OBITUARIES

Ret. MSG Claude Lee “Master Blaster” Tomlinson Jr. ,71, of Victoria, VA was unexpectedly but peacefully called to his heavenly home on January 9, 2022; He leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Sandra O. Tomlinson; daughter, Kendra Winn; son, SGM Christopher Tomlinson  (Holly); granddaughters, Leigh Ann Winn, Brittany Tomlinson, and Abbey “Lucille” Tomlinson; grandson Christopher Tomlinson Jr; great granddaughter,...

Ida Cobb Weeks, 92, of Victoria, VA joined her husband John Edwin Weeks, Jr. in Heaven on Dec. 18, 2021. She was one of ten children born to the late Edgar Puryear Cobb and Lucy Parson Cobb. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Weeks Dunn of Crewe, VA and Janet S. Jones (Donald) of Green Bay, VA; her son,...

Nancy Moore Smith, 90, of Victoria passed away December 9, 2021.  Nancy is the widow of James H. Smith both members of Victoria Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Helen Moore, her brothers Raymond and Aubrey Moore and her son James “Randy” Smith. She is survived by her sons Ronald “Ronnie” Smith and Ray...

Lynn Jerome Vaughan passed away peacefully at his home on historic Oak Ridge Plantation, Green Bay, VA on December 7, 2021, just days before his 80th birthday.  His battle with Parkinson’s Disease showed his courage in facing life’s challenges with grace and humility.   Lynn was born to the late John Wycliffe Vaughan and Alise Noland Vaughan on December 11, 1941...

Anna Perkins Harris, 94, of Victoria, Va. died December 7, 2021. She was the widow of Marvin F. Harris; sister of the late, Walter Perkins, Mickey King and Gracie Johnson; and great-aunt of the late Jodi Ashworth. She is survived by her sister, Agnes Almand of Blackstone; sister-in-law, Sue Perkins of Dundas and many nieces and nephews. She was a...

Bennett Warren Hawthorne, Jr., age 78, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital with his loving wife by his side.He was born on May 22, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Bennett Warren Hawthorne, Sr. and Thelma Bailey Hawthorne. Warren studied history at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, earning a bachelor’s degree. His early...

Jeanne Morgan Thompson, 92, of Kenbridge, VA, departed this life on November 20, 2021.  She was predeceased by her parents Norman and Mary Morgan, and her brothers Norman and Ralph Morgan.  She is survived by her husband of 74 years, William E. “Bill” Thompson, two daughters, Linda Gorhan and husband Charles, Hendersonville, NC, and Deborah Hensly and husband Riley, Virginia...

James Keith Thackston, 74, of Dundas, VA. joined his parents, James Henry Thackston and Alberta Ghee Thackston, and his sister Maxine T. Tanner in Heaven on  November 20, 2021.  He is survived by his wife Diane B. Thackston, two daughters, Angie McGhinnis (Bobby) and Stephanie Foster (Billy); step-sons, Robby Moore and Kevin Moore (Megan); 10 grandchildren, Brandi, Billy, Chris, Sam,...

Lucy Moore Thorpe, 93, of Kenbridge, Va. joined her family in Heaven on November 20, 2021. She was the wife of the late Thurman Eastwood and Raymond John Thorpe; daughter of the late, Spencer Lee Moore, Eva Watson Griffin and Austin Griffin; sister of the late, Thomas Moore, Harold Griffin, Miles Griffin, Lowell Griffin, Katherine Peebles, Rachel Hodge and Carolyn...

Deborah Vick Tanner, 65, of Kenbridge, Va. joined her daughter; Meredith Tanner Smith, and her parents, Herman and Agnes Callis Vick in Heaven on November 19, 2021. She is survived by her son-in-law, Gary T. Smith; her extended family and her best friend Bertha I. Wray (Ronnie). Deborah graduated from Kenston Forest High School in 1974. She was a former...

Carolyn Jean Lynch, 69, of Burkeville. Va. joined her husband William Lee Lynch in Heaven on Nov. 5, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James Bill McKinney and Joyce Temple “Gracie” McKinney. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa M. Atkins (Troy); of Baskerville, Va. and formerly Burkeville, Va; two grandchildren, Brian Lee Sweat, Jr. (BJ) and Brianna...

Susie Myrtle Moore Hillery, age 93, transitioned to eternal life on November 1, 2021.She was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia on February 25, 1928 and was the daughter of the late William Edward Moore and Myrtle Anderson Moore. She was the loving and devoted mother of Nathan Herbert Hillery (Karen Feldman) and the late Vincent Edward Hillery (Marianne Grabowski). Spending...

Wallace,Billy Coleman Wallace, 78, of Richmond, Virginia joined his family in Heaven on October 17, 2021. He was the son of the late Jonathan Morgan Wallace and Ada Elizabeth Wallace; brother of the late Mary Williams, Gerald Wallace, Hugh Wallace, Claude Wallace,  Carolyn Crenshaw, Laverna Bobbitt, Phyllis Forbes and Boyce Wallace. He is survived by a sister, Charlotte Gallion and...

Marshall Kendig Eastwood, 84, of Lunenburg County, VA joined his son, Marshall Earl (Bug) Eastwood, in Heaven on October 1, 2021. He was born April 29, 1937 son of the late Alfred Butler Eastwood and Willie Lea Watson Eastwood and was brother of the late Al Thomas Eastwood.  He is survived by his faithful wife of 62 years, Fay Brummitt...

Janice Lane Harman Allgood, 78, of Victoria, VA joined her family in Heaven on September 27, 2021. She was born and raised in Skygusty, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Cammie Kasbin Harman and Rosa Graham Harman and sister of the late Cammie K. “Sonny” Harman, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Christy Williams (Rob) and...

Gloria Pendleton Compton, 71, of Crewe, Virginia went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2021. She was the daughter of the late David McKinney Pendleton and Jessie White Pendleton; sister of the late, Paulette Pendleton and grandmother of the late Payton Grace Ziglar. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Charles Judson “Jud” Compton; her daughters,...

Robert Russell Sapp, 63, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away on September 25, 2021. He was the son of the late Samuel David Sapp, Sr. and Gussie M. Sapp and father of the late Robert A. Sapp. He is survived by a son, Samuel David Sapp, III; two step-children; numerous grandchildren; his brother, George M. Sapp; and his loving and devoted...

Glynn M Sweitzer, Jr., age 73, of Darlington SC died Friday, September 10, 2021. Born in Farmville, Virginia on July 11, 1948, Glynn was the son of the late Glynn M Sweitzer, Sr. and Myrtle Kennedy Sweitzer. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. After graduating college, he worked as a credit manager until his retirement. In his...

Llewellyn Landon Snead, III, (Lew) of Roanoke VA died September 10, 2021. He is survived by his three sisters and their families, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Poole, Mrs Betty May Farrar and Mrs. Nancy Thomas Chappell; three nephews and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Llewellyn Landon Snead, Jr. and Hazel Thomas Snead and by his partner...

Suzanne Kelley Weaver, 58, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, after a lengthy struggle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her father John Ashby Weaver and her brother John Michael Weaver both of Richmond, VA. She is survived by her mother, Mamie Frances Saunders Weaver of Chesterfield, VA; her daughter, Brittany Boswell Cox (Billy)...