Hundreds gather to remember Camille’s wrath
A crowd of more than 800 people Thursday night gathered at a remembrance event held at Nelson County High School in Lovingston to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Hurricane Camille.
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Former news photographer recalls the fury of Hurricane Camille
Driving up Virginia 151 in Nelson County less than two days after the gentle countryside had been subjected to the fury of the remnants of Hurricane Camille, the scene was surreal.
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Lynchburg to air Hurricane Camille documentary; show also available online
This week, the Lynchburg Government Channel will air “Portrait of a Disaster,“ a documentary of Hurricane Camille produced by the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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Nelson County events commemorate Camille anniversary
Forty years ago this week, the remnants of Hurricane Camille ripped through Nelson County and surrounding areas, devastating homes, tearing apart roadways, washing away bridges and killing more than 120 county residents.
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Who were the eight Camille victims never identified?
Four decades have done little to clear up the identities of eight bodies found in and near Nelson County in the aftermath of the destruction caused by the remnants of Hurricane Camille.
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- Victims
- List of Camille victims
- Interactive Map: Unidentified victims
- Share your thoughts
- Share your thoughts about Camille - Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
- History
- Interactive Map: Hurricane Camille's path - NOAA Coastal Services Center
- Hurricane History - Camille - NOAA National Hurricane Center
- The Nelson County Museum of History
- Hurricane Camille - Wikipedia
- Roar of the Heavens - Google Books
- Hurricane Camille Photos - Harrison County, Mississippi Library System
Hurricane Camille Victims
Davis Creek
Michael Julius Earhart
Lynda Huffman Gibson
Patricia Lynn Gibson
Henry Hudson
Barbara Lou Huffman
Brenda Ann Huffman
David Wayne Huffman
Emma Virginia Huffman
Gloria Marie Huffman
Mrs. Hazel Huffman
James Patrick Huffman, Jr.
Jessie Lou Huffman
Juanita Burnley Huffman
Lawrence Harvey Huffman
Mrs. Lottie Beverley Huffman
Robert Lee Huffman
Roger Dale Huffman, Jr.
Walter Homer Johnson, Jr.
Alice Martin
Mary Burnley Martin
Robert Lee Martin
Albert Perry
Catherine Ann Perry
Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Perry
John Thomas Perry
Mary Frances Perry
Robert Ramsey
Mrs. Nora Ann Simpson
Robert Elmo Simpson, Sr.
Robert Elmo Simpson, Jr.
Mabel Wood
Faber
Mary Catherine Schur
Betty Mawyer Sites
Luther Glen Sites
Hat Creek
Frances Bryant
Margaret Louise Bryant
Patricia Bryant
Mrs. Sarah Grace Marshall Bryant
Lovingston
Mrs. Annie Texas Ponton Giles
Massies Mill
Kenneth Edward Campbell
Melissa K. Campbell
Alice Smith Coles
Daisy Daughterey
Sharon Cedelia Giles
Christine Loving Grooms
Pauline Wood Hughes
Anna Virginia Oakcrum Johnson
Ora Teresa Johnson
Harold Eugene Loving
Mrs. Willie Madison
Carl Franklin Raines, Sr.
Johanna Raines
Shirley Gordon Raines
Virginia Raines
Walker Saunders Raines
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Thompson
Millie Toms
Mary Louise Giles Turner
Norwood
Barbara Louise Burnley
Larry Wade Burnley
Mrs. Sylvia Gunter Burnley
Mrs. Emma Forbes Wooten
Harry Wooten
Piney River
Edward Beauregard Thompson
Tyro
Thomas Hope Giles
Jeffrie Oliver
Regina Rene Oliver
Charles Ashby Staton
Flossie Lawhorne Staton
Linda Hope Staton
Audrey Zirkle
Gary Stewart Zirkle
Laurabello Oliver Zirkle
William H. Zirkle
Wheeler’s Cove
Mrs. Wrennie Harris Wright Cook
Wintergreen
Elva Louise Hines Ewing
Hawes Edward Ewing
Incomplete Information
Wilbert Lee Burnley
Victims from Outside Nelson County
Otis David Dellinger, North Carolina
Josephus Cecil Graves, Danville
Jabe A. Hardy, Danville
Almond W. Herring, Crozet
Henry Foster Sanders, North Carolina
John Arthur Seals, Jr., Madison
Victims Never Recovered
Davis Creek
Roosevelt Burnley
Mrs. Annie Mae Martin Huffman
Mrs. Becky O’Brien Huffman
Dale Huffman
James Harvey Huffman
Mitchell Huffman
Mrs. Frances Martin
George Martin
Mary Ann Martin
Robert Martin
Betty Perry
Carolyn Perry
Edward Perry
Nelson Perry
Charles Henry Ramsey
Brenda Simpson
Jimmy Simpson
Mike Simpson
Paul Edward Simpson
Massies MillMrs. Thornhill Carter
Donna Fay Wood
Gary Wood
Muddy CreekEmory French
George Giles
Dan Taylor
Mrs. Vernell Harris Taylor
Bonnie Thompson
Norwood
Darrell Wayne Burnley
Lisa Burnley
Tom Burnley, Jr.
John Waterman
Woods Mill
Mrs. Hattie Critzer
James A. Megginson
