Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris
Mar 9, 2019
Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris, 87, of Madison Heights, died Friday, March 8, 2019. She was the loving wife of James William Harris for over 67 years.Elsie was born on November 7, 1931 in Appomattox County. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Herbert Hamlett and Ala Mozell Mason Hamlett. Elsie was retired from General Electric and Ericsson and was...
Gordon Cartwright
Mar 8, 2019
Deacon Gordon Kenneth Cartwright, 82 began life February 10, 1937 in Woodland, PA. Relocating to North Tonawanda, NY, where he met the love of his life, Gloria Wisniewski, and spent the next 61 years loving her and their four children, Denise (Douglas) Lawrence, Marie (Joann) Russell, preceded in death by Daniel Joseph, and Kenneth Jerome.Enjoyed life with his seven grandchildren,...
Anna Lind Judd
Mar 7, 2019
Anna Christine “Chris” Lind Judd, 77, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 30, 1942 in Furth Germany. A daughter of the late, Emma Lind. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaquline Marie Dooley.Anna worked alongside her husband in their Aviation Business....
William Corey Bohner
Mar 6, 2019
William Corey Bohner, 63, of Danville, died Wednesday, March 06, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
James Stephen Taylor
Mar 6, 2019
GONE FISHING(Steve) James Stephen Taylor of Jacksonville, NC, made his “Last Cast” in Bedford Virginia on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Steve was a salesman by trade and a fisherman at heart. Steve was always planning for the next fishing trip; now he is fishing with the apostle Peter. He was born on November 13, 1945. Steve was the husband of...
Dorothy Nicholas "Dot" Allen
Mar 6, 2019
Dorothy Nicholas “Dot” Allen, 92, of Madison Heights, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of the late Alvin K. Allen.Born in Lynchburg, on July 24, 1926, she was the last of ten children of the late Montague and Susie Bell Wright Nicholas. She was preceded in death by...
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry Johnson Vernon
Mar 5, 2019
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry Johnson “John” Vernon, 84, of Lynchburg, passed from this life to Heaven, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. He was born in Santa Fe, N.M., on February 13, 1935, to Agnes Johnson Vernon and Joseph Boyce Vernon. His family lived in Pawnee, Okla., and Rosebud, S.D., before moving to Lexington, Va., where John graduated from Lexington...
Jeri Lynn Long Gormus
Mar 5, 2019
Jeri Lynn Long Gormus, 52, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Front Royal, VA on August 3, 1966. She is a daughter of Jerry M. Long and Nancy Purdy Long.Jeri Lynn was a member of Thaxton Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. She worked as a Ground Water...
Mary Frances Childress
Mar 5, 2019
Mary (Frances) Pirkey Childress passed away on March 5, 2019. She was born in Staunton, Va. on November 21, 1912 to Mamie Byrd Pirkey and Charles Howard Pirkey. The family moved to Charlottesville, Va. where she grew up and graduated from Lane High School. In the depth of the Great Depression she moved to Lynchburg to attend Virginia Commercial College...
H. Ray Mann
Mar 5, 2019
Ray Mann, 82, of Rustburg, died March 5, 2019. He was born August 19, 1936 in Buckingham County to Herman Hudson Mann and Rosa Crews Logan. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Frances, Lois, and Jean.He is survived by his wife Edith Eskridge Mann; six children: Angie Childress (Wayne), Tammy Mayhew (Michael), Dawn Mayberry (John),...