Obituaries
Michael "Mike" Kwamane Henson
Mar 27, 2025
Michael "Mike" Kwamane Henson of Charlottesville, VA, passed away peacefully at his home on March 26, 2025. Michael was just 34 years old at the time, and his family is devastated by this loss.
Michael was born in Charlottesville, VA on March 28, 1990, to Broadus Henson, Sr. and the late Sylvia Vaughan Henson; he was his parent’s second child. He...
Shirley Ann Hagar
Mar 8, 2025
Shirley Ann Hagar, 88, departed this life on Saturday, March 8, 2025. She was born in Nelson County, May 29, 1936, to the late Samuel and Annie Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband James W. Hagar.
Shirley attended School in Nelson County. She was employed and retired from University of Virginia after 30 years of service. Shirley accepted...
Cecil Dickerson Collins Jr.
Feb 23, 2025
Cecil Dickerson Collins Jr., 80, of Roseland, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at his home. Born in Danville, VA, May 4, 1944, he was a son of the late Cecil Dickerson Collins and Mildred Gibson Collins.
Cecil, affectionately named “Coon Hunter” and “Otis” by his friends and family, had been a mechanic for Greif Paper Mill, retiring after 35...
Dorothy Lerro Nelke
Feb 20, 2025
Dorothy Lerro Nelke, 67, of Lovingston, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at her home. Born in Paterson, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Rosemary Lerro.
Dorothy had been the co-owner of Nelke Heating and Cooling alongside her husband, and was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church. She loved to quilt and garden in her...
Isabella Louise Critzer
Feb 10, 2025
Isabella “Lulu” Louise Critzer, 60, of Faber passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at her home. Born in Charlottesville, February 11, 1964, she was a daughter of the late William Critzer and Bertha Moore Critzer.
At a young age, Lulu took on the role of taking care of both her parents, especially when they became ill. After her parents' death,...
Jeanne M. Crockett
Feb 5, 2025
Jeanne M. Crockett, 100, of Richmond and formerly of Norfolk, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Born in New Jersey, November 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Allie G. and Gertrude Oeckler Maney.
Jeanne spent her early years in Rose Valley, PA and graduated in 1943 from Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, PA. She joined...
Doris Kidd Johnson
Jan 13, 2025
Doris Kidd Johnson, 78, of Schuyler entered the presence of the Lord on Monday, January 13, 2025. Born in Massies Mill, VA on January 30, 1946, the daughter of Lyle and Hazel Taylor Kidd.
She spent her life caring for her family. We never knew what it was like not to have a clean house, clean clothes to wear or a...
William Joseph Gaines
Jan 12, 2025
William Joseph Gaines born June 6,1957 gained his heavenly wings on Sunday January 12, 2025, singing as He could sometimes be heard singing “Won’t it Be Grand”.
Joseph joined Oak Hill Baptist Church early in life & never turned from God because he truly Loved the Lord. He met his loving wife Paula, married and had three Daughters.
Joseph never met a...
Fred Winston Wood
Dec 27, 2024
Fred Winston Wood passed on to his eternal Heavenly home on Friday December 27, 2024 at Lynchburg General Hospital with his family at his side. He was born on January 28, 1940 in Lowesville, Va. to parents Marion Washington and Effie Angus Wood.
Fred worked many different jobs as a young man including a few years at theAmerican Cyanamid plant in...
Deloris Ponton Terry
Dec 15, 2024
Deloris Ponton Terry, 80, of Amherst, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Born in Nelson, October 8, 1944, she was a daughter of the late William Ponton and Flora White Ponton.
Deloris had been a data clerk for Genworth Financial for 38 years and was a member of Jonesboro Baptist Church. She loved to read mystery novels and enjoyed “old”...
KEVIN HEAWARD CAMPBELL
Dec 6, 2024
Kevin Heaward Campbell, 56, of Roseland passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024 in Charlottesville. Born July 21, 1968, he was the son of the late Heaward Osborne Campbell and Doris Virginia Meeks Campbell.
Kevin had served in the National Guard and was a mechanic for most of his life. He possessed a natural talent and genuine love for working on...
Joan Gleason Giles Wyant
Dec 3, 2024
Joan G. Giles Wyant, 81, of Roseland, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Born in Lynchburg, December 10, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Robert Milton and Helen Day Gleason.
Joan was a faithful member of Rose Union Baptist Church and spent her time enjoying her animals, working in her flower garden, and reading mystery novels. She also...
Patricia P. Shelton
Nov 27, 2024
Patricia P. Shelton (Sissy), 67 originally from Appomattox, VA, who resided the last 24 yrs in Arrington, VA (Nelson County) with her love of a lifetime filled with morning kisses, Roger Pippin, gained her angel wings, Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at Appomattox Health and Rehab Center.
After meeting, Roger, Sissy was born, the only daughter of the late John D. Phelps...
Virginia Ann Massie Makielski
Nov 11, 2024
Virginia Ann Massie Makielski, 82, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at her residence. Born June 2, 1942, in Nelson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elmo Willard Massie, Sr. and the late Lucy Lawhorne Massie and was previously married to the late Robert Edward Makielski.
Virginia was a retired accounting clerk for the...
Maria Vicki Robinson-Wilson
Nov 10, 2024
Maria Vicki Robinson-Wilson, born on February 11, 1960, in Nelson County, Virginia, passed away at the age of 64 on November 10, 2024, in Hampton, Virginia. She was a beloved figure in her community, known for her kindness, independence, and dedication to her family and career.
Maria graduated from Nelson County High School and went on to serve honorably in the...
Dorothy Mae Giles
Nov 4, 2024
Dorothy Mae Giles, 90, of Roseland, departed this life on Monday, November 4, 2024 in Charlottesville. Born in Tyro, April 27, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Robert Cabell and Flora Essex Cabell.
Dorothy was the youngest child of four siblings; two brothers, Robert Louis and the late Mark Cabell, and two sisters, Martha E. Gaines and the late...
Elwood Franklin Adams
Nov 1, 2024
Elwood Franklin Adams, 83, of Lovingston, died Friday, November 1, 2024. Born in Nelson County, May 17, 1941, he was a son of the late Pollard Odell Adams and Margie Violet Hamlett Adams.
Elwood had been a truck driver for Tiger Fuel for 23 years and was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. He loved fishing, wrestling, Nascar, drag racing, and...
Virginia "Jennie" Alice Harvey
Oct 28, 2024
Virginia Alice Harvey “Jennie”, 99, of Roseland, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 28, 2024. Born in Roseland, VA May 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James William Harvey and Mary Woodson Harvey.
Virginia graduated from the Woman’s Missionary Union Training School in Louisville, KY with a Master of Arts degree in Religious Education and a BS degree...
Dorothy Wood Bryant
Oct 13, 2024
Dorothy Wood Bryant, 95, of Roseland, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Born May 29, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Buren Cameo Wood and Lola Fitzgerald Wood.
She is survived by a son, Kenneth Bryant; a sister, Carmina Wood Taylor; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; eight great great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of other loving...
William Davis Wingfield
Oct 7, 2024
William D. Wingfield passed away on October 7, 2024 at the age of 92. Born in Athens, Georgia in January 1932, he was the son of the late Chandler Reaves Wingfield and Caroline Davis Wingfield.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, Chandler R. Wingfield, Jr. and his loving wife Kathryn of 56 years. He was a faithful and...
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