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Ethel Silver Crewe

Ethel Silver Crewe

Oct 24, 2019

Ethel Silver Crewe, 74, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019. She was born on May 10, 1945 in Bakersville, NC. A daughter of the late Robert Silver and Maude Atkins Silver. In addition to her parents Ethel was preceded in death by two children, Jamie and Joy Crewe and a brother, Edward Silver.Ethel was a member of...

Christine Louise Laughlin

Christine Louise Laughlin

Oct 23, 2019

Christine Louise Hand Laughlin, 87, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Henry Thomas Laughlin.Christine was born August 20, 1932 in Tyrone, PA, a daughter of the late John Bernard Hand and Cecilia Ann Barroner Hand. She was an active parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church.She is survived by her children,...

Denton Keith Bryant

Denton Keith Bryant

Oct 22, 2019

Denton Keith Bryant, 64, of Evington, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019.  He was the husband of Laura Wilson Bryant for 36 years.Born Tuesday, May 24, 1955 in Radford, VA, Denny was a son of the late Norman Keith Bryant and Beulah Lyons Bryant.In addition to his wife and mother, Denny is survived by his children, Carter Bryant and his wife,...

Valton R. Hammersley, Jr.

Valton R. Hammersley, Jr.

Oct 21, 2019

Valton R. Hammersley, Jr., 62, of Lynchburg, passed Monday, October 21, 2019.Born February 10, 1957 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Valton R. Hammersley, Sr. and the late Joyce Carwile Hammersley.He is survived his daughter, Christine Donald and her husband, Brandon, of Roanoke; two granddaughters, Ella and Hannah; two aunts, Katherine Widemann (Fred) and Peggy Stinnett; and...

Gordon Lee Burford

Gordon Lee Burford

Oct 17, 2019

Gordon Lee Burford, 62, of Lynchburg passed away October 17, 2019.Born in Washington D.C. he is a son of Elizabeth Burford and the late Wallace Burford.Gordon had Cerebral Palsy and graduated from Special Education High School in Maryland. He loved music and liked to entertain playing songs and singing. He lived many years at Larch Homes for the Handicapped in...

Thomas “Edward” Johnson

Thomas “Edward” Johnson

Oct 17, 2019

Thomas “Edward” Johnson entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at his residence.He was preceded in death by his mother, LouElla Brown Johnson, his father, Thomas Andrew Johnson, and his sister, Joyce Johnson Meadows.Edward was born on July 7, 1951 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Campbell County and Bedford County Schools. He was a member of Mt. Moriah...

Hattie Louise Beverley Crews

Hattie Louise Beverley Crews

Oct 17, 2019

Hattie Louise Beverley Crews of Lynchburg transitioned on Thursday October 17, 2019.Born January 4, 1945 in Amherst, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mamie Beverley.In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her siblings, Thomas Banks, Lucille Beverly, Mamie Beverly, Betty Carter, Maxine Harris, Henry Beverly and Joseph Beverly.She is survived by her loving...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Oct 17, 2019

Thomas Johnson, 68, of Evington, died Thursday, October 17, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

David M. Paisley

David M. Paisley

Oct 16, 2019

David Mearns Paisley of Forest, Virginia , 84, died October 16, 2019. He was born February 26, 1935 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the son of Leah Mearns Paisley and Ivan Lambert Paisley. A pharmaceutical industry investment and technical specialist who had a unique career in industry, finance, and academia, he was a 1957 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and...

David Frank Burdette

David Frank Burdette

Oct 15, 2019

David Frank Burdette, 88 of Monroe, VA died on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Fairmont Crossing in Amherst, Virginia.Born April 18, 1931, in Whitehouse, NJ, David was a son of the late David Frank Burdette, and the late Hazel Hatman BurdetteDavid is survived by his son, Andrew Spielberger and his wife, Joanne, a half-sister, Catherine, a close friend Larry S....

Ashby L. Tyree

Ashby L. Tyree

Oct 15, 2019

Ashby L. Tyree, 95, of Madison Heights, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019.He was born in Amherst County on November 26, 1923. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Elizabeth Mays Tyree his father, Henry Tyree and mother, Eva Perry Tyree.He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946.He was a member...

Carlease Samuels Burnette

Carlease Samuels Burnette

Oct 14, 2019

Carlease Samuels Burnette, 93, of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019. She was the wife of the late Ralph E. Burnette.She is survived by two sons, Honorable R. Edwin Burnette, Jr. of Lynchburg, Thornton G. Burnette and wife Kelly of Durham, NC; a daughter Larkin B. Conley and husband Steve of Galax; three grandchildren, William (Cole) Coleman Conley, II and...

Robert Walter Tyree, Jr.

Robert Walter Tyree, Jr.

Oct 14, 2019

Robert Walter Tyree, Jr., 67 of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019.Robert was born April 30, 1952 in Lynchburg, a son of the late Robert Walter Tyree, Sr. and Dana Rodgers Tyree. Robert honorably served his country in the Army National Guard, was retired as a HVAC technician and was a past member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church.He is survived...

Robert Franklin Mawyer

Robert Franklin Mawyer

Oct 13, 2019

Robert Franklin Mawyer, 72, of Lynchburg passed away at his home, Sunday, October 13, 2019.Born November 12, 1946, he was a son to the late Lloyd and Bessie Franklin Mawyer.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Vanda Mawyer.Robert was retired from Lynchburg Steel where he was a welder and a proud member of the...

Joseph E. Goode

Joseph E. Goode

Oct 12, 2019

Joseph Edward Goode, age 100, of Bedford, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at English Meadows. He preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Austin Goode and his second wife, Louise Goode. Born June 30, 1919 in Bedford, VA, he was a son of Ira Clay Goode and Hinda Austin Goode.Joseph is survived...

Ethel Mays

Ethel Mays

Oct 11, 2019

Ethel Mays, 92, of Coleman Falls, died on Friday, October 11, 2019.She is survived by her loving daughter, Theresa; her son, Nicholas, and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and  great-great-grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at Sunset Hill on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

Sharon Filicia Read Strange

Sharon Filicia Read Strange

Oct 9, 2019

Sharon Filicia Read Strange of 2357 Bateman Bridge Road, Forest, Va. departed this life on Wednesday morning October 9, 2019 after a brief illness.She was born in Lynchburg on June 25, 1964 to the late Thomas A. Read, Sr. and Evelyn Poindexter Read. She was educated in the Bedford County School System where she graduated from Jefferson Forest High School...

Lawrence Barby Silas

Lawrence Barby Silas

Oct 8, 2019

Lawrence Barby “Bobby” Silas, 86, of Brooklyn, NY, departed this life on October 8, 2019 at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.  Lawrence was born on August 16, 1933 in Lynchburg, VA, and was the son of the late Jerry Silas and Ersie Viola McCoy Silas.The youngest of five children, he was preceded in death by his sister...

Betty Louise Young Henderson

Betty Louise Young Henderson

Oct 7, 2019

Betty Louise Young Henderson, 68, of Lynchburg, died Monday, October 7, 2019.Mrs. Henderson was born, Monday, January 1, 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, a daughter of the late Dr. John Sedgwick Young and the late Louise Blanks Young. Betty was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and sister with a long distinguished career in the banking industry, most recently with the Bank of...

Henry William Rose

Henry William Rose

Oct 7, 2019

Henry William Rose, 80, died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at Guggenheimer Health & Rehab. He was born on Monday, February 27, 1939, to the late George and Connie Rose. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George M. Rose and Massie P. Rose. He retired from Martin Marietta and he was a Trustee...

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