James Abner Seay, 79
Business Owner
Dies Tuesday

   DILLWYN, July 13 - James Abner Seay, of Dlllwyn, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at the age of 79.
   He was a native of Dlllwyn and was the principal owner of Seay Milling and Machinery Company of Dlllwyn, a company founded in 1909 and affiliated with Southern States since 1935.
   Mr. Seay was one of the first members of the Buckingham Fire Department, having served as Chief during his affiliation with the Department. He was the oldest member of the Buckingham Lions Club, having held several offices including President. He was a member of the Buckingham County Industrial Development Authority and Whitehall Methodist Church In Dlllwyn. He was a veteran, having seen combat action In the South Pacific and was decorated with several medals Including the Purple Heart. He was generous in the support 0 many civic and community activities in the County, as well as the people of the area. He will be fondly remembered for his enjoyment of and his enthusiasm for life.
   He is survived by his wife, Shirley R. Seay. He was preceded in death by his parents, Branch A. Seay and Myrtle S. Seay and four siblings, Evelyn S. Iobst, Thelma Seay, Christine S. Rosen and Paul D. Seay.
   A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dlllwyn.
   Friends will be received Wednesday between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Dlllwyn Fire Department or the Buckingham Rescue Squad

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Funeral Service For
Fay Martin Barrow, 96
Set 2 P.M. Friday

   CULLEN, July 13 - Fay Martin Barrow, 96, of Cullen, died Monday, July 12, 2004.
  She was a graduate of State Teachers College, now Long-wood University and attended the University of Virginia. She taught Home Economics for over 30 years, of which 25 was at Lane High School in Charlottesville.
   She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
   A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, near Abilene, with interment in the church cemetery. She will lie in state for viewing from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.
   Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home, Farmvllle, is in charge of arrangements.

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ROSS, Carlos L., 29
of Oxen Hill, MD,
formerly of Rice,

   Died Saturday, July 10, 2004. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at High Bridge Baptist Church, Rice, with interment in the church cemetery. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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Funeral Service
Held Saturday for
Kenneth W. Case, Jr. 40

   BLACKSTONE, July 13 -Kenneth Waverly Case, Jr., 40, of Blackstone, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004 in Farmvllle.
   He was born November 14, 1963 in Prince Edward County, a son of the late Kenneth Case, Sr. and Brenda Case.
Mr. Case was a self employed construction and brick worker.
   He is survived by his wife, Lee Ann Case; his children, Chad Case of Blackstone, Sierra Case of Cumberland, Joseph McCarn of Green Bay, Brandy and Randall Simmons both of Blackstone; his sister, Janet Mercier and her husband, Kevin of Crewe and his nephews, Jacob and Luke Mercier both of Crewe.
   A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.

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Edward Williams, 96
Retired Farmer
Buried Sunday

   JULY 13 - Edward L. Williams, Sr., 96, of Farmvllle, died Friday, July 9, 2004 In Keysvllle.
   He was born April 16, 1908 in Halifax County, a son of the late Joseph Richard and Alice Rebecca Powell Williams. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Williams.
   Mr. Williams was a retired farmer.
   He is survived by his son, Edward L. (Lynn) Williams, Jr. of Farmvllle; his daughters, Ruth Parsons of Princeton, WV, Elizabeth Calhoun and Katherine Womack both of Farmville;
nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and his sister, Dora Francis of Brookneal.
   A funeral service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Harmony Methodist Church, Keysvllle, with interment in the church cemetery.
   Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, was in charge of arrangements.

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Dorothy Rose Bowe, 87
Mother of Area
Resident, Dies

   RICHMOND, July 13 -Dorothy Rose Bowe, 87, a long time resident of Richmond, died Friday, July 9, 2004. She was the widow of Robert E. Bowe.
   She is survived by her son, R. Patrick Bowe and his wife, Virginia of Cumberland; her daughter, Carolyn B. Cowardin and her husband, Lewie of Midlothian; five grandsons, Brian R. Bowe and his wife, Stephanie, C. Travis, Shaun C. and Wesley B. Cowardin and Clay T. Bowe; one granddaughter, Shea B. Crutchfield and her husband. Chip; three great-granddaughters, Emily, Katie and Caroline Bowe; two great-grandsons, Trey and Spencer Crutchfield; her sister, Margaret P. Voudrle of Belleville, IL; her sister-in-law, Lucille Watson of Marietta, GA.
   A memorial service was held 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, Richmond, with interment in Mt. Calvery Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Buckingham County Rescue Squad.

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Graveside Service For
Russell N. Carson, 85
Held in Madisonville

   RALEIGH, NC, July 13 -Russell Nolan Carson, 85, died Sunday, July 11, 2004.
   He was the son of the late Charles E. Carson and Eula Gibson Carson and was a native of Cullen.
   Mr. Carson retired from the United States Navy in 1958 after 20 years of dedicated service. He then worked for Sears in Norfolk for 10 years before returning to Cullen to become the Charlotte County Building Inspector. In 1979 he retired again and moved to Wake County, NC, where he was an avid golfer and carpenter. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh.
   He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean Carson and two children, Larry Carson of Chesapeake and Carol Walters of Raleigh, NC; his brother, Howard Carson of Cullen and Ed Carson of New Orleans, LA; his sisters, Joyce Locke of Charlottesville and Marge Bowman of Lynchburg; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
   A graveside service was held 1 p.m. today (Tuesday) in Madisonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
   Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, was in charge of arrangements.

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WRIGHT, William J., 88
of Buckingham,

   Died Saturday, July 10, 2004 in Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, with interment in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Graveside Service
Held Tuesday For
Raymond L. Scott, 43

   DILLWYN, July 13 - Raymond L. Scott, 43, of Dillwyn, died Friday, July 9, 2004.
   He is survived by his mother, Peggy; sisters, Janet and Melinda; brother, Gregory; devoted aunts, Emma Shumaker, Daisy Robinson, Pauline Rhymer, Doris Rush and Georgie Browning; uncles, Bruce Shumaker, Jessie Shumaker and Raymond (Dyches) Shumaker. He was preceded in death by his father. Henry Scott and his brother, Dallas.
   Graveside services were held 2 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the Dillwyn Town Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

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Cornelia Payton, 85
Retired Teacher
Dies July 1

   DILLWYN, July 13 - Cornelia Oreda Payton, 85, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 in Dillwyn.
   She was born July 12, 1918 In Buckingham County, a daughter of the late Ulysses and Ethel Washington.
   She was a retired teacher, having taught in Virginia and Florida.
   She is survived by two sisters, Gladys Sands of Stone Mountain, GA and Dorothy Williams of the home; three brothers, Ulysses of Dover, DE, Russell of Washington, DC and Otto Kahn of Dillwyn; one brother-in-law; six sisters-in-law and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. She was preceded in death by her husband. Harry Payton.
  A funeral service was held 12 noon Tuesday at Holy Trinity Baptist Church, Dillwyn, with interment in the church cemetery.
   Funeral arrangements were made by the E. B. Allen Funeral Home, Farmvllle.

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Christine Carroll, 74
Of Buckingham
Dies Friday

   BUCKINGHAM, July 13 -Christine W. Carroll, 74, of Buckingham, died Friday, July 9, 2004. She was the wife of the late William L. Carroll.
   Mrs. Carroll was a retired employee of Courtland Manufacturing and a lifelong member of Woodland United Methodist Church.
   She is survived by two daughters, Mary C. Branch of Buckingham and Claudine C. Catlett of New Canton; one son, William L. Carroll, Jr. of Appomattox; three grandchildren, Rhonda Lynn White, Timothy Wayne Catlett and Acie W. Branch, Jr.; five great grandchildren, Katheryn Christine, Atlee Faith, Victoria Lynn, Cabel Morgan and Benjamin Tate.
   Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodland United Methodist Church with interment in the Buckingham Community Cemetery.
   Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, was in charge of arrangements.

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Published Date: Friday 9th July 2004

CASE, Kenneth W., Jr., 40
of Rice,

Died Wednesday, July 7, 2004. Arrangements will be announced later by the Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle.

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FOWLKES, Mary J., 82
of Crewe,

Died Saturday, July 3, 2004. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Union Baptist Church with Interment In the Jennings Family Cemetery, Crewe. Oliver & Eggleston Funeral Home.

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Lois W. Howitt, 74
Mother of Dillwyn Resident,
Dies in NC

   HILLSBOROUGH, NC, July 6 - Lois W. Howitt, 74, of Hills borough. North Carolina, died Monday, June 28, 2004 after E long battle with congestive hear! failure.
   She is survived by one sister Barbara Walters of Durham, NC; three daughters, Lynn Gratton of Raleigh, NC, Cheryl
Ellis of Hillsborough, NC and Bonnie LeSueur of Dillwyn; one son, David Howitt of Long Beach, CA; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert.
   A memorial service will be held July 17 at 6 p.m. in Hillsborough, NC.
   Local announcement by Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn.

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Funeral Service
Held Sunday For
Steven M. Zukowski, 45

   RICE, July 6 - Steven Mitchell Zukowski, 45, of Rice, died Thursday, July 1, 2004.
   He was born August 4, 1958 in Richmond, a son of Helen Margaret Zukowski and the late Chester Thomas Zukowski.
   He had a love for family, the outdoors, all sports and working and building things with his hands. He was a multi-talented individual. He served the Chesterfield County Fire and Rescue Departments for over 14 years and was currently working with the Farmvllle Police Department as a communications officer for six years.
   In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Pamela Jean Willson; a daughter, Stephanie Leigh Zukowski of Chesterfield; a stepson, Brandon Brewer of Rice; a sister, Debbie Zukowski Hiltwine and her husband, Craig Douglas of Sterling; a father-in-law, Dr. James B. "Doc" Wilson of Rice and numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
   A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, with interment in Jamestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rice.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Chesterfield County and Fire and Rescue Departments, American Heart Association or the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad.

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Published Date: Friday 2nd July 2004

STYLES, Lawrence W., 83
of Farmville,

   Died Monday, June 28, 2004. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Minor B. Eggleston Chapel, Farmville, with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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Misti G. Dunn, 33
Of Keysville
Dies Monday

   KEYSVILLE, July 1 - Misti Gamer Dunn, 33, of Keysville, died Monday, June 28, 2004.
   Mrs. Dunn was a native of Valley, Alabama, where she graduated at Valley High School. She was employed as a nurse of a dear friend. Dr. Wayland Dunn. She was active In the community as a volunteer and Sunday School teacher and was an organ donor.
   She is survived by her husband, Matt Dunn; her daughter, Brianna Dunn; and her son, Mitch Dunn all of Keysville; her parents, Manuel and Emily Garner of Drakes Branch; her in-laws, Larry and Sharon Dunn of Keysville; two brothers, Mickey (Lisa) Gamer of Auburn, AL and Grant (Susan) Garner of Valley, AL; her sister-in-law, Chrystin (Andy) Jackson of Keysville; her grandmother, Frances (Don) Rutherford of Valley, AL; three nieces; two nephews and other relatives and friends.
   Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Keysville United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Saxe Cemetery.
   The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Browning Funeral Home, Keysville.
   Flowers will be accepted or donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.

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John Frederick Lynn
Farmvllle Native
Dies in Florida

   FLORIDA, July 1 - John Frederick Lynn, of Panama City, FL, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004.
   He was born July 27, 1937 in Farmvllle, a son of Dorothy Oertel Lynn, Farmville, and the late Frederick Grote Lynn.
   In addition to his mother, he is survived by the family of his son, Adam Lynn, Including his wife, Linda, daughters, Pandora Bowles, Amanda and Leandra and great-grandson, Duncan Bowles; the family of his daughter, Judi Halavanja, Including her husband, Stephen, sons, Bryan, Eric and Scott; one brother, William and two sisters, Ann Hodges and Mabelle Bloker.
   A memorial service will be held at Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church in Panama City, where he served as an elder, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. In addition to the Florida service, a memorial service will be held at Farmville Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends at the home of Dorothy Lynn.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Farmvllle Presbyterian Church for the remodeling project.
   Shorter Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements.

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Funeral Service
Held Thursday For
Sandra Tomlin, 40

   RICE, July 1 - Sandra Lynn Adams Tomlin, 40, of Rice, died Sunday, June 27, 2004.
   She was born July 31, 1963 In Prince Edward County, a daughter of Edna Mae Wood and the late Gordon Curtis Adams.
  She was a house cleaner.
  In addition to her mother, she Is survived by her children, April Sprouse Cottrell and Tara Lynnell Sprouse; her grandchildren, Nathan Curtis Cottrell and Tyier Chase Parker; her bother, William Walker Wood and her son-in-law, Timothy Cottrell.
  A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.

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Funeral Service For
Ruth Florence Tolbert, 71
Set 11 A.M. Thursday

   BURKEVILLE, June 29 -Ruth Florence Jones Tolbert, 71, of Burkeville, died Monday, June 28, 2004 in Farmville.
  She was born February 11, 1933 in Freeman, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Paul and Kate Kline Jones.
Mrs. Tolbert worked for 14 years at Holly Farms as a supervisor.
   She is survived by her children, William David Tolbert of Baltimore, MD, Brenda Sue Pickett of Crimora, Clarence Cody Tolbert of Burkeville, Gall Tolbert Adcock of Richmond, John Mark Tolbert and Frankie Lee Tolbert both of Burkeville and Donald Earl Tolbert of Powhatan; her grandchildren, Eddie G. Pickett, Crystal G. Tremble, Jeffery S. Tolbert, Nicole D. Tolbert, Shawn M. Tolbert, Christopher M. Loving, Corey S. Abshire, Frankie L. Tolbert, Jr., Jacob W. Tolbert, Katherine L. Adcock, Josh Tolbert and Penny L. Tolbert; seven great grandchildren and her brothers and sisters. Billy Jones, Louise Jones, Ray Jones, Betty Robbinette, Wanda Jones and Nancy Perry. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Penny Diane Abshire.
   A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.
   The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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PARKER, Katherine Amiss,92
of Richmond,

   Died Monday, June 28, 2004. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Dlllwyn Town Cemetery. Dunkum Funeral Home, Dlllwyn.

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