Richard Stuart Mears, 67 of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at Virginia Baptist Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born Tuesday, September 19, 1944 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Dorsey Mears and the late Doris Carter Mears. He grew up in Colonial Beach, VA where he has many family and...

Ralph Junior Staton, 86, of Forest, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was born October 17, 1927 in Buena Vista, VA. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired from General Electric.He is survived by his wife, Nancy Mason Staton; daughter, Wanda S. Mays; grandchildren, Travis Mays (Shamra), and Eric Mays; and one sister, Phyllis...

Mary Josephine Webster Satterwhite, 84, passed away Dec. 8, 2010, at Westminster-Canterbury after a brief illness. Born Nov. 17, 1926, in Washington, D.C., to the late Robert King Webster and Sarah Harrison Webster, she lived in Lynchburg all her adult life. Life threw Mary Jo numerous challenges, all of which she met straight on with courage and a sense of...

Lynda Susanne (Frailing) Benningfield, 61, of Moneta, died on March 4, at home, surrounded by her loving family.In the early minutes of that morning while the earth was still dark, she left behind the cancer that stole her breath away, and began her new life in the glorious light of God\"™s loving arms. Although she is gone, she will continue...

Betty Lou Gunter, 87, of Lynchburg died Monday November 5, 2012. She was the wife of the late Garland Otho Gunter.Betty was born April 10, 1925 in Denver, CO, a daughter of the late Edward William Gallenkamp and the late Montzilla Cosgrove Gallenkamp.She is survived by her daughter Helen J. Henson and her husband Bo of Lynchburg, two grandchildren: Kristin...

Colonel Frank James Pursley, 85 of Lynchburg, died Friday, November16, 2012. He was the widower of Dymple Edwards Pursley (1986) and Barbara McCombie Pursley (2007).Born May 5, 1927, in Durham, NC, Frank was the son of the late Alton James and Vesta Andrews Pursley.Frank is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Niles (Ray) of Fairfax Station and Susan Evans (Doug) of...

Carlton Gordon Meador, 86, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Born May 17, 1924 in Moneta, a son of the late Lizzie C. Hannabass Meador and Virgil A. Meador.He was retired from Montvale Shredded Products and was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He was a wonderful Christian who loved God, his family and bluegrass and...

An Immigrant Who Lived the American DreamUwe Hans Bruno Lewandowski (known as Bruno) was born January 22, 1937 in Lagerdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Anne Margareta Wilma Hinz and Hermann Konrad Lewandowski.  He had no sisters or brothers.  Mr. Lewandowski died in his own home in Appomattox, at his own request, with his wife and his daughter on March 5, 2010...

Bronwyn Mae Farris, 15, of Forest died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 after an automobile accident.Bronwyn was born June 14, 1998 in Lynchburg the daughter of Rickey Lee Farris and Debbie Lynn Farris. She was a loving sweet girl full of life and shared it with people and animals alike, from the very young to the old she showed no discrimination,...

Edith Mae DeWitt Elliott, 75, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012. She was born June 17, 1937 at Sedalia, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Charlie S. DeWitt and Elsie Casey DeWitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward S. DeWitt and Jack E. DeWitt, and a little...