Dorothy T. Eubank

Dorothy Thompson Eubank, 92, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Runk & Pratt of Forest, Virginia. Born on August 8, 1918 in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Alice Currier Thompson and Albert Gilmore Thompson.

            Mrs. Eubank was retired from General Electric and a member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church.

            Surviving are two sons, Robert Leland Eubank and his wife Carolyn of Lynchburg, and Barry Gordon Eubank and his wife Gaile of Madison Heights; two grandsons Stephen Reid Eubank and his wife Rebecca of Amherst, and David Brian Eubank and his wife Kirstin of Lynchburg; a granddaughter, Laura Eubank Harman and her husband Gregory of Lindenhurst, Illinois; six great-grandchildren: Emma and Ainsley Eubank of Amherst; Reid, Ian, and Spencer Harman of Lindenhurst, Illinois; and Kiley Eubank of Lynchburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of forty-eight years, Leland Perryman Eubank, four sisters, five brothers, and a beloved nephew, Lemuel Calvin McCraw Jr., whom she raised as a son.

            Visitation for family and friends will be held at Tharp Funeral Home on Breezewood Drive on Monday, December 20, 2010 from 6:00\""7:30 p.m. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Fort Hill Memorial Park, by the Rev. David Gellert.

            The family requests that those wishing to make memorials please consider Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, 5810 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24502; Temple Baptist Church, Route 29 North, Madison Heights, VA 24572; or the Alzheimer\"™s Disease Association, P. O. Box 823, Lynchburg, VA 24505.

            The family expresses its deep appreciation to the staff of Runk & Pratt for its care and compassion during Mrs. Eubank\"™s stay there.