Barbara Burbank Barnes Robins, widow of Harold Gilbert Barnes and Gordon Ariey Robins, died on Saturday March 9, 2013. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Robins is survived by her children, Harold Gilbert Barnes Jr of Saratoga Springs, NY, Barbara Burbank Barnes Beasley and her husband Allen of Virginia Beach, Va. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Bryson G. Barnes of, New York City, Andrew M. Barnes , of Saratoga Springs NY, Caroline R. Barnes of Saratoga Springs NY, Allen W. Beasley Jr. of Virginia Beach, Margaret B. Beasley of Washington D.C. and John A. Beasley of Philadelphia Pa.
Barbara Burbank was born in Larchmont N.Y. on April 1, 1918. She was the daughter of Walter Whelan and Margaret Burbank. Barbara graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City where she worked for six years. She was always actively involved in community affairs; a member of the Larchmont, NY Junior League, and a fifty year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Upon moving to Urbanna she became a member of Christ Church and continued her commitment on the Vestry, Altar Guild and as a Trustee. Barbara was actively involved in the community of Urbanna. She was the first woman on Urbanna Town Council, avid supporter and past president of the Middlesex County Woman’s Club and was instrumental in the start up of Rappahannock General Hospital, thereafter leading the Hospital volunteers for many years. She was a past a board member of the Urbanna Library, and a volunteer at the Christ Church Thrift Shop.
Memorial services will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Christ Church Parish, Christchurch, Virginia. I lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to Christ Church Parish, PO Box 476, Saluda, VA 23149.

Dorothy Gibson Hines passed away suddenly after a long illness on Tuesday May 21, 2013 at Memorial Regional Center in Mechanicsville, VA.
“Dottie” was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Helen E. and John Roland Gibson and later a resident of Catonsville, Maryland. She grew up in Baltimore, attended St. Joseph’s Monastery and was a graduate of the Institute of Notre Dame. After graduating, she was employed by the C & P Telephone Company for 35 years, retiring as manager. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. After retirement, she became a long time resident of Urbanna, Va. where she was a member of the Middlesex Women’s Club and John Mitchell Garden Club. Dottie enjoyed gardening, golf, quilting and travel. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed hosting numerous parties. She is survived by her husband J. Allen and sisters; Mary Eleanor Goshell, Patricia Hobler Smith, Jean Frances Lucido, and Kathleen Marie Dent.
She was predeceased by her sister Margaret Mary Metzger and is also survived by numerous loving nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received on Monday May 27 at the Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda from 6 to 8 PM. A rosary service will begin at 5:45PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Tuesday, May 28th at Church of the Visitation, 8462 General Puller Hwy (RT 33) Topping, VA. 23169. Interment to follow at church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to your local SPCA and Guide Dogs of America. 13445 Glenoaks Blvde. Sylmar, CA.
91342.

Charles K. “Charlie” Hart, of Wilmington, NC, widower of Mary Serbin died Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Pittsburg, PA on June 3, 1922. Charlie attended Taylor Alderdice High School in Squirrel Hill, PA and was a WWII Air Force Veteran. Charlie and Mary were married in August 1942. He worked for a short time in 1943 for U. S. Steel before taking a sales position with Sweet Clean Laundry. The family lived in Oakland, PA until 1950 when they moved to Penn Hills where he took a job with Kraft Foods as a salesman in 1956 and moved to Charleroi, PA. He retired in 1980 after 25 years of service from Kraft. Charlie then satisfied a life long dream of owning his own business by opening Chubs Pub Bar and Deli in Donora, PA. He and Mary then moved to Carolina Beach, NC in 1985. Charlie moved to Wilmington NC in 2000. He loved watching sports and news on TV and was an avid bowler, bowling 3 times a week until very recently. He is survived by his 2 sons Charles J. Hart (Beverly) of Topping, VA and Richard G. Hart (Soni) of Phoenix, AZ and 3 grandchildren Wendy Fols of Warsaw VA, Charlie Hart, Jr., of Toronto, Canada and Sean Hart of Phoenix, AZ and 6 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM, Monday, June 3, 2013 at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Wilmington Youth Bowling Scholarship Fund, c/o Cardinal Lanes, 3907 Shipyard Blvd., Wilmington, NC, 28409.

Trevor Alex Appleby, age 6 ½ months of Newport News, inspiring, magnetic, a true superhero passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013. He was born October 31, 2012 to Phillip W. Appleby, Jr and Meredith Ann Holt Appleby. Along with being survived by his parents he was also survived by his grandparents, Andrea Holt and Mark Walker, Leroy Holt, Laura and Phillip Appleby, Sr.; great grandparents, Betty Appleby, Bernice and Thomas Bunting, Barbara Smith, Pamela Dalton and Jim Dalton; and several great aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by great great grand parents, Phillip “Garner Appleby, Clifford Smith and Leroy Holt. Funeral Services were held Sunday, May 19th in Lower United Methodist Church, Hartfield with interment in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Global Hydranencephaly Foundation; (Trevor in the memo space) 9333 Mcauliffe Lane NW, Silverdale, WA 98383. Arrangements by Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda.

Forid Frank Figgins, age 84, of Laneview, passed peacefully into the hand of his Savior on May 15, 2013. Frank was a decorated Korean War Veteran, serving in the Army assigned to the C Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Division. He received the Purple Heart with 1 Cluster, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Combat Infantry Badge, and United Nations Service Medal. Frank was well known in the community for his mastery as a welder. He worked as a welder in the Norfolk Shipyard, Norfolk & Western Railway, Humphries Railway, and retired from his own business, Figgins Welding.Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Frank E. Figgins and Vernie & Edward Davis; three brothers and 1 sister, and his wife of 32 years, Ruth Figgins. Survivors include his beloved wife of 24 years, Betty Jo Figgins; brother, Eddie Davis and wife Agnes; daughter, Jackie Edwards and husband Thomas, four sons, Michael Ward and wife Deloris; James Young; Donald Young and wife Lucy; Mark Young; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren. Family will receive friends at 10 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home in Saluda followed by the funeral service at 11 am conducted by the Rev. Rita Staul. Interment will be in Harmony Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with a reception in the Fellowship Hall following the services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Cox Road, Suite 130, Glen Allen, VA 23060 or American Legion Post 86, PO Box 1982, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.

Thomas M. Major, age 81, of Stormont passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 12, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Roberta; son, Tommy (Carol); daughter, Terri (Wallace); grandchildren, Katlin, Kelly, Trey, and Abigail; sister, Marie Anton; brother, Robert Major (Carolyn); and beloved dog, Sandy. Tom was an avid outdoorsmen, sportsmen, gardener, and was a devoted sports fan of his children’s and grandchildren’s teams. Tom was the owner of Middlesex Body Shop founded in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 and served as the Middlesex Animal Control officer for several years. He was a member of Saluda Baptist Church and American Legion Post 82. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 15th. Visitation will precede the funeral starting at 9:30 am at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda. Interment Major Family Cemetery, Stormont. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Virginia, 1328 Tappahannock Blvd., Tappahannock, VA 22560; Saluda Baptist Church, P.O. Box 452, Saluda, VA., 23149; or your favorite charity.

Emory Bernard Speight, Jr. passed away on May 9,2013 in Deltaville,Virginia peacefully at home after several months of failing health.  Emory was born in Portsmouth,Virginia to the late Emory Sr. and Nettie Etheleen Rountree. He served as a member of the USMC at the end of WWII and was called back for the Korean War.  He worked for over 35 years as a pipe-fitter through Plumbers and Fitters Local 110 Norfolk, Virginia.  After he retired, he and his wife Roegean moved from Port Norfolk, Portsmouth,Virginia to Lake Gaston, N.C.  They spent 10 years living on the lake then moved to Deltaville to live near their youngest daughter Wandra Thornton.  Emory is survived by his wife of 48 years, Roegean Speight; four children, William L. Ripley and his wife, Robin; Jennifer Bales and her husband, James; Wayne Speight and his wife, Sarah; Wandra Thornton and her husband, Dickie; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Memorial Services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Clarksbury United Methodist Church, 5924 General Puller Hwy., Hardyville,VA 23070.  In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Hospice of Virginia, P.O.Box 2098,Tappahannock,VA. 22560.

Ruby Grubb Willis, age 82, of Saluda, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013. She was the widow of Lewis P. “Slick” Willis and a member of Branchs Baptist Church in Richmond. Survived by her children, Patricia Leggett and Dennis Willis (Robin); sisters, Dorothy Speight and Jean Melton; grandchildren, Craig (Leslie), Jeremy (Kelly), Dennis Craig and Hunter; great grandchildren, Will, Josh and Caroline, several nieces and nephews, a special friend, Patricia Stanley and was known to many as “Nanny.” Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Tuesday in Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda officiated by the Rev. Rita Staul. Interment will be in New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gloucester County, VA. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30pm Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts can be made to the Alzheimers Association, Mercer Plaza Building, 4600 Cox Road, Suite 130, Glen Allen, VA 23060. A special thank you to Dr. Geoffrey Thomas for all of his continued care.

 The beautiful setting sun that was our father finally slipped below the horizon on March 25, 2013.  Anderson F. Johnson, Jr. was 86 years old.  Born on March 7, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, dad rolled into this world possessed with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to build and create.  He came by these traits honestly.  His father, Anderson F. Johnson, was an engineer with Virginia Power.  His mother, Nellie Jarman Johnson, was a registered nurse.  Dad graduated from Petersburg High School and enrolled at Virginia Tech.  His freshman year, however, was interrupted when he enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country in World War II in the South Pacific.  Following his discharge, dad resumed his studies at that fine institution and ultimately graduated in 1951 with a degree in Industrial Physics.  Along the way, he married a pretty little girl from Christiansburg, Virginia, his beloved wife, Joyce and, true to their vows, they remained married for 62 years, only upon his death did they part.  Dad began his engineering career in earnest at the General Electric plant in Salem, Virginia where he obtained the first patent to ever be issued at that facility.  In 1960, dad moved the family north to Reading, Pennsylvania when he accepted a job with Western Electric.  He remained with Western Electric and then AT&T for the next 27 years and obtained 14 more patents in the fields of integrated circuitry, fiber optics and laser communication technology.  After dad’s retirement, idle time came uneasy to his hands, so he designed and built a beautiful waterfront home in Hardyville, Virginia where he and our mother retired and live still to this day.  As much as our father enjoyed his work, he enjoyed time with his family even more.  He dearly loved his two sons, Michael Lee Johnson of Hardyville, Virginia and William E. Johnson of Bavon, Virginia and dinnertime was his favorite affair.  Barbecue chicken on the grill, a bourbon and ginger or three, and the presence of our mom, his sons and his beloved grandchildren, William Eric Johnson, Jr., Jacob Anderson Johnson, Patrick Kenneth Johnson, Caleb Royce Johnson and Katherine Marie Johnson all of Bavon, Virginia made his day like nothing else on this earth.  He loved Virginia Tech football (when they won), Fox News and a table full of steamed crabs.  He will be hugely missed.  To his very end, dad displayed the true grit that made him the man he was. Although faced with arduous medical circumstances, he never complained and he never showed fear. Funeral services will be held at Bristow Faulkner Funeral Home commencing at 11:00 on April 29, 2013 with burial services there after at Windsor Gardens Cemetery in Dutton, Virginia.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 98, Deltaville,Va 23043.  In the past year, dad was a frequent flyer to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and that excellent organization provided impeccable service.  Thank You.

Emma Wilson Davis, age 86, of Saluda passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013. She was born in Cologne, VA and resided in Middlesex County the rest of her life. Emma was a mother, homemaker and loved to cook. She was preceded in death by her husband J. Ray Davis of 60 years, a sister, Margaret Cullinan and brothers, Horace and Robert Wilson. She is survived by three daughters, Barbara D. Hodges, Patricia D. Collier and Sandra D. Nuttall; three sisters, Pearl W. Jordan, Inez W. Kuhlmann and Shirley W. Haynes, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be held 2:00pm Sunday in Forest Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Warner. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7:00pm Saturday at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda.