Judi Nardelli King of Lynchburg, Va. died peacefully and went to be with her Lord in heaven on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Judi was full of life and a true blessing to all who knew her. She gave generously of herself to her multitude of friends and dearest family. She was born on February 25, 1943 in Iron Mountain, Michigan...
Margaret Weigle Quillian died peacefully on May 4, 2016, at Westminster Canterbury where she and her late husband of 74 years, William F. Quillian, Jr., had lived since 2003.She was born on August 24, 1916, in New Haven, Connecticut. Her parents were Dean and Mrs. Luther A. Weigle. Dean Weigle was Dean of Yale Divinity School from 1931 until his...
Margaret Ware Watts, 91, of South Boston, formerly of Big Island, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born in Amherst County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Talmadge D. Ware and Mary Foster Ware. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Loyd M. Watts; two sisters, Frances W. Wilson and Mildred W. Snead; and a son-in-law,...
Charles Daniel Druen, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was the husband of the late Joyce Harvey Druen.Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, with the 82nd Airborne Division and later with the military police. He was an investigator with American International Group (AIG) and his home church was Jamestown Presbyterian.He is survived...
Virginia B. Purdy, 94, of Huddleston, died Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was the wife of the late John Andrew Purdy.Born August 30, 1921 in Penhook, she was the daughter of the late Russell Edward Bradner and Mattie Laura Meeks Bradner.She is also preceded in death by her son-in-law: C. Wayne Haley; one grandson: Andrew Wayne Haley; and her brother,...
Winston “Porter” Hurt passed away on May 1, 2016 at the Privette Home in Lynchburg, Va. Born in Bedford, VA., Jan 3, 1922, he lived most of his 94 years in the place he loved, Bedford. He was the only son of the late Benjamin Porter Hurt and Lula Craig Hurt. He shared his life with his three sisters, who...
Malcolm Ray Calloway, 77, of 6530 Coffey Rd. Forest, Va., died Friday, April 29, 2016. He was the loving husband of the late Katie Calloway.Born March 31, 1939, in Coleman Falls, Virginia, he received Christ at an early age at the Antioch Baptist Church, Coleman Falls, Virginia. He was a son of the late Albert and Margaret Calloway. He was...
Tina Marie Johnson, 44, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016.She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph T. Johnson; her sister, Melissa Johnson Rambo; her grandmother, Elizabeth Jennings; and her niece, Amanda Marie Johnson.Left behind to cherish Tina’s memory are her mother, Sandra Farrar Johnson; her partner, Beth Tweedy; her brother, Joseph Johnson, Jr.; her loving...
Barbara June Giacalone Cox, 73, of Forest, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 28, 2016. She was the wife of the late William Henry Cox, Jr. for 56 years.Born June 4, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Barbara was a daughter of the late Leo Giacalone and the late June LeMay Giacalone.She is survived by three sons and their...
Leslie Beatrice Gratto, 92, of Lynchburg died Wednesday April 27, 2016. She was the wife of the late Charles Raymond Gratto.Leslie was born February 11, 1924 in the Tye River community of Nelson County, a daughter of the late George Franklin Smith and Nellie Hope Hughes Smith.She is survived by her two daughters, Debbie Smith and husband, Mike, of Lynchburg,...