Robert Harold Acord
Mar 8, 2015
Robert Harold Acord, 87, of Collinsville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of JoAnn Smithson Acord.Harold was born in Glen Morrison, W. Va. on October 18, 1927, to the late Walter William Acord and the late Thelma Martha Acord. He worked as a coal miner in West Virginia, and later...
Frances Chaplin Newman
Mar 7, 2015
Frances Chaplin Newman, 86, of Lynchburg died Saturday, March 7, 2015.She was a daughter of the late Emmett Houston Chaplin and Maude Taylor Newman.Frances was retired from Babcock and Wilcox.She is survived by one brother Lawrence Chaplin and many loving neighbors.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Angeline Costan Coyle
Mar 7, 2015
Angeline Costan Coyle, age 106, died on Saturday, March 7. She was the widow of Fred A. Coyle, who predeceased her. Born August 23, 1908, she was the first child of the late Arthur George and Carrie Burch Costan, and also outlived her six siblings; sisters, Helen Costan, Olga Griffith, Marie Clark, and Kalypso Furniss; and brothers, Arthur A. Costan...
Edward "Ed" D. Jones
Mar 6, 2015
Edward “Ed” D. Jones, 54 of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away at home on Friday March 6, 2015.Ed graduated from Carroll County High School in 1978 and from Old Dominion University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. He later obtained his Professional Engineer designation. He was an employee of Acres of Virginia.He was preceded in death by his father,...
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr.
Mar 6, 2015
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr., died Friday, March 6, 2015. Lewis had the greatest opportunity to meet with the Lord. He will greatly be missed by all, which includes his loving mother, Linda B. Cassidy and step-father, James Cassidy of Lynchburg; his older sister, Sherry Lambert and brother-in-law, Gerald E. Lambert in Lynchburg; and a baby sister, Jerri C. Baker of...
Earl Dean Hensley
Mar 5, 2015
Earl Dean (“Dean”) Hensley passed away after a long illness on March 5, 2015. He was born on March 14, 1935, to parents Darwin L. Hensley and Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Chapman Hensley in Big Island, Va.In addition to his parents, Dean was predeceased by his sister, Nyla Kayren “Kaye” Hensley Boyers.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathryn...
John Gary Flesch
Mar 4, 2015
John Gary Flesch Sr., 73, of Farmville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the husband of Carlene Flesch.Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late John Andrew Flesch and the late Frances Elizabeth Dillon Flesch.In addition to his wife, he is survived his children; John G. Flesch Jr. and (Tina) of Jamesburg, NJ, Karen Franklin of...
John Parsons Eckert
Mar 4, 2015
John “Jack” Parsons Eckert, 81, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the loving husband of Constance “Connie” Eckert for over 58 years.Born on September 26, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late George and Viola Parsons Eckert.He attended Lehigh University and graduated with a degree in Engineering in 1955. After earning his degree,...
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr.
Mar 3, 2015
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr. stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 3, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca “Becky” Bass Silby for just three days shy of ten years. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 25, 1967, he was the oldest son of Sylvia...
Irvin Calvin Harris
Mar 2, 2015
Irvin Calvin “Pete” Harris, 76, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 2, 2015. He was the husband of the late Judith Ann Ayers Harris for 53 years.Born Thursday, April 7, 1938, in Gladstone, Va., Pete was a son of the late Irvin T. and Emma White Harris.Pete is survived by his daughter, Jackie Atkins and her husband, Scott, of Rustburg; four...