Scott; his daughter, Jessica Kawski; three grandchildren, Joey, Cameron and Haley; two brothers, Chris Fajna and Ryan Merkle; his sister, Michelle Merkle; and numerous nieces,...
Donald Clifton Simmons
Mar 6, 2023
Donald Clifton Simmons, age 76, a lifelong resident of Dinwiddie County, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2023.
Donnie served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. After returning home, he began a lifelong career in construction. He was co-owner of Simmons & Simmons Builders for many years and was well-known as a skilled craftsman. He continued to...
Virginia Dawn Gwizdale
Mar 5, 2023
Virginia “Ginny” Dawn Gwizdale passed away peacefully at her home in Blackstone, Virginia on March 5, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was only 54, succumbing to a consuming illness despite a valiant fight to the very end.
Ginny was a loving wife and mother—her family was everything to her. She was known for being selfless and caring, whether...
William David Webb
Mar 5, 2023
Bill Webb, 89, led a fruitful life. He was the son of Mary Margaret Richmond Webb and Jones Oliver Webb, Sr. of Prestonsburg, KY. Bill was a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, Morehead University, and Ball State University. Bill married Valeria Warrix Webb, the love of his life, on September 7, 1956. They were blessed with two children:...
Smithy Gordon Clary
Mar 4, 2023
Smithy Gordon Clary, age 87, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away March 4, 2023. He is the son of the late Harvie and Annie Clary. Smithy was a U. S. Navy Veteran and life-long member of Matthews Chapel United Methodist Church. He loved his family and woodworking. He is preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Buckner Clary; brothers, Randolph and...
Edwin Meade Collie
Mar 2, 2023
Edwin Meade Collie, 67, of Lawrenceville, Virginia, died Thursday, March 2, 2023. He is preceded in death by his mother Erlene Annetta Cannon and his father Roy Edwin Collie. He is survived by his twin daughters Kimberly Ann Newhouse and Tracy Marie Bowling, his two brothers Leonard Collie and Bruce Collie. He was a very proud grandfather of five: Brandon...
