Dr. James Young Simms
Apr 25, 2024
Dr. James Young Simms, Jr. passed away on April 25, 2024. He was born on November 1, 1936, a son of the late James Young Simms, Sr. and Vera Ellen Seibert.
Dr. Simms was Elliott Emeritus Professor of History and teaching Fellow in the Wilson Center. Dr. Simms joined the faculty of Hampden - Sydney in 1968. He served in the...
Deacon John William Cheatwood
Apr 16, 2024
John William Cheatwood went home to be with the Lord; unexpected to family and friends, but in God’s perfect timing, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born December 15, 1956, to the late John Willis and Dorothy Edna Rixey Cheatwood in Lynchburg. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,...
Curtis Bradshaw
Apr 20, 2024
Curtis Ray Bradshaw (Curt/Bradshaw) was born on February 2, 1949, in Franklin, VA to the late Edward Mills and Martha Clara "Sue Girl" Bradshaw. Curtis was 1 of 9 brothers and 3 sisters. He was an avid fisherman and mechanic. Upon moving to Lynchburg with the Moss Family from Portsmouth, VA. Dad worked as a mechanic at Adams Motor Company...
Carl Lewis
Mar 13, 2024
On the morning of March 13, 2024, GOD in HIS infinite wisdom, BLESSED Carl M. Lewis with “ANGEL WINGS.” He was born in Campbell County, VA. on June 17, 1945, to the late Edna J. Lewis and the late Fleming Lewis, Jr.
Carl was a talented man with many interests. He especially enjoyed barbering and landscaping, in addition to, listening to...
Patsy Couch Davis
Apr 23, 2024
Mrs. Patsy Couch Davis, age 74, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on April 23, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Roy O. Couch and Dorothy Cheatwood Couch, and the wife of the late Kenneth Ray Davis for 32 years.
Mrs. Davis was born on June 10, 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She...
Norborne Edmund "Chuck" Spottswood III
Apr 19, 2024
Norborne Edmund “Chuck” Spottswood III, 59, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, in his home in Moneta, Virginia. He was born August 23, 1963, in Mobile, Alabama. He is preceded in death by his father, Norborne Edmund Spottswood Sr.
He was a faithful employee to Liberty Fire Solutions where he carried out his long-time love for drafting and installing...
Bernard Wood
Apr 21, 2024
Bernard Wood, of Lynchburg, Va, passed away April, 21, 2024. In lieu of flowers the family has asked donations be made to funeral services by clicking hereTharp Funeral Home Lynchburg is assisting the family
Lydia "Sharon" Gorton
Apr 22, 2024
Lydia “Sharon” Gorton, 68, of Lynchburg, passed Monday, April 22, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Baker and Lydia Stake, and a young brother John.
Born on October 20, 1955, in Pennsylvania, her love for traveling started young as a child of an Air Force family, then carried on in her adult years. She was employed at...
Sheila Ann Lewis
Apr 17, 2024
Sheila Ann Walke Lewis, 65, of Moneta, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Wytheville on November 14, 1958, to the late John Watts Walke, Sr and Dorothy Hodge Walke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, John Watts Walke, Jr.
She is survived by her husband,...
Peter William Karras
Apr 12, 2024
Peter William Karras, 86, of Forest, VA passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Michele Tolley Karras.
Peter was born in Chicago, IL on October 26, 1937, the son of the late William Anastasios and Kay Angelacos Karras. Peter graduated with a degree in Accounting from Northwestern University in Evanston,...