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Marion Wilson Peebles

Marion Wilson Peebles

Jan 16, 2024

Marion Wilson Peebles, 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, after a brief hospitalization.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Ann, his son, Gary, and his wife, Mary, his parents Lemuel and Mary Peebles, and seven brothers and sisters.  Marion is survived by his son Robert Peebles and his wife Pamela, his daughter Mary Ann Crowder...

June Love Harris

June Love Harris

Jan 14, 2024

Heaven gained a Super special angel Sunday, January 14, 2024 when June Love Davis Harris “Nana”, age 80, of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Jackson Davis and Evelyn Jackson Davis, her husband, Robert “Bob” W. Harris, and all of her siblings. To know her was to love...

Allen Stephen Kidd

Allen Stephen Kidd

Jan 13, 2024

Allen Stephen Kidd was born on February 16, 1982, in Richmond, Virginia. He passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

 

He was a lifelong resident of Brunswick County, Virginia. Allen was a graduate of Brunswick High School, Class of 2000. Later in life he decided to further his education at Southside Virginia Community College, earning his Associates Degree...

Robert Aubrey Wesson, Jr.

Robert Aubrey Wesson, Jr.

Jan 13, 2024

Robert A. Wesson, Jr., age 83, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024. A son of the late Robert A. Wesson, Sr. and Helen Darden Wesson, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Virginia Wray Wesson; son-in-law, Dwayne Hite; a granddaughter, Leah Brooke Comly and a sister, Geraldine Wells.

 

Mr. Wesson was...

Thomas Dwight Clary

Thomas Dwight Clary

Jan 13, 2024

Thomas Dwight Clary, age 76, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024. A lifelong resident of Lawrenceville, he was the son of the late Erby and Marion Clary.

 

Thomas was an avid outdoorsman for most of his life and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a carpenter by trade and worked on many homes in the area.

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George Bolling Shell

George Bolling Shell

Jan 11, 2024

George Bolling Shell, age 74, of White Plains, Virginia, passed away January 11, 2024. He is the son of the late William Russell Shell and Dorothy Lynch Shell. He is survived by his wife Nancy Shell; his sister, Bonnie S. Baird; his daughter Juanita Kidd and husband Bobby; his son Joey Shell and wife Kim; his children by love Kay...

Mabel Ferguson Williams

Mabel Ferguson Williams

Jan 10, 2024

Mabel Ferguson Williams, age 83, of Dolphin, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Sadie Ferguson; her husband, James Monroe Williams, and her son, Scott Monroe Williams.

 

She is survived by her daughter-in-law, two grandsons, a brother, a niece, and a special friend, Sharon Stinson.

 

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Sharon Ela Lewis

Sharon Ela Lewis

Jan 10, 2024

Sharon Ela Lewis, age 81, of Gasburg, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Born and raised in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Pauline Westbury Leadbetter. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Ralph W. Lewis, Jr.; a son, James Long, Sr.; two grandsons, Steven Ray Blythe and Dustin...

Cathy Faye Oakley Trexler

Cathy Faye Oakley Trexler

Jan 8, 2024

Cathy Faye Oakley Trexler, age 71, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024. Born and raised in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. Oakley and Barbara Stables Oakley.

 

She is survived by her sons, Roy Allen Trexler, III and Raymond Todd Trexler; grandchildren, Nicole Dawn Cosman, Alexander Ray Trexler, Roy Allen Trexler,...

Cynthia Dale Jones

Cynthia Dale Jones

Jan 7, 2024

Cynthia Dale Jones, “Cindy,” aged 69, of Barbara Lane, Richmond, VA died Sunday, 07 January 2024. Funeral services will be held at Ginter Park United Methodist Church, 1010 W Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227 on Wednesday, 10 January, 2024, at 2:30 PM. Visitation will take place in the same location for one hour before the funeral service, beginning at 1:30...

Sara Anne Turner

Sara Anne Turner

Jan 6, 2024

Sara Anne Turner, age 31, of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024.

 

Sara will be remembered as a beloved daughter, and a loving mother.

 

She is survived by her children, Angela Abronski (age12), Caroline Raffield (age 4), and Dawson Raffield (age 3); her father, George W. Turner, Sr. (Tonya); her mother, Mary Ann Allwine (David); her...

Earnest Lee Oliver

Earnest Lee Oliver

Jan 4, 2024

Earnest Lee Oliver, age 57, of Prince George, VA, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024.

 

Lee will be remembered as a kind and friendly person who never met a stranger, and was a loving son.

 

He is survived by his mother Norma H. Juarez (Carmelo); a brother, Thad Oliver; a devoted aunt, Tina Johnson; cousins, Michael Walton and...

William Gaines Barkley

William Gaines Barkley

Dec 30, 2023

William “Bill” Gaines Barkley, age 70, a resident of Richmond, VA, formerly of Lawrenceville, VA, peacefully passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023.

 

Bill, son of the late Raymond Rawlings and Allene Gaines Barkley, was born in Richmond, VA on May 22, 1953 and raised in Lawrenceville, VA. As a youth, Bill worked in his parents’ hardware store, Sledge...

Joseph Dossie Barkley, II

Joseph Dossie Barkley, II

Dec 28, 2023

Joseph “Joe” Dossie Barkley, II, age 77, a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Lawrenceville, VA and Halifax, VA, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023. 

 

Joe, son of the late Joseph Byrd and Mary “Snooze” Elmore Barkley, was born in Richmond, VA and raised in Lawrenceville, VA.  After graduation from Brunswick High School in 1964, he earned a...

Joyce Toth Bennett

Joyce Toth Bennett

Dec 26, 2023

Joyce Irene Toth Bennett, age 81, of Alberta, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Joyce was raised in the Varina area, the daughter of the late Roger and Louise Throckmorton Toth. She was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Bennett, and a brother, Roger Toth.

 

Joyce worked alongside her husband, Billy, for many years in their...

Ola Epperson Jones

Ola Epperson Jones

Dec 26, 2023

Ola Epperson Jones, age 96, of Rawlings, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023. A lifelong resident of Brunswick County, she was the daughter of the late Scott and Sadie Hall Epperson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Charles Southall Jones and a daughter, Carolyn Rose Jones Winn.

 

A 1948 graduate of Madison...

Harold Mullins

Harold Mullins

Dec 26, 2023

At noon on December 26, 2023, Harold Mullins was called to his eternal home at the age of 79 years. He was born in Avondale, WV on December 31, 1943, the seventh son of Lola and Isom Mullins. He married Angela Faith Bohl on August 27, 1965. They were blessed with two children, Leslie Andrew and Laura Marie. Andy is...

Georgia L. Clary

Georgia L. Clary

Dec 24, 2023

Georgia L. Clary, 81, of Petersburg, VA, passed away peacefully in her sleep Christmas Eve morning. She was born in Brunswick County, moved to Petersburg as a teenager and never left.

 

She was predeceased by her parents, Fred D. Clary and Louise Freeman Clary, and stepmother that became her mother, Selma C. Clary. Also by her siblings, Fred D....

Lewis Alvin Browder, Jr.

Lewis Alvin Browder, Jr.

Dec 24, 2023

Lewis Alvin Browder Jr., (Aaron Weissberg) 63, a resident of Richmond, Va., passed away December 24, 2023, after battling cancer. He was predeceased by his parents Lewis Alvin Browder Sr. and Linda Efird Browder.

 

He is survived by Javier Rosales, his devoted partner of more than 25 years, brother Linwood Browder (Cindy), sister Loretta Santos (David), niece Zoie Browder,...

Jean Delbridge Abernathy

Jean Delbridge Abernathy

Dec 21, 2023

Jean Delbridge Abernathy passed away on December 21, 2023, after a brief illness.

She is survived by her son Ron, daughter-in-law Donna and granddaughter Lauren and her son Shane, daughter-in-law Kristin, and grandchildren Michael and Kayla.  She was predeceased by her husband Hubert Cloud, her son Donnie, her parents Robert and Pearl, and her siblings Lillian, Sambo, Snooks, Gladys, Mary...