OBITUARIES

ROBERTS, Gary Eugene Roberts, 77, of Raleigh, N.C. and formerly of Dayton, Ohio died Jan. 22, 2017.  He was the son of the late Adolphus H. Roberts and Helen Morganthal Roberts;  husband of the late Anne Page Weathersby Roberts and father of the late Paula N. Herrington. He is survived by his daughters; Debbie G. Springer, Sharron P. Boorde and...

CHANDLER, Charles Bruce Chandler, of Victoria, Va., died peacefully on December 28, 2016, after a brief illness. He was 91. Born in Victoria on November 17, 1925 to Aubrey Bruce Chandler and Velna Glascock Chandler, his early education was in the public schools of Lunenburg County and at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg.  He enlisted in the US Navy and...

HAWTHORNE, Louise Monroe Cheely, 98, passed away on Dec. 27, 2016 at the Hundley Center in South Hill, Va. Louise was born on July 30, 1918 to Robert Monroe and Blanche Fraher Cheely of Brunswick County. She and Gene were married for 53 years and raised two children on a tobacco farm on route 40, Kenbridge. Louise worked in the...

LOVE, Marlene P. Love, 70, of Chesterfield, Va. went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 12, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Ken Love; her daughter, Lisa Viramontes (Brett); son, Daniel Love; grandchildren, Gabriel and Isabella Viramontes; sister, Sarah Ferguson and brothers, Eschol Allen and Bob Horen. Marlene was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She...

POWELL,Geneva G. Powell, 91, of Victoria, Va went to be with her lord and savior on Dec. 11, 2016. Geneva was the former owner and operator of the Dutch Treat Restaurant and Banquet Hall, Victoria’s 1994 citizen of the year, past president of Ladies auxiliary VFW post 9954, member of Victoria Chamber of Commerce and Victoria Baptist Church. Geneva loved...

ASHWORTH,Helen Callahan Ashworth, 97, of Victoria, VA, died December 6, 2016. Helen was born in Mecklenburg County, Va. to the late William James Callahan and Sallie Bet Hudson Callahan. She was the wife of the late Edgar B. Ashworth. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. Helen retired from Craddock Terry Shoe Corporation. She dearly loved the town...

HUDSON,Nancy Bishop Hudson, 77, of  Kenbridge, Va. died November 12, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Morris Branch Bishop and Evelyn Dalton Bishop. She is survived by her husband, Gordon H. Hudson; sons; Morris B. Hudson (Tina) and G. Randall Hudson (Pat Weiss); all of Kenbridge; grandchildren, Teresa Collins (Robert) and Candi Smith; great-grandchildren, Nicholas Collins, Alexis Smith,...

PRICE, Donald Franklin “Don” Price, 59, of Kenbridge, Va. died Oct. 31, 2016. He is survived by his wife Charon Coffee Price; his sons, Cooper, Tucker and Mark; one brother, Bobby Price; two sisters, Donna Fenski and Demetria “DeeDee” Jones; his loving and devoted Cracker Barrel family and Gator Nation.  Memorial services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at...

HOOD,Stephen Briley Hood, 50, of Kenbridge Va. died October 29, 2016.  He was the son of the late Robert L. and Caroline Beale Hood.  He is survived by his wife Tammy L. Hood; sons Robert C. Hood, Stephen M. Hood, Christopher M. Hood, and Daniel A. Hood; two sisters Kathleen Hood and Diana Lynn Ryder; one brother Ronnie Lee Hood. ...

PARDO, Barbara Jane Ragsdale Pardo, 69, of South Hill, Virginia died Oct. 19, 2016. She was the daughter of the late John Ellis Ragsdale and Ethel Bishop Ragsdale. She is survived by her children Tina Lufsey (Lewis), Tony Pardo (Terri) and Tonya Harris (Mike), four grandchildren; Ashleigh Harris, Savannah Harris, Alessa Pardo and Anthony Pardo; great-granddaughter, Tatiana Wills; one brother,...