Obituaries in Gretna, VA

GretnaHarry Wayne Pink Power age 69 of Gretna passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at his residence. Born November 17 1956 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Cecil Ray Buddy Power and Lizzie Mae Francis Power. He was predeceased by two brothers Billy Ray Power and Lynn Power and his belov...

GretnaJanice Jefferson Short Roach age 72 of Gretna passed away Sunday January 25 2026. Born June 29 1953 in Roanoke she was a daughter of the late Walter Reevie Jefferson and Mildred McCrickard Jefferson. She was predeceased by her husband Bobby Lee Roach and two sisters Hazel Barbour and Ava Ann J...

Hurt...Christine Chris Chumley Franklin age 69 of Hurt passed away Monday December 22 2025 at Riverside Health and Rehab of Danville. Born March 23 1956 she was a daughter of the late Clifford Carroll Chumley and Laura Wooldridge Chumley. She was predeceased by four brothers Carl Chumley Ralph Chuml...

Ronald Augustus Peterson age 88 of Gretna VA left this earthly realm on Monday December 22 2025 at the Gretna Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 11 1937 in Burnsville NC he was the son of the late Augustus Raymond Peterson and the late Ida Adkins Peterson. He was predeceased by one brother ...

Diane Marie Cox Smith age 76 of Gretna VA passed away on Saturday December 20 2025 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born on June 20 1949 in Lothian MD a daughter of the late Cecil McRay Cox and Lillian Rebecca Tedder Cox. Mrs. Smith lived most of her life in Maryland and Gretna and reti...

Richard M. Williams peacefully went home to be with the Lord on January 6 2026. He was born on May 27 1936 at Hollywood Farms in Herndon Virginia. Richard was preceded in death by his father Claude E. Williams Sr. his mother Reva Daniel Alcock Williams and his sister Betty Williams Thacker. He is su...

Kalani Rose Compton daughter of John Kane Compton and MaKaila Jean Marie Dreysse passed away Friday January 23 2026. She was predeceased by her paternal greatgrandfather Lindsey Moore maternal greatgrandmother Terrie McLeod a greatuncle Ryan Compton and an uncle Chase Crum. In addition to her parent...

Cynthia Sater Scruggs age 72 of Penhook VA passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at Bedford Hospice Home. Mrs. Scruggs was born on August 2 1953 in Danville VA a daughter of the late William Sater and Billie Blair Sater. She lived most of her life in Penhook and was a teacher with Pittsylvania Coun...

Hurt.Kenneth Wayne Saunders age 70 of Hurt passed away Tuesday January 20 2026 at his residence. Born March 11 1955 in Lynchburg he was a son of the late Kenneth Taylor Saunders and Elizabeth Ann Taylor Saunders. Mr. Saunders was a truck driver. He is survived by two sons Daniel Saunders April of Al...

James Leslie Doss Sr. age 79 of Altavista passed away Sunday December 28 2025 at his residence. Born April 3 1946 in the Gladys community of Campbell County Virginia he was the youngest of twelve children to the late Charlie James McKinley Doss and Mary Lee Layne Doss. James was an avid gardener woo...

Maynard Lee Sonny Pruitt Jr. age 59 of Hurt VA went home to our Lord on Wednesday December 17 2025 at UVA HealthUniversity Hospital at 933 p.m. Born August 12 1966 in Danville VA he was the son of Betty Dalton Bravo of Gretna and the late Maynard Lee Pruitt Sr. He was predeceased by one brother Mark...

Gretna.Doris Ann Mattox Hamlet age 93 of Gretna and Hurt passed away Sunday January 11 2026 in Roanoke. Born October 9 1932 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Ernest Carson Mattox Sr. and Virgie Farmer Mattox. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years Irvin Hamlet five brothe...