Frances Jenny Farra, 80, of Lynchburg, VA died Thursday, August 8, 2013. She was the wife of the late Roy A. Farra.Born March 21, 1933 in Queens, New York, Frances was a daughter of the late Anthony Abruzzino and Rafaella DellaRocca. She was a former resident of Ridgefield Conn., owner of the Village Printers and flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.She...

Dr. William Lawson Driskill, Jr. of Lynchburg died on Sunday morning May 30th, 2010.  Born in Lynchburg to Mary Hamlet Driskill and William Lawson Driskill on November 28, 1928, he was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, June Driskill Weaver. His beloved wife, Nancy Whitehead Patterson Driskill, also preceded him in death. The mother of his four...

Margaret \"Peggy\" Elizabeth Mattox McKenna, 87, of Huddleston and formerly of Lynchburg died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.Born, February 2, 1923, in Huddleston, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Davis Mattox and Margaret Black Balfour Mattox. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Floyd Knight McKenna.Following graduation...

Alice Anne Proffitt, 73, of Madison Heights, VA, died Friday, December 09, 2011. She was the wife of Robert Lewis Proffitt Jr., for 54 yearsBorn Sunday, September 04, 1938 in Lynchburg, Anne was the daughter of the late Annie Louise Enoch Bryant and William Bryant.In addition to her husband, Anne she is survived by her four children: Dana Carol Proffitt...

Dorothy Edith Kay, 80, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, October 15, 2011. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, Tharpfuneralhome.com.

Bernice Bunn Decker, 95, a longtime resident of Portsmouth,VA, passed away at The Oaks of Lynchburg on Monday July 23, 2012. She was born on August 12, 1916, the youngest of ten children to John Council Bunn and Laura Porter Bunn in Newsoms, VA.  After marrying Clyde, her cherished husband of 70 years, she moved to Portsmouth. Bernice was very...

Wendy Sams Tepper, 66, of Forest, died on Thursday, November 7, 2013. She was the wife of Ivan H. Tepper. She was born on October 29, 1947 in Waukegan, IL a daughter of the late Irene Engstrom Sams and the late Kenneth G. Sams.At the time of her death, Wendy was ESOP Chairman and Member of the Board of Delta...

Allen "Cecil" Higginbotham, "Nailhead" (his C. B. Handle), 72, of Rustburg, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 13, 2011 after a long battle with COPD.  He is survived by his loving wife of thirty years, Pat Higginbotham of the residence.Born March 31, 1938, in Campbell County, a son of the late Alfred and MaryHigginbotham.In addition to his wife,...

Wayne Lee Smith, 61, of Altavista, died on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was the husband of Donna Hamlett Smith. Wayne was born on March 12, 1952 in Bedford County, a son of Zena Overstreet Smith and the late George Edward Smith.In addition to his wife and mother, Wayne is survived by three daughters; Emily Smith of Rustburg, Casey Smith...

Elsie Lee Williams Burford, 94, went to be with the Lord from the Bedford County Nursing Home on January 18, 2013. Born Tuesday, August 27, 1918 in Bedford County, VA, to the late Pernander Duval Williams and Emma Cleveland Newcomb Williams. She was a devoted wife for 70 years to the late Macon E. Burford. In addition to her parents...