Ethel M. Dunnavant, 78
Of Keysville
Dies Thursday

      KEYSVILLE, May 3 - Ethel M. Newcomb Dunnavant, 78, of Keysville, died Thursday, April 28,2005.
      She was born December 17, 1926, the daughter of the late Frank and Minnie Meadows. She was the widow of Howard G. Dunnavant.
      Mrs. Dunnavant was a retired employee of E. R. Carpenter, Richmond, and worked for over 20 years at Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation in Farmvllle.
      She is survived by three children, Ann Seagle and husband, Jerald of Keysville, C. E. "Bobby" Newcomb and wife, Donna of Meherrin and Betty Hinkley and husband, Phillip of Richmond; two sisters, Minnie Dixon and Eunice Stinnett both of Keysville; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday at Keysville Baptist Temple with interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House.
      Memorial contributions may be made to Keysville Baptist Temple or Charlotte County Rescue Squad.
      Browning Funeral Home, Keysville, was in charge of arrangements.

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Funeral Service For
Myrtle B. Allen, 78
Held Monday

      DILLWYN, May 3 - Myrtle B. Allen, 78, of Dillwyn, died Friday, April 29, 2005 in Farmvllle.
      She was born September 23, 1926 in Cumberland County. She was the widow of Jack Webb Allen.
      She is survived by her son, Charles E. Allen and his wife, Ann of Dillwyn; her sisters, Betty Jo Tillett of Cumberland and Sadie Baker of Chesterfield; her grandchildren, Charity Allen Manis, Rene' Allen Carwile and Charles E. Allen, Jr.; her great-grandchildren, JaVannah Taylor, Allen Taylor, Cydni Carwile, Devin Allen and Jackson Allen.
      A funeral service was held Monday at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
      Memorial contributions may be made to Concord Baptist Church or to Dillwyn Rescue Squad.
      Shorter Funeral Home, Farmvllle, was in charge of arrangements.

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Lewis B. Banton, 80
Buckingham Native
Dies in Texas

      DE KALB, TX, May 3 - First Sergeant Lewis Beauford Banton, (Ret.), 80, of De Kalb, Texas, formerly of Buckingham County, died Thursday, April 28,2005.
      He was born in Buckingham County, a son of the late Eugene K. Banton, Sr. and Bertha Farrar Banton.
      He is survived by one son, Michael Simpson of Texas; a sister, Louise Banton Peake of Richmond; two brothers, Thomas L. Banton of Powhatan and Jimmy Bruce Banton of Charlottesville; two granddaughters, Leta Ann Johnson and Jeannie Jacobs; one grandson, Michael Lewis Simpson and four great-grandchildren all of De Kalb, TX. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leta Mac Banton, a sister. Grace Banton King and five brothers, Eugene Kenneth Banton, Otis Gus Banton, Edgar F. Banton, Lindbergh P. Banton and Eugene K. Banton, Jr.
      Mr. Banton retired honorably from the U.S. Army after 23 years of service. He served in World War II during the Third Wave of Normandy and two tours in Korea. He was awarded two Bronze Stars of Valor. He also retired from civil service at Red River Arsenal Army Depot, Texarkana, TX and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of De Kalb.
      Interment was held in College Hill Cemetery, De Kalb.

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Joseph Wilson Ramsey, 77
Of Farmville
Died Thursday

      MAY 3 - Joseph Wilson Ramsey, 77, of Farmville, died Thursday, April 28, 2005.
      He was born June 12, 1927, in Charlotte County, a son of the late Coley C. and Addle Garrison Ramsey.
      Mr. Ramsey was a lifetime and founding member of the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad, where he served in many capacities for numerous years, even at the state level. He was former co-owner of Longwood Well Drilling.
      Mr. Ramsey graduated from Randolph-Henry High School and Phillips Business College in Lynchburg, and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1947. He was a member of the Farmville Presbyterian Church where he was an elder, and a member of the Farmville Moose Lodge and VFW.
      He is survived by his wife, Anne Ramsey; a son, Doug Ramsey and special friend Ruth Ann; two daughters, Debbie Mounce and husband, Doug, and Kathy Motley and husband, Terry; grandchildren, Dustin Coley Ramsey, Amy Motley Harris and husband Britt, Tina Motley, Anne Hampton Hall and husband Randy, and Dabney Smith and husband Steven;three great-grandchildren, Jordyn Nicole and Tyier Britton Harris and Jacob Wilson Hall;and son-in-law, Hampton Brown. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Campbell C. and James M. Ramsey, and daughter Judith R. Brown.
      A funeral service was held Saturday at Farmville Presbyterian Church with interment in Westview Cemetery.
      Memorials may be made to the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 87, Farmville, VA 23901, or to the Farmville Presbyterian Church, 200 W. Third St., Farmville, VA 23901.
      Shorter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Carol Jean Laird, 46
Of Cumberland
Buried Monday

      CUMBERLAND, May 3 - Ms. Carol Jean Laird (Cissy), 46, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005, in Cumberland.
      She is survived by her mother, Alice Smith Booker; a son, Gerald Laird, Jr.; three daughters, Sheryl Pendleton, Sherill Pendleton, and Latiara Laird; six grandchildren, Jason, Enam, Tyrell, Asante, Darius and Dontae; eight brothers, a twin brother Harold. Earl, James, Larry, Luther, Gregory, Mark and Gary Booker; two aunts, Mary Home and Evelyn Hargrove; two uncles, Raymond Smith and Herbert Smith; two sisters-in-law. Angle Booker and Sharry Booker, and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
      Funeral services were held Monday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Cartersville, with the Rev. Robert White, pastor, officiating, and minister Lewis Kelly, Eulogist. Interment was in the church cemetery.
      Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home, Cumberland, was in charge of arrangements.

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Published Date: Friday 29th April 2005

Gideon Walton. Sr. 75
Of Meherrin,
Buried Sunday

      MEHERRIN, April 28 - A funeral service for Gideon Walton, Sr., 75, was held Sunday, April 24, at 2:30 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church, with internment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Haney Thomas, Jr., pastor, officiated. Mr. Walton died Thursday, April 21, 2005.
      He was born February 28, 1930, the eldest son of 10 children born to the late Mable Walton Hester. His siblings include:Walter, Willie and Sue (all of whom preceded him in death);Yancey, Frances Smith, Perliza Davis, Laura Watson, Hugo and Marcella Hester.
      Mr. Walton and his wife, Pearl, were married May 24, 1952, and they had 10 children, Reginald, Geraldine, Gideon Jr., Connie (deceased), Willis, Rosemary, Tammy, Mable, Terrence and David. Gideon and Pearl also raised as their own, grandchildren Veronica Agnew and Quinton Walton.
      He is also survived by 26 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one aunt, Sarah Lou Threat.
      Wilson Funeral Home, Keysville, was in charge of arrangements.

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Robert P. Ream, 90
Of Sarasota, FL
Died April 15

      SARASOTA, FL, April 28 - Robert P. Ream, 90, father of Carolyn Banton of Farmville, died Friday, April 15, 2005, in Sarasota, FL.
      Mr. Ream was born Sept. 10, 1914, in Evantson, IL, and came to Sarasota in 1980. He retired as an electrical engineer at Illinois Bell Telephone Co. and participated in the design of the North American Distant Early Warning Radar System.
      In addition to his daughter, Carolyn Banton of Farmville, he is survived by another daughter, Peggy Edwards of St. Petersburg, FL; a son, Joe of Urbana, IL; a sister, Dorothy Packard of Wilmette, IL; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
      Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238; or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, FL 33742.

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Ruby F. Covington, 93
Of Pamplin.
Dies Tuesday

      PAMPLIN, April 28 - Ruby Ferguson Covington, 93, of Rt. 1, Pamplln, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 in Appomattox Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Henry Judson Covington.
      Born in Appomattox County, May 15, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Winston and Lillie Morris Ferguson.
      Mrs. Covington was a longtime member of Elon Baptist Church and a member of the Woman's Missionary Union, the Extension Homemakers, and the Farm Bureau.
      She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Henry Earl and Jean Covington of Appomattox;a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia C. and John Dickens of Harrisonburg; five grandchildren, Cindy Burnette, Christina Covington, Brittany Covington, Elizabeth Dickens, Caroline Dickens and a great-granddaughter, Renny Burnette.
      She was preceded in death by a son, E. M. "Eddie" Covington;three sisters, Fannie Schampel, Rachel Childers, Madeline Inge;and two brothers, David Ferguson and Nathaniel Ferguson.
      A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, at Elon Baptist Church by the Rev. Andrew Matthews. Burial will follow in the Swan Family Cemetery, Pamplin.
      The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home, Thursday (today), from 7-8:30 p.m.
      Those wishing to make memorials please consider the Elon Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1238, Pamplin, VA 23958.
      Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.roblnsonfuneral.com

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Published Date: Wednesday 27th April 2005

Connie M. Rawlins, 90
Retired Teacher
Dies April 15

      APRIL 26 - Connie M. Rawlins, 90, of Farmvllle, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Southside Community Hospital and was funeralized on April 21 from the Beulah A.M.E. Church in Farmvllle. She was the widow of Dr. Albert G. Rawlins, Sr.
      Mrs. Rawlins was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pearl Madden of Farmvllle. A graduate of Virginia State University, Class of 1935, she was a public school teacher for over 43 years, having taught In Cumberland County, Charlottesville and Prince Edward County. She was also a "Golden Soror" of Alpha Kappa Alpha, having pledged in 1934, and was one of the Charter Members of the Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of AKA in Farmvllle. She was a member of the Martha E. Forrester Council of Women for over 80 years, having started in the Junior Auxiliary.
      Mrs. Rawlins was a pianist for several churches, Beulah AME (since she was 13), Mercy Seat and Cornerstone. She also taught piano lessons.
     She is survived by three daughters, Sylvia Rawlins of Merrillville, IN, Ivy Rawlins of Lanham, MD and Shirley Rawlins of Brooklyn, NY; one son, Albert G. Rawlins, Jr. of Hartford, CT; a grandson, Jeffrey Reid of Dimona, Israel; one sister, Ophelia Venable of Norfolk; a devoted caregiver, Aril Phipps; nieces, cousins, other relatives and devoted friends.
Arrangements were by E. B. Allen Funeral Home, Farmvllle.

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Cheryl Lynn Hopkins, 41
Of Blackstone
Dies Friday

      BLACKSTONE, April 26 - Cheryl Lynn Hopkins, 41, of Blackstone, died Friday, April 22,2005.
      She is survived by her children, Kathryn Elise Cornell, Brianna Devin Hopkins, Michael Anthony Cornell, Daniel Wayne Hopkins; her father, Fred H. Bradley, Jr.; her mother, Susan Elizabeth Bradley; brother, Fred H. Bradley, III, William Louis Bradley, James Parker Bradley, Richard Linn Bradley; sister, Elizabeth Rebecca Anderson:
grandmothers, Erna Bradley and Rose Gruetzmacher.
      Ms. Hopkins worked at Brunswick Correctional Center as an X-Ray technician.
      Mass was held Monday at 12 p.m. at the St. Theresa Catholic Church in Farmvllle. interment followed in Kenbrldge Cemetery.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the Blackstone Women's Club.
     Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home, Blackstone, was in charge of arrangements.

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Published Date: Friday 22nd April 2005

Mattie Faye Jones, 71
Mother of Farmville
Resident, Dies

      KEYSVILLE, April 21 - Mattie Faye Jones, 71, of Keysvllle, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005.
      Mrs. Jones was an employee of Burkeville Veneer Plant for over 20 years.
      She is survived by one daughter, Judy Witt and her husband. Butch of Farmville;two grandsons, Steve Martin and his wife, Felicia of Pamplln and David Witt of Farmville;
three great-grandchildren, Craig, Natalya and Natasha; a very special niece, Vickie Ferguson, as well as a host of other nieces, nephews and church family. She was preceded in death by a son, Herman David Jones.
      Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Gospel Church, Drakes Branch, with interment in the Barton Family Cemetery, Green Bay.
      The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Jennings-McMillian. Funeral Home, Crewe.

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Funeral Service For
James Ray Finchum, 62
Set 2 P.M. Sunday

      GREEN BAY, April 21 -James Ray Finchum, Sr., 62, of Green Bay, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 in Farmville.
      He was born March 1, 1943 in Prince Edward County, a son of Helen Finchum and the late John Finchum.
      He was a loving husband and devoted father and son. His second love was camping.
      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife. Charlotte Smith Finchum; his sons. Ray Finchum and his wife, Candace of Farmvllle, Timmy Finchum and his wife, Andrea of Green Bay and J.P. Finchum and his wife, Judy of Farmvllle; his daughter, Frances Finchum Bryant and her husband, Marshall of Durham, NC; his grandchildren, Brittany, Timmy, Dakota, Jessie, Alyssa, Tyier, Austin, Kayla, Courtney, Charlene and Cheyenne.
      A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.
      The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Funeral Service
Set Saturday For
Harris P. Senger. 86

      SHEPPARDS, April 21 - Harris P. Senger, Sr., 86, of Sheppards, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 in Farmville.
      He was born January 10, 1919 in Buckingham County, a son of the late Daniel Martin and Annie Mills Senger. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Senger.
      Mr. Senger was a retired trucker and farmer.
     He is survived by his daughters, Marie S. Adams and her husband. Billy, Judy Wooten and her husband. Ray and Florence Southall and her husband, Woodrow "Bubba" all of Farmville; his son, Harris Paul Senger, Jr. of Farmville; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a special friend, Muriel Branscombe of Rice.
      A funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at New Store Presbyterian Church with interment in the church cemetery.
      The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville.
      Memorial contributions may be made to your local rescue squad.

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PAIGE, Eugene Vernell, 60
of Pamplin

      Died Saturday, April 9, 2005. Funeral services were held Saturday at Triumph Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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DAVIS, Sr., Jack N., 79

      Died Monday, April 18, 2005. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Minor B. Eggleston Chapel, Farmville with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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Jack Gregory, 69
Of Buckingham
Dies Tuesday

      BUCKINGHAM, April 21 -Melvin Jackson "Jack" Gregory, 69, of Buckingham, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
      Born June 27, 1935 in Buckingham County, he was the son of the late Rolfe Gregory and Bessie Ragland Gregory.
      He is survived by his wife, Norma Bryant Gregory; two daughters, Jackie and husband, Wayne Gentry of Buckingham and Theresa and husband, Shane Gimbert of Charlottesville; a son, Melvin J. Gregory, Jr. of Buckingham; a brother, Vernon Gregory of Scottsville;eight grandchildren, Michael, Randall, Corey, Brandon and Amber Gentry, Meaghan, Rebecca and Amanda Gimbert.
      Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Mulberry Grove Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
     The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn.
     Memorial contributions may be made to the Buckingham County Rescue Squad.

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Published Date: Wednesday 20th April 2005

Jimmy Yarbrough, 48
Member Of Longwood
Admissions Staff, Dies

      APRIL 19 - James M. "Jimmy" Yarbrough, 48, died Thursday, April 14, 2005.
      Mr. Yarbrough, a Longwood alumnus who had battled non-Hodgkins lymphoma for eight years, was senior associate director of admissions. He had worked in the admissions office since August 1989. He was also pastor of St. Luke's Baptist Church in Brookneal.
      A Richmond native, he transferred to Longwood in the Spring of 1977. A guard on the Longwood basketball team for two years, he set a school record that still stands when he scored 46 points against Bluefield College in the final game of the 1977-78 season.
      It was at Longwood, as an undergraduate, that he met his wife of 26 years, Allie Chaffin Yarbrough, who is co-principal of Prince Edward County High School. They have three children, Neal, Jason and Anne.
      A funeral service was held Monday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Victoria, followed by interment in the church cemetery.
      Details of a forthcoming memorial service on the Longwood campus will be announced soon.

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Graveside Service
Held Saturday For
Esther W. Crawley, 91

      APRIL 19 - Esther Walker Crawley, 91, of Farmville, formerly of Madisonville, died Wednesday, April 13. 2005. She was the widow of Harry W. Crawley.
      She was the daughter of the late Guy H. Walker and Nettle A. Walker.
      She Is survived by her son, William W. "Bill" Crawley and his wife, Jane of Farmville; two grandchildren, Teresa C. O'Neill and her husband, David of Mechanicsville and William W. Tony" Crawley of Farmville; one great-granddaughter, Julia Elyse O'Neill of Mechanicsville and one sister, Ruthann W. Duvall of Topping.
      A graveside service was held 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Centenary Methodist Church Cemetery, Madisonville.
      Memorial donations may be made to the Prince Edward County Volunteer Rescue Squad, PO Box 87, Farmville, VA 23901 or a charity of choice.
      Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, was in charge of arrangements.

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Delia Doss Grubbs, 82
Dies Sunday
In Lynchburg

      CONCORD, April 19 - Delia Doss Grubbs, 82, died Sunday, April 17, 2005 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alfred Lewis Grubbs, Sr.
      Born in Appomattox County, June 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Minnie Pearl Stanley Doss.
      Mrs. Grubbs was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a retired seamstress for Appomattox Garment Company.
      She is survived by three sons, Alfred Lewis "Al" Grubbs, Jr. of Appomattox, Larry Arnold Grubbs and his wife, Esther and Gary Carroll Grubbs and his wife, B. J. all of Concord; one daughter, Delia G. Williams and her husband, Robert D. of Gretna; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a devoted niece, Helen Phelps and numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Williams; two brothers, Alfred Doss and William Doss; two grandchildren and one daughter-in-law, Sandra J. Grubbs.
      A funeral service will be held Wednesday in Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Frank Casper, with burial following in Concord Cemetery.
      The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, this evening (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home of her son, Larry, 670 Spring Mill Road.
      Those wishing to make memorials, please consider Concord Rescue Squad, PO Box 48, Concord, VA 24538 or Concord Fire Department, PO Box 26, Concord, VA 24538.

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Funeral Service
Set Thursday For
Albert L. Wasson, Sr., 79

      DILLWYN, April 19 - Albert Livingston Wasson, Sr., 79, of Dlllwyn, died Saturday, April 16,2005.
      He was born June 23, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late James W. Wasson, Sr. and Florence A. Wasson.
      Mr. Wasson was in the 4th Infantry Division during World War II receiving two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
      He is survived by his wife, Blanche Wasson; his children, Albert L. Wasson, Jr. of New Jersey, Linda L. Kirk of Dillwyn and Robert W. Wasson of New Jersey; a brother, Wallace B. Wasson of Dlllwyn; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dlllwyn, with interment in Holly Memorial Gardens, Charlottesvllle, at 2 p.m.
      The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Clyde 0. Adams, 81
Cumberland Native
Dies in Mississippi

      BILOXI, MS, April 19 - Clyde Ottway Adams, 81, of Biloxi, Mississippi, died Thursday, April 14, 2005 in Biloxi. He was born November 19, 1923 in Cumberland, to Frank and Jesse Walton Adams.
      Mr. Adams served in the US Army during WWII, in the Pacific, in the Bushmasters Infantry Battalion, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement along the coast of New Guinea during the period of January through September 1944. In 1945, he was assigned to the US Air Force and retrained as an aircraft mechanic. After 21 years of service to his country, he retired from military life.
      In 1962, he began a new career as a Pringle Ford car salesman, where he was awarded Salesman of the Month many times and he was a member of the 500 Club. In 1976, Mr. Adams Joined the sales force at Dees Chevrolet Company in Biloxi. In 1984, he retired to working in his shed on lawn-mowers and doing some fishing. His life revolved around his family and he is greatly missed, but he left some wonderful memories.
      He was preceded in death by his parents: his brothers, Walton, John Samuel, and Thomas Adams; and his sister, Martha Keller.
      He is survived by his wife, Thelma Louise Griffin Adams;his two daughters, Frances Good of Mandeville, LA and Peggy Adams of Brooklyn, NY;his two brothers, William Harvey Adams of Raleigh, NC and George "Buster" Adams of Cumberland; his sister, Joyce Adams Beasley of Raleigh, NC; his four grandchildren, Kelly Briscoe Mallette of Hattiesburg, MS, William "Bill" Briscoe of Biloxi, O'Neil Adams of Biloxi, and Richard Moreta of Brooklyn, NY;and five great-grandchildren.
      The service was on Monday, April 18, at 9:15 a.m. in the Riemann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, with full military honors, followed at 10 a.m. at the Biloxi National Cemetery.
      The family prefers donations to the American Cancer Society, 417 Security Square, Gulfport, MS 39507.
      An online guest book may be viewed and signed at riemannfuneralhomes.com.

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Funeral Service For
Dennis E. Childress, 69
Held Monday

      DILLWYN, April 19 - Dennis Elvin Childress, 69, of Dillwyn, died Friday, April 15. 2005.
      He was born January 24, 1936 in Charlottesville, a son of the late Norman B. Childress and Lucille Gunter Childress. He was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Elvin Childress, Jr.
      He is survived by his wife, Thelma Maxey Childress; two sisters, Juanlta C. Loredo of Charlottesville and Chester C. Marshall of Richmond; five nieces; two nephews and numerous other family.
      Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, with interment in Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery.
      Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Dillwyn.

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Elizabeth Elder, 88
Mother of Farmville
Resident, Dies

      APRIL 19 - Elizabeth DeJarnette Elder, 88, of Farmville, formerly of Lynchburg, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Southside Community Hospital. She was the wife of Bennie Franklin Elder.
      Mrs. Elder was born in Campbell County, April 9, 1917, a daughter of the late Evan Edward DeJarnette and Dora Sowell DeJarnette. She was a member of Fairview Christian Church and a retired employee of General Electric.
      She is survived by one son, Franklin Wayne Elder and wife, Ellen of Americus, GA; one daughter, Linda E. Grounard and husband, Daniel of Farmville; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Wayne Elder, Lori Elizabeth Elder, Adam Barrett DeMuth and Ashley Blair DeMuth;three sisters, Marion Nash of Appomattox, Inez Wood of Charlotte, NC and Ernestine Hannah of Lynchburg.
      A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Sunday in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel, Brookneal, by the Rev. Bruce Johnson, with interment in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery.

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