Dorothy Elizabeth Turk Kinney

Sep 17, 2014

A resident of Westminster-Canterbury retirement community in Lynchburg, Dorothy T. Kinney departed this life on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Born in Carthage, MO on January 27, 1909, she was the eldest of two living children born to Ella and Elza Turk, dirt poor farmers in Southwest Missouri. She and her brother, Paul, helped their parents tend the small herd of...

Henry Harris Irby, Jr.

Sep 17, 2014

Henry Harris Irby, Jr., 85 of Lynchburg died Thursday September 17, 2014 he was the devoted husband of Kathleen Reese Irby for over 64 years.Harris was born August 25, 1929 in Campbell County a son of the late Henry Harris Irby, Sr. and the late Cora Brooks Irby. Henry was a charter member of Seaford Baptist Church and was a...

Franklin Junior Carr

Sep 16, 2014

Franklin Junior Carr, 85, of Evington, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014. He was the husband of the late Shirley Adams Carr.Born Wednesday, February 06, 1929 in Lynchburg, Buck was a son of the late Jim W. Carr and the late Madie West Carr. In addition to his parents, Buck was preceded in death by a son: Dennis (BoBo) Carr, a...

Elsie Ingram Griffith

Sep 16, 2014

Elsie Ingram Griffith, 89, of Bedford, VA and formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Born July 9, 1925 in Dallas, TX; she was a daughter of the late Herschel and Vivian Ingram.Elsie

Archer Alexander Haskins

Sep 15, 2014

Archer Alexander Haskins, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully September 15, 2014, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Son of Alec and Catherine Haskins; he was born in Lynchburg and spent the majority of his life here after graduating from Lynchburg College and working at Lynchburg Foundry. He frequently travelled for work with various nuclear companies including ORNL, NFS, B&W, and...

James Francis Griggs

Sep 15, 2014

James Francis Griggs passed away on September 15th, 2014. Mr. Griggs was 90 years young at the time of his death.He is survived by his wife Carol, four children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Griggs worked for the Bell System, retiring from AT&T in 1983. He traveled extensively and had so many...

Brian Keith Drinkard

Sep 14, 2014

Brian Keith Drinkard, 38, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, September 14, 2014. He was the husband of Charlene Lambert Drinkard. Born in Lynchburg on October 3, 1975,he was the son of Nelson Keith Drinkard and Brenda Evans Drinkard.In addition to his wife and parents, Brian is survived by one sister, Dawn D. Crouch and her children Christina and Adam of...

Joshua Thomas Duncan

Sep 12, 2014

Joshua Thomas “T.J.” Duncan, 24, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was the son of Thomas Edward “Ted” Duncan and Rebecca Murphy Duncan.In addition to his parents, “J. T.” is survived by his sister, Michele Duncan Morgan and her husband, Ian of Fredericksburg.T.J. was a loving and devoted son. He was an employee of Schewels Furniture Company.Memorial...

Henry Garrett Smith

Sep 12, 2014

Henry Garrett Smith, 82, of Goode, VA, died on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was the husband of Carol Lee Lipscomb Smith.Henry was born December 09, 1931 in Bedford, VA, a son of the late Kester Smith and the late Mary Lucy Parker Smith. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired...

Lewis Jackson Chryssikos

Sep 12, 2014

Lewis Jackson Chryssikos, 79, of Bedford passed away on September 12, 2014. He was the loving husband of Pauline (Kathy) Warren Chryssikos.Born in Bedford, March 5, 1935, Lewis was the son of the late John Nick Chryssikos and Katie Coleman Chryssikos. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a retired firefighter and a member of Bedford Presbyterian Church.Lewis is preceded in...