Patricia "Patty" Jane Lynch
Mar 13, 2015
Patricia “Patty” Jane Lynch of Lynchburg, Virginia, died on March 13, 2015, at the age of 90.Patty was born December 8, 1924, in Georgetown, Illinois, to parents John Rodman Grimes and Anna Florence Reed. She had two sisters, Susie and Dorothy, who preceded her in death.Patty married Gene Lynch in 1943 and enjoyed 54 years of marriage before Gene’s death...
Raymond Edwards
Mar 12, 2015
Raymond Edwards, 84, of, Lynchburg, died Thursday, March 12, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Raymond Thomas "R.T." Edwards
Mar 12, 2015
Raymond Thomas “R.T.” Edwards died Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Lynchburg, Va. He was the loving husband of Coretta W. “Toady” Edwards for 59 years.He was born January 25, 1931, in Little Rock, Ark. to the late Roy T. Edwards and Christina A. Edwards. He is preceded in death by his three sisters, Verneal Curtis, Irene Feild, and Eula Nell...
Betty Jean Simpson
Mar 11, 2015
Betty Jean Simpson, 72, of Bedford died Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was the wife of Leo Irvin Simpson for 57 years. Born Thursday, April 16, 1942 in Old Town, Maine, Betty was a daughter of the late Roland McClure and Irma Adams McClure. In addition to her husband, Betty is survived by four children: Robin Johnson (Mike), Kevin Simpson...
Richard Ballowe
Mar 11, 2015
It is rare to find someone who only wishes to spend time with you & enjoy the conversation. Dick Ballowe was one of those people. Known to his family & many friends as “Bunyan” (for his former lumber skills) or Gang-Gang to a few of his grandkids, he enjoyed hugs & great stories; embodied a DIY or “figure it out”...
Louis Moulton Roberts
Mar 10, 2015
Louis Moulton Roberts, 86, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Louis was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School class of 1946. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1948-1952. Louis retired as a draftsman from Piedmont Metal Products in Bedford, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ruble Roberts; son, Ricky Louis...
Geraldine Luck Leftwich
Mar 10, 2015
Geraldine Luck Leftwich, 90, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Junious Hensley Leftwich.Born July 15, 1924 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late James Wellington Luck and Zelma Gladys Arrington Luck. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church.She is preceded in death by two sisters:...
Randall Dean Blake
Mar 10, 2015
Randall Dean Blake, “Randy,” passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 10, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Randy was born on May 2, 1956 in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, the firstborn son of Walter E. Blake, Jr. and Kathryn Blake. His family moved to Pensacola when Randy was 14. Randy graduated from Woodham High School in 1974 and attended the...
Dorothy Mae Carter Marks
Mar 10, 2015
Dorothy Mae Carter Marks, 88, of Madison Heights, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Samuel Watts Marks.Dorothy was born in Schuyler, Va. September 7, 1926, a daughter of the late Lester Omen Carter and the late Willie Nash Carter.She is survived by her children, Debra Gantt and husband, Joey Gantt, Jr....
Dr. Peter William Houck
Mar 10, 2015
Dr. Peter William Houck died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1938, son of Joseph William Houck and Katherine Kemp Houck. He is survived by his brothers Kemp Houck, Thomas Houck, and Leighton Houck, all of Lynchburg, Va. He was a graduate of the Virginia...