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Willie Jane Farrar

Willie Jane Farrar

Nov 27, 2010

Willie Jane Hackney Farrar beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister departed this weary land to be with the Lord on November 27, 2010 with her children at her bedside. Willie was 76. She was the wife of the late James Harry Farrar. Willie was preceded in death by two of her children, Mark and Debra, and a grandson, Johnathan....

Allen L. Shelton

Allen L. Shelton

Nov 15, 2010

Allen Lewis Shelton, "Duke" formally of Louisa County peacefully entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 15, 2010 in Burkeville, VA. He was born to the late Joe and Nannie Harris Shelton. In addition to his parents, three brothers, Alfred, Clyde, and Samuel Shelton, three sisters, Lucille Mallory, Evelyn Shelton, and Deloris Lewis, one grandson, Wayne Waddy preceded him in...

Esther Bernice Johnson

Esther Bernice Johnson

Nov 15, 2010

Esther Bernice Thurston Johnson, 85, of Louisa, VA was called from labor to reward on Monday, November 15, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Annandale, Va. Esther, daughter of the late Levi and Sarah Hall Thurston, was born in Louisa County, Virginia on September 14, 1925. She was baptized at Mt. Gilliam New Site Baptist Church in Mineral, VA at...

Lucy M Yancey

Lucy M Yancey

Nov 14, 2010

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my depature is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith": 2 Timothy 4: 6 & 7 Lucy M. Yancey entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Ashland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born...

Franklin Roosevelt Horton, Sr.

Franklin Roosevelt Horton, Sr.

Oct 27, 2010

Franklin Roosevelt Horton, Sr., 86 of Mineral, Virginia died on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia . Born Friday, December 28, 1923 in Louisa, Virginia , he was the son of the late Luther and Cordellia Fox Horton. He was the husband of the late Hazel Coleman Horton. He attend Louisa County Public Schools and...

Albert M Hackney

Albert M Hackney

Oct 21, 2010

Albert M Hackney, 84 of Providence, Rhode Island, formerly of Louisa, died on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Born Monday, February 22, 1926 in Louisa, Virginia, he was the husband of Maude Boggs Hackney. He served in the Army from 1944 until 1946. He was a member of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are son, Herbert Hackney; daughters, Bretha Barney, June...

Samuel Leroy Jackson, Sr

Samuel Leroy Jackson, Sr

Oct 14, 2010

Samuel L. Jackson, Sr., of Mineral, VA, departed this life on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at his home with family by his side. He was born to the late Samuel Jackson and Lena Hunter Jackson. He was employed by North Anna Power Plant for a number of years as a truck driver. After retirement, he was employed by the Louisa...

Pamela Christine Burley

Pamela Christine Burley

Oct 7, 2010

Pamela Christine "Tina" Burley was born on January 4, 1964 to Melvin and Christine Burley. She departed this life on October 7, 2010 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va. At an early age, she joined the St. John Baptist Church and accepted Jesus Christ into her life. She graduated from Spotsylvania High School. Later she received certification as a...

Richard Donald Buckner

Richard Donald Buckner

Oct 2, 2010

Richard "Dick" Donald Buckner was born March 13, 1936 in Mineral, Virginia. Richard received his education in the Louisa County School System. He was baptized at an early age at Laurel Hill Baptist Church in Mineral, Virginia. "Dick" as he was affectionately called worked his first job with his father, the late David Buckner, Sr. on the Railroad System. He...

Dorothy Jane Myles

Dorothy Jane Myles

Sep 25, 2010

"The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Dorothy Jane Hughes Myles, often called "Dottie" was the sixth of fifteen children. The daughter of the late John Henry Hughes, Sr. and the late Martha Jane ("Jannie") Hughes was born on February 23, 1914 in Buckner, Virginia. Dottie received her early education in the public...

Robert Lee Ragin

Robert Lee Ragin

Sep 11, 2010

Robert Lee Ragin, 60 of Louisa, Virginia died on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Louisa Health Care Center in Louisa, Virginia . Born Friday, December 23, 1949 in Summerton, South Carolina, he was the son of the late James Ragin, Sr., and Rose Andrews Ragin. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County, and was employed as cook. Surviving are...

Allen Lewis Epps, Sr.

Allen Lewis Epps, Sr.

Sep 10, 2010

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is my strength of my life; of whom shall I be a afraid?" Psalm 27:1 Allen Lewis Epps, Sr., son of the late John and Rebecca Spicer Epps, was born on July 17, 1942, in Louisa, VA. He departed this life at the Louisa Health Care...

Jay Dee Johnson

Jay Dee Johnson

Sep 5, 2010

Jay Dee Johnson, Jr. was born August 17, 1955. Life can be uncompromising and the terrain on which human life walks can be rough and burdensome. There are plights and paths in which all life takes according to God's purpose, each bowing to the Almighty Hand of Him that watches over all things, leaving nothing for those who are called...

Herbert Winkfield Burgess, Jr.

Herbert Winkfield Burgess, Jr.

Sep 4, 2010

Herbert Winkfield Burgess, Jr, 45, died Saturday, September 4, 2010, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1964, in Charlottesville, Virginia to Herbert W. Burgess, Sr. and Emma Catherine Burruss Burgess. Herbert was affectionately known by two nicknames, "Musty" and "House Cat." He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Joseph and Sylvia Burgess,...

Charles Palmer Sponaugle

Charles Palmer Sponaugle

Aug 22, 2010

Charles "Zeke" Palmer Sponaugle, Jr., 52, of Louisa, died on Sunday, August 22, 2010, at his residence. He was born on December 17, 1957, in Richmond, Virginia to the late Charles Palmer Sponaugle and Clara Jane Twigg Sponaugle. Mr. Ssponaugle is survived by one daughter, Stacy Sponaugle, and two sons; Richard "Ricky" Sponaugle and Joseph "Joe" Sponaugle all of Louisa,...

Martha Mae Dunn Thurston

Martha Mae Dunn Thurston

Aug 21, 2010

Martha Mae Dunn Thurston departed her earthly life for her heavenly home on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 4:05 p.m. surrounded by her family. She was born on October 13, 1936 to the late Martha Freeman Dunn at Saint Agnes Hospital in Raleigh, NC. She was also preceded in death by her brother PFC William Moe Dunn. Martha was united...

Ruben Callahan,Jr

Ruben Callahan,Jr

Aug 6, 2010

Ruben Callahan Jr. (Big) of Kents Store, VA, departed this life on Friday, August 6, 2010 at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. He was the son of the late Ruben Callahan Sr. & Maude (Pratt) Callahan born on May 11, 1916 in Abbeville, SC. As a young child, he attended Athens Fire Baptized Holiness Church in Cleveland, OH and...

Mark Atwood Johnson

Mark Atwood Johnson

Jul 14, 2010

Psalm 117:1-2 O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord! Mark Atwood Johnson was suddenly called from labor to reward on Juyly 14, 2010, at the home of his parents in Louisa, VA. Born in Washington,...

Lawrence Elmer Coleman

Lawrence Elmer Coleman

Jul 7, 2010

Lawrence Elmer Coleman departed this life on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA at 8:30 PM. Born in Louisa, VA on October 16, 1927, he was the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Eloise Coleman. He was predeceased by a brother, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., a sister Hazel Horton, a son...

Ruth J Johnson

Ruth J Johnson

Jul 4, 2010

Ruth J. Mickens Johnson, 91, of Mineral, Va., died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Parham Health Care & Rehab Center Richmond, Va. Born March 22, 1919 to the late Motee Mickens and Jennie Anderson Mickens, she grew up in Louisa County, Va, and attended Louisa County Public Schools. She was proceeded in death by her husband Arthur Lee Johnson. Ruth...

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