Kathleen “Kay” Virginia Hudson was born on August 16, 1916 in Lynchburg and lived, served, and died there on April 25, 2019 at the age of 102. Kay loved her family, her many friends, her church, her community, and her bridge (she played duplicate bridge until well over 100). She graduated from E.C. Glass High School, attended Phillips Business College,...
Don Stanjenn Smith, 86, of Bedford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at his home. He was the husband of Toni Howell West. Don was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved his family above all else.Born in Richmond on February 25, 1933, he was the son of the late Harry and Josephine English Smith.In addition...
Ralph Edward “Eddie” Reynolds rode into heaven on April 23, 2019 on his golden chariot, probably driving. A born and raised Bedford boy, he was the son of Rachel Hoback Parker and the late Ralph E. Reynolds. In addition to his father, Eddie was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Macy Robertson Hoback and Bernard C. and Hattie...
Robert John Hunt , 68, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Nancy Taylor Chambers Jones, 92, of Red House, Virginia, died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 22, 2019, surrounded by loving family and caregivers.She was born October 14, 1926, a daughter of the late Jasper and Lula Mae Taylor.Nancy was first married to Thomas Harold Chambers, Jr., deceased, and later blessed to marry the late H. Wayne Jones, with...
George Carl Hlinko, 68 years young, passed away peacefully at his home Monday April 22, 2019 after courageously and patiently fighting for years with the neurodegenerative diseases, progressive supra-nuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD).George lives on through his devoted and loving wife, Debra Chiulli Hlinko, daughter Dayna Hlinko and son in-law John Bratton, daughter Kristina Bublitz and son-in law...
Ethel Irene Sager Beck, 83, of Thaxton passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at her residence. She was the loving wife of the late Ray Dennis Beck, Sr.Born in Montgomery, Texas on October 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Eli Harry Sager and Clara Gay Cowell Sager. She was one of 11 children.Ethel is survived by...
Dale Gordon Holden, 84, of Forest, VA, died Friday, April 19, 2019. He was the husband of the late Geraldine Ara Thomas Holden for 57 years. Dale was a resident of Lecanto, FL, prior to returning to Virginia in 2016.Born Saturday, April 13, 1935 in Pocatello, ID, Dale was a son of the late Harold DwightHolden, and the late Clara...
Alan Marshall Frye, 72, died April 18, 2019, at Liberty Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. The older son of the Reverend John Marshall Frye, Jr. and Anne Marie Wilson Frye, Alan and his brother Richard spent their childhoods as the sons of an Episcopal priest and his wife, an artist. Eventually, the family settled in Lynchburg,...
Joseph Reed 82, of Monroe, VA, died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 7:18 pm after agreeing to palliative care services for End Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the partner of the late Henry Stockley from Newark, NJ.Born 2.25.37 in Philadelphia, Pa. Joe was the son of the late Walter Reed and Florine Slade.In addition...