Mary A. Oremland, age 74 of Lynchburg passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in a local hospital.She was born March 5, 1940 to the late William and Margaret Edgeworth in Muncy PA. She was preceded in death by her first husband: Matthew D. Fortado formerly of Gloucester, MA.She is survived by her husband, Robert Oremland of Lynchburg; two daughters: Jennifer...
Fannie Byrd Thornhill, 92, of Lynchburg, died on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Va.Born August 30, 1922, in Lovingston, Va., she was the daughter of Dr. Estes C. Kidd amd Frances Wood Kidd. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Steven Thornhill, and her daughter, Kim Thornhill Spencer. She is survived by her son,...
View Tribute VideoGertrude Agnes Gasper Frye (a.k.a. Gert, GG, Trouble), 90, passed away in the early morning hours of February 22, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Durward G. Frye for 59 years until his passing in January 2010.Gert was born January 28, 1925, in Blair Four, Pa. to George and Catherine Gasper, and was the youngest...
Cheryl Anderson Carter, of Lynchburg, died February 21, 2015. She was the wife of the late Sanford Carter.She is survived by her mother, Alroy M. Anderson; three sisters; four daughters, Alexis Cabell, Takia Tinsley, Syreeta Carter, and Unita Carter; eight grandchildren; and numerous extended family and friends.Services will be held at Galilee Baptist Church, 180 Old Galilee Road, Gladstone, VA...
Helen Maudell Monahan, 74, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, February 20, 2015. A memorial service celebrating Maudell’s life will be held at Rustburg Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Ruby Moore Evans, 86, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.Ruby was born on December 9, 1928, in Flat Top, WV to the late Gilbert Stewart and the late Sadie Underwood Denton.In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her first husband, Doyle McKinney Moore, of Moore’s Well Drilling...
James Steven “Steve” Garber, 73, died on Monday, February 16, 2015, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Garber was born on June 29, 1941, in Washington, D.C. the son of the late John Sherman “Jimmy” Garber and Grace Aileen Ridgway Garber Crews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant twin sister, his brother,...
Mary Forbes Hogan, 83, of Lynchburg, went Home to be with our Lord on Monday, February 16, 2015. She was the loving wife of William H. Hogan.Mary was born in Roanoke County on May 26, 1931, as the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle Forbes.In addition to her husband, whom she loved affectionately, she is survived by her two...
James Strother Coleman, age 93 of Big Island, VA, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Mabel Katherine Reynolds Coleman.He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Asa Lee Coleman of Big Island in 1993.Left behind to cherish his memory are his loving children: Ronald Coleman (wife Cindy) of Lynchburg,...
Virginia “Ginny” Hopkins, 69, of Amherst passed away at home on Monday, February 16, 2015. She was the wife of Dr. Edward Meeks Hopkins.Born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Mary Evans Cobb and Kenneth Robinson Cobb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a precious two-year-old grandson,...