Revely B. Carwile

Sep 17, 2017

Revely B. Carwile, 97, of Lynchburg and Bedford Co., died on September 17, 2017, at Guggenheimer Nursing Home. He was the husband of Billie Newman Carwile.Revely was born August 26, 1920, son of the late Charles Reese Carwile and Hilda Cardwell Carwile. Revely was a 1938 graduate of Rustburg H.S. and a graduate of the University of Virginia McIntire School...

Douglas Wayne Jones

Sep 16, 2017

Douglas Wayne Jones, 53, of Forest, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017. He was the husband of Melissa Wingfield Jones.Doug was born on July 8, 1964 in Lynchburg, Va., to Beverly Haile “Junior” Jones and the late Gladys Worley Jones.He graduated from EC Glass High School and CVCC with a diploma in Heating, Air, and Refrigeration. He worked in maintenance...

Russell James Hann, Jr.

Sep 16, 2017

Russell James Hann, Jr., 85, of Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017, at his home. He passed from the arms of his loving wife Sandra into the arms of his Lord and Savior after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia.Born Thursday, April 7, 1932, in Hagerstown, Md., Russell was a son of the late Russell James Hann, Sr....

Lorraine Osborne

Sep 16, 2017

Lorraine Osborne, 59, of Roanoke, died Sat. Sept. 16, 2017 in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.

Sandy Jean Roberts

Sep 16, 2017

Sandy Jean Thurman Roberts, 49, of Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Charlottesville. She was the wife of Melvin Thomas Roberts.Sandy was born February 9, 1968 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Melvin Thurman and Phyllis Burke Thurman of Lynchburg.In addition to her husband Melvin Roberts she was survived by her children: Jennifer Marie Roberts of Lynchburg,...

Daion Jamane Williams

Sep 15, 2017

Daion Jamane Williams, 20, of Lynchburg, fell asleep in death on Friday, September 15, 2017. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Phyllis Abbitt.Daion was born in Lynchburg on October 10, 1996, to Jamane Abbitt and Lettissia Oneal Williams.Along with his parents, Daion is survived by his daughter, Aniya Williams; his sister, Anaya Williams; two brothers, Ken’yon Abbitt and...

Carmen Tuck

Sep 15, 2017

Carmen “Snooper” Belinda Tuck, 61, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 during a visit to Fort Meade, Florida.Born December 1, 1955 in Lynchburg, VA., she was a daughter of Ruth Perry and the late Cam Perry. She is preceded in death by a brother: Stanley Taylor who died in the Vietnam War.She is survived by three sons:...

Brady Bates

Sep 15, 2017

Brady McClung Ayers Bates, 88, of Bedford passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of the late Stafford C. Bates, Sr.Born February 4, 1929 in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Roy Davidson Ayers and Leola Virginia Mutispaugh Ayers.Brady is survived by her four children: Stafford C. Bates,...

Louise F. Dickerson

Sep 14, 2017

Louise Jeanette Dickerson went to her eternal resting place on Thursday, September 14, 2017.  She was born on September 4, 1944, to the late Edward and Retha Franklin.Jeanette, as she was commonly called, accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Scott Zion Baptist Church.  There she served faithfully as a Sunday school teacher for many years. ...

Jon Stephen Leotti

Sep 13, 2017

Jon Stephen Leotti died suddenly on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the age of 25. He was born on August 16, 1992 and grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia. From childhood, Stephen loved to draw. As a homeschooler, he achieved the rank of Life Scout with the Boy Scouts of America before attending Central Virginia Community College. Most recently, he was...