WILTON, Joyce Dowell, our beloved mother, age 94, passed away on November 25, 2025. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, F. Richard Wilton, Jr.; parents, Edgar Paris Dowell and Ollie Garver Dowell; and brother, Edgar Paris Dowell, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Atack (Ross
Dr. Charles Wright Sydnor, Jr., 82, inaugurated as 18th President of Emory & Henry College in 1984, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025.
He was born August 26, 1943, in Jefferson City, TN, but with his family, subsequently moved to Sandston, VA. After graduating from Emory & Henry College in
Reverend Betsy Grissom, a shining light of love, faith, and wisdom, peacefully departed this life on November 21, 2025. She was born on August 13, 1947, in Raleigh, North Carolina to the late Bessie Burt Watson and the late Dencile Watson. Betsy was also preceded in death by her beloved
Betty Blakey Harlan, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband and childhood sweetheart, James Clarke (Buddy) Harlan. Betty is survived by her son, Jim Harlan, daughter Sally Bryson, son-in-law Jay Bryson, and grandchildren, Madeline and John Clarke Bryson.
Betty was