Frances Excell Wooldridge Ballowe
Apr 22, 2015
“So many men, so little time.” When you and your husband raise 5 boys, there is little time for much else. Fran managed to corral those 5 boys who had a 17-year age range between the oldest and youngest, raising them on Perrymont Avenue. Thank God for the playground across the street where they were active, happy, and entertained. She...
Patricia L. Overstreet
Apr 21, 2015
Patricia LaPradd Overstreet, 52, of Goodview, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Born October 9, 1962 in Virginia, a daughter of the late Leonard S. LaPradd and Eunice W. LaPradd.In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Overstreet and a sister, Teresa A. LaPradd. She is survived by a son, Justin Carter; a grandson, Brayden...
Elinor Bass Hopkins
Apr 20, 2015
Elinor Bass Hopkins, 79, died on Monday April 20, in Lynchburg.Born in Alcoa, Tennessee, on December 25, 1935, she was the daughter of Beatrice Irene Dreher and Beverly Calvin Bass.She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, James Wayne Hopkins; daughter, Elizabeth Bass Maghsoodi; son, James Calvin Hopkins; daughter, Joanna Hopkins King and husband, Steven Douglas King. Her grandchildren...
Eleanor Louise Canada
Apr 19, 2015
Mrs. Eleanor Louise Canada, formerly of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away quietly, April 19, 2015 at Carriage Hill Retirement Community, Bedford, Virginia. Mrs. Canada was preceded in death by husband James R Canada, Sr.Mrs. Canada was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is survived by children, James Reed Canada, Jr, and wife Judy of Beaufort, North Carolina, Sherry Thorne and husband Tom...
Richard Arthur Dunn
Apr 17, 2015
Richard Arthur Dunn, 46, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, April 17, 2015. He was the loving husband of Mary Ellen Dunn.Born in Lynchburg on June 6, 1968, Richard was a son of June Elizabeth Dunn Alley and the late Jack Carter Dunn. He worked in Lynchburg at Pinkerton Chevrolet as a collision technician.In addition to his wife and mother, Richard’s...
Dorothy Ort Defilippis
Apr 17, 2015
Dorothy Ort DeFilippis, 88, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015.Born in Califon, NJ on June 18, 1926 to the late Stewart and Naomi Ort, Mrs. DeFilippis made Mendham, NJ her home from 1930 to 1998. She and her husband Samuel, were owners of Sammy’s Auto Body Shop in Mendham for 47 years. Mrs. DeFilippis was a member of St....
James Herman Newland Sr.
Apr 16, 2015
James “Jim” Herman Newland Sr., 94, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, April 16, 2015. He was the husband of Margaret Stratton Newland for 62 years.Born Tuesday, July 20, 1920, in Hazard, Ky., Jim was a son of the late Joseph Mitchell Newland and the late Margaret Pelfrey Newland.In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by his children, James H. Newland,...
Virgil Rolland Kesler
Apr 15, 2015
Virgil Rolland Kesler, 82 of Lynchburg, entered eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He was the husband of Myrtle Lovelady Kesler.Born on August 29, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late William Herman Kesler and the late Caroline Miller Kesler.Virgil was a professor at Ferris University and attended Beulah Baptist...
Arthur Ernest Pressl
Apr 15, 2015
Arthur Ernest Pressl, 90, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Hardy, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Irene Dietrich Pressl.Born April 4, 1925 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Ernest John Pressl and Matilda Rose Hoffmann Pressl. Arthur is also preceded in death by a daughter: Sandy Jeanne...
Daphine Smith Moore
Apr 15, 2015
Daphine Smith Moore, 74, died on April 15, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Curtis Moore Jr. for 54 years.Born in Appomattox County, VA on April 6, 1941. She was a daughter of the late Carrie Martin and the late C. Roland Smith Sr. She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church. She was also...