Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Amelia County, Virginia
Cecil Clarence Quesinberry
May 3, 2018
Cecil C. Quesinberry, age 89, of Amelia, passed from this life on May 3, 2018. He is survived by his nieces; Brenda Walker and Kay Quesinberry of Amelia and several other family members. Mr. Quesinberry was retired from VDOT as a truck driver. A graveside service will be held at 3PM on Sunday May 6, 2018 at Salem UMC...
Elizabeth T. (Taylor) Wetsel
May 2, 2018
Elizabeth Taylor Wetsel age 96 of Amelia County died on May 2, 2018, at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Midlothian, Virginia. She was born on August 15, 1921, in Greene County, Virginia. She was one of two daughters of John and Louise Taylor. She graduated from Mary Washington College in 1942. She taught for many years in the public...
Ann D. (Dickerson) Shaw
Apr 30, 2018
Ann Dickerson Shaw, age 69 of Amelia, passed away on April 30, 2018. She is survived by her husband of 50 years Steven Shaw; her mother; Anniebelle Dickerson of Amelia, daughters Heather (Dean) Dalton of Louisa and Tara (Brandon) Davidson of Glen Allen; grandchildren Haily Cole and Andrew Davidson; brother A.W. Dickerson, Jr. of Richmond; sister Bonnie Dickerson of...
Ronald Williams Spencer
Apr 29, 2018
Private services were held at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia followed by Naval Military Honors.
John Smith Bates
Apr 16, 2018
John Smith Bates, Sr., age 65, of Amelia, passed away on April 16, 2018. He is survived by his mother Mabel Pembelton; sons John Smith Bates Jr. (Ami) of Amelia, Daniel Wayne Bates of Jetersville and Anthony Ryan Bates (Kelly) of NC; grandchildren John "Tripp" Bates III, Meadow Bates, Lilly Bates, William Bates, Anthony "AJ" Bates Jr., Zachary Bates,...
Maxine B. (Boswell) Rowe
Apr 12, 2018
Maxine B. Rowe, 88
Passed away peacefully on April 12, 2018 Longtime resident of Richmond and, for the last 30 years, of Amelia, Va. Survived by: her husband of 70 years, James Garland Rowe; her children Stephen M. Rowe and Pamela Rowe Fearn, son-in-law Robert W. Fearn; grandchildren James Hampton Rowe, Libby R. Hooker and great grandsons...
Bonnie Lee (Havens) Love
Apr 8, 2018
Bonnie Lee Love, age 50, of Powhatan, passed from this life on April 8, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Richard; son; Zachary Love of Rice, Va.; her daughter; Angel Merryman of Blackshear, Ga.; her parents, Robert and Linda Havens; and brother; Craig Havens all of New Jersey; and her grandchildren; Colton and Gauge Merryman. Bonnie was an...
Christine B. "Teen" (Blankenship) Jones
Apr 7, 2018
Christine B. "Teen" Jones, age 79, of Amelia passed from this life on April 7, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband Virgil M. Jones, and her brother, Douglas Blankenship, and her parents, Hardy and Stella Blankenship and is survived by her sons, Cary (Penny) and Mitch both of Amelia, her sisters, Betty Bowlin (Bruce) of Amelia,...
Betty R. (Ritger) Worrell
Apr 1, 2018
Mrs. Betty R. Worrell, age 85, of Amelia, formerly of Richmond, passed from this life on April 1, 2018. She was born on April 23, 1923 to Frederick and Mae Belle Burton Ritger. She is survived by her two daughters, Allison and Karla Worrell. Services and interment are private.
Walter Sims Moore
Mar 21, 2018
Walter Sims Moore, formerly of Pocahontas, VA and Amelia, VA passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on the morning of March 21, 2018. He was born on July 15, 1925 in Slab Fork, WV to the late James Garfield Moore and Tessie May Gray. He was the fourth oldest of nine children. Walter entered the army in...
Dustin Lee Arthur
Mar 13, 2018
Dustin Lee Arthur, age 30, of Amelia, passed from this life unexpectedly on March 13, 2018. He is survived by his mother Tina Marie Cave Owens of Amelia, and father David Arthur of Powhatan; brother Dale Cave; sisters April and Angel Owens and his paternal grandfather Thomas F. Cave; nephew of Janice and Owen Bryant and great nephew of...
Dorothy Anne Coleman
Mar 10, 2018
Dorothy Anne Coleman, 73 of Amelia, passed away at Chippenham Hospital unexpectedly on Saturday, March 10, 2018. She was predeceased by her father Harry Lee Coleman, her mother Dorothy Long Coleman and her brother Richard Lee Coleman. She was a graduate of Amelia County High school and later a graduate of Southside Community Hospital Nursing Program. She worked for...
Roy Michael Settle
Mar 2, 2018
Roy Michael Settle, age 47, of Amelia, passed from this life on March 2, 2018. He is survived by his parents; Fred and Judy Settle of Amelia, his children; Samantha Settle of Waynesboro, and Ethan Settle of Amelia, his siblings; Lonnie (Cheryl) Miller of Daytona Beach, Fla., Buffy Settle of Prince George, and David Allen Settle of Burkeville, grandchildren,...
Charles Joseph Sobrito , Sr.
Feb 26, 2018
Charles Joseph Sobrito, Sr., age 102, passed from this life on Feb. 26, 2018. He is preceded in death by his wife; Ruth, and is survived by his sons; Charles Jr. and Thomas both of Amelia, Steven of Richmond, and Michael of Chesterfield, his sister, Patsy Schultz of Myrtle Beach, S. C., nineteen grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren. ...
Joseph Franklin Proffitt
Feb 25, 2018
Proffitt, Joseph Franklin, 78, of Jetersville, VA, passed away on February 25, 2018. Born in Fluvanana County on January 17, 1940. Joe was raised at the Presbyterian Home and Family Services in Lynchburg, Virginia from age three to age sixteen. He joined the Marine Corps at age 16 and retired twenty years later. During his first deployment in Okinawa,...
Dorothy (Sanderson) Redford
Feb 24, 2018
On February 24, 2018, Dorothy S. Redford (nee Sanderson) beloved wife of the late Bobby Stuart Redford; devoted mother of Robert Redford, James Redford and the late William Redford and David Redford; dear sister of John Sanderson; loving grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 9. Friends may call at the Oak Crest Village Chapel, Parkville, MD on Friday,...
June Marie (Dilger) Dayock
Feb 20, 2018
Mrs. June Marie Dayock, age 91, of Amelia, formerly of Edgewater, N.J., passed from this life on Feb. 20, 2018. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Edgewater, N. J. with interment following in Madonna Cemetery in Ft. Lee, New Jersey. Visiting will be held on Sunday at the Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home...
Marjorie Carter (Emmitt) Stevens
Feb 15, 2018
Marjorie Carter Stevens, age 97, of Keysville, Va., formerly of Amelia passed from this life on Feb. 15, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hardy Stevens and her son Larry Emmitt Stevens, and her brothers, Harold Carter, Sr., William Carter, and sister, Dorothy Weddle, and is survived by her sons, William Charles Stevens of Keysville, Va.,...
Larry Keith Christian
Feb 11, 2018
Mr. Larry Keith Christian, age 63, of Amelia, passed from this life on February 11, 2018. Larry was born on April 25, 1954 to Paul Clayton Christian and Phyllis Ann Cole Christian. A graveside service will be held at 12 Noon on Monday February 26, 2018 at Rennie Memorial Church Cemetery in Amelia.
Willie Belle (Carpenter) Cope
Feb 11, 2018
Willie "Billy" Belle Cope, of Jetersville, Va., passed away peacefully on February 11, 2018. She and her late husband Oscar who passed this past December had enjoyed 56 wonderful years together. Survivors include her sons, Michael (Rhonda) of Winston-Salem, N. C., Brian (Ranna) of Amelia, daughters, Vickie ( Glenn Pedigo) Smith of Maryville, TN., and Susan Cope of Jetersville,...
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