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March 29, 2026
Ronnie James Seamster died peacefully at his home in Brookneal, Va. on March 29, 2026. The husband of Gale Landes Seamster for 31 years, Ronnie was born on August 25, 1960, in Halifax County to the late Haywood Coates and Janie Hall Seamster. He was...
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March 22, 2026
Marshall Clements Crews, 87, of Lynchburg, VA passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026 with his three children by his side. Marshall was born and raised in Halifax County, VA. His early childhood would read like a curious Tom Sawyer book. After hi...
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Elizabeth "Betty" Scruggs Poindexter
March 7, 2026
Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Scruggs Poindexter, 95, of Phenix, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 7, 2026. She was the wife of the late John Milton Poindexter. Born in Pittsylvania County on May 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the la...
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March 3, 2026
Daniel Dwight DeJarnette, Sr., 81, of Gladys passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. He was the husband of Linda Merryman DeJarnette. Born in Lynchburg on October 2, 1944, Daniel was the son of the late Hunter Archer DeJarnette and...
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March 2, 2026
Noel Francis Villeneuve, 92, of Martinsburg, W. VA. passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 2, 2026. He was the husband of Shirley Harper Villeneuve. Born in Washington, D.C. on December 24, 1933, he was the son of the late William Joseph Vi...
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February 11, 2026
Chester L. Kelting, 98, of Charlotte Courthouse passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, February 11, 2026. He was the husband of the late Anne Evelyn Wisenecker Kelting and the late Ree Mulch Kelting. Born in New York on November 3, 1927, Chester ...
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February 10, 2026
Herbert Hanon Moses, III, 77, of Rustburg, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Carolyn Hailey Moses. Born in Lynchburg on August 20, 1948, Herbert was the son of the late Herbert Hanon Moses, J...
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January 31, 2026
Betty Ann Dalton Fisher, 72, of Brookneal, passed away at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Born in Lynchburg on July 9, 1953, Betty Ann was the daughter of the late Price T. Dalton and the late Margaret Inez Fallen D...
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January 28, 2026
Cynthia Kay Crews, 75, of Gladys, formerly of Acorn Rd. Nathalie, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. She was the wife of the late Joe William Crews. Born in Lynchburg, Va. on June 11, 1950, Kay was the daughter of the late Wylie N. ...
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James "Butch" Randolph Bailey, Jr.
January 22, 2026
James Randolph Bailey, Jr., “Butch”, 74, of Brookneal, passed away at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Born in Lynchburg on June 24, 1951, Butch was the son of the late James Randolph Bailey, Sr. and the late Rut...
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January 19, 2026
Iris White Guthrie passed away suddenly on January 19, 2026, at home at the age of 98. Present at her homegoing were her daughter and son-in-law, Debra and David Foster. She was the loving wife of the late Herbert William Guthrie for 63 years. Mrs....
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January 16, 2026
Hattie Marie Guthrie Layne, 83, of Nathalie passed away at home on Friday, January 16, 2026. She was the wife, first, of the late Marshall Lee Jennings and, second, the late Thomas Layne. Born in Halifax County on January 24, 1942, Hattie was the da...
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January 11, 2026
Curtis Wayne Daniel, Sr., 89, of Castalia, N.C. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026. He was the husband of the late Eva Jean McCulloch Daniel. Born in Tennessee on September 14, 1936, he was the son of the late Henry Broadus D...
December 23, 2025
Jean Alderson Hodnett Hensley, 95, of Alton, passed away at South Boston Health and Rehab on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. She was the wife first of the late Carlton Hodnett, Sr. and second of the late Willie Hensley. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA...
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December 17, 2025
Randy Edward Dawson, 56, of Nathalie passed away at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. He was the husband of Melinda Campbell Dawson. Born in South Boston on October 31, 1969, Randy was the son of Marvin Edward Dawson...
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December 14, 2025
Willard Malcolm “Mack” Tuck, 84, of Nathalie passed away at Clarksville Health and Rehab on Sunday, December 14, 2025. He was the husband of Linda Voss Tuck. Born in Halifax County on April 23, 1941, he was the son of the late Lloyd Fenton Tuck ...
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December 14, 2025
Nancy Jennings Hendricks, born December 26, 1937, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025. She spent her life in Brookneal, Virginia, a place she called home and where her love and presence shaped generations of family. Nancy was a devoted mot...
December 12, 2025
Christine S. Dunaway, age 95, of Springfield, Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones and held in the arms of those who cherished her most. Christine was married to the late Walter J. Dunaway on November...
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December 11, 2025
James Edward Wright, 86, of Forest went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 11, 2025 peacefully with his family by his side. Born on August 20, 1939, he was the son of the late Charlie Raymond and Odell Jones Wright and often reminisced about ...
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December 10, 2025
James Douglas Puckett (J.D.) passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Forest Rehab in Lynchburg, Va surrounded by his family. J.D. was born in Campbell County on April 23, 1942. He was the son of the late Samuel Letcher Puckett and Maryon Jenk...
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December 8, 2025
Larry Lee Hamlette, 73, of Brookneal passed away at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital on Monday, December 8, 2025. He was the husband of the late Hazel Patricia Mann Hamlette. Born in Charlotte County on December 17, 1951, he was the son of the late...
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November 20, 2025
Hilda Dodd Smith, 91, of Brookneal, passed away peacefully at Bedford County Nursing Home on Thursday, November 20, 2025. She was the wife of the late Lester Judd Smith. Born in Charlotte County, on July 6, 1934, she was the youngest of the twelve...
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November 14, 2025
Hubert Michael Gilliland, 71, of Rustburg passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025. He was the husband of Denise Burnette Gilliland. Mike was born on June 11, 1954, he was the son of the late Hubert Earnest Gilliland and the late Evelyn Johnson Gill...
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November 13, 2025
Ronald Wayne Fay, 77, of Brookneal passed away peacefully at home Thursday, November 13, 2025. Born in Courtland, N.Y. on February 7, 1948, he was the son of the late Herbert J. Fay and the late Elnor Cook Fay. Ronald retired as a pipefitter for the...
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November 8, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and loving remembrance that we announce that Edgar Carlton Lacks, Jr., went to his heavenly home on November 8, 2025 at the age of 83. Born April 2, 1942, Carlton was a devoted husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, brother,...