Lacey Irene Drane Stahl, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Runk and Pratt Assisted Living Facility at Smith Mountain Lake, VA. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Canton, MS to the late Walter Earl Drane and Ruby Belle Waller Drane. She was preceded in death by a sister, Nannie Earl Drane, and a brother,...

Wayne Odis Wilson, 74, of Goode, VA, died suddenly on Friday, June 10, 2011 at his home. Born Saturday, November 14, 1936 in Victoria, TX, he was the son of the late Truman Odis Wilson and the late Lenore Wheeler Wilson.He was a devoted husband of Janet Lynne Wroncy Wilson for 27 years, who loved and adored him. He was...

Norma Guill Figg, 88, of Lynchburg, passed away and went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and to be reunited with her husband, Herbert on December 1, 2011. Born February 3, 1923, in Halifax, she was a daughter of the late Harvey P. Guill and Mary Odell Wiley.Norma retired as a switchboard operator from C & P...

Isabelle Mariany Pillis, 96, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013.  She was the wife of Dr. Luke  Pillis for 46 yearsBorn Thursday, June 08, 1916 in Elmhurst Long Island, NY, Isabelle was a daughter of the late Julius Mariany and Elvira Conversano Mariany.  In addition to her husband Luke, Isabelle is survived by her sons: Thomas Kulenek and Richard...

Thelma Henegan Whorley, 89, of Lynchburg died Tuesday May 18, 2010.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.Â

Yvonne Vera Dunnemann, 80, of Lynchburg departed this life on June 4, 2011 at 10:30A.M., at her home. She was a daughter of the late Arnott Lairtoo and Lillian Braithwaite Lairtoo.Mrs. Dunnemann was born in New York, NY on May 11, 1931. She moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1952. Mrs. Dunneman maintained a career at Abraham and Strauss in...

Barbara L. Harvey, age 88, died peacefully in her sleep at Heritage Green Assisted Living on August 11, 2011.Born April 5, 1923 in Holden, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Christine Stoddard Luey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Donald; a brother, Robert Luey and a sister Marcia Hakala. She was...

Jeanne Mildred DeWitt Holdren, 87, of Bedford, VA, passed away on November 25, 2011 in Lawrenceville, VA. Jeanne was born in Bedford on March 10, 1924. She was the daughter of Ruth and Andrew Dewitt who preceded her in death as well as her husband Francis \"Buck\" Holdren, her brother Harry Camden, and her sister Hazel Smith.   She is survived...

William \"Bill\" Clay Karnes, 69, of Lynchburg, died Tues., March 02, 2010.  He was the loving husband of Mary Eades Karnes for 47 years.Bill was born Dec. 22, 1940 in Bedford County, VA, a son of the late Carey Karnes and Elizabeth Wheeler Karnes.  He was retired from Archer Creek Foundry where he worked in material handling.  He attended Tree...

Rachel Saunders Markham, 80, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late Elmer Hayden Markham.Born on Saturday, March 1, 1930 in Lynchburg, Rachel was a daughter of the late John Wesley Saunders and Hallie Goodman Saunders.In addition to her parents, Rachel was preceded in death by a brother, Maurice Wesley Saunders, and...