Newsoms – Robert Dillard Jamerson, 55, passed away October 15, 2014 at Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA. Mr. Jamerson was born March 29, 1959 in Charlottesville and was a member of Sharon Baptist Church in Scottsville. He was a retired carpenter.

Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Joyce Rush Jamerson, of Scottsville; two daughters, Nicole Bowling (Donald) and Bethany Jamerson all of Newsoms; two sons, Richard Jamerson (Casey) of Dillwyn and Shawn Jamerson of Newsoms; the mother of his children, Sherrin Jamerson of Newsoms; two brothers, Bernie Jamerson (Jane) of Mosley and Phillip Jamerson (Tammy) of Scottsville; an adopted brother/nephew, Bruce Jamerson (Crystal) of Scottsville; one grandson, Benjamin Bowling and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Jamerson was predeceased by his father, Dillard Monroe Jamerson, and his sister, Gloria J. Combs.

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Sharon Baptist Church with Rev. Perry Clore officiating. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn from 7 to 8:30 PM Saturday, October 18, and suggests memorial donations be made to Sharon Baptist Church, 3888 Glenmore Road, Scottsville, VA 24590 (for construction of a new Fellowship Hall) or the American Cancer Society. Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family locally. Condolences may be registered online at www.dunkumfuneralhome.com or www.wrightfuneralhome.org.