Distributed at the 2020 Ruritan National Convention

Pender Lee Smith, Jr., 84, of Emporia, Virginia died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Pender was born on April 2, 1932 in the Brink area of Greensville County and was a life-long resident. Farming was in his blood, and never was he happier than when he was on a tractor or combine on his farm. […]

Pender Lee Smith, Jr., 84, of Emporia, Virginia died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Pender was born on April 2, 1932 in the Brink area of Greensville County and was a life-long resident. Farming was in his blood, and never was he happier than when he was on a tractor or combine on his farm. […]

Milton “Lightening” Edward Harrell, 83, of Emporia passed away peacefully on January 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife Edith “Billie” Harrell; stepdaughters Rita Robinson Rowell and Kathy Robinson Drummond; grandchildren Betsy Rowell Mathews (Mark), Kimberly Rowell Borkat, Christopher Harris, Frederick Fisch, Jr., and Bradford Drummond; and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a charter member […]