Harriett White Payne
Dec 8, 2021
Harriett White Payne, 92, of Lynchburg, Virginia, departed this life Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Payne.She was born March 22, 1929, in Bedford County, Virginia to the late Davis and Helen Richie White. She joined Reed Creek Baptist Church, in Big Island, Virginia at an early age where she was a devoted...
Lennis Preston Wade
Dec 7, 2021
Lennis Preston Wade, 88, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, while at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1933 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Robert Wade.Preston attended EC Glass High School, where he and the late Coach Bryan later established the Bryan-Wade Fund for athletes. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic...
Mildred Sale Sharman
Dec 6, 2021
On Monday, December 6, Mildred Sale Sharman passed away in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was born February 11, 1934, to the late Forest Edward Sale and Nell Campbell Sale in Amherst County.Mildred or “Mikey” to her beloved husband, close family members and friends, is survived by her husband of 67 years, O.C. and four children: Jan (Rodney), Sharon (Marvin), Owen (Rick)...
Nancy Anthonette Ayala-Cash Garcia
Dec 6, 2021
Nancy Anthonette Ayala-Cash Garcia, 59, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, December 6, 2021. She was the loving wife of Domingo Garcia.Nancy was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 25, 1962, a daughter of the late Vincent Ayala and Kathryn Gladwell Ramos. Nancy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all and was a member of Faith...
Geraldine Juanita Smallwood Reynolds
Dec 5, 2021
Geraldine Juanita “Gerri” Smallwood Reynolds, 90 of Moneta, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2021. She was born on March 27, 1931, in Roanoke, VA. A daughter of the late, Edgar Pearly Smallwood and Ethel Edna Light Smallwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Richard Melvin Reynolds, Sr. daughters Carolyn Diane Reynolds and...
Christine Elliott Burnette
Dec 5, 2021
Christine Elliott Burnette “39 and holding” of Lynchburg gained her angel wings Sunday, December 5, 2021. Christine was born September 16th in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late George Robert Elliott and Pearl Virginia Lerner Elliott.She was with the love of her life, Edward “Eddie” Lee Burnette, for over 67 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by...
Christina Dawn Mawyer
Dec 4, 2021
Christina Dawn Mawyer, 46, of Lynchburg died Saturday December 4, 2021.Christina was born November 1, 1975, in Lynchburg, Virginia a daughter of the late Calvin Carroll Mawyer, Sr. and Eva May Stinnett Mawyer. She is survived by a brother Calvin C. Mawyer, Jr. of Lynchburg, VA., a sister Cathy Witcher (Doug) of Moneta, VA., a nephew Chris Ellis, Sr. (Tia)...
Margie Carol Joseph
Dec 4, 2021
Margie Carol Joseph, 77, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was the loving wife of Joseph David Joseph for 59 years.Carol was born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania on July 30, 1944, a daughter of the late John Teeter and Ruth Camerer Teeter. Carol was a devoted homemaker for her family and a member...
Alvin Jackson “Jack” Ballard, Jr
Dec 3, 2021
Alvin Jackson “Jack” Ballard, Jr. was born on April 14, 1939, to loving parents, Alvin Jackson Ballard, Sr. and Edna Lee Craft Ballard. He grew up in Covington, Virginia on Pocahontas Street.Jack was a hard worker and an explorer from a young age, helping his family while hunting and fishing on his own. He used the first wages that he...
Colonel Kenneth John “Ken” Hacker
Dec 3, 2021
Colonel Kenneth John “Ken” Hacker, U.S. Air Force, Ret., 77, of Lynchburg passed away Friday, December 3, 2021, in a local hospital.He was born on February 22, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Air Forces as a pilot in the field of aviation security until his retirement. He was a...