Funeral Service For
Mae Dehart Wiggins, 88
Set 2 P.M. Monday

   MARCH 22 – Mae Dehart Wiggins, 88, formerly of Hampton, where she lived for 40 years, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
    She was born May 30, 1918 in Alarka in Swain County, NC to the late Joseph Paton Dehart and Mary Emily Shepherd Dehart.
    Mrs. Wiggins was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Franklin Wiggins; two brothers, Lon Patton Dehart and Joseph Edward Dehart and a sister-in-law, Amy Messer Dehart.
    Survivors include two children, Clara Jean W. Alford and husband, Hoyt and Charles “Bud” Patton Wiggins and wife, Carolyn; two sisters-in-law, Anna Bell Dehart and Mattie B. Shepherd Dehart; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
    The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News.
    A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with interment in Peninsula Memorial Park.
    Local announcement by Puckett Funeral Home.

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Memorial Service
Set March 31 For
Ronald H. Hardiman, 66

RONALD H. HARDIMAN

   DILLWYN, March 22 – Ronald H. Hardiman, 66, of Dillwyn, went home to our Lord on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
    He is the son of Mary B. Hardiman and the late Hampton N. “Pop” Hardiman of Dillwyn.
    He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Angela S. Hardiman; two sons and their wives, Thomas H. and Sherri W. Hardiman of Quinton, R. Chris and Sandi M. Hardiman of Dillwyn; a daughter and her husband, Sharon H. and Tony Franklin of Dillwyn; four grand-children Michael Hardiman of Asheville, NC, Heath Hardiman of Quinton, Victoria and Baxter Franklin of Dillwyn; a brother, Roger L. Hardiman and his wife, Patsy; a sister, Nancy H. Owen and her husband, Jim all of Dillwyn; a sister-in-law, Pamela S. Tadlock of Midlothian; a dear friend, Annie S. Reid and many nieces and nephews.
    Mr. Hardiman was a member of Enon Baptist Church, Dillwyn; a 1959 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy; a co-founder of Heart of Virginia Fencing, Inc. and a member of Buckingham Masonic Lodge No. 242.
    Those of us who called him Daddy and those whom he called Friend, were truly blessed. He will be greatly missed.
    The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn.
    A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 at Enon Baptist Church, Dillwyn.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Central Virginia Christian School, P.O. Box 8, Buckingham, VA 23921 or the Buckingham County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 444, Dillwyn, VA 23936.

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Elizabeth Duckwall
Former Resident,
Dies At Age 105

    MARCH 22 - Elizabeth Anderson Duckwall, 105, a former school teacher and Christian educator, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at South Roanoke Nursing Home in Roanoke.
   She was born in Darlington Heights where she began her studies in a one-room school house. After high school she entered Farmville State Normal School (now Longwood University) to prepare herself as a teacher, a career she chose from early youth. Later Mrs. Duckwall graduated from the Assembly's Training School in Richmond (now Union Theo-logical Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education). She taught elementary school in Phenix, Darlington Heights, and Stuart.
    In l931 she married Joseph Smith Duckwall, a Presbyterian (USA) minister, from Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, Mrs. Duckwall was an active Christian education worker in Presbyterian churches her husband pastored in Sweet Hall, Hope-well, Winchester, Rural Retreat, Amelia, and Turbeville. In l972 the couple moved to Farmville where they became active in community and senior citizens programs and Mrs. Duckwall's childhood church, Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Prince Edward County. In l983 they moved to Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community in Harrisonburg where Mr. Duck-wall died in l991. In 2001 Mrs. Duckwall moved to Roanoke to be close to her son and his family.
    Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Duckwall Campbell, son-in-law, the Rev. J. Gary Campbell of Silver Spring, Mary-land; a son, Dr. Francis Joseph Duckwall, daughter-in-law, Sharon Glaize Duckwall of Roanoke; five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Duckwall is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and their children who have gathered annually in Roanoke to celebrate her birthday.
    A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 27, 11 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 264 Mountain Avenue, Roanoke.
    Memorial contributions may be made to favorite charities.

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Anne M. Jones, 86
Retired Social
Worker, Dies

    MARCH 22 – Anne Middleton Jones, 86, of Farmville, died Monday, March 19, 2007.
    She was the daughter of the late Frederick Shealy Middleton Sr. and Helen Coulbourn Middleton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Dibrell Jones Sr.; a daughter, Annette Royall Jones; a son, Paul Dibrell Jones Jr.; a grandson, Paul Gregory Jones and her beloved brother, Frederick Shealy Middleton Jr.
    Mrs. Jones was a retired social worker for Prince Edward Department of Social Services.
    She is survived by her daughter, Helen Jones Meinhard (David); granddaughter, Stephanie M. Bappert (Albert); grandson, David E. Meinhard Jr. (Melissa); daughter-in-law, Kathie L. Jones; grandson, Erik D. Jones; great-grandson, Devon White and great-granddaughter, Lily Meinhard.
    Funeral services will be held at Smyrna United Methodist Church, Sheppards, at 2 p.m. Saturday.
    The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. at the church prior to the service.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Marie Adams, 726 Fender Rd., Farmville, VA 23901.
    Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.

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Funeral Service For
Floyd Harvey, 93
Set 10 A.M. Saturday

   CHARLOTTE CH, March 22 – Floyd Harvey. 93, of Charlotte Court House, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in Farmville.
    He was born December 11, 1913 in Cumberland County, the son of the late William Glover and Polly Harding Harey.
    He is survived by his children, Vernon Harvey and his wife, Kay of Charlotte Court house and Anita Gimber and her husband, Ted of Bucking-ham; his sister, Annie Cross of Richmond; his grandchildren, Dennis Lee Harvey and Eugene Harvey both of Jacksonville, FL, Matthew Wayne Harvey of Leesburg, Jason Gimber of Rocky Mount, NC and Renee Gimber of Buckingham; ten great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
    A funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Chapel of Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville, with interment in Historyland Memorial Park, King George.
    The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Published Date:    Wednesday 21st March 2007

Earl L. Thomas, 87
Retired State
Trooper Dies March 15

   DILLWYN, March 20 - Earl Letcher Thomas, 87, of Dillwyn, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 In a Richmond hospital.
   He was born March 5, 1920 in Staunton, the son of the late Howell Letcher Thomas and Mary Lee Harris Thomas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Carl E. Thomas.
   Mr. Thomas was a retired Virginia State Trooper and a World War II Army veteran.
   He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Griffin Thomas; two sons, Michael W. Thomas of Ruther Glen and Montie E. Thomas of Farmville; a sister, Marie T. Runner of Richmond;
two grandchildren, Bobby Thomas and Michelle T. Brightwell and four great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Sunday at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, with interment in Rocky Mount United Methodist Church with Masonic Rites and Virginia State Police Honors.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Buckingham County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 444, Dillwyn, VA 23936, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eight Ave., 7th Floor, New York, MY 10001 or the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

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Anne G. Mitchell, 79
Of Farmville
Dies Sunday

ANNE G. MITCHELL

    MARCH 20 - Anne Gminder Mitchell, 79, Farmville, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 18, 2007, due to complications from pneumonia following a lengthy illness.
    Born in Washington, DC, June 13, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Edward Evans Gminder and Ellynor Chadwick Gminder.
   Anne attended St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Appomattox, was a Past President of the Kings Park Chapter of the Virginia Garden Club in Springfield, and volunteered extensively at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke.
    She is survived by a son, Edward R. Mitchell and wife, Linda Jo of Broken Arrow, OK; two daughters, Lisabeth Anne M. Albitz and husband, Jerry of Virginia Beach and Carol M. Smith and husband, David of Charleston, WV; a sister, Jeanne G. Snow of Arlington; her former husband, Robert G. (Bob) Mitchell of Pamplin; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
    A private family funeral service will be held this week.
    The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, PO Box 387, Appomattox, VA 24522.
    The family will receive friends at the home of Robert G. Mitchell, 16661 Thomas Jefferson Hwy., Pamplin.
    Those wishing to send an online condolence please visit www.robinsonfuneral.com

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Graveside Service
Set Thursday For
C. E. Hensley, 53

   PROSPECT, March 20 – Charles Edwin “Chuck” Hensley, 53, of Prospect, passed away Monday, March 19, 2007 at his residence.
   He was born May 31, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Ruben and Donna Hatline Hensley.
   He was a member of Farmville Moose Lodge #968.
  In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Kenneth Hensley of Pamplin, Jennifer Hensley and Stephanie Hensley both of Cumberland; his brother, Michael Hensley of Farmville; his sisters, Vickie McHenry and Pattie Newcomb both of Cumberland; five grand-children, Cedrick, Kendasia, Kenneth, Shelly and Jacob Hensley and numerous nieces and nephews.
   A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Glenn Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
  The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Puckett Funeral Home, Farmville.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department, Prince Edward County Rescue Squad, Massey Cancer Center or Hospice of Virginia.

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Graveside Service
Held Monday For
R. L. “Dick” Call, 79

   BUCKINGHAM, March 20 – Robert Lee “Dick” Call, 79, of Buckingham, died Friday, March 16, 2007.
   He was born August 27, 1927 in Buckingham County, the son of the late Charley Early Call and Edna Gormus Call.
   He is survived by two daughters, Peggy Christian of Andersonville and Irene Shumaker of Farmville; a special great nephew, Bill W. Bailey of Buckingham and a sister, Frances Taylor of Dillwyn.
   A graveside service was held 2 p.m. Monday at Buckingham Community Cemetery.
   Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, was in charge of arrangements.

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Funeral Service
Set Wednesday For
Joseph Trent Smith, 85

   MARCH 20 – Joseph Trent Smith, 85, of Farmville, died Sunday, March 18, 2007.
   He is survived by his wife, Doris J. Smith; four daughters, Iris S. Clark, Joyce Jean Biggers and Mary S. Harner all of Farmville and Betty Jo Smith of Charlotte Court House; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, with interment in Westview Cemetery.
   The family will receive friends this evening (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Jean S. Maloney
Native Of Darlington
Heights, Dies

   MARCH 20 – Jean S. Maloney passed away, surrounded by friends and family at the home of her daughter in Severn, Maryland, Friday. March 16, 2007.
   Born in Darlington Heights on September 12, 1926, she was the youngest daughter of Howard Irving and Gertrude Broaddus Shorter. She was married for 47 years to F. Guthrie (Gus) Maloney, whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, H. I. Shorter and two sisters, Eleanor Belloff and Mildred Coleman.
   She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Fran and Roy Hayes of Sugar Grove, Ewa and Rick McCullough of Severn, MD and Judy Lilly of Arbutus, MD; six grand-children, Reid Hayes, Nikki Griffey, James and Ewa Lilly, Amanda and Samantha McCullough and five great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services were held 2 p.m. today (Tuesday) at Spring Creek Baptist Church, Darlington Heights, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. James D. Manning officiated.
   Donations may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
   Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, was in charge of arrangements.

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JONES, Venice E., 54
Of Rice

   Died Thursday, March 15, 2007. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at High Rock Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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Rita M. Brandt, 45
Of Farmville
Dies Sunday

RITA M. BRANDT

    MARCH 20 – Rita Marcella Brandt, 45, of Farmville, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at her home.
    She is survived by her husband, Bill Brandt; one son, Bill Brandt III; two daughters, Kelly Anne Brandt and Susan Brandt; two grandchildren, Ciera Michelle Brandt/Morris and William Austin Brandt/Bappert; her parents, Fred Fink and Rita Badman Fink of Philadelphia, PA and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, William E. Brandt Sr. and Patricia A. Brandt of Farmville.
    Mrs. Brandt was an employee of Longwood University.
A mass will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Theresa Catholic Church.
    The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the Prince Edward County Rescue Squad.

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Funeral Service
Held Sunday for
Dorothy T. Gibson, 85

    CUMBERLAND, March 20 – Dorothy Taylor Gibson, 85, of Cumberland, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Jean K. and David E. Boyers.
    She was born October 3, 1921, the daughter of the late J. Henderson and Dollie G. Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard T. Gibson, stepdaughter, LaRicha Gough and sisters, Preston T. Ayers and Frances T. Moore.
    She is survived by three sisters, Lelia T. and John T. Nuckols III of Richmond, Erecelle T. Bersch of Cumberland and Jean K. “Kitty” T. and David E. “Doc” Boyers of Cumberland; a brother, Henderson I. “Sam” Taylor of North Carolina; a brother-in-law, James W. Ayers Sr. of Cumberland; ten nephews and eight nieces.
    Funeral services were held 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Mims and the Rev. Kent Wise.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or Buckingham Rescue Squad.
    Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, was in charge of arrangements.

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Published Date:    Friday 16th March 2007

Alfred Daniel Wilson
Retired Teacher
Dies Tuesday

    MARCH 15 – Alfred Daniel Wilson died Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
    He was born October 31, 1927 in Windsor, NC, one of 11 children born to the late William Norman and Candie Hoggard Wilson. Fifty-two years were shared with his loving and devoted wife, Evelyn.
    He graduated from W. S. Etheridge High School in North Carolina, served two years in the United States Military and graduated from Agricultural & Technical College of North Carolina (A&T).
    In 1953, Mr. Wilson began teaching and coaching in Buckingham. He coached several sports, spent 37 years in the teaching profession and was called “Coach” by many of his loving students.
    He was a member of Fork Union Baptist Church for 49 years.
    He is survived by three daughters, Jahala (Tommie) Crump of Greensboro, NC, Alfred Wilson of Richmond and Danlyn (Spencer) Brown of Garnet Valley, PA; three grandchildren, Deja and Derek Brown and Micah Crump; an adopted granddaughter, Brittni Harvey of Greensboro, NC; a god-daughter, Marlene Lockett of Chesapeake; two brothers, Willie Wilson and Elder Mildren (Lue) Wilson of Windsor, NC; three sisters, Annie Elizabeth Beard of Richmond, TX, Martha (Samuel) Owens and Georgia Wells both of Philadelphia, PA; two brothers-in-law, Warren Walton of Lewiston, NC and Fred Burrell of Beacon, NY; two sisters-in-law, Josephine Harris of Ayden, NC and Ruth Maceira of Yonkers, NY and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
    Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Buckingham County High School with interment in Windsor, NC.
    Contributions may be made to Evelyn Wilson, P.O. Box 436, Dillwyn, VA 23936
    E. B. Allen Funeral Home, Farmville, is in charge of arrangements.

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SMITH Jr., Andrew, 34
Of Dillwyn

    Died Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Second Liberty Baptist Church, Dillwyn, with interment in the Hicks Family Cemetery, Rice. Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment.

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Graveside Service
Set Saturday For
Roland G. Adcock, 90

    MARCH 15 – Roland Garwood Adcock, 90, of Farmville, formerly of South Boston, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
    He was born in Oxford, North Carolina, the son of the late Robert and Nancy Maurry Adcock. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola Grubb Adcock.
    Mr. Adcock was an United State Army veteran and pilot in World War II. He was a member of the Faukner Masonic Lodge of South Boston and South Boston Baptist Church. He was a retired hospital administrator and federal employee. He was a kind, soft spoken gentleman. A lover of antiques, he maintained his home in South Boston.
    He is survived by a daughter, Jacquelyne Bush of Buckingham; a brother, James Adcock of Oxford, North Carolina; a grandson, Mark Bush of Texas and his special family friends, Curtis and Linda Melvin and children.
    Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston.
    The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home, Farmville.

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Theresa J. Minyard, 89
Of Dillwyn
Dies Tuesday

    DILLWYN, March 15 – Theresa Jones Minyard, 89, of Dillwyn, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at her home.
    She was born April 4, 1917 in Bedford, a daughter of the late John Robert Jones Jr. and Emma Jones. She was the widow of Raymond Horace Minyard.
    She is survived by a daughter, Tina Marie Tallant of Blacksburg; a son, Elvin Eugene Minyard of Newport News; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the church of the Nativity with interment in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn.

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Funeral Service For
Laura Elizabeth Lowe, 75
Set 2 P.M. Friday

    RICE, March 15 – Laura Elizabeth Grant Lowe, 75, of Rice, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
    She is survived by her husband, William “Joe” R. Lowe; her daughter, Barbara L. Carmichael and husband, Garland; her grandson, David G. Carmichael and wife, Katie; three sisters, Elsie Rapp and husband, Tommy, Myrtle Osborne and husband, Raleigh and Helen Wallace and husband, Hugh and a brother, John “Tommy” Grant and wife, Margaret.
    Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Pisgah Baptist Church, Rice, with interment in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Prince Edward Rescue Squad or the Rice Fire Department.

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Mary J. Shelton, 65
Of Prospect
Dies Wednesday

    PROSPECT, March 15 – Mary J. Shelton, 65, of Prospect, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at her home.
    She was born in Pamplin on September 16, 1941, a daughter of the late Clyde Shelton and Ruby M. Shelton.
    She is survived by two sons, Robert P. Witt and Edward O. Witt both of Chesterfield; one daughter, Annette Renay Bates and her husband, Roger of Richmond; six sisters, Louella King of North Carolina, Lora Witt of Goochland, Laura Gladden of Chester, Priscilla Bucknam of Richmond, Cora Katie Taylor of Dillwyn and Carley Clyde Shelton of Prince George; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and one aunt, Katie Chandler of Farmville.
    Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home with interment in Trinity Memorial Gardens.
    The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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