Wilson Otey Custer
Dec 20, 2014
Wilson Otey Custer, 97, of Bedford died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Oakwood Manor.Born February 15, 1917 in Bedford, he was a son of the late Harden Leftwich Custer and Henrietta Dowdy Custer.Wilson was an Air Force Veteran, who loved hunting, fishing and gardening. He retired form Bedford Diesel Service as a mechanic and was a member of Grace Memorial...
Robert Edward Ollweiler
Dec 16, 2014
Robert “Bob” Edward Ollweiler, 88, of Moneta, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at his residence. Bob was born in New York City on August 22, 1926. He was the son of the late George Robert Ollweiler and Margaret Layer Ollweiler. In addition to his parents Bob was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joan Scarth Ollweiler and...
Nancy Pearl Watson
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy Presley Watson, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014. She was the wife of Rodger J. Watson.Born March 13, 1942 in Pearisburg, VA; she was a daughter of the late Claude Presley and Bernice Graham Presley. Nancy is also preceded in death by a brother: Beverly Presley.Nancy retired from Lynchburg General Hospital after 30 years of employment...
Eugene Edmund Kosa
Dec 14, 2014
Eugene Edmund Kosa, 80, of Nanticoke, PA, died Sunday, December 14, 2014.Born on January 20, 1934, he was the son of the late John and Cecelia Kosa. Eugene graduated from Nanticoke High School, and later received his B.A. from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and his M.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. He also attended Seton Hall University, Columbia...
Mildred Frances Wilkerson Arrington
Dec 13, 2014
Mildred Frances Wilkerson Arrington, 93, of Bedford, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at English Meadows formerly Elks National Home. She was born March 16, 1921 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Walter Holcomb Wilkerson and Hettie James Wilkerson.Mildred was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. She worked as a nursing assistant in the medical field up...
Richard Marshall Fitton
Dec 13, 2014
Richard Marshall Fitton, 84, of Forest, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2014. He was born on March 17, 1930, in Alexandria, Virginia, son of the late Harvey N. and Ada H. Fitton. Marshall served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, and worked as a mortgage banker in Alexandria before retiring...
Julia Carter Phillips
Dec 12, 2014
Julia Carter Phillips, 75, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014, at Lynchburg General Hospital.She was born in Bedford County on June 16, 1939, a daughter of the late Henry and Ellen Carter.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard G. Phillips, and her son-in-laws: Richard Waldron and Bobby Brunk.Julia is survived by her daughters...
Robert Edward Maxey, Sr.
Dec 11, 2014
Robert E. Maxey, Sr., 90, of Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg, formerly of Rustburg, died on Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was born on June 8, 1924, in Campbell County a son of the late David Darnell Maxey and the late Lucy Monroe Maxey. He was the husband of the late Nellie Driskill Maxey. At the time of Nell’s death in 2008,...
George Edward Pick
Dec 11, 2014
George Edward Pick, 91, of Madison Heights died Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was the devoted husband of Ethel Lea Dawson Pick for 67 years.George was born in Washington D.C. on July 7, 1923, a son of the late Artie Terrell Pick and the late Mary Proffitt Pick.George was a sports dictionary. Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, he...
Barbara Ann Scott Witt
Dec 10, 2014
Barbara Ann Scott Witt, 81, of Bedford, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 peacefully in her sleep at her residence. She was born August 14, 1933 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Henrey Dew Scott and Mabel Elizabeth Bibb Scott.Barbara was a member of Bedford Christian Church where she was formerly a choir director and Sunday school teacher. She...