Obituaries

Virginia Sharon Perkins

After a hard-fought battle with cancer, Virginia Sharon Perkins 66, of Louisa gained her wings on Thursday, January 16 th 2020.  She was preceded in death by her father Linwood Earl Richardson.  She is survived by her husband of forty one years, Ronald Perkins, two loving sons, Matthew Payne(Melissa) and Morgan Perkins (Kelley); seven grandchildren, Stephen Payne, Jesse Payne, Asia...

Phillip Lee Langhorne

Phillip Lee Langhorne 62,  passed away on December 29th, 2019 in his home in Columbia, VA. Phillip was born December 25th, 1957 in Fluvanna County, VA., to the late Richard and Corrine Langhorne. He was the youngest boy of eight children, and in his youth, was educated in the Fluvanna County School system. Upon his graduation, he joined the...

Barbara Fite Schweikle

Barbara Fite Schweikle , 88, of Charlottesville, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2019.

She was the beloved wife of Carl F. “Todd” Schweikle, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage before his death in 2003. ​ Born in Allentown, PA she was a daughter of the late Alonzo S . and Mabel Landis...

Richard Lynn Fraker

Richard Lynn Fraker, Jr., a retired Army Corp of Engineer Major, lost his seven year battle with prostate cancer on December 27, 2019 . Lynn is survived by his wife of forty years , Glynn Griggs Fraker; his daughters , Shannon Shelburne (Matthew) and Devon Gatewood (Roger) ; his grand children, Natalie, Molly, and Carl Shelburne, his sister...

Robert “Sparks” White

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.  He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” ~ Psalm 23:1-3

Robert “Sparks” White entered into eternal rest on...

Jane Davis Cobb

Jane Elizabeth Davis Cobb transitioned peacefully on December 19, 2019 at the age of 90, after a full and active life right up to the very end. Born on May 16, 1929, she was the daughter of Helen Hayman Davis and Allen T. Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Winn Cobb, Jr. and her...

Henry Lee Southworth

Henry Lee Southworth died Dec. 13, 2019. He was 80 years old. Henry was born in Scottsville, VA to Mavis Black and Henry Taylor Southworth. At age six, the family moved to Richmond. His maternal grandparents, Mary Lou and Everette Black of Cunningham, were such a joy in his life. He spent all of his childhood summers with them and...

Thomas Abram Grooms

Thomas Abram Grooms, 77 of Louisa, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the University of Virginia Medical +Center. Thomas was a resident of Louisa County and was well known in the community. Thomas was born on June 6, 1942 in Louisa County, the son of the late John Edward and Mary Ellen Grooms. Thomas was preceded in death...

Minnie Lee May McGehee

Minnie Lee May McGehee passed away November 21, 2019. She follows her parents: James Franklin May, Sr. and Sarah Jennie Garner May, her siblings Mary Frances Blodgett, Sarah Josephine Marshall, James Franklin May, Jr. and Samuel Stanley May and her husband Henry Corr McGehee. She is survived by her brother John H. May: his wife Mary Beth May;her children: Betty...

Larry Reardon

Larry Reardon, 76, passed away in his home in Carysbrook, Virginia on November 21st, 2019. He was born in Washington DC on September 17th, 1943 to Agnes and Harold Reardon. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Snead Reardon; daughter, Michelle and son-in-law, Christopher Graham, daughter, Cheryl Reardon and son, Kent Reardon. Also surviving Larry are his brother, Donald Reardon;...

Vernon Byron Lynch

Vernon Byron Lynch, was born Aug. 27, 1932. In his 87 years of life he accomplished many things. To include his 24 years of service to our country in his Army life he excelled in the fight presented to him. In Korea he received distinguished service cross, silver star with valor, bronze star with valor, purple heart with four oak...

William "Billy" Grubbs Sr.

William "Billy" Grubbs Sr. age 64 of Louisa went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 7, 2019. Billy was born March 6, 1955. He was preceded in death by his parents Esther and Lester Grubbs, sister Frances Jones, grandson Gregory Pace Jr., and his son-in-law, Greg Pace. Billy is survived by his wife, Joanne Grubbs, daughter Peggy...

June Grace Knudson

June Grace Knudson (née Potter), age 96 passed away on November 4, 2019 in Gordonsville, Virginia. June was born on June 18, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan, and spent most of her childhood in Fresno, California. June earned a BA in Slavic Languages at the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in English as a Second Language (ESL) at the...

James Sylvester Normile

James (Jim) Sylvester Normile, age 49, of Bremo Bluff, Virginia passed away on October 28, 2019 in his home. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, Mildred Bocs and Michael Normile, as well as his sister, Angel Kannard. He is survived by his wife, Tisha Normile, two sons, Cody and Casey Normile, two step daughters Angela Phillips...

Garry Arthur Weese Jr.

Garry ("Lucky") Arthur Weese, Jr., 59, of Palmyra, VA, went to be with the Lord on 12 October 2019. Lucky was preceded in death by his parents Garry Weese, Sr. and Nancy Stiffler Philpott, and his grandparents Julius and Rose Marie (O'Neill) Stiffler. He is survived by his wife Terry Shifflett Weese; one son, Garry Weese III (Elizabeth) of Maryland;...

Gladys V. Cavanaugh

Gladys Cavanaugh, caring mother, doting grandmother and great-grandmother of many peacefully entered into eternal rest on September 25, 2019, following an extended illness at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hattie M. Cavanaugh-Jackson, Sister Helen Lopez and two great-grandchildren, Jordan and Christian Cavanaugh. Gladys was born January 12, 1922 in Fluvanna County...

John Shepherd "Johnny" Bell

John Shepherd “Johnny” Bell, 78, of Fluvanna County died September 19, 2019 at UVA Hospital. He was the son of the late James Bell and Lutie Holland Bell. In addition to his parents, brother James Barclay Bell, and sister Cary Harris predeceased him. He was a lifelong farmer, historian, and lover of the land. He is survived by his son,...

Samuel Leake Winston

Samuel Leake Winston 95, died peacefully at his home in Bremo Bluff VA on Wednesday September 11, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents Holman E. and Julia Payne Winston, two wives Mazie Johnson Winston and Mary Emma Brookman Winston, and daughter Sally L. Winston. He is survived by a son Raymond A. Winston (Kimberly) and a daughter...

Myra M. Ryalls

In the early morning hours of September 5th, 2019, Myra M. Ryalls was welcomed into the arms of her loving savior, Jesus Christ and her heavenly home after fighting a long and courageous battle of Metastatic Breast Cancer. Myra was born and raised in Weatherly, Pa. She is the daughter of the late Authur and Edna Hensel. She was preceded...

Stuart Lee Richardson

Stuart Lee Richardson of Zion Crossroads, went to meet his Lord on Monday, September 2, 2019, at the age 90. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Cosner Richardson, his parents Warren C. Richardson and Addie Kent Richardson; his brothers Earl, Ray, Temple, and Kent Richardson, and his two sisters Doris Garner and Jean Condrey. He leaves...