John Michael Byrne
Nov 18, 2014
Ret. Lt. Col. John Michael Byrne, 81, of Madison Heights, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights, is assisting the family, (434) 929-0055.
Mary Sweeney Ellett
Nov 17, 2014
Mary Sweeney Ellett died Nov. 17, 2014 in Lynchburg, VA. Born on Dec. 18, 1929 in Greensboro, NC she grew up in Lynchburg and graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (now Randolph College). In 1951, she married Robert D. Ellett and they had three children. After college, she was a high school teacher, occupational therapist and college magazine editor. She returned...
Evelyn Goodman Bruffy
Nov 17, 2014
Evelyn Goodman Bruffy, 60, went to be with her Lord on November 17, 2014. She was the loving wife of Carlton H. Bruffy for thirty-eight years. She was a loving mother and grandmother.She was the daughter of Louise P. Goodman and the late Cornelius Goodman. Evelyn was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church, she accepted Jesus as her personal Savior...
Crystal Anita Mccray Collins
Nov 16, 2014
Crystal Anita McCray Collins, 58, of Fincastle, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Lewis-Gale Medical Center. She was born January 26, 1956 in Virginia, a daughter of the late James Leonard McCray, Sr. and Dorothy Agnes Crawford McCray.Crystal attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.Crystal is survived by her husband, Edward Harold Collins, Jr.; two children, Carrie L. McKay and Rebeccia...
Preston Lloyd Burns, Sr.
Nov 15, 2014
Preston L. “Hunkus” Burns, Sr., 69, of Bedford, died Saturday, November 15, 2014. He was the loving husband of Dianne L. Burns for forty-eight years.Born on October 2, 1945, Preston was the son of the late Boyd E. Burns and the late Carrie L. Burns. He began his career at Lynchburg Ready-Mix and then moved on to Bedford Ready-Mix as...
Douglas Minor Harrington
Nov 15, 2014
Douglas Minor Harrington, 60, died November 15, 2014 in Lynchburg Virginia. He was the husband of Elizabeth Schoenrock Harrington, for 25 years.Born in September 26, 1954, in Mount Morris, Michigan, Doug was a son of Patricia Bates Harrington and the late Donald Weber Harrington.In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his brother, Gregory David Harrington and...
Sherrill Dean Messer Mooneyham
Nov 15, 2014
Sherrill Dean Messer Mooneyham, 76, of Moneta, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, November 15, 2014. She was the wife of the late Homer Mooneyham.Born on June 25, 1938, Sherrill was the daughter of the late William Handy Messer and Annie Mae Williams Messer. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church.Sherrill is survived by sons: Leonard...
Mary Elizabeth Shufflebarger
Nov 14, 2014
Mary Shufflebarger, 77, of Hampton, VA, died Friday, November 14, 2014.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Tomi Jean Archer
Nov 13, 2014
Tomi Jean Archer, 45, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, November 13, 2014.Born Thursday, February 06, 1969 in Seattle, WA, Tomi was a daughter of Dorothy Mae Pitts Byrum.In addition to her husband and mother, Tomi is survived by her children: Davilyn Pinney, David Pinney, and Ben Wagner, and a sister, JoLana Byrum.The family will receive friends tonight, November 20, 2014...
David Alan Johnson
Nov 12, 2014
David A. Johnson, Lynchburg, died November 12, 2014. He was predeceased by his parents, Bethel and Catherine Johnson; a daughter, Elizabeth Johnson Boatner; and a brother, Andrew C. Johnson. His survivors include his wife, Jan; son, Kerke A. Johnson (Lynne) of Norfolk; son-in-law, Ivan Boatner of Knoxville, TN; and granddaughters, Haley, Peyton, and Margaret.He was born September 12, 1933, in...