Ruby Moles Franklin
Aug 14, 2018
Ruby J. Moles Franklin was born on September 29, 1918 on a farm near Chamblissburg, Virginia. She was the third daughter of the late George Wilson and Lillian Motley Moles. This is Ruby’s 100th year and her passing is the end of an era for her family and friends. She started her life riding in a horse and buggy, and...
Kenneth Earl Creasy
Aug 14, 2018
Kenneth Earl “Booza“ Creasy went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2018 at his residence where he has resided with his daughter for the last 15 years. He was surrounded by his family.Born on Fox Ridge Farm in Forest, Virginia on September 19, 1938, he was the son of the late Gillie and Rowena Creasy. Kenneth was the...
Evans Caskie Ross
Aug 13, 2018
Evans Caskie Ross, 77, died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 13, 2018. He was born on June 27, 1941 in Roanoke to the late William Tyler Ross and the late Gay Caskie Ross.Evans was the beloved husband of Lucy Guggenheimer Ross for almost 49 years. He is survived by his son, Michael Caskie Ross and his daughter, Katharine...
Nancy Lee Hawkins
Aug 10, 2018
Nancy Lee Hawkins, 80, of Lynchburg, died Friday, August 10, 2018.A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, September 9, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. at Fort Hill United Methodist Church.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Irene Russell
Aug 10, 2018
Irene Rucker Russell, 82, of Lynchburg, died Friday August 10, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, Donald M. Russell; her brother, Howard Rucker and her sisters, Lois Bagby, Bernice Pearson, and Lena Rucker.Irene was born on April 9, 1936 she was a daughter of the late Houston M. and Eva Pillow Rucker. Irene worked at...
Richard M. Mendel
Aug 8, 2018
Richard M. Mendel, 79, of Bedford, died Wednesday, August 8 2018.A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. in South Western Virginia Veteran’s Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia on Friday August 10, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
John Douglas Kinsley
Aug 7, 2018
John Douglas Kinsley, 68, of Lynchburg died Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was the loving husband of Helen Litchford Kinsley.John was born on January 13, 1950 in Roanoke, a son of the late John Ellery Kinsley and Helen Southern Kinsley. John worked as a professional mason.In addition to his wife he is survived by four brothers: Neil Earnest Kinsley of...
Johnson Hugh Gupton
Aug 6, 2018
Johnson Hugh Gupton, 58, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 6, 2018. He was the loving husband of Kathy Blackburn Gupton.Born on December 13, 1959 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, he was a son of Will Johnson Gupton, Jr. and the late Delores Jean Gibbons Gupton.Johnny is also survived by his daughter: Melody Robin (songbird)...
Lisa M. Mcdowell
Aug 4, 2018
Lisa M. McDowell, 47, of Virginia Beach, formally of Roanoke, passed away suddenly on Saturday August 4, 2018.She was born on June 8, 1971, in Lynchburg, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents Tom and Marianne McDowell; grandparents, Thomas and Polly McDowell and Phil and Marie Montano; and her favorite aunt, Michelle Dowdy.Lisa graduated from Radford University and...
David Lee Gaddy
Aug 4, 2018
David Lee Gaddy, 63, of Forest, died Saturday, August 4, 2018.David was born September 13, 1954 in Lynchburg, Va., a son of the late James E. Gaddy, Sr. and the late Vivian Mae Robey. He was preceded in death by a sister Nancy M. Mayberry.David is survived by a sister Betty Gaddy of Rustburg; a brother James E. Gaddy, Jr....