Obituaries for the week of May 1

staff reports
Published: April 29, 2008

Jimmy Ledoux, 82, of Madison Heights, died on April 25. He was the husband of the late Margaret Mayhew Ledoux.
Born July 5, 1925, in Ville Platte, La., he was the son of the late Isaac and Leah Ledoux. He was a faithful member of Monroe Church of God and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. during WWII in the Pacific theatre receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He retired from Virginia Fibre after over 20 years of employment.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Jimmy Ledoux Jr.
He is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Ogden; six grandchildren, Isaac Ledoux and wife Elizabeth, Matthew Ogden, Jimmy Ledoux III, Phillip Ledoux, Doug Underwood and Teresa Lundskow; three great-grandchildren and all his family at Monroe Church of God.
Funeral services were conducted on April 28 at Monroe Church of God. Interment followed in Monroe Church of God Cemetery.

Burley Joe “BJ” McCandless, 76, of Barboursville died on April 25.
He was born Dec. 17, 1931, in Pike Company, Ind., a son of the late Joseph McCandless and Viola Orander McCandless.
He was a decorated Korean War Veteran. He landed in Korea at the age of 18 and within days of arriving in Korea he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He was wounded in February of 1951 and captured by the Koreans in the Spring of 1951. He was marched for 13 days without food and water before being left for dead. He was also the recipient of two purple hearts.
He was a talented musician and vocalist. He wrote and recored “Baby Don’t Walk Out On Me” which was number 1 on the country charts for six weeks in the early 70’s. In addition to his own musical career, he played behind some of the countries biggest artists like Roy Clark, George Jones and others. He also recorded with David Wills. He most recently had his own gospel group, The Gospel Harmonaires, who recorded two albums.
He was a member of the DAV, American Legion, VFW, 23rd Infantry Korean War Branch, 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association, Korean War Veterans Alliance and Military Order of the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Gordonsville Christian Church but most recently attended Knight’s Chapel in Barboursville where he played the keyboard.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce McCandless of Barboursville; one daughter, Carol Wilson and her husband, Charles, of Orange; three sons, Jack Wilde and his wife, Lil, of Arvonia, Guy Wilde of Barboursville and Bobby Joe McCandless of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, Bernard McCandless and Pat McCandless, both of Oakland City, Ind.; three sisters, Mary Bruce, Betty Cooper and Beulah Cooper, all of Oakland City, Ind.; six grandchildren, one great- grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jim Oberding, Bobby Eugene McCandless and Beulis McCandless.
Funeral services were held on April 29 at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Gordonsville with interment at Maplewood Cemetery with military honors.

Robert Franklin McFall, 57, of Monroe, died on April 24. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Rebecca Patterson McFall.
Born Sept. 30, 1950, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Samuel Henry McFall and Catherine Franklin McFall, who survives, of Lynchburg. He was a member of Madison Heights Christian Church. He was formerly employed at Griffin Pipe Corp. and was a journeyman electrician.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Allen McFall.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Renea Brunner and husband, John Joseph Brunner III, of Madison Heights; and one grandson, John Joseph Brunner IV of Madison Heights.
A graveside service was conducted on April 28 at Fort Hill Memorial Park.

Bertie K. Payne died on April 23.
Born in Albemarle County on Nov. l2, l922, she graduated from The Red Hill School and spent most of her life in Charlottesville.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church for more than 60 years. Known to friends and family as Bertie, Mom, and Grandma, she enjoyed gardening, reading and was a grand southern cook. She was especially proud of her work in support of the World War II effort. Her fiance, Garnett, served in the Aleutian Islands, and Okinawa. They married in October 1946.
She was a daughter of the late Mary D. and James H. Kirtley, and was preceded in death by her husband Garnett E. Payne in 1980.
She is survived by four daughters, Rebecca Bakhaus-Zdepski and Stephen of Bernardsville, N.J., and Lexington, Ken., Kandace Montgomery Harvey and Randy, of Amherst, Sandra Matsumoto and Isamu, of Lexington, and Robin Waterfield of Charlottesville; eight grandchildren, Ashley Harvey, Onnie Bakhaus, Emily Waterfield, Amy Montgomery, Shori Matsumoto, Evan Waterfield, Koubun Matsumoto, and Yuri Matsumoto; four great-grandchildren a sister, Margaret Walker of Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral service was held April 25 at Monticello Memory Gardens.

Jules Allen Peregoy, 85, of Gladstone died on April 25. He was the husband of Mildred Farrar Peregoy.
Born Oct. 16, 1922, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late John Weston and Kathleen Proffitt Peregoy. He was a member and former deacon and Sunday School Teacher at St.Stephen’s Baptist Church and a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Jules Weston Peregoy and wife Judy of Beaufort, N.C.; a daughter, Teresa Peregoy Jones and husband Byron of Monroe; three grandchildren, Charlie Peregoy of Charlotte, N.C., Rachel Jones of Monroe and Allen Jones with the U.S. Marines in Iwakuni, Japan and one great grandson.
Funeral services were conducted on April 28 at St. Stephen’s Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Eula Mae Shrader, 70, of Amherst, died April 22.
Born March 23, 1938, in Amherst County, she was the daughter of the late Hunter Early Shrader Sr. and Margaret Phelps Shrader. She was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her brother, H. Early Shrader Jr. and his wife, Mary Jane, of Amherst; three nieces; one great niece; two nephews-in-law; four aunts; one uncle; friends and many cousins.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Shirley White Ward, 67, of Madison Heights, died on April 27. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, David Lee Ward Sr.
Born June 27, 1940, in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Lola Bryant White. She worked as a self-employed private duty nurse for over 30 years.
Survivors also include six children, Kenneth L. White of Madison Heights, Grover D. Overstreet Jr. of Amherst, Carlton A. Overstreet of Lynchburg, David L. Ward Jr. and wife, Renee, of Lynchburg, Pamela Reese of Madison Heights and Libbie Ward of Lynchburg; a sister, Vickie Sue Childress and husband, Dennis, of Concord; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was conducted on April 30 at Whitten Monelison Chapel. Interment took place in Briarwood Memorial Park.