Pearl Rebecca Meade, 84, of Madison Heights, died Saturday, November 19, 2016.Pearl was born August 30, 1932 in Amherst County, a daughter of the late Clarence Cashwell and Vergie Jackson. Pearl was retired as a manager with the N.Y. Telephone Company and was a member of Scott Zion Baptist Church.She is survived by her children, Donald Diggs, Sharon Grant, Renee...
Sandra Farrar Johnson, age 69, of Lynchburg, died November 19, 2016.She was the loving wife of the late Joseph Thomas Johnson. Sandra was born March 22, 1947, in Lynchburg, Virginia, a daughter of the late Elizabeth and Frank Jennings.In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her two daughters, Melissa Johnson Rambo and Tina Marie...
Ruth Hamilton Moorefield, 69, of Forest, passed away on November 17, 2016, surrounded by her family after a long illness. She is the wife of Ronald L. Moorefield from Forest, Va.Born in Lynchburg, Va., on January 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Nelson Kenmore Hamilton and Evelyn Williamson Hamilton. She is survived by her two sons: David...
Katherine Ann Hardison, 72, of Lynchburg passed away on November 17, 2016.She is survived by her daughter, Hillary Hardison Conover and Hillary’s husband Aaron Conover of Roanoke, Va. She is also survived by two sisters and four brothers. She was preceded in death by her son Cory. She was married to Wayne Hardison for twenty-five years.She accomplished many things in...
Betty Jane Torbert Bowyer, 79, of Bedford, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016. She was the wife of the late Francis Molen Bowyer, Jr. for 57 years. Born May 9, 1937 in South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Raleigh Torbert and Edna Nell Slough Torbert. She is also preceded in death by one son; Victor Bowyer, one...
Winifred “Winnie” Bradford Moore, 86, of Lynchburg, died Monday, November 15, 2016. She was the loving wife of Thomas M. Moore for 67 years.Winnie was born August 26, 1930, in Miami, Fla., a daughter of the late A. Lee Bradford and Brainerd Sims Bradford. Winnie was retired as an assistant business manager for the Severn School in Severna Park, Md.,...
Timothy Whitman, 54, of Lynchburg, Va., died Tuesday, November 15, 2016.Tim was born Saturday, March 3, 1962, in Titusville, Pa., a son of Patricia Hartle Whitman and the late Richard Whitman.He worked as a machinist in the fabrication industry at AMG for many years. His hobbies included being an avid outdoorsman, hunter, and a loyal Pittsburgh Steelers fan.In addition to...
Eva Cleo Massie, 87, of Bedford, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. She was born on January 16, 1929 in Wendell, NC. She is a daughter of the late Clyde Lloyd Bowler and Ethell Johnson Bowler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Donald Massie; three brothers, Marion Bowler, Lawrence Bowler and Kenneth Bowler.Eva was...
Dorothy Fabricatore, 94, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday, November 13, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Judith Ann Lloyd Yancey (Judy), 65, of Amherst County died Sunday November 13, 2016. She was the wife of the late Melvin “Sonny” Jackson Yancey, Jr.Judy was born May 22, 1951 in Amherst County, a daughter of the late William Ross Lloyd, Jr. and Mildred Burks Lloyd. Judy worked for many years at the Central Virginia Training Center and was...