Praying for Farmville
Posted on September 23rd, 2009
This week, our community is experiencing a tragedy as four bodies were found in a home in the Avenues neighborhood late last week. Coverage of this incident can be found here.
Yesterday, officials identified the bodies as those of Mark Niederbrock, supply pastor at Walker’s Presbyterian Church in Hixburg, his wife Debra Kelley, a Longwood University professor; Emma Niederbrock, the daughter of Kelley and Niederbrock; and Melanie Wells of Inwood, W.Va.
We pray for the victims’ families, and for the suspect, Richard Alden Samuel McCorsky III from California, and his family.
Please also keep this community in your prayers as many people knew the family and are shocked by what happened.
For information about funeral services . . .
Memorial Services
Mark Niederbrock’s graveside service will be Thursday, September 24 at 11 a.m. at Walker’s Presbyterian Church.
Visitation will take place at the Robinson Funeral Home in Appomattox on Wednesday, September 23, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Directions to the church, which is north of Highway 460 between Appomattox and Farmville:
- Coming from Appomattox on 460: About five miles east of Appomattox, turn left onto Rt. 633/Hixburg Road and go seven miles to the church on the left.
- Coming from Farmville on 460: About seventeen miles west of Farmville (and three miles from Prospect), turn right on 627/Hixburg Road and go four miles to the church on the right.
Debra Kelley’s memorial service will be held Saturday, October 3 at 2 p.m. at Farmville United Methodist Church, 212 High St, Farmville, VA (434) 392-4686.
Emma Niederbrock’s memorial service will be held Saturday, October 3 at 6 p.m. at Farmville United Methodist Church. (This is a change in schedule – updated Sept. 24, 7 am, with thanks to Debbie Lehman).
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