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Mary Lou Bowles
Apr 23, 2013
BOWLES, Mrs. Mary Lou, 87, of Fork Union, Va., died on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Born Saturday, September 5, 1925 in Fork Union, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Bowles and the late Louisiana Mills Bowles. She was predeceased by son, Freddie A. Bowles; daughter, Cassandra Bowles; brothers, Benny...
Alice H. Coleman
Apr 22, 2013
COLEMAN, Mrs. Alice H., 102, of Mineral, Va., died Monday, April 22, 2013 at Manor Health Care Center in Richmond, Va. Born Wednesday, May 4, 1910 in Louisa, Va., she was the widow of Edward F. Coleman. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Wiggin; a devoted nephew, Deacon Harry Haynes; her grand and great-grandchildren, and a host of other nieces, nephews,...
Russell W. Hughes
Apr 22, 2013
Russell Wilbert Hughes, 79, of Louisa, VA was born December 15, 1933 to the late Bernie and Lydia Hughes. Russell was peacefully called home on Monday morning, April 22, 2013. Russell joined County Line Baptist Church at an early age. He worked at Dominion Power in Mineral, VA for many years until he retired. Russell was a devoted husband and...
John Pearce Loftin
Apr 4, 2013
John P. Loftin, 64, entered eternal rest on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was born September 9, 1948 to the late John Pearce and Katherine Jackson Pearce in the Bronx, New York. After the marriage of his mother to David Loftin, John became his much-loved son. John received his education in Louisa and Charlottesville. At an early age, he was...
Joyce Annette Cox Shepherd
Apr 1, 2013
Annette was born April 14, 1925 in Dryden, VA (Lee County) and died April 1, 2013 in Gilbert, AZ due to medical complications. She was married on July 20, 1947 to Philip Austin Shepherd. She graduated from Madison Women's College with a degree in education and taught high school home economics before becoming a full-time mom and homemaker. She lived...
Richard Lee Anderson
Apr 1, 2013
Richard Lee Anderson, 58 of Mineral, Virginia died on Monday, April 1, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia . Born Friday, January 21, 1955 in Louisa, Virginia , he was the son of the late Melton Mallory and the late Angie Anderson Mallory. He attended and was employed by Louisa County Public School System until he became disabled....
Frances Winston Lasley
Mar 31, 2013
Frances was the fifth child and third daughter of John and Sylvania Winston, born on June 26, 1924, in Louisa County, Virginia. She departed this life on Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Falls Run Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. They called her Della or O'Della and she was also known by the nickname, "Chick". Della attended Oakland Grade...
Alice Virginia Poindexter
Mar 27, 2013
Alice Virginia Dickerson Poindexter passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Louisa Health Care Center at the blessed age of 100 years. She was born in Louisa County on July 2, 1912 to the late John H. and Ottie B. Dickerson. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers: Henry, Marion and Leroy Dickerson; two...
Allen Lee Brown,Iii
Mar 15, 2013
Deacon Allen Lee Brown III departed this life Friday, March 15, 2013 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia after a brief illness. "Juke" as many called him, was born on April 26, 1957 to the late Allen Brown II and Margaret Louise Scott in Caroline County. He graduated from Ladysmith High School in 1976, Caroline County. He...
Thelma Rosalia Wilson
Mar 13, 2013
Thelma Rosalia Wilson was born on October 20, 1919, in Frederick County, Maryland. She slept peacefully into eternal rest at the Health and Rehabilitation Center of Louisa on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. A daughter of the late Thurston and Exie Wilson, she was preceded in death by four brothers, John, Marcel, Paul, and Clifton Wilson; two sisters, Hazel W. Brookens...
Shirley Ann Johnson
Feb 19, 2013
Shirley Ann Johnson, 75 of Louisa, Virginia died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Louisa Health and Rehab Center in Louisa, Virginia . Born Monday, April 5, 1937 in Louisa, Virginia , she was the daughter of the late Theodore Buckner and the late Josephine Johnson. Shirley attend Louisa County Public Schools and retired from Louisa Manufactory. She was a...
Hazel Odessa Houchens
Feb 12, 2013
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Hazel Odessa Houchens, 76, our dear Mother, departed this life at her home, the Charnwood Forest Asst. Living, Richmond, Va. She was born on February 7, 1937, the only daughter of the late Alice E. Houchens. Hazel joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church at an early age, later she moved her membership to the Mt. Garland...
Harry Alexander Waddy
Feb 10, 2013
Harry Alexander "Roland" Waddy, 70 of Louisa, Virginia died on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at his residence in Louisa, Virginia . Born Tuesday, May 19, 1942 in Louisa, Virginia , he was the son of the late Ernest Waddy and the late Lillie Hart Waddy. He was a graduate of A G Richardson High School. He was a member of...
Eugene L Houchens,Jr
Feb 8, 2013
The Lord sent an angel to pick one of His most beautiful flowers out of His garden, our father. Eugene Linwood "Son" Houchens, Jr. went peacefully to be with his Lord on Friday, February 8, 2013. Our father was born August 31, 1917 in Louisa County, Virginia. He was the oldest son of fifteen children, born to the late Eugene,...
Fannie Ware Brown
Feb 5, 2013
Fannie Ware Brown ,of Palmyra, VA departed this life February 5, 2013, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville, VA to meet her Lord and Savior and predeceased family members. Fannie was born in Goochland, VA and was the daughter of the late John and Maude Ware and the beloved wife of the late Robert "Buster" Brown. Fannie was a...
Alice Bullock Houchens
Jan 29, 2013
I'M FREE Without warning or elaborate fanfare, God, in His infinite wisdom, allowed His angels to take our beloved, Alice Bullock Houchens, from us on Tuesday night January 29, 2013. She left us so suddenly--without a final farewell or a sweet good-bye. Our mother was born August 11, 1914 in Louisa County, Virginia. She was the fifth child of the...
Verna Mae Comfort
Jan 9, 2013
Verna Mae Poindexter Comfort departed this life on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center in Louisa, VA. Verna Mae was born July 20, 1928, in Edwight, West Virginia, to the late Alexander and Susie Scott Poindexter. In 1932, the family moved to Louisa, Virginia where Verna attended school and graduated from the Louisa Training School....
George Thomas White, Sr
Jan 8, 2013
George Thomas White Sr, 75 of Troy, Virginia departed this life on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Martha Jefferson Hospital. He was born April 2, 1937 in Louisa, Virginia, the son of the late Porter and Alice White. He attended Louisa County schools and later went on to a long and successful career and life. He became the first certified...
Alma Bernice Quarles
Jan 8, 2013
Alma Mealy Quarles, 88, was born March 22, 1924 to the late William Albert and Nellie Jenkins Mealy of Columbia, VA. Alma passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Henrico Doctors' Hospital – Forest Campus in Richmond, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore R. Quarles, Sr.; one sister,...
John Ellis Turner
Dec 31, 2012
John Ellis "Shorty" Turner, 83 of Charlottesville, VA departed this life at his residence on Monday December 31, 2012. John was born on July 13, 1929 in Buckingham County to the late Moses Turner and Cornelia Brown Turner. He was proceeded in death by three brothers James Earl Turner, Willie Moses Turner and James Henry Turner. Three sisters, Mary Johnson,...
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