Sarah Forse Busch
Mar 29, 2015
Sarah Forse Busch, born September 30, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of James Monroe Forse and Margaret Bee Forse, died March 29, 2015, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was a resident of the Westminster Canterbury Home, where she moved, along with husband Russell, from Bedford, Virginia, in June of 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell W....
Roger Lee Rice Sr.
Mar 28, 2015
Roger Lee Rice Sr., 74, of Coleman Falls, VA, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home. He was the loving husband of Rosalita Branch Rice.Roger was born on January 13, 1941 to the late Benjamin Rice and the late Sally Sleigh Rice. He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, logging, and spending time in...
Alexander Frederick John
Mar 28, 2015
Alexander Frederick John, 53, of Lynchburg departed this life Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Debra Lynn John, his devoted wife of 27 years. Alex was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church, and a long-time employee of Grand Home Furnishings.In addition to his wife, Alex is survived by his brother, Douglas Barr...
Nancy Lee Goggin Cushwa
Mar 27, 2015
Nancy Lee Goggin Cushwa, 82, of Lynchburg, died Friday, March 27, 2015.Born Wednesday, February 08, 1933 in Lynchburg, Nancy was the daughter of the late Harry Thomas Goggin and the late Nannie Lee Davis Goggin.In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by a sister Jean Goggin Payne.Nancy is survived by her husband of 57 years, Charles Terry...
Brenda Gayle Campbell
Mar 25, 2015
Brenda Gayle Campbell, 61, of Pamplin, Virginia, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of Raymond Arnold Campbell for 23 years.Born on Wednesday, September 16, 1953, in Lynchburg, Brenda was a daughter of the late Raymond Tyree and Inez Proffitt Tyree of Madison Heights.In addition to her husband and...
Mary Esther Sheely Carpenter
Mar 23, 2015
Mary Esther Sheely Carpenter, 88, of Forest went to be with her Lord Monday March 23, 2015. She was the devoted wife of the late Robert G. Carpenter. Mary was born August 18, 1926, in Lima, Ohio, a daughter of the late Berl William Sheely and the late Helen Thiesing Sheely. She retired as a bookkeeper with Sinclair Implement Company...
Velma Jean Smith
Mar 22, 2015
Velma Jean Smith, age 93, of Lynchburg, VA, died in Lynchburg on March 22nd, 2015 of congestive heart failure. Velma was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years in 2004, Eugene J. Smith.Velma Jean Smith (Ordiway) was born on 12/4/1921, in Gladwin County, Michigan to John and Vera Oridway. She is preceded in death by her brother Eldon...
Elda Prudden Overstreet
Mar 20, 2015
Elda Prudden Overstreet, known by all as “Sam”, of Rustburg, died on Friday, March 20, 2015. Sam was born on December 14, 1946, in Perth Amboy, N.J. to the late Orrin Dwight Prudden and the late Elinor Cash Prudden. She attended and graduated from Stratford College in Danville, Va. and the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Sam married...
Lois Jeanne Pearson
Mar 20, 2015
Lois Jeanne Pearson, 87, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Centra Health Hospice House. She was the beloved wife of L. Joel Pearson for 66 years.Born Friday, October 7, 1927, in Danville, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Roy Milton Bottorff and the late Grace Green Bottorff, and was born...
Annie Laura Keyes
Mar 20, 2015
Annie Laura Arthur Keyes, 93, of Bedford County, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015. She was the wife of the late George William Keyes.Born February 6, 1922, in Campbell County she was a daughter of the late Harry Cephus Arthur and Elizabeth Beatrice Campbell Arthur. She was a U.S. Army Veteran. Annie worked at Frank Chervan Chair Factory, and she...