Martha Dru Gilly Wells
Mar 10, 2021
Martha Gilly Wells, 86, of Bedford passed away on March 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, John B. Gilly and Rena Parsons Gilly, and her husband, C. Ray Wells.Martha is survived by her children, Jonathan Wells (Lisa), Jennifer Cochran (Shane), and Joseph Wells (Diane), and two grandchildren.There will be no services at this time. A celebration...
Harold Reed Saunders
Mar 9, 2021
Harold Reed Saunders passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born on December 10, 1948 to the late Harry and Oma Grimes Saunders. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife Sandra May Saunders.Harold enjoyed fishing and hunting, and spending time with his family. He was retired from Archer Creek Foundry with...
Dr. E. Wayne Sloop
Mar 8, 2021
Dr. E. Wayne Sloop, 78, of Lynchburg died Monday – March 8 – at Liberty Ridge Senior Living Center following several months of rapidly declining health.Wayne was a dedicated and highly respected clinical psychologist who served the Lynchburg community for almost 50 years. He is survived by his wife Sharon Millard Sloop of Lynchburg, and his daughter Stephanie Sloop and...
Mary Lee Taylor Hege
Mar 7, 2021
Mary Lee Taylor Hege, 92, of Lynchburg, died on March 7, 2021. She was the wife of the late Herbert S. Hege. Born in Lynchburg on February 21, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Edward Taylor, Sr., and the late Elsie Virginia Foster Taylor. She was a life-long member of the Providence United Methodist Church. She was...
Joe Henry Allen, Jr.
Mar 7, 2021
Joe Henry Allen, Jr., 89, of Forest, passed peacefully at Carriage Hill Nursing Home Sunday, March 7, 2021 after a long and hard-fought battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was the husband of the late Dorothy “Dot” Allen.Born in Eden, N.C. on January 1, 1932, Joe was the son of the late Joe Henry Allen, Sr., and Frances French Allen....
Lance Joseph Plyter
Mar 6, 2021
Lance Joseph Plyter of Evington, Virginia went to be with his Beloved Savior on March 6, 2021 at the age of 50.Lance is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Carolyn Plyter, his parents, Richard and Timandra Plyter of Lynchburg, Va.; his parents-in-law, John and Vicky Holt of Rustburg, Va., his brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Cindy Plyter and...
Michael Ralph Blair
Mar 5, 2021
Michael Ralph Blair, aka Duck and Uncle Duck of Rustburg, Va., after a brief battle with cancer, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2021 in Virginia Beach surrounded by his family. He was the best friend, adoring, devoted and loving husband of Anne Burgess Blair.Born on February 27, in Campbell County, he was the son of the late Ralph Lawrence...
Marian Virginia Smith Holt
Mar 5, 2021
Virginia Smith Pratt HoltJanuary 11, 1933 – March 5, 2021Virginia (Ginny) Smith Pratt Holt, 88, passed away at home with her family and with the help of Legacy Hospice and special caregiver Michelle Secamiglio.Ginny was preceded in death by her parents C.P. Smith and Lucy Curtis Smith, two brothers and three sisters: husbands, Otho Brown Pratt, and Reginald Monroe Holt.Ginny...
Shelby Mawyer Sutton
Mar 5, 2021
Shelby Mawyer Sutton, 63, of Rustburg, died Friday, March 05, 2021. She was the loving wife of David Trible Sutton for 30 yearsBorn Tuesday, January 07, 1958 in Lynchburg, Shelby is a daughter of Paul Gregory Ferguson and the late Margaret Tyler Ferguson. She has a sister, Sharon Butler.In addition to her husband, Shelby is survived by her children, Kimberly...
Luke Scott Gray
Mar 4, 2021
Luke Scott Gray, born in Oceanside, California on February 21, 1991, died unexpectedly from complications of a car accident on March 4, 2021. He was currently residing in Moneta, Virginia on Smith Mountain Lake.Luke was survived by his parents, Duane Gray, and Laura and Jim McKenzie, his great grandmother, Wanda Bartch, his grandparents, Jim and Donna Gray and Pete and...