Eleanor Louise Canada
Apr 19, 2015
Mrs. Eleanor Louise Canada, formerly of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away quietly, April 19, 2015 at Carriage Hill Retirement Community, Bedford, Virginia. Mrs. Canada was preceded in death by husband James R Canada, Sr.Mrs. Canada was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is survived by children, James Reed Canada, Jr, and wife Judy of Beaufort, North Carolina, Sherry Thorne and husband Tom...
Richard Arthur Dunn
Apr 17, 2015
Richard Arthur Dunn, 46, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, April 17, 2015. He was the loving husband of Mary Ellen Dunn.Born in Lynchburg on June 6, 1968, Richard was a son of June Elizabeth Dunn Alley and the late Jack Carter Dunn. He worked in Lynchburg at Pinkerton Chevrolet as a collision technician.In addition to his wife and mother, Richard’s...
Dorothy Ort Defilippis
Apr 17, 2015
Dorothy Ort DeFilippis, 88, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015.Born in Califon, NJ on June 18, 1926 to the late Stewart and Naomi Ort, Mrs. DeFilippis made Mendham, NJ her home from 1930 to 1998. She and her husband Samuel, were owners of Sammy’s Auto Body Shop in Mendham for 47 years. Mrs. DeFilippis was a member of St....
James Herman Newland Sr.
Apr 16, 2015
James “Jim” Herman Newland Sr., 94, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, April 16, 2015. He was the husband of Margaret Stratton Newland for 62 years.Born Tuesday, July 20, 1920, in Hazard, Ky., Jim was a son of the late Joseph Mitchell Newland and the late Margaret Pelfrey Newland.In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by his children, James H. Newland,...
Virgil Rolland Kesler
Apr 15, 2015
Virgil Rolland Kesler, 82 of Lynchburg, entered eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He was the husband of Myrtle Lovelady Kesler.Born on August 29, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late William Herman Kesler and the late Caroline Miller Kesler.Virgil was a professor at Ferris University and attended Beulah Baptist...
Arthur Ernest Pressl
Apr 15, 2015
Arthur Ernest Pressl, 90, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Hardy, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Irene Dietrich Pressl.Born April 4, 1925 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Ernest John Pressl and Matilda Rose Hoffmann Pressl. Arthur is also preceded in death by a daughter: Sandy Jeanne...
Daphine Smith Moore
Apr 15, 2015
Daphine Smith Moore, 74, died on April 15, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Curtis Moore Jr. for 54 years.Born in Appomattox County, VA on April 6, 1941. She was a daughter of the late Carrie Martin and the late C. Roland Smith Sr. She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church. She was also...
James Palmer Myers
Apr 11, 2015
James “Jim” Palmer Myers was an extraordinary man. He was born in Lynchburg in 1948 and passed away on April 11, 2015 peacefully at home next to his beloved wife, Karen.Jim was involved with over 400 theatrical productions as actor, director, lighting and set designer, and playwright. In order to feed his theatrical passion, he became a certified chef at...
Ronald Clinton Hayes
Apr 11, 2015
Ronald “Clint” Clinton Hayes, 28, of Longmont, Colo., passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. Clint was the first-born son of Ronald L. and Kimberly Wilson Hayes.In addition to his parents, Clint is survived by his brothers, Ryan and Ian; his maternal grandparents, Al and Jackie Wilson; and his maternal great-grandmother, Thelma May Stinnett, all of Lynchburg. He was preceded in...
Effie Louise Schumacher
Apr 11, 2015
Effie Louise Schumacher , 85, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, April 11, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.