Obituaries in Gretna, VA

Altavista.James Christopher Jamie Franklin age 47 of Altavista passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born July 13 1978 in Lynchburg he was a son of James Michael Jimmy Franklin of Lynchburg and the late Christine Chris Chumley Franklin. In addition to his father h...

Gretna.John Wayne Cardwell age 73 of Gretna passed away Thursday December 11 2025 at Blue Ridge Health and Rehab of Martinsville. Born July 4 1952 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Claude Cecil Cardwell and Rebecca Layne Cardwell. He was predeceased by a brother Cecil Cardwell. Mr. Car...

Gretna.Joyce Hunt Vasser Sardella age 85 of Gretna passed away Thursday December 18 2025 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born August 11 1940 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Felix Bennett Hunt and Gladys Katherine Johnson Hunt. She was predeceased by a son Jeffrey Wayne Va...

GretnaMargaret M. Midkiff age 85 of Gretna passed away Monday December 29 2025 at her residence. Born December 4 1940 in Miami FL she was a daughter of the late Frank Tyler Midkiff Sr. and Martha Head Midkiff. She was predeceased by her first husband William Wilson Sr. her second husband Kenneth Way...

Hurt.Everett Dudley Moorefield Sr. age 73 of Hurt passed away Tuesday December 16 2025 at Stanleytown Health and Rehab of Bassett. Born June 30 1952 in Campbell County he was a son of the late Frank Dudley Moorefield and Catherine Dalton Jones. Mr. Moorefield was a U.S. Army veteran and a farmer. Ev...

Gretna.Russell Reed Mayhew age 95 of Gretna passed away peacefully on Friday January 2 2026 at Gretna Health and Rehab surrounded by his family. Born June 30 1930 in Pittsylvania County he was the son of the late George Calvin Mayhew and Myrtle Shelton Mayhew. He was predeceased by his wife Joyce Si...

Gretna.Travis Lee Thompson age 31 of Gretna passed away Wednesday December 10 2025. Born July 8 1994 in Lynchburg he was a son of Donald Duck Lee Thompson and Jerri Elizabeth Sherwood Thompson of Gretna. He was predeceased by his maternal grandmother Dorothy Waller and his paternal grandparents Rich...

Rustburg.Ernest Douglas Doug Tyler age 86 of Rustburg passed away Monday December 8 2025 at Greenview Manor in Lynchburg. Born August 26 1939 in Bedford County he was a son of the late Frank Lee Tyler and Blanche Leftwich Tyler. He was predeceased by two brothers Maurice Tyler and Harry Tyler and a ...

Gretna.Wanda Irby Purdy age 69 of Gretna passed away Sunday January 25 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born April 2 1956 in Danville she was a daughter of the late Harry Pete Irby and Betty Brooks Irby. She was predeceased by her husband Mark Wayne Purdy. Mrs. Purdy retired from Ennis Bus...

LynchburgIrene Saunders Harding age 93 of Lynchburg passed away Sunday January 18 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born March 16 1932 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late William Ashford Saunders and Fannie Jones Saunders. She was predeceased by her husband Samuel Haden Ha...

Gretna.Ronald Ronnie William Bennett age 84 of Gretna passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at his residence. Born May 24 1941 in Pittsylvania County he was a son of the late Clyde William Bennett and Cassie Leftwich Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a member of Round Pond Baptist Church. He is survived by his...

Gretna VA Allan Philip Lavoie age 77 of Gretna passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14 2026 in the home he lovingly built. Born on April 26 1948 in Peabody Massachusetts Allan was the only son of the late Albert Lavoie and Amelia Mary Kulicoski Lavoie. A man of deep faith he was a devoted me...