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Ella Branham Mays

Ella Branham Mays, 74 of Forest, VA., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 13, 2012, with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late William Mays.

Mrs. Mays was born June 27, 1937 in Amherst County a daughter of the late James B. Branham and the late Carsia Branham.

 Ella retired from the Central Virginia Training Center where she had worked for more than twenty-three years.

She is survived by her family, sons, William Mays and wife Teresa of Rustburg, Curtis D. Mays of Nelson County and W. F. "Monk" Mays and wife Tracy of Nelson County: her daughters, Lori B. Beverage and husband Ralph of Lynchburg,, Carsia Gail Branham of Thaxton, Retta Marie Mays of Lynchburg, Frances Mays Slaughter and husband Bobby of Lynchburg and Shelia Joy Mays, of Bedford and her fiancé Johnny Holdren, an adopted son Johnny Lester of Forest, a sister Louise Branham and husband Curtis of Amherst, three brothers, Gene Branham and wife Betty of Amherst, Johnny Branham and wife Lucille of Port Republic, MD and James Branham and fiancée Dawn of Baltimore, MD, 27 grandchildren, and 29 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a son James "Jamie" Mays and a daughter, Anna Branham, two brothers, Joe and Al Branham and two sisters, Helen and Claudine Branham.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 7:00pm. to 8:30 p.m. at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.

A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:30am. in the chapel of Tharp Funeral Home with the   Dr. Sidney Wade officiating. Interment will follow in Virginia Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to : Cancer Care Fund Centra Foundation, 1901 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501.

In a time when so many funeral homes are owned by large conglomerates or corporate boards, we are proud to remain one of the only independent family-owned and operated funeral homes in the Lynchburg, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake and Madison Heights areas.

As a family-owned resource for our community, we are committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards and to provide the lowest cost complete funeral and cremation plans in Central Virginia.  Our guiding focus is to treat the families who choose Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory with dignity, respect and the same level of care and attention that we would want for our own families.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory owns and operates our own on-site crematory ensuring you the highest standards of care, comfort and accountability. Being an actual creamtory operator and serving more cremation families every year the majority of all other area funeral homes, we know all there is know about cremation, and would like to share that knowledge with you so you can can be an informed consumer.

It is our honor and privilege to serve the families of Central Virginia. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory wants to offer a safe harbor for you and your family when a relative or friend has died. Let us show you the difference that local family ownership makes.

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