Staff reports
Published: March 19, 2008

Dorothy Bryant
Bradley
Dorothy Bryant Bradley, 84, of Lovingston died on March 15.
Born Feb. 5, 1924 in Nelson County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence W. (C.W.) Bryant and Ora Williams Bryant. She was the wife of Andrew Manson Bradley, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Holly B. Carter and husband Randy of Lovingston, Connie B. Gates and husband Charlie of Staunton; three sons, Jerry A. Bradley and wife June and David Carroll Bradley and wife Linda, all of Lovingston, and Andrew W. Bradley and wife Sylvia of Madison Heights; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held March 19 at the Woodland Baptist Church in Colleen.  Interment followed in the Woodland Memorial Park in Colleen.

Carl Elmo Bryant
Carl Elmo Bryant, 72, died on March 10.
Born in Buckingham County on Aug. 1, 1935, he was a son of the late Jesse James Bryant Sr., and Frances Burks Bryant Moore. He was a member of the Appomattox Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retired construction worker for Whitehurst Construction Company.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Freda and Bo Cothran of Spout Spring; five grandchildren, Kim Dolph and husband, Ryan of Appomattox, Charles W. Moore Jr. and wife, Tiffany of Madison Heights, Candi Hamilton and husband, Wayne of Appomattox, Brittany Busby and husband, Brian of Savannah, Ga., Jefferi Moore and Rebecca Cothran, both of Spout Spring; five great grandchildren; two brothers, W. Franklin Bryant of Richmond and Bernard G. Bryant of Appomattox; and a half-sister, Susan M. Childress of Appomattox.
He was preceded in death by a son, Carl Jeffery Bryant and a brother, Jesse James Bryant Jr.
Funeral services were held on March 13 at Robinson Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Bryant Family Cemetery.

Alberta Blankenship Campbell
Alberta Blankenship Campbell, 81, died on March 16. She was the wife of the late Russell Lee Campbell.
Born Sept. 10, 1926, in Grundy, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mary Ratcliff Blankenship. She was a member of Piney River Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary R. Ogden, and husband, Keith, of Amherst; three sons, Mitchell A. Blankenship and wife, Donna, of Warsaw, Ind., Patrick L. Campbell and wife, Bonnie, of Roanoke, and Randall R. Campbell and wife, Sharon, of Appomattox; a sister, Eunice Sloan and husband, Roger of Warsaw, Ind.; seven grandchildren, Andy and Robin Blankenship, Rusty and Cason Ogden, Taylor Campbell, Brice and Ashely Campbell; four great grandchildren and many friends.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Honaker and Ollie Ramsey and seven brothers, Walter, Elmer, Herbert, Mack, Robert, Carlos and Herman Blankenship.
Funeral services were conducted on March 18 at Driskill Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in the Amherst Cemetery.

Elizabeth Webb Ryland Groner Humphrey Cecil
Elizabeth “Libby” Webb Ryland Groner Humphrey Cecil, of Covesville, died on March 10. She was the wife of Donald Cecil.
She was born on Nov. 11, 1924 in Kansas City, Miss., the only child of Robert Knickerbocker Ryland and Alice Webb Ryland. She was a graduate of Sweet Briar College where she earned a degree in Chemistry. She lived in Honolulu, Ha. from 1954 to 1967. She worked in the Marine Biology Laboratory of the University of Hawaii, she was a supporter of the Honolulu Symphony and a member of the Junior League. She helped establish the Hawaii School for Girls in 1964.
She moved to Lynchburg in 1967 because of the failing health of her husband, Frederic, who served in North Africa during WWII. He passed away not long after.
She was active at St John’s Episcopal Church and a member of the Alliance Francaise. She taught French at Holy Cross in Lynchburg before moving to Charlottesville in 1976 to do graduate work in French at the University of Virginia.
In Charlottesville, she was President of the Venable Neighborhood Association. She was a bed assignment clerk for the University Hospital, where she met her second husband, who was a bed assignment clerk on weekends and holidays for 30 years and also a French teacher in the Charlottesville City schools.
She was preceded in death by her eldest son, Robert Ryland Humphrey.
She is survived by her husband and their children, Laurie Groner Tillett (Edward) of Danville, Mary Anne Celeste Humphrey of West Palm Beach, Fla., Heidi Elizabeth Louise Humphrey Larum (Nikolas) of Virginia Beach, Harold Theodore Humphrey (Lori) of St Louis, Miss., William Brian Cecil of Charlottesville, Katherine Branner Cecil Von Canal (Marc) of Palm Bay, Fla., and Daniel Eric Cecil, of Charlottesville; 13 grandchildren: Ryland (1Lt, USMC) and Kelly Drennan, Elizabeth, Nikolai, Gavin, Hannah, Katherine, Patrick,Gideon Larum, Lillian and Charlotte Humphrey, and Julia and Arianna Von Canal.
Funeral services were held at Cove Presbyterian Church in Covesville on March 13.

Hamilton Summerson Clark
Hamilton Summerson Clark, 55, of Waynesboro, died on March 12.
Born June 10, 1952, in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Granville Summerson and Ida Maria (Lasarus) Clark. He was employed with CINTAS of Virginia, working in the shipping and receiving department.
Survivors include his four siblings, Alex Clark, of Stuarts Draft, Viola Wyant and her husband Moat, of Afton, Greenville Clark and his wife Marcia, of Stuarts Draft, and John Clark, of Waynesboro; three nephews; and one great nephew.
A graveside service was held on March 18 at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro.

Roy Dillard Johns Jr.
Roy Dillard Johns Jr., 46, of Madison Heights, died on March 11. He is survived by his former wife, Charlotte Cheatham Johns of Spout Spring.
Born Jan. 28, 1962 in Amherst County, he was the son of Roy Dillard Johns Sr. and Ressie Gertrude Johns, both of Madison Heights. He attended Amherst County Public Schools and was a member of the Monacan Indian Nation. He was a heavy equipment operator, formerly with F.L. Showalter and was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Mission.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Reed Johns and Luther and Cammie Johns.
He is also survived by one step-daughter, Heather Cheatham of Spout Spring; grandmother, Carrie Mae Branham of Amherst; two sisters, Kathy Murphy and her husband, William of Amherst and Alease Martin and her fiancé, Bryan Short of Madison Heights; one brother, Jason Johns and his wife, Belinda of Amherst; three nephews; and two nieces.
A funeral service was conducted on March 14 at Whitten Monelison Chapel. Interment followed in St. Paul’s Episcopal Cemetery.

Mildred Ruth
Driskill Kiger
Mildred Ruth Driskill Kiger, 94, of Lynchburg, died on March 11. She was the wife of the late Edward Clark Kiger.
Born Oct. 25, 1913 in Appomattox County, she was the daughter of the late Clem Watkins Driskill and the late Anna North Driskill. She was formerly employed at Leggett’s Dept. Store and Vaughn’s Motor Co. After graduating Lynchburg General Hospital School of Practical Nursing, she was employed at Lynchburg General Hospital and Guggenheimer Nursing Home as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a member for many years at the Lynchburg Church of the Brethren and in later years was a member of Beulah Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Edward Clark Kiger Jr.; a grandson, Troy D. Kiger; two brothers, Frank W. Driskill and Orville H. Driskill; two sisters, Chessie D. Ferguson and Estelle D. Goodwin; three half-brothers; and five half-sisters.
She is survived by two sons, Louis S. Kiger and wife Jane of Lynchburg and Dr. David T. Kiger and wife Linda of Forest; one daughter-in-law, Ruby Kiger of Madison Heights; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great grandchildren; seven step-great grandchildren; and eight step-great, great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on March 13 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel. Private entombment was in the Fort Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Walter Carrington
Mays Jr.
Walter “Jimmy” Carrington Mays Jr., 67, of Evington, died on March 11. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Dorothy Layne Mays.
Born March 6, 1941 in Bedford County, he was the son of the late Walter Carrington Mays Sr. and the late Thelma Ayers Mays.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Evington and had retired from the Campbell County School System where he was employed for 22 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by seven children, Bryan Ruhland of Evington, Wayne Mays of Lynchburg, Jimmy Mays of Madison Heights, Chris Mays of Evington, Denise Garrett of Rustburg, Debbie Fielder of Madison Heights and Tammy Bryant of Rustburg; twelve grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley Rice and husband J. W. of Rustburg and Jean Tuggle and husband Eugene of Rustburg.
Funeral services were conducted on March 13 at the First Baptist Church of Evington. Interment followed in the First Baptist Church of Evington Cemetery.

Kathrine Holbert Ogle
Kathrine Holbert Ogle, 70, of Gladstone, died on March 10. She was the wife of L.R. Ogle.
Born Aug. 16, 1937, she was raised in Kodak, Tenn. and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Florence Holbert. She was a former employee of General Electric and K-Mart. She was a member of French Broad Valley Baptist Church in Kodak, Tenn.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Ogle and a brother, Glen Holbert.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Marlene Holliday and husband, Jon of Amherst, Janet Ferguson and husband, Milton and Vanessa Angus and husband, Manuel, both of Gladstone; one sister, Betty H. Riley of Kississimme, Fla.; nine grandchildren, David Huber, Jamie Huber, Kevin Huber, Crystal Burks, Michael Gunter, Kelli Mays, Katie Franklin, Jason Angus, and Daniel Angus; and 17 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was conducted on March 12 at Whitten Monelison Chapel.