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.

Samuel George Brown

May 26, 2022

Samuel George Brown, Jr.  left us on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the age of 53. His Loved Ones living for him after his passing are his only daughter, Sammantha Brown of Madison Heights, VA; mother, Miriam “Boo” Gains of Lynchburg, VA; two sons; Charles Davis of Upper Marlboro MD, and Dakota Reeves of Richmond, VA; A sister Andrea Brown...

Odis Norman Frost

May 26, 2022

Odis Norman Frost, 61, of Amherst, Va, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA.Norman was born August 30, 1960, in Welch, West Virginia to the late Harold Frost and Ethel Lean (Lester) Frost.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers Jackie Frost, Hubert Frost and Truman Frost, two...

Ruth Jane Morcom Tomanek

May 25, 2022

Ruth Jane Morcom Tomanek, 90, of Lynchburg, formerly of Forest, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022.Born on February 26, 1932, in Amherst County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Morcom and Bertie Bryant Morcom.She retired from Bailee’s Department Store as a Personnel Coordinator after 38 years. She was a long-time member of Monroe United Methodist Church.In...

Ruth Jane Morcom Tomanek

May 25, 2022

Ruth Jane Morcom Tomanek, 90, of Lynchburg, formerly of Forest, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Born on February 26, 1932, in Amherst County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Morcom and Bertie Bryant Morcom. She retired from Bailee’s Department Store as a Personnel Coordinator after 38 years. She was a long-time member of Monroe United...