Elizabeth W. Roberts
Mar 22, 2017
Elizabeth Whitten Roberts, 95, of Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was born on March 17, 1922 in Montvale, VA. She was a daughter of the late Samuel E. Whitten and Annie Garrett Whitten. Liz was quite patriotic and proud to have worked at the Radford Arsenal and the U. S. Post...
Ralphine Coffey Overstreet
Mar 22, 2017
Ralphine Coffey Overstreet passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at her home in Forest, Virginia, at the age of 101. Born April 20, 1915, in Bedford County, she was the last survivor of the nine children of Hugh Davis Coffey and Lillian Cox Coffey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Maurice Gank Overstreet; her...
Edward Benton Pullen, Jr.
Mar 22, 2017
Edward Benton Pullen Jr., 62, of Gloucester, Va., died Wednesday, March 22, 2017.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Edith Lucille Mannon
Mar 20, 2017
Edith Lucille Mannon, 81, of Gladys, VA. passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. She was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Georgia Massengill Smith. Surviving are her husband, Lewis Lee Mannon; sons, William “Bill” Oakley and his wife Lynn, John Mannon, Michael Oakley and his wife Kathy; and five grandchildren: William, Scarlett, Brandon, Helen, and Sara. Also, she...
Donnie Tomlin Crawford
Mar 20, 2017
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.”— 2 Timothy 4:7 Donnie Tomlin Crawford, 91, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, March 20, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Born September 1, 1925 in Coleman Falls, she was the daughter of the late Linwood W. Tomlin...
Edith H. Callahan
Mar 20, 2017
Edith H. Childers Callahan passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 due to complications from a fall. She was born in Spout Spring on December 21, 1923. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William “Clint” Childers; her second husband, Joseph “Paul” Callahan; her parents, Eugene Watson and Louise Ballowe Harris; and her three brothers Clayton, Robert, and Eugene...
Linda Johnson Porter
Mar 20, 2017
Linda Johnson Porter, 68, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 20, 2017. She was the loving wife of Randy Rhodes for over 30 years.Linda was born June 16, 1948 in Wilmington, North Carolina the daughter of the late John Alexander Johnson, Sr. and Elizabeth White Johnson. She loved the coast and spent her childhood shrimping, fishing, and shelling with her parents...
Barbara Lee Kolberg
Mar 19, 2017
Barbara Lee Kolberg , 67, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, March 19, 2017.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Karla Renee Ely Mercy
Mar 18, 2017
Karla Renee Mercy, 51 of Roanoke, Virginia lost her battle with cancer at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 18, 2017. She is preceded in death by her father Fredrick F. Ely, Grandmother Deta Hylton and nephew Baby Jackie.She leaves behind her husband Scott Mercy, daughter and Son-In-Law Kristen & Chris Doss, Son’s Justen Pugh & Austin...
Hugh Edward "Eddie" Owen
Mar 18, 2017
Hugh Edward “Eddie” Owen, II, 67 of Forest passed away on March 18, 2017. He was born in Danville, VA on February 27, 1950. He was the son of the late Hugh Edward Owen and Eleanor Tanner Owen.Eddie retired from Hanwha Azdel as a lab technician. He was an avid enthusiast of motorcycles and trains, especially steam engines, and often...