Joseph H. Bennett

Feb 25, 2016

Joseph Hugh Bennett, 81, of Lynchburg, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2016. He was the loving husband of Miriam E. Bennett.Born on November 14, 1934, Joseph was a son of the late Charles William Bennett and the late Mattie Selby Bennett. A true Christian man, Joseph also served as a minister for twenty years as...

Genevieve Mccoy Hunter Reynolds

Feb 25, 2016

Genevieve McCoy Hunter Reynolds, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2016, after a long illness.Genevieve was born on August 19, 1933 in Lynchburg. She was the daughter of the late Clarence David Hunter and Hilda Cyrus Hunter. She is preceded in death by her late husband Clyde Allen Reynolds of Lynchburg and her granddaughter...

James "Tink" Addie Crabtree

Feb 24, 2016

James Addie Crabtree, 86, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016. He was the husband of Rosa Jean Goff Crabtree for 59 years.Born Saturday, March 23, 1929 in Campbell County, Tink a son of the late Addie James Crabtree and the late Lou Whitlow Crabtree.In addition to his wife, Tink is survived by his son Barry James Crabtree and his...

Ernest F. Sommer

Feb 24, 2016

Ernest Frederick Sommer, 90, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016.Ernest Frederick Sommer claimed the Promise of the Resurrection on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. God blessed him as a generous, kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle. He resided in Lynchburg for the past 40 years. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Philipp and Wilhelmine Sommer;...

Marion T. Baker

Feb 24, 2016

Marion Toomey Baker passed peacefully in her sleep on February 24th, having received last rites from her priest. Born Marion Cecilia Toomey on August 16, 1915 in Washington, DC, to James A. Toomey and Marion C. Caraher, she had one brother, James C. Toomey, and one sister Helen T. Ingoldsby, both deceased. When Marion graduated high school, she won a...

Raymond Gibbs Gardner

Feb 22, 2016

Raymond Gibbs Gardner, 89, of Thaxton, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Springtree Health and Rehab. Born in Bedford on June 20, 1926, a son of the late Willie Gardner and Mary Falls Gardner. In addition to his parents Ray was preceded in death by his loving and faithful wife, Dorothy Geraldine Lantz Gardner; two sons, Jerry Gardner...

Bonnie Lou Allen

Feb 22, 2016

Bonnie Lou Allen, 55, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord, Monday February 22, 2016. She was the loving wife of Dennis Allen.Bonnie was born August 6, 1960 in Tully, New York a daughter of the late Norman Kipp and Genevieve Buckley Kipp. Bonnie throughout her life devoted her time to her family and her grandchildren. She was a...

Lionel William Toms

Feb 22, 2016

Lionel William Toms, 72, of Bedford died Monday February 22, 2016. He was the husband of Mary Linda Toms.Lionel was born December 27, 1943 in Bedford a son of the late Dewey E. Toms, Sr. and Louise DeWitt Toms. Lionel worked for many years as a security officer at the Elks Home. He was a past member of the Elks...

Robert David Tyree

Feb 21, 2016

Robert “David” Tyree, age 67, of Madison Heights, passed away Sunday February 21, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Doris Tyree, and his daughter Wendy Tyree Maness.David was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was self-employed and worked in Home Improvement.He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Kathy Campbell Tyree,...

Allison Marie Bolden

Feb 20, 2016

Allison Marie Bolden was called home on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice Branch Bolden, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.Allison is survived by her two daughters, Ashley Bolden and Deandrea Harmon; her father, Peyton Richard Bolden; two granddaughters, Janiya Harris and Cazhmeire Wood; three grandsons, Christopher Wood, Jr., Jonathan...