All Obituaries

When I am gone, release me and let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, but instead be happy that we had so many years. So grieve a while for me if you must, then let your grief be comforted by trust. I won’t be far away, for life goes on. It’s only for a while that we must part, so keep the memories within your heart.      Alee Williams Moody was born in Greensville County to the late Georgia and...

“To everything there is a season, and to every purpose under the Heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die.  A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted." ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-2          Gloria Dean (Simmons) Banks, also known by many as “Dennie,”or “Lady,”and especially known by her grandchildren as “Granny Poo,” peacefully departed her earthly life for Heaven abode, on...

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6        On Thursday, May 24, 1928, Bud and Ida Baker Robinson were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Daisy Mae Robinson Miles, in Emporia, Virginia. While growing up in the Robinson residence, Daisy had seven brothers and one sister, and attended Dahlia School in Greensville County, where she...

Remembering Mercury-Morris…   "Remembering you is easy, we do it everyday, Missing you is a heartache, which will never go away."        Mercury-Morris Claiborne, born Morris Calvin Claiborne, Jr., was a loving son, brother, uncle, cousin and God-father who’s life was entrusted to the parentage of Dorothy Easter Claiborne and Morris Calvin Claiborne, Sr.  He began this journey through life on  Friday, August 19, 1960. in...

Like a shadow in the moonlight, like the whisper of the seas, Like the echoes of a melody just beyond our reach In the shadow of our sorrow, past the whisper of goodbye, Love shines through eternity, a heartbeat from our eye.   With humbled submission to the will of God, we pause to honor the life of Eric Barnes, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Benjamin and Ethelene Barnes on June 5, 1965. He received his formal education by attending the Vailsburg High School in Newark,...

 Ms. Rebecca Lewis of Emporia, Virginia, was born on Thursday, February 19, 1931. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.       As life progressed, Rebecca became a true servant of our heavenly father, Jehovah, who lived her life devoted to the Word of God, our Father.       You should be know for the beauty that comes from within the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God 1 Peter 3:4....

Mr. Garland Lee Roberts, 81, transitioned into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Garland was born in Emporia, Virginia to the late Quinton and Ella Roberts on April 16, 1939. He was educated in Greensville County Public Schools. As a young man, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and became a member of Claresville Baptist Church. Garland held several positions with different companies over the years. He worked as a lumberman with...

     DALLAS ELROY SPENCE of Chesterfield, Virginia (affectionally known to many as “Sip”) peacefully entered into eternal rest in the early morning on July 30, 2020 in the care of Central Lynchburg General Hospital, in Lynchburg, Virginia.        Dallas was born on Friday, December 11, 1953 in Franklin Virginia, to the parents of the late Dallas and Elsie Wiggins Spence.  He was reared in Emporia, Virginia and he graduated from...

Their Wings Were Ready, But Our Hearts Were Not…  Don’t think of them as gone, their journey’s just begun, life holds so many facets this earth is only one. Just think of them as resting from the sorrows and the tears, in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days and years. Think how they must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass away. And think of them as living in the hearts of those they touched…for...

Their Wings Were Ready, But Our Hearts Were Not…  Don’t think of them as gone, their journey’s just begun, life holds so many facets this earth is only one. Just think of them as resting from the sorrows and the tears, in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days and years. Think how they must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass away. And think of them as living in the hearts of those they touched…for...