staff reports
Published: April 14, 2008

Ouida Swan Adcock, 87, of Madison Heights, died April 2. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Franklin Adcock.
Born July 27, 1920, in Buckingham County, she was a daughter of the late William and Carrie Ragland Swan. She was a charter member of Randolph Memorial Baptist Church and was retired from Madison Garment Factory.
She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Gladys Kesterson, Doris Rosser and Corrine Kidd, and her granddaughter, Angie Higgins.
Survivors include three sons, George W. Adcock and wife, Elsie, of Madison Heights, James H. Adcock and wife, Cora, of Lovingston, and Michael E. Adcock and wife, Karla, of Monroe; daughters, Ann A. McFadden and husband, Pete, of Appomattox, Roma A. Peters and husband, Leslie, of Madison Heights and Barbara A. Farmer, of Madison Heights; two brothers, William E. Swan, of Lynchburg and H.B. Swan, of Madison Heights; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was conducted on April 5 at Whitten Monelison Chapel. Interment took place in Fort Hill Memorial Park.

Edith Sorrels Austin, 78, of Buena Vista, died April 1.
She was born Dec. 1, 1929 in Buena Vista, a daughter of the late Hunter and Lillie Flint Sorrels.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Glen W. Sorrels.
She was a member of First Brethren Church, Buena Vista for 51 years.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Austin; two daughters, Carolyn Topping and husband, Jerry, of Buena Vista and Pam Ragland and husband, Phil, of Lexington; a son, Ronnie Green and wife, Maddie, of Buena Vista; two step-daughters, Helen Bailey and husband, Dick, of Troutville and Linda Floyd and husband, Garry, Buena Vista; a stepson, Robert Austin Jr. of Buena Vista; two brothers, Joseph Sorrels of Buena Vista and Jonnie Sorrels of Madison Heights; one niece; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held April 4 at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery.

Susie Lee Randolph Christian, 60, of Amherst, died on April 3.
Born in Nelson County on Feb. 29, 1948, she was a daughter of Geneva Brown Randolph of Piney River and the late Curtis Randolph.
She was a long-time employee of UVA Medical Center, had also worked for Fitzgerald Packing Shed and had recently been employed by Holiday Select of Lynchburg. She was a member of St. James Baptist church, where she served as an usher.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a son, Joseph Montgomery Christian of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Roberta Brown and Cassandra Randolph, both of Piney River; one granddaughter; two God-children; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Randolph Jr.
A funeral service will be conducted on April 12 at 2 p.m. at St. James Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Brown Family Cemetery.

Isabelle Taylor Estes, 89, of Woodburn Road, Charlottesville, died on April 5.
She was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Charlottesville to the late Merles and Annie Taylor.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Rachel H. Taylor and Annie Mae Perkins; and three sons, James R. Estes, John E. Estes and Merles M. Estes.
She retired from Crouse-Hinds after many years of service. She also was a member Union Ridge Baptist Church where she served on the Missionary Circle and the Usher Board.
She is survived by a daughter, Ruby Wells and her husband, George, of Faber; a son, Phillip Estes Sr. and his wife, Doris, of Charlottesville; a great-nephew; a daughter-in-law, Demetrius Patras of Baltimore, Md.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held April 9 at the Union Ridge Baptist Church. Interment followed at the church cemetery.

Irvin E. Hodges, 75, of Afton, died on April 4.
He was born March 30, 1933 in Washington, D.C., a son of the late Hartwell Hodges and Myrtle (Kivett) Hodges Tudge.
He was raised by his mother and step-father, Myrtle and Jimmy Tudge. He served in the U.S. Army and worked as a sheet metal mechanic for commercial construction. While working for Sheet Metal Local 100 out of Washington, D.C., he was involved in building Disney World in Florida.
He owned and operated Mt. View Stables in Afton for the last 12 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Wilson Miller, and a brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Doris Hodges.
He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Joan Miller Hodges; daughters, Chris and husband Wally Emory and Patricia and husband Konrad Zych; sons, Billy Beaver, Daniel Beaver, James Miller and wife Rose, Jerry Miller, Eric Miller and wife Barbara, Scott Miller and wife Kay; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Miller; grandchildren, Amy, Carrie, Shane, Brianna, Kimberly, Benjamin, Jessica, Kimberly, Erica, Brittany, Jeremiah, Charlie, Austin and Rhonda; six great-grandchildren; and two nephews.
A service was held April 8 at McDow Funeral Home. Burial followed in Augusta Memorial Park in Waynesboro.

Caroline Kemp Taylor, 69 of Washington D.C., died March 30.
Born July 24, 1938 in Nelson County, she was a daughter of the late Jonah Meredith and Alma Kemp Meredith.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Taylor.
She was a member of Mt. Pisca Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
She is survived by a daughter, Carolalene (Teen) Giles of Shipman; three sons, James Taylor of Washington, D.C., Thomas Bolden of Forestville, Md., and Carl Wayne Bolden of Laurel, Md.; a brother, Jonah Meredith Jr. of Shipman; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on March 29 at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston. Interment followed in the New Mount Cemetery in Arrington.

Frank Harris Vest Jr., 72, of Lynchburg, the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, died April 5.
Born Jan. 5, 1936 in Salem, he was the son of the late Frank Harris Vest and Viola Woodson Vest. After graduating from Blacksburg High School, he was valedictorian and president of the student body at Roanoke College, class of 1959. He received his Master of Divinity, cum laude, from Virginia Theological Seminary, where he again served as president of the student body. He was also a recipient of several honorary degrees.
Ordained in 1963, he served as curate at St. John’ s, Roanoke and as rector of Grace Church, Radford and Christ Church, Roanoke. In 1973, he was called by Christ Church in Charlotte, N.C., where he served as rector for 13 years. He was elected Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of N.C. in 1985, and installed in the chapel at Duke University, where he later taught as a visiting lecturer. In 1989, he was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Southern Virginia and was installed as diocesan bishop in 1991, where he served until his retirement in 1998.
After his retirement to Lynchburg, he served as interim rector at St. Barnabas and Trinity Episcopal churches, interim chaplain at Virginia Episcopal School, and interim rector at St. John’ s.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Ann Jarvis Vest, of Forest; his children, Nina Vest Salmon and her husband, Jerry, of Lynchburg; Frank Harris Vest III and his wife, Legare, of Nashville, Tenn.; Robert Alexander Vest and his wife, Katherine, of Charlotte, N.C.; eight grandsons, Marshall, Patrick, and Harris Salmon, Frank, Alec, and James Vest and Alex and Henry Vest, one granddaughter, Ann Mason Vest; a brother, James Aurich Vest, and his fiance, Rene Collet Fisher, of Bedford; a mother-in-law, Nina Cauthorn Jarvis, of Bedford; two brothers-in-law, Harold Wheatcroft Jarvis and his wife, Gale, of Roanoke, and Robert Cauthorn Jarvis of Bedford; a niece; and two nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held at St. John’ s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg on April 10 at 1:00 p.m.