OBITUARIES

SHIPE, Harry Franklin Shipe, 87, of Kenbridge, Va. passed away Feb. 15, 2017. Harry was born Sept. 17, 1928. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lee, Joe and Bedford; sisters, Leona and Viola. Harry is survived by his wife of 62 years, Eva B. Shipe; Sister-in-law, Mary Lee Overby (Tony) of Dundas, Va; brother-in-law, Howard Burchette (Amanda)...

WRIGHT,Susan Elizabeth Wright, 71, of Lunenburg, Virginia joined the Lord and her family in Heaven on Feb. 13, 2017. Sue was born July 2, 1945 in Baltimore, MD to John Eimer and Hannah “Libby” Eimer and in 1955 was adopted by her step-father Percy Deo Kohler. Sue Graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies...

WINGOLD,David Eric Wingold, Sr, 62 of Kenbridge Va. went to be with the Lord on February 9, 2017. He is survived by his wife Holly Gee Wingold; son, David Eric Wingold, Jr. (Angie); grandson, Aiden Wingold all of Kenbridge; brother, Charles F. Wingold, Jr. (Teresa) of Glen Allen. David retired as manager of the Kenbridge ABC Store. He was a...

YEATTS, Geneva Bolling Yeatts, 88, of Blackstone, Va. joined her family  in heaven on Feb. 7, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin H. Yeatts, daughter, Jean Carolyn Cliborne and granddaughter, Carol Nichole Cliborne. She is survived by her two sons, Glenn Yeatts (Chris) of Kenbridge and Don Yeatts of Blackstone; 7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 2...

HANCOCK, Alton Guy Hancock, 84, of Charlottesville, Va. and formerly of Danieltown, Va. died January 25, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents; Vincent Guy Hancock and Annie Daniel Hancock; step-mother, Annie H. Hancock; and  brothers, Earl Hancock and Billy Hancock. Alton was a retired lawyer who enjoyed conversing with all. He is survived by his son Alex...

THOMPSON, Lennice Conner Thompson, 90, of South Hill and formerly of Kenbridge died January 25, 2017. She was the wife of the late John Allen Thompson and daughter of the late Julius Woodson Conner and Eva McChristian Conner. She is survived by her brother, Sandy W. Conner; niece, Lynda C. True (Page); nephews, Richard S. Moody (Judy) and Michael D....

ROBERTS, Gary Eugene Roberts, 77, of Raleigh, N.C. and formerly of Dayton, Ohio died Jan. 22, 2017.  He was the son of the late Adolphus H. Roberts and Helen Morganthal Roberts;  husband of the late Anne Page Weathersby Roberts and father of the late Paula N. Herrington. He is survived by his daughters; Debbie G. Springer, Sharron P. Boorde and...

CHANDLER, Charles Bruce Chandler, of Victoria, Va., died peacefully on December 28, 2016, after a brief illness. He was 91. Born in Victoria on November 17, 1925 to Aubrey Bruce Chandler and Velna Glascock Chandler, his early education was in the public schools of Lunenburg County and at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg.  He enlisted in the US Navy and...

HAWTHORNE, Louise Monroe Cheely, 98, passed away on Dec. 27, 2016 at the Hundley Center in South Hill, Va. Louise was born on July 30, 1918 to Robert Monroe and Blanche Fraher Cheely of Brunswick County. She and Gene were married for 53 years and raised two children on a tobacco farm on route 40, Kenbridge. Louise worked in the...

LOVE, Marlene P. Love, 70, of Chesterfield, Va. went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 12, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Ken Love; her daughter, Lisa Viramontes (Brett); son, Daniel Love; grandchildren, Gabriel and Isabella Viramontes; sister, Sarah Ferguson and brothers, Eschol Allen and Bob Horen. Marlene was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She...