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Joel Allan Joseph

Joel Allan Joseph

Feb 28, 2016

Joel “JJ” Joseph of Saint Petersburg, Florida passed away February 28th, 2016 suddenly in his sleep. He was 44 years old.Joel was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1971. He attended Calvary Baptist Academy where he graduated in 1989. Joel served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a mail carrier for several years...

Mabel Gillette

Mabel Gillette

Feb 28, 2016

Mabel Reynolds Gillette , 90, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was the loving wife of the late John Ralph Gillette. Mabel was born Monday, March 16, 1925 in Campbell Co., Va., a daughter of the late David Gilmore and Mary Evie Reynolds.Left to cherish her memory are devoted nieces and nephews, Debra Spradlin, Angie Bryant, Mark...

Cheryl S. Georgiana

Cheryl S. Georgiana

Feb 28, 2016

Cheryl Sue Snyder Georgiana, 55, of Evington, stepped into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2016, following a brief illness.Cheryl was born on Saturday, April 09, 1960 to Ruth M. Snyder, currently of Lynchburg and the late Raymond M. Snyder, Jr.In addition to her mother, Cheryl is survived by her son, Jason Paul Georgiana, a...

John Brantley Sydnor, M. D.

John Brantley Sydnor, M. D.

Feb 28, 2016

John Brantley Sydnor, M. D. died Sunday, February 28, 2016. He is survived by his family: Jane Smith Sydnor, his wife of 49 years; his daughter, Anna Sydnor Wheeling, her husband Chad, and their children Taylor, Matthew and Grace of Daleville, VA; his sons, John Brantley Sydnor, Jr. of Oklahoma City, OK; and William Smith Sydnor and his wife Anna...

Mary Lou Stahl Deuber

Mary Lou Stahl Deuber

Feb 28, 2016

Mary Lou (Stahl) Deuber , 72, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, February 27, 2016.A daughter of the late Benjamin Hubbard and Agnes June Stahl, Mary was born Sunday, January 30, 1944 in Penn. Mary attended Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church.Left to cherish Mary’s memory are her daughters, Nancy Gameson and husband, Lyn; Sharon Richter and husband, Marc; grandchildren, Victoria, Margaret, Abigail,...

Constance Celestine Rufi

Constance Celestine Rufi

Feb 28, 2016

Constance “Connie” Celestine Rufi, 93, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, February 28, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.

Traquan Maleque Dudley

Traquan Maleque Dudley

Feb 27, 2016

Traquan Maleque Dudley of Madison Heights, Virginia, departed this life on February 27, 2016, after an epic and heroic battle with leukemia. He was 18 years old.Traquan was born on September 16, 1997, the son of Michelle Wright, Timothy Dudley, and Lorecco Thomas. A senior at Amherst County High School, Traquan had completed all coursework and testing requirements while undergoing...

Frances P. Harriss

Frances P. Harriss

Feb 25, 2016

Frances Ellison Peters Harriss died February 25, 2016. She was the wife of the late Harvey Wood Harriss. Born November 12, 1921, she was the first child of the late Harry Glenn Peters and Elsie Mae Obenchain Peters. Frances was preceded in death by three sisters, Ann Josephine Peters Wright and her husband, Johnny, Edith Bernley Peters Penfield, Catherine Mae...

Leslie Cabell Hurt

Leslie Cabell Hurt

Feb 25, 2016

Leslie Cabell Hurt passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his home in Appomattox.He was born in Drakes Branch, Virginia and was a 1941 graduate of VPI, and later received a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maryland. He spent thirty-eight years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-first with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation,...

Rose Virginia Villarial Jackson

Rose Virginia Villarial Jackson

Feb 25, 2016

Rose Virginia Jackson Villarial, 83, of Bedford, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016. She was born in Washington, DC on November 28, 1932, a daughter of the late Richard Edward Jackson and Estelle Virginia Dickerson Jackson. In addition to her parents Rose was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Armond Villarial, Jr.; a daughter, Beverly Ann Villarial; three...

Joseph H. Bennett

Joseph H. Bennett

Feb 25, 2016

Joseph Hugh Bennett, 81, of Lynchburg, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2016. He was the loving husband of Miriam E. Bennett.Born on November 14, 1934, Joseph was a son of the late Charles William Bennett and the late Mattie Selby Bennett. A true Christian man, Joseph also served as a minister for twenty years as...

Genevieve Mccoy Hunter Reynolds

Genevieve Mccoy Hunter Reynolds

Feb 25, 2016

Genevieve McCoy Hunter Reynolds, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2016, after a long illness.Genevieve was born on August 19, 1933 in Lynchburg. She was the daughter of the late Clarence David Hunter and Hilda Cyrus Hunter. She is preceded in death by her late husband Clyde Allen Reynolds of Lynchburg and her granddaughter...

James "Tink" Addie Crabtree

James "Tink" Addie Crabtree

Feb 24, 2016

James Addie Crabtree, 86, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016. He was the husband of Rosa Jean Goff Crabtree for 59 years.Born Saturday, March 23, 1929 in Campbell County, Tink a son of the late Addie James Crabtree and the late Lou Whitlow Crabtree.In addition to his wife, Tink is survived by his son Barry James Crabtree and his...

Ernest F. Sommer

Ernest F. Sommer

Feb 24, 2016

Ernest Frederick Sommer, 90, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016.Ernest Frederick Sommer claimed the Promise of the Resurrection on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. God blessed him as a generous, kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle. He resided in Lynchburg for the past 40 years. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Philipp and Wilhelmine Sommer;...

Marion T. Baker

Marion T. Baker

Feb 24, 2016

Marion Toomey Baker passed peacefully in her sleep on February 24th, having received last rites from her priest. Born Marion Cecilia Toomey on August 16, 1915 in Washington, DC, to James A. Toomey and Marion C. Caraher, she had one brother, James C. Toomey, and one sister Helen T. Ingoldsby, both deceased. When Marion graduated high school, she won a...

Raymond Gibbs Gardner

Raymond Gibbs Gardner

Feb 22, 2016

Raymond Gibbs Gardner, 89, of Thaxton, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Springtree Health and Rehab. Born in Bedford on June 20, 1926, a son of the late Willie Gardner and Mary Falls Gardner. In addition to his parents Ray was preceded in death by his loving and faithful wife, Dorothy Geraldine Lantz Gardner; two sons, Jerry Gardner...

Bonnie Lou Allen

Bonnie Lou Allen

Feb 22, 2016

Bonnie Lou Allen, 55, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord, Monday February 22, 2016. She was the loving wife of Dennis Allen.Bonnie was born August 6, 1960 in Tully, New York a daughter of the late Norman Kipp and Genevieve Buckley Kipp. Bonnie throughout her life devoted her time to her family and her grandchildren. She was a...

Lionel William Toms

Lionel William Toms

Feb 22, 2016

Lionel William Toms, 72, of Bedford died Monday February 22, 2016. He was the husband of Mary Linda Toms.Lionel was born December 27, 1943 in Bedford a son of the late Dewey E. Toms, Sr. and Louise DeWitt Toms. Lionel worked for many years as a security officer at the Elks Home. He was a past member of the Elks...

Robert David Tyree

Robert David Tyree

Feb 21, 2016

Robert “David” Tyree, age 67, of Madison Heights, passed away Sunday February 21, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Doris Tyree, and his daughter Wendy Tyree Maness.David was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was self-employed and worked in Home Improvement.He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Kathy Campbell Tyree,...

Allison Marie Bolden

Allison Marie Bolden

Feb 20, 2016

Allison Marie Bolden was called home on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice Branch Bolden, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.Allison is survived by her two daughters, Ashley Bolden and Deandrea Harmon; her father, Peyton Richard Bolden; two granddaughters, Janiya Harris and Cazhmeire Wood; three grandsons, Christopher Wood, Jr., Jonathan...

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