Dennis Graves
May 12, 2022
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Dennis Graves, 57, slipped away peacefully and went home to live with his heavenly father. Dennis was born on April 12, 1965, in Lynchburg VA to the late Margaret Graves and was raised by the late Ethel H. Patrick. He was baptized at an early age at Organ Chapel CME Church in Gladys VA. He...
Roy Coleman Welsh
May 12, 2022
Roy Coleman Welsh, 78, of Forest, Va. entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at his home. Although this was unexpected, Roy looked forward to the day his Heavenly Father would call him home. Roy often reminisced about what it would be like to see Christ in heaven. He spoke of...
Joseph Wayne Blondino, Sr.
May 11, 2022
Dear Family and Friends, with much sadness, my beloved high school sweetheart and husband of nearly 40 years, Joseph Wayne Blondino, Sr. (Poppy Wayne), passed away on May 11, 2022, at the age of 79. An early in life stroke led to dementia that slowly erased most of his memory.Joseph was born on July 8, 1942, the son of the...
Laura Lisk Bruton
May 11, 2022
Laura Lisk Bruton, aged 87, died Wednesday, May 11 after a long illness. During her long life, Laura loved fiercely the people around her. The mother of four, one of Laura’s favorite things was the sound of her children’s laughter. Laura laughed a lot herself and was known as a funny and kind person. Laura was a competitive basketball player...
Edward Albert Elliott, Jr.
May 11, 2022
Edward Albert Elliott, Jr., 52 of Rockingham County, Virginia passed away on Friday March 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Edward Albert Elliott, Sr., and Louise Antoinette Segur Bolner.Edward was born on January 24, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Phillip Barber High School in West Virginia and worked at Pilgrim’s Pride in Broadway, as well as...
Calvin Payne
May 10, 2022
Mr. Calvin Payne, 81, of Rustburg, VA departed this life on May 10, 2022 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born May 20, 1940 to the late Alonza Payne and Rosa Clark Payne.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Courtney White; three sisters, Betty Gaston, Willie Randolph, and Dorothy Payne; and two brothers, William...
Mark Randall Ray
May 10, 2022
Mark Randall Ray, 72 years old, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Mark was born in Detroit, Mich. on March 11, 1950, to James Vance Ray and Margie Ellen Whaley. Mark is survived by his loving wife, Linda Louise Ray; his devoted son, Joshua James Ray; his sister, Jamie Sue Gibson and Carl Gibson of Marshall, Mich.; his brother...
Joan Evelyn Lemere
May 10, 2022
Joan Evelyn Lemere, 87, of Forest, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Joan was born November 28, 1934, in Jackson, Minn., a daughter of the late John Larson and Evelyn Benson Larson. Joan was a member of Forest United Methodist Church where she played piano for many years. Joan loved her family fiercely. Often dubbed “the matriarch” of the family, she...
Robert “Nick” Minkler Iii,
May 10, 2022
Robert “Nick” Minkler III, 77, of Forest, VA passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Born in Schenectady, NY on April 3, 1945, he was the son of the late Robert Minkler II and Cora Mae Minkler. He is survived by his wife, Janice Minkler, to whom he was married for fifty years.In addition to his wife, Nick is survived...
Sadie Hendricks
May 10, 2022
Sadie Tinsley Hendricks, 93, of Lynchburg, Virginia, transitioned peacefully into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her residence with her beloved son, Dennis. She was born on March 7, 1929, to the late Samuel and Martha Ann “Allie” Mitchell Tinsley in Amherst, Virginia. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Edward M. Hendricks, Sr.; four brothers: William, Bland,...