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Ruth Dorman Baskfield
Jan 6, 2014
Ruth Dorman Baskfield was born November 11, 1932 to William Dorman and Hattie White. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis A. Baskfield Sr.; her father, William Dorman; stepmother, Elsie Dorman; and son, Arthur (Bootsie) Baskfield. Ruth, or "Mrs. B," as she was fondly known by family and friends, graduated from S.C Abrams High School. She worked at...
Darlene Patterson Payne
Jan 6, 2014
Darlene Patterson Payne departed her life here on January 6, 2014 to be with the Lord. Born October 8, 1945 to the late Sarah Patterson and Leroy Opie, she was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Alfred Patterson; and two sisters, Janis and Lillie Mae Patterson. Darlene was introduced to Christ at a young age and rededicated herself to...
Delonte Donnell Smith
Jan 3, 2014
DeLonte Donnell "D" Smith died Friday, January 3, 2014. He was born August 24, 1978, the son of Sabrinia Smith and Argentina Gray. In addition to his mother and father he leaves to cherish his grandmother, Margaline Talley, a daughter Jendaiya Alyaa Allen, two step daughters Shanquia and Yasmeen "Ya Ya" Willis, two brothers Davon and Warren, one great grandmother,...
Madlyn Poindexter Shelton
Dec 26, 2013
Madlyn Poindexter Johnson Shelton, 82, of Louisa, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her residence. She was one of four childern, born to the late Bishop George McKinley Poindexter and Gladys Powell. Her mother, father, two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Madlyn completed elementary school and Junior High School in Washington, D.C., she completed High School at...
Stephen Keith Bower
Dec 19, 2013
Steph Keith Bower, 30, passed away suddenly on December 19, 2013. He is survived by his mother, Donna Carothers, his step-father, Paul Carothers, both of Louisa, VA. His father, William H. Bower, his step-mother Kelly Bower, both of Haymarket, VA. Lottie Lucian, his grandmother of Lynchburg, VA. Cheryl Cox, his grandmother of Haymarket, VA. Robert F. Arney, Sr., his grandfather...
Sallie Mae Foster
Dec 15, 2013
Mrs. Sallie Mae Ellis Foster was born June 23, 1923 to Mrs. Carrie Mae Lampkin Ellis and Mr Alexander Ellis Sr. She was the first of 3 children; others to include Alexander Ellis Jr and Charles Evans Ellis. She is a Louisa County native and graduate of the Louisa County Training School. She was a member of the former Oak...
Tijuana Louise Franklin
Dec 14, 2013
Tijuana Louise Franklin 50, of Louisa, Virginia surrounded by her loving family went home to be with the Lord on Saturday December 14, 2013. She was born in Plainfield, NJ on October 17, 1963, to Gist Johnson Sr.,and Martha Griggs of Louisa, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her spouse Anthony B. Franklin Sr., her grandparents, Harvey & Althea...
Richard Lee Price,Sr.
Dec 7, 2013
Richard Lee Price Sr, 74 of Kents Store, VA departed this life on Saturday, December 7 2013 at Envoy Nursing Home, Fork Union VA. He was born December 27, 1938 to the late Lloyd and Emily Price. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Inez P Johnson, one grandson Jonathan Key and a granddaughter Rihanna Price ....
Dorothy Quarles Bishop
Dec 3, 2013
Dorothy Ethel Quarles Bishop, sweetly nicknamed Dot, passed away on December 3, 2013, at the age of 80 in Princes Georges County, Maryland. Dot was born on April 22, 1933, to the union of James and Ethel Quarles in Louisa, Virginia. One of nine children, Dot was raised in Louisa where her parents provided a loving and deeply religious home....
Bernice Elizabeth Quarles
Nov 25, 2013
Bernice Elizabeth Quarles passed away suddenly Monday, November 25, 2013. Bernice was born November 16, 1924 in Gordonsville, VA to the late Robert and Betteen Quarles. She was the youngest of nine siblings, all whom preceded her in death. She was educated in the Louisa County Public Schools, graduated from Virginia State College and received her Master's Degree from North...
Hannah Lee Grooms
Nov 10, 2013
Hannah Lee Grooms entered her eternal rest on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the University of Virginia Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Frank & Carrie Burruss Grooms and John & Ethel Grooms Minor. Hannah accepted Christ as her personal savior at an early age and was a member of the Foster Creek Baptist Church, Louisa, Virginia. She...
Lorenzo Maurice Waddy
Oct 18, 2013
Lorenzo Maurice "Reece" Waddy, 51 of Mineral, Virginia died on Friday, October 18, 2013, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville, Virginia . Born Monday, July 16, 1962 in Louisa, Virginia , he was the son of the late James Waddy and the late Alice Adams Waddy. He was a graduate of Louisa County High School. He was a member...
Alice Minor Henson
Sep 29, 2013
Mrs. Alice Mary Minor Henson of Louisa County, VA was born on January 9, 1933 to the late Andrew and Hattie Minor. She was called to eternal rest on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2 AM at the Hospice of the Piedmont House. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, Lawrence Emmett Henson. Mrs. Henson...
Gregory Lynn Henson
Sep 19, 2013
Gregory Lynn Henson passed away surrounded by family in Clinton, MD on Thursday, September 19, 2013 after a brief illness. He was one of six children born to the late Clarence & Loretta Henson. Gregory was born on September 21, 1958 in Washington D.C. The family relocated to Louisa County, VA where he received his education in Louisa County Public...
Odessa E Harris
Sep 4, 2013
A Time to Be Born: Odessa Eloise Harris was born on January 12, 1958. She was the third of five children born to George and Marian Harris Sr. A Time to Build: In 1977, she graduated from the Louisa County High School. After graduation, she was employed by several manufacturing companies for a total of 15 years. She also worked...
Cornelius Lipscomb, Jr.
Aug 24, 2013
Cornelius Lipscomb, Jr. slipped quietly into the arms of God Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA. This bundle of joy was the second child born to the late Cornelius, Sr. and Mary Virginia Thurston Lipscomb on August 31, 1951 in Louisa, VA. With a strong Christian family connection, he attended Mt. Gilliam Baptist (New Site) Church,...
Thomas O Henson, Jr.
Aug 21, 2013
Thomas O. Henson, Jr. affectionately called "Buggie", 70, was called to his eternal home on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. Thomas was born on February 12, 1943 to the late Thomas and Sylena Quarles Henson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Julia H. Quarles. As a result of a birth defect,...
Lewis Robert Shelton, Jr.
Jul 27, 2013
Lewis Robert Shelton, Jr, 77, of Kents Store, Virginia died on Saturday morning, July 27, 2013, at Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center in Louisa, Virginia . Affectionately called "June", he was born Sunday, November 24, 1935 in Kents Store, Virginia , the oldest child of the late Lewis Robert Sr. and Alice Johnson Shelton. Lewis was preceded in death by...
Freddie William Blue
Jul 16, 2013
"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens" Ecclesiates 3:1 Freddie William Blue was born to the late George and Jennie Blue on August 26, 1932 in Fredericks Hall, Virginia. On the evening of Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in the privacy of the home he shared with his wife, Freddie slipped from time...
Angline Ophelia Barrett Mccloud
Jul 14, 2013
Angline Ophelia Barrett McCloud, 69 of Louisa, Virginia died on Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Charlottesville, Virginia after a prolonged illness. She was one of ten children. Born Sunday, October 24, 1943 in Goochland, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Barrett and the late Henrietta Virginia Cox Barrett. She was predeceased by brothers, Carl Barrett, William Barrett...
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