Kent P. Snead
May 29, 2022
Kent Poindexter Snead, 76, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend departed for his heavenly home late Sunday evening, May 29th, 2022.Kent was born in Bangalore, India on June 29th, 1945, to his parents, the late Edward Poindexter Snead (b.1920-2001) and Phyllis Marguerite Edwards (b.1913-1991). Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 51 years,...
James Allen Huff
May 29, 2022
James Allen Huff, 84, of Lynchburg, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born Oct. 21, 1937 in Independence, KS to Allen Huff and Lillith Bohannon Huff, he was much loved by his family and friends in every community he lived in.James served in the United States Air Force right out of high school, then went on...
Ann Sophia Vansomeren
May 29, 2022
Ann VanSomeren, 93, of Penhook, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. She was born on November 10, 1928, to the late Samuel and Jeani Robinson Kane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Fred George VanSomeren.Ann is survived by her children, Bonnie J. Overman of Penhook, VA, William S....
Charles David Blue
May 28, 2022
Charles David Blue of Lynchburg, VA 79, passed away on Saturday May 28, 2022, He was born on October 15, 1942, in Fayetteville NC, the son of the Reverend David Fairley Blue Jr. and Thelma Walker Blue.David is survived by his loving wife, Betty Trevey Blue; two children and their families: Susan Blue and Jeff Starke and their two children:...
Margarete Pachey
May 28, 2022
Margarete Erna Pachey went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 28, 2022. She was born on November 5, 1928 to the late Heinrich Christoph Alvermann and Elise Marie Bennecke in Toledo, Ohio. A graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo, she met her future husband, Henry, at Toledo Scale Company.She was preceded in death by her husband of...
Helen Burrows Arthur
May 28, 2022
Helen Burrows Arthur, 95, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She is survived by her nephews, William A. Burrows Jr. (Joy), Charles Hampton Arthur (Sara), Claude Arthur, Jr.; nieces, Deborah Lynn Burrows, and Mary Walter Arthur; brother-in-law, Claude Arthur; great-nieces, Darby Allen and Lacy Burrows Adams, Josie Nena Arthur, and Caroline Astor Midkiff; great-nephew, Loudoun Paul...
Evelyn Neblett
May 28, 2022
Evelyn Neblett, 75, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 28, 2022, after a valiant two-year battle with cancer.Born April 30, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Pearl Hildebrand Nolte and Eugene Victor Nolte, she was married to Ronald William Neblett on May 29, 1971. She was blessed with three wonderful children, Ronald Victor Neblett, Tracy Kyper,...
Tamara Gandy Laughlin
May 28, 2022
Tamara Gandy Laughlin, 42, of Forest, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was the daughter of Gene and Cheryl Gandy, and the devoted wife of Mike “L.A. Mike” Laughlin.Tamara was born on September 21, 1979, in Florence, South Carolina. She attended Randolph-Macon Woman’s College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She then attended Lynchburg...
Ronald Melvin Rice
May 27, 2022
On Friday, May 27, 2022 an angel of mercy dropped by the home of Ronald “Ronnie” Melvin Rice our beloved father, brother and grandfather and escorted him home to be with the Lord.He was born October 9, 1939 to the late Willie E. Rice and the late Margaret Henderson Rice.Ronald graduated in 1957 from the Central High School in Amherst...
Riley Edward Carter
May 27, 2022
Riley Edward Carter , 94, of Madison Heights, VA, died Friday, May 27, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.