Jane Hargrave Johnson
May 30, 2016
Jane Hargrave Johnson, 98, passed away peacefully at home May 30, 2016.Born December 19, 1917 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Jane met her husband Vassar (Cy) Johnson while both worked at The New York Hospital in New York City. Married fifty-six years, Vassar predeceased her in 1998.Jane is survived by her loving children: four sons, and one daughter, Frank and Zelda...
Margaret P. Gaines
May 29, 2016
Margaret P. Gaines, 60, of Gladys, passed away Sunday May 29, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Dorothy Sylling Richards
May 29, 2016
Dorothy Sylling Richards died Sunday, May 29, 2016. She was born September 18, 1934 in Spring Grove, Minnesota to Oberlin James Sylling and Julia Qualey Sylling, both of whom preceded her in death. The second of two children, she is survived by her brother Ronald O. Sylling and family of Denver, Colorado. Spring Grove is still a small village in...
Robert Noel Power
May 28, 2016
Robert Noel Power passed away on May 28, 2016. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of the late Sam Will and Elizabeth Power.As a faithful, active member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church for over 50 years, he served as an Elder and on the Session Committee. Bob retired after 30 years’ service with the Virginia Department of Transportation...
James Finley
May 28, 2016
James Walter Finley, 90, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord, at his calling on Saturday, May 28, 2016 after a long illness. He died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital with his faithful wife, Connie Brown Finley, of 27 years by his bedside. They were only six days away from celebrating 28 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Filbert, West...
James “Ernie” Creasy
May 27, 2016
James “Ernie” Creasy, 54, of Bedford, died Friday, May 27, 2016 at his residence.Born May 21, 1962 in Bedford, he was the son of Delores Scalf Keatts and the late Ernest Morton Creasy, Jr.Ernie is survived by his daughter, Belinda Creasy and Michael Wilson; son: James“ Jymmy” E. Creasy, II. and Elicia Dickson; grandchildren: Mariah Williams, Miranda Wilson, Michael Wilson,...
Carolyn Van Wagoner
May 27, 2016
Carolyn Van Wagoner, 76, of Bedford, Va. passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones on Friday, May 27, 2016.Born Tuesday, December 26, 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Bryce Wagoner and the late Frances Williams Wagoner. Left to cherish Carolyn’s memories are her loving husband, Donald Woods; son, Jack Mann and wife, Lisa;...
Addison Davis Dodd
May 26, 2016
Addison Davis Dodd, 45, died on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the UVA Medical Center. Addison was born in Lynchburg, Va. on February 28, 1971, to parents Leighton B. Dodd and Mary Ann Davis Dodd.He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1989, and then attended the University of Virginia where he graduated in 1993 with Bachelor of Arts degrees...
Judith Elaine Hamilton
May 26, 2016
Judith Elaine Hamilton, 74, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at The Summit.Born on July 20, 1941, in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of Edward Harvey Hamilton and Ruby Doris Rice Hamilton who predeceased her, along with her niece, Wendy Faith Hamilton.Anyone that knew Judith also knew she truly loved the Lord!She is...
Victor Murrell Oppleman
May 25, 2016
Victor Murrell Oppleman, age 88, of Lynchburg, passed surrounded by family on May 25, 2016. He was born in Lynchburg on April 18, 1928, to the late Joseph Oppleman and the late Ida Schewel Oppleman.In 1945, after he graduated high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps and served in China during the Second World War. Following his...