Brenda Mae Holdren Ragland

Feb 25, 2024

Brenda Mae Holdren Ragland, 76, of Roanoke passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024. She was born on October 16, 1947, to the late John G. Holdren and Alta Brown Holdren. 

 Brenda never met a stranger and her smile would light up a room. Her love for God and her strong faith was an inspiration to many as she spread God’s...

Louis Deak Childress

Feb 24, 2024

Louis Deak Childress, 73, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 24th, 2024 at the hands of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”). He hated his first name, always went by his second, and like Lou Gehrig, he often described himself as the luckiest man on earth. His passing leaves an enormous void in the...

Irene Elizabeth Overstreet

Feb 24, 2024

Irene Elizabeth Overstreet, 92, of Thaxton, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her residence. She was born on May 15, 1931, in Thaxton. Irene was preceded in death by her mom, Mattie Jackson Overstreet; husband, Alfred Thomas Overstreet; son, Michael Wayne Overstreet; grandparents, Rosa and Julian Overstreet and brother, Hubert Overstreet.

Irene had a passion for the outdoors, especially...

Ann Morris Milliner Freeman

Feb 24, 2024

Ann Morris Milliner Freeman, 64, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from a rare neurological condition. 

Ann is survived by her husband of 40 years Kriss Freeman; children Trevor Freeman, Stewart (Tyler) Jones and Genevieve (Kyle) Ryder; granddaughter Sullivan Spears Jones; mother Dorothy Hubbard Milliner; brother Cary (Holly) Milliner III; and fraternal nephews Cary Milliner IV and...

Joseph Thomas

Feb 24, 2024

Joseph Michael Thomas, 49, of Lynchburg passed away peacefully on Saturday February 24, 2024 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the son of Marie Wooldridge and the late John Wesley Thomas.   He is preceded in death by his father, John Wesley Thomas, grandparents, John and Lucille Thomas, and James and Alene Campbell.

 

He is survived by his wife Nicole Thomas...

William Reese Hunt

Feb 24, 2024

William Reese Hunt died on February 24, 2024. Reese was born on March 27, 1942, in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Raymond Elgin Hunt and the late Iris Kincaid Hunt.

Reese was the husband of the late Sally Davidson Hunt for 55 years. He is survived by a daughter, Charlotte Gudmundsson (Lars) of Sälen Sweden and grandchildren Isabelle (Nenad) and Pauline...

Joshua Kevin Glover

Feb 23, 2024

Joshua Kevin Glover, 35, of Roanoke passed away Friday, February 23, 2024.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Roanoke, is assisting the family. 

Ada McCoy Hamner

Feb 23, 2024

Ada Leigh Hamner 91, formerly of 414 H Street, Lynchburg, Va. Passed away peacefully at Tate Springs Health & Rehabilitation on February 23, 2024, she was preceded in death by her husband John Hamner Sr, and her two children John Hamner Jr., and Ruby Virginia Hamner, she is also preceded in death by her mother and father Ruby G. McCoy...

Latricia Evans Hall

Feb 23, 2024

Latricia Evans Hall, 71, of Madison Heights, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024. She was the loving wife of Gary Kyle Hall.

 

Latricia was born on June 26, 1952, in Maryland, a daughter of the late George William Evans and Nancy Massie Evans. Latricia was retired from the Central Virginia Training Center where she worked as a certified nurse’s aide and...

Walton Clifton Stancil

Feb 22, 2024

Walton Clifton Stancil, 86, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on February 22, 2024. He was the son of the late Bathie G. Stancil and Rosa M. Parker Stancil. 

Walton was born on June 11, 1937, in Johnston County, North Carolina. After graduating high school, he moved to Chicago to attend Devry Technical Institute in 1955-1956 to study electronics.  He joined the...