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Edward Franklin Jordan

Edward Franklin Jordan

Edward Franklin Jordan, 91, of Lynch Station, VA, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. He was the husband of Frances S. Jordan. Edward was born Friday, July 15, 1921 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Halsey Thomas Jordan and Eva Brooks Jordan. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was retired from...

Patricia Blydenburg Wright

Patricia Blydenburg Wright

Patricia Ann Blydenburg Wright, 76, of Bedford, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Potsdam, New York, on July 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Frederick Blydenburg and Margery MacDonald Blydenburg. In addition to her parents Patricia is preceded in death by her husband, Jack David Wright and a grandson, Aaron Dean Wright.Patricia was...

Bobby Taylor Lee

Bobby Taylor Lee

Bobby Taylor Lee, 80, of Moneta passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky on October 6, 1933. He was the son of the late Augusta Kay Whitecarver Bowling and James Taylor Lee. Bobby served his country in the United States Army. He loved to play tennis, was a private pilot,...

Christopher Sean Brennan

Christopher Sean Brennan

Christopher Sean Brennan, formerly of Long Island, NY, a Downs Syndrome angel and a gift to us all, Passed peacefully back to the loving arms of God, on August 9th. Preceded to Heaven by his Dad, B. Elliott. Survived by his mother, Margaret Mary; proud brothers, Peter Elliott, Robert Owen, and T. Patrick. Chris will rest with his Dad and...

Dorothy Mae Young

Dorothy Mae Young

On September 12, 2011, heaven was graced with the presence of a woman who lived her life with a servant's heart.  Dorothy M. Young fought a short but fierce battle with the demon cancer, and when her body gave up the fight, her soul soared to her eternal home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  "To be absent from...

Richard Allison Lewis, Jr.

Richard Allison Lewis, Jr.

Richard Allison Lewis, Jr. passed away June 18 at his home in Rustburg, Va. after a short battle with cancer.  He was born in Raleigh, NC. August 19, 1933 the son of the late Richard Allison Lewis, Sr. and Gail Wimberley Lewis.  He was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law Carl and Lois Powell also his brothers-in-law James...

Richard Thomas Sparks

Richard Thomas Sparks

Richard Thomas Sparks, 76, of Lynchburg, died Saturday September 17, 2011.  He was born March 1, 1935 in Springfield, MO, the son of the late Leonard Amos and Jewell Thomas Sparks.  He graduated in 1953 from Classen High School, Oklahoma City and in 1957 from Princeton University, and pursued an MBA at the University of Oklahoma. He was preceded in...

Jean Hudson Hamlet

Jean Hudson Hamlet

Jean Hudson Hamlet, 81, of Lynchburg died January 9, 2012 in Herndon, VA. Born December 30, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Robert Jackson Hudson and Maggie Cheatham Hudson of Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late Edward (Pete) A. Hamlet Jr., for 50-years. Her brother, a decorated World War II veteran, Hilton Cheatham Hudson also proceeded...

Wilson Junior Hartless

Wilson Junior Hartless

Wilson Junior Hartless, 85 of Monroe, was called home to be with the lord, on Monday, February 18, 2013,. He was the loving husband of Mae A. Proffitt Hartless for 62 years.Born Tuesday, June 7, 1927 in Forks of Buffalo, Virginia, he was the son of the late John Hartless and the late Ollie Staton Hartless.In addition to his parents...

Bronna Y. Willis

Bronna Y. Willis

Bronna Yvonne Willis died on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg after a six-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).Bronna was born on May 18, 1940, in Morehead City, NC, the daughter of the late Henry Delance and Olga Lewis Willis, and grew up in Beaufort, NC\""the origin of her love of the ocean and delicious seafood. She...

Lillian Crouch Creasy

Lillian Crouch Creasy

Lillian Estelle Crouch Creasy, 82 of Forest, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Morris Franklin Creasy.Lillian was born May 20, 1929 in Campbell County, a daughter of the late James William Crouch and the late Lizzie Ford Crouch. She was a member of...

Charles Edward Bowman

Charles Edward Bowman

Charles Edward Bowman, 72, of Madison Heights, VA, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born July 19, 1939 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Henry and Nelda Leone Bowman. Charles was the loving husband of Sybil Bowman for 48 years.Charles proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 20...

Harry Lee Coleman

Harry Lee Coleman

Harry Lee Coleman, 86, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, January 13, 2011.Mr. Coleman was born April 19, 1924 in Lynchburg.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He was retired from Strother Drug where he was the Vice-President.  He was a member of Elks Lodge BPOE #321.He is survived by his son, James A. Coleman,...

Clifford Smith

Clifford Smith

Clifford Smith, 77, of Bedford died October 30, 2011. Clifford is survived by his children; Clifford Smith, II and Rebecca Victora Smith, a granddaughter; Kalies Leigh English; and two sisters; Ann and Joey. A graveside service will be held 11 AM, Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Lord officiating. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral...

Phyllis Adair Wright

Phyllis Adair Wright

Phyllis Adair Wright, 72 of Lynchburg passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 due to complications following a stroke. She was the loving wife of late Raymond Austin Wright.Phyllis was born September 17, 1938 in Durham, NC. She was the daughter of the late Hubert and Naomi Paschall. She was retired from the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, a...

Randolph Hayden Rhodes

Randolph Hayden Rhodes

Randolph Hayden Rhodes, 63, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.Born Thursday, July 31, 1947 in Roanoke, Virginia, Randy was a son of the late John Henry Rhodes and the late Ruth Lockhart Rhodes. He was the husband of Margaret Zamorski Rhodes.In addition to his wife, Randy is survived by a son,...

Michael Albert Mason

Michael Albert Mason

Michael Albert Mason, 54, of Forest went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ, unexpectedly, on 2/10/12 at Lynchburg General. Mike was born in Lynchburg, on 4/15/57.He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Brenda (Rebel) Mason; his mother Jenny Wade Mason; son Zane; daughter Natasha; four stepdaughters, Rhonda, Tammy, Regina & Elizabeth; mother in-law Mabel. He was...

Walker (Buddy) Rice, Sr.

Walker (Buddy) Rice, Sr.

Walker Daniel Rice Sr. 76, of Big Island, VA, passed away at home with his family by his side Sunday, June 3, 2012. He was the husband of Daisy Whorley Rice for 29 years. Buddy was born Sunday, July 7, 1935 in Rockbridge Co., VA, a son of the late Samuel B. Rice and the late Annie Florence Mayo Rice....

Renee Padgett Miller

Renee Padgett Miller

Renee A. Padgett Miller, 46, of Goode, died Monday, February 10, 2014.  Born on November 7, 1967 in Bedford, VA, she was the daughter of Maynard Roy Padgett and Myrianne Garraghty Padgett. In addition to her parents she is survived by a son; Nathan L. Miller; a brother, Rodney E. Padgett and his wife, Jennifer; and a number of aunts,...

Lois Philyaw Jones

Lois Philyaw Jones

Lois Philyaw Jones, 64, of Midlothian, died Saturday, May 1, 2010.  She was the wife of David L. Jones, Sr.Mrs. Jones was born Monday, December 31, 1945 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late James Stokes Philyaw and the late Toie Myers Philyaw. Lois was an E.C. Glass graduate, class of 1964, and Lynchburg College where she earned her...

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