Katherine Hill Vaden
Nov 21, 2014
Katharine Hill Vaden, a devoted wife and mother, and talented artist, died on Friday, November 21, 2014, after suffering a stroke on March 2.Katie was born on March 11, 1950, in Roanoke, Virginia to Emily Blake Hill and the late Ogden Halsey Hill. She graduated Randolph Macon Woman’s College in 1972, and moved to St. Paul, Minn. On December 29,...
Claradene Otis Wood Toms
Nov 20, 2014
Claradene Otis Wood Toms, 103, of Bedford died Thursday, November 20, 2014. She was the wife of the late Oliver Arrington Toms. She is also preceded in death by two daughters, Yvonne E. Thomas and Shirley Toms Dubuque; and one grandson, Steve Dubuque.Born February 28, 1911, Clara was the daughter of the late Frank Edward Wood and Mary Emma Vaughn...
Lorene Frances Doss
Nov 20, 2014
Lorene Frances Miles Doss went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 20, 2014. Born February 23, 1931 in Campbell County; she was a daughter of the late Roy Terrell and Minnie Odell Tweedy Miles.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, James Lee Miles, Doris Miles Singleton, and Odell Miles Isaacs. She is...
Russell Martin Ball
Nov 19, 2014
Russell Martin Ball, 87, died on November 19th at Lynchburg General Hospital following a brief illness.Born in Chicago, he began his studies in journalism at the University of Illinois, but after service in the army at the end of World War II he returned to earn a degree in Physics. He later trained at the Oak Ridge School of Reactor...
Trula May Thorn
Nov 18, 2014
Trula Thorn, 94, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2014.A private family graveside service was held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore Maryland, Saturday, November 22, 2014.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
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...