Judith Elaine West Unroe

Jan 13, 2015

Judith Elaine Unroe, 66, of Altavista, VA, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015.Born Thursday, September 30, 1948, in Lynchburg, Judith was a daughter of the late Louis West and the late Mildred Grubbs West.Judith is survived by her children: Kimberly Smith and her husband, Barry, of Altavista, Christie Wood of Altavista, Eddie Unroe and his wife, Christie of Lynchburg, andMichalle Unroe,...

Carl Edwin Simpson

Jan 13, 2015

Carl Edwin (Collie) Simpson, 81, of Bedford, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at his residence.  He was the loving husband of Anna Laura McKinney Simpson. They were married for 55 years.Born in Gretna, Virginia November 2, 1933, he was the son of the late Denver Lee Simpson and Lucy Eunice Dalton Simpson.  Carl was a member of Thaxton Baptist Church.Collie...

William Robert Bennett

Jan 13, 2015

William Robert Bennett, 97, of Lynchburg, departed this life on January 13, 2015. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Lucy P. Bennett.Mr. Bennett was born on October 21, 1917, in Hinton, West Virginia, the son of the late Orpha and Robert Bennett. He was a WWII veteran with twenty-five years of military service. He...

Myrtle Ann Pentecost Deaner

Jan 13, 2015

Myrtle Ann Pentecost Deaner, 61, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday January 13, 2015 at her residence.Born October 31, 1953 in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late Ernest W. Pentecost and Effie Jennings Martin. She is also preceded in death by two sisters, Linda Diane Barker and Martha Louise “Stinky” Wright.Myrtle is survived by two daughters; Tina M. Robbins of...

George Washington Campbell

Jan 11, 2015

George Washington Campbell, 77, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, January 11, 2015. He was the estranged husband of Lakala Scott Campbell.George was born Monday, February 15, 1937, in Amherst County, a son of the late Lawson Campbell and Bethel Angus Campbell.After retiring as a driver from Trailways/Greyhound Bus Lines, George owned and operated Campbell’s Lawn Service for over 20 years.In...

Jewell Wheeler Proehl

Jan 11, 2015

Jewell Wheeler Proehl, 93, of Rustburg, VA, died Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was the wife of the late Frank Rada Proehl.Born Sunday, March 13, 1921 in Lynchburg; she was a daughter of the late Alfred Wheeler and the late Beulah Callaham Wheeler. Jewell was retired from Sears & Roebuck where she had worked as a credit clerk for many...

Helen Denton Hartless

Jan 10, 2015

Helen Denton Hartless, 89, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, January 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Roby Beattie Hartless.Mrs. Hartless was born Thursday, April 9, 1925, in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late Charles Espey Denton and the late Rosa Morris Denton. She retired from General Electric and was a member of First Assembly of God.She...

Jacob Elijah Crawford

Jan 10, 2015

Jacob Elijah Crawford, 15 month old infant son of William Carey Crawford and Alice Rayburn Crawford of Lynchburg went home to be with the Lord Saturday January 10, 2015.Jacob was born October 1, 2013, in Charlottesville. In addition to his parents he is survived by his grandmother Debra Booth of Paris, TN, grandfather, Dennis H. Rayburn and his wife Jill...

William Bentley Stadler

Jan 9, 2015

William Bentley Stadler (Ben), 79, of Lynchburg, peacefully passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. Ben was the son of the late Mildred and John Stadler of Roanoke Rapids, NC and was preceded in death by his twin brother, John W. Stadler of Richmond, VA. He is survived by: his loving wife of fifty-one years, Edith Storey Stadler; his four...

George Geissler

Jan 9, 2015

George Oscar Geissler, 75, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, January 9, 2015. He was the husband of the late Sally Andrews Geissler.  He was born in New York, NY, on March 11, 1939, and was the son of the late Oscar Geissler and the late Marie Hummel Geissler.  In addition to his wife and parents, George was predeceased by a...