Dr. Earl Sidney Mills, Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
Dr. Earl Sidney Mills, Jr., August 16, 1929 – February 24, 2015, age 85, resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, after a courageous fight with liver disease, passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family and was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven. Earl was born and raised in Michigan, where he received his doctorate in education. Before entering a long...
Douglas "Doug" Raymond Joiner
Feb 23, 2015
Douglas Raymond “Doug” Joiner, 58 of Forest died Monday February 23, 2015. He was the “king” and loving partner to Donna Stratton for over ten years.Doug was born February 13, 1957, in Pittsburgh, Penn. and was a son of Carolyn Houglin Joiner and the late Reverend Donald J. Joiner. Recently retired, Doug was employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and later AstraZeneca...
Robert Douglas Ellett
Feb 23, 2015
Robert Douglas Ellett, 90, died on Monday, February 23, 2015 in Lynchburg, VA. Born on August 20, 1924, he grew up in downtown Lynchburg, became an Eagle Scout and graduated from E.C. Glass High School. Mr. Ellett attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA on a scholarship, leaving temporarily to serve in WWII (Pacific) and returning to graduate in the...
Mary A. Oremland
Feb 23, 2015
Mary A. Oremland, age 74 of Lynchburg passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in a local hospital.She was born March 5, 1940 to the late William and Margaret Edgeworth in Muncy PA. She was preceded in death by her first husband: Matthew D. Fortado formerly of Gloucester, MA.She is survived by her husband, Robert Oremland of Lynchburg; two daughters: Jennifer...
Fannie Byrd Kidd Thornhill
Feb 23, 2015
Fannie Byrd Thornhill, 92, of Lynchburg, died on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Va.Born August 30, 1922, in Lovingston, Va., she was the daughter of Dr. Estes C. Kidd amd Frances Wood Kidd. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Steven Thornhill, and her daughter, Kim Thornhill Spencer. She is survived by her son,...
Gertrude Agnes Gasper Frye
Feb 22, 2015
View Tribute VideoGertrude Agnes Gasper Frye (a.k.a. Gert, GG, Trouble), 90, passed away in the early morning hours of February 22, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Durward G. Frye for 59 years until his passing in January 2010.Gert was born January 28, 1925, in Blair Four, Pa. to George and Catherine Gasper, and was the youngest...
Cheryl Anderson Carter
Feb 21, 2015
Cheryl Anderson Carter, of Lynchburg, died February 21, 2015. She was the wife of the late Sanford Carter.She is survived by her mother, Alroy M. Anderson; three sisters; four daughters, Alexis Cabell, Takia Tinsley, Syreeta Carter, and Unita Carter; eight grandchildren; and numerous extended family and friends.Services will be held at Galilee Baptist Church, 180 Old Galilee Road, Gladstone, VA...
Helen Maudell Monahan
Feb 20, 2015
Helen Maudell Monahan, 74, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, February 20, 2015. A memorial service celebrating Maudell’s life will be held at Rustburg Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Ruby Moore Evans
Feb 19, 2015
Ruby Moore Evans, 86, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.Ruby was born on December 9, 1928, in Flat Top, WV to the late Gilbert Stewart and the late Sadie Underwood Denton.In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her first husband, Doyle McKinney Moore, of Moore’s Well Drilling...
James Steven Garber
Feb 16, 2015
James Steven “Steve” Garber, 73, died on Monday, February 16, 2015, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Garber was born on June 29, 1941, in Washington, D.C. the son of the late John Sherman “Jimmy” Garber and Grace Aileen Ridgway Garber Crews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant twin sister, his brother,...