John Parsons Eckert

Mar 4, 2015

John “Jack” Parsons Eckert, 81, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the loving husband of Constance “Connie” Eckert for over 58 years.Born on September 26, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late George and Viola Parsons Eckert.He attended Lehigh University and graduated with a degree in Engineering in 1955. After earning his degree,...

Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr.

Mar 3, 2015

Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr. stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 3, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca “Becky” Bass Silby for just three days shy of ten years. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 25, 1967, he was the oldest son of Sylvia...

Irvin Calvin Harris

Mar 2, 2015

Irvin Calvin “Pete” Harris, 76, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 2, 2015. He was the husband of the late Judith Ann Ayers Harris for 53 years.Born Thursday, April 7, 1938, in Gladstone, Va., Pete was a son of the late Irvin T. and Emma White Harris.Pete is survived by his daughter, Jackie Atkins and her husband, Scott, of Rustburg; four...

Frank Wyatt Shorter

Mar 1, 2015

Frank Wyatt Shorter, 85, of Rustburg died Sunday, March 1, 2015, surrounded by his family Born August 16, 1929, Frank was a son of the late John Shorter and Janie Green Shorter. Frank was a member of the Boonsboro Ruritan Club, Moose Lodge 1727, where he was known as the “Bingo Man,” and was a lifetime member of Rivermont Avenue...

James Daymond Little

Mar 1, 2015

James Daymond Little, 68, of Lynchburg, lost his battle with lung cancer on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Iris Arrington Little for forty-four years.Jim was born on May 14, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a son of the late Paul Daymond and Mary Aljean Little. He was retired from the Old Dominion...

Larry John Riffee

Mar 1, 2015

Larry John Riffee went to be with his Lord after more than a ten-year courageous fight with cancer. He went peacefully at home with his wife present at his side on March 1, 2015.Larry was born November 17, 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia. The only child of the late Walter and Lorena Riffee, and grandson of the late Ezra and...

Louis Frank Sette

Feb 28, 2015

Louis Frank Sette, born May 17, 1946, stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 8:45 am on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 after more than two years battling leukemia. Born to an Italian American neighborhood in South Hackensack, New Jersey, Louis graduated from Paramus High School in 1964, where he was...

Edith Hull Dalton

Feb 26, 2015

Edith Hull Dalton, of Bedford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 26, 2015 at the age of 86.Edith was born and raised in Bedford, Virginia in 1929. A daughter of the late Kitty Ola Moran Hull and Joseph McMahon Hull. Edith was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. She loved spending time with...

Joseph F. Healy, Jr.

Feb 25, 2015

Joseph F. Healy, Jr., a loving husband and father, died peacefully at his home in Lynchburg, VA on February 25th.  He was 84 years old.  Mr. Healy had long and distinguished career in law and aviation, serving as General Counsel and senior executive for numerous U.S. Major air carriers. Born in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, New York on...

James Russell Lampman

Feb 24, 2015

James Russell Lampman, 98, died February 24, 2015, in Lynchburg, Virginia.  He was born March 7th, 1916, in Lansing, Mich.He was the husband of the late Jeanne Francis Houghton Lampman for 62 plus years.  He worked as a chemist for over 33 years for General Electric Company at several locations, including Syracuse, N.Y., Cocoa Beach, Fla., Valley Forge, Pa., and...