Robert M. "Bob" Dean, Iii

Mar 11, 2018

Robert Manton “Bob” Dean, III, 85, of Shady Grove, Gladys, Va. died on Sunday, March 11, 2018. He was the husband of Katharine “Kit” Barringer Dean.  Bob was born on April 8, 1932 in Syracuse, NY, a son of the late Robert M. Dean, Jr. and the late Emily Sauber Dean.In addition to his wife, Bob is survived by his...

Ralph Francis Spriggs, Ii

Mar 11, 2018

Ralph Francis “R.F.” Spriggs, II, 50, of Lynchburg completed his journey in life on Sunday, March 11, 2018, when he passed away peacefully at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.Born Thursday, December 21, 1967 in Lynchburg, R. F. was a son of Doris Lee Cralle Spriggs and the late Ralph Francis Spriggs.In addition to his mother, R.F. is...

Colin Spencer Caldwell

Mar 11, 2018

Colin Spencer Caldwell, 88, of Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 after an illness of several months. The son of the late C.S. “Jack” Caldwell and the late Marion Newman Caldwell, he was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Later he became an American citizen.Colin graduated from Syracuse University and received his Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of...

Helen Moore Bailey

Mar 10, 2018

Helen Moore Bailey, 95, of Rustburg, died Saturday, March 10, 2018.  She was the wife of the late Irvin Spencer Bailey for 39 years. Her family rejoices in knowing that she is reunited with Irvin, whom she truly adored.Born April 03, 1922, in Campbell County, Helen was a daughter of the late Asa Lafayette Moore and the late Myrtle Marsh...

Margaret Virginia Mitchell

Mar 9, 2018

Margaret Virginia Caldwell Mitchell, 89, peacefully went to her eternal home on Friday, March 9, at Centra Guggenheimer Health & Rehabilitation.  She was the wife of Walter Lee Mitchell for 43 years.Born Monday, May 07, 1928 in Campbell County, VA, Margaret was a daughter of the late Samuel Arthur Caldwell and Eunice May Caldwell FranklinIn addition to her parents, Margaret...

Doris Carter Carter Reynolds

Mar 9, 2018

Doris Carter Reynolds, 93, of Bedford passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Oakwood Manor Health and Rehab.  She was a daughter of the late Alexander Mortimer Carter and Ella Keziah Burnette Carter.She was preceded in death by her late husband’s:  Dawson Reynolds, Buck Banton, and Erick Krause.Doris is survived by her son: Van Carter Reynolds and wife, Joni;...

Elbert Cornelius Dekorte

Mar 9, 2018

Elbert Cornelius DeKorte, 97, of Lynchburg died Friday, March 9, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Married for 74 years, he was the loving husband of Audrey Louise Gibb DeKorte.Born in Garfield, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Cornelius DeKorte and Catherine Schiepan DeKorte.  Elbert proudly served his country in the Battle of the Bulge during WWII in...

Martha Moore Showalter

Mar 9, 2018

Martha Moore Showalter, 89, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018.Martha was born July 12, 1928 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Fred Leslie Showalter, Sr., and Mattie Ould Showalter. Martha was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School, and attended Longwood College and graduated from Lynchburg College. She went on to receive her Master’s in...

Larry Belmont Wimmer

Mar 8, 2018

Lt. Col. Larry B. Wimmer of Forest, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018.Lt. Col. Wimmer was born in Roanoke, VA, on September 27, 1937. He was the son of the late Eldridge (Alex) Wimmer and the late Grace Williams Wimmer.Larry married Judy Allen Worley of Vinton, VA, in December 1958 and were to celebrate 60 grand years of marriage...

Justin Ray Lee

Mar 7, 2018

Justin Ray Lee, 30, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, March 7, 2018.Justin was born in Lynchburg, November 5, 1987 a son of Richard Ray Lee and Cindy Grubbs Lee both of Lynchburg. Justin was well loved and will be missed dearly.In addition to his parents he was survived by a brother Richard Ray Lee, Jr. and wife Angie of Bluefield, his...