Thomas Ray Booth

Thomas Ray Booth, 87, of Concord, Va, died peacefully, June 20, 2012, at Virginia Baptist Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born November 22, 1924, in Concord, Va, he was the son of the late Thomas William Booth and Thelma Drinkard Booth. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth William Booth. Mr. Booth graduated from Virginia Tech...

Opal Mae Coleman Roach

Opal Mae Coleman Roach, 69, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Roland for 49 years.Opal was born February 6, 1941 in Appomattox. She was the daughter of the late Taylor and Lois Coleman. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.In addition to...

Roy Preston Wilson

Roy Preston Wilson, 70, of Lynchburg died Friday, August, 5, 2011, at his residence.Born in Lynchburg on April 27, 1941, Roy was a son of the late Bessie Crouch Wilson and Dave Wilson.   He attended Marsh Memorial United Methodist Church.In addition to his parents, Roy was preceded in death by brothers, Albert Lewis Wilson, Sr., David C. Wilson, Howard (Jack)...

Raymond Charles Inman

Raymond Charles Inman, 96, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Born July 27, 1917 in California; he was the son of the late Claude Sherman Inman and Maybelle Constance Gill Inman. Raymond was also preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Ruth Averitt Inman and a brother, Cal Inman. Those left to cherish his memory are his children;...

Teresa Padilla Snyder

Teresa Padilla Snyder, 54, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010. She was the wife of David Eugene Snyder, Jr. Teresa was born in the Republic of the Philippines on March 24, 1956 to the late Ophelia Liwanag Padilla and the late Ernesto Padilla.In addition to her husband, Teresa is survived by her sons, David Eugene \"Gene\" Snyder, III...

Bernard Wade Staton

Bernard Wade Staton, 68, of Big Island, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Born August 9, 1943 in Amherst; he was a son of the late William Smiley Staton and Dianna Hughes Staton.Bernard was a member of Tabernacle Church of God. He enjoyed playing the guitar, gardening, Nascar racing, coffee, and spending time with his family and friends.In addition to his...

Mary Lee Tayloe

Mary Lee Tayloe, 102, of White Stone and Lynchburg, Virginia, died  Friday, May 21, 2010, at home in Lynchburg, where she resided with her daughter for the past 4½ years.                        Mrs. Tayloe was born October 6, 1907, at Ramah, Northumberland County, Virginia, to Howard Alexander Straughan and Cora Lee Garland Straughan.  She was educated in Richmond County Schools, Fredericksburg Normal...

Richard Lee Woodfin

 Richard Lee Woodfin, 71, of Madison Heights died Thursday April 26, 2012. He was the husband of the late Jean Taylor Woodfin. Richard was born September 30 1940 in Lynchburg a son of the late Wilmer Ansley Woodfin and the late Evelyn Kirby Woodfin. Richard honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a member of both the...

Celeste Dervaes Whitehead

Celeste Dervaes Whitehead (1/7/21) 89, passed away January 16 in Lynchburg VA.She was born in Tampa, FL, the youngest of eight children and daughter of Rachelle Van Wesepoel and Albert Dervaes. She was a honor graduate of the University of Tampa where she was an AAU track champion. Prior to World War II she was the first woman aviator to...

William Winfield Shiers

William Winfield Shiers of 501 V.E.S. Road, a retired Lynchburg marketing executive, died Monday, January 21, 2013.Mr. Shiers was a son of the late Rev. Winfield Shiers and the late Lucretia Tobin Shiers, formerly of South Boston. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 9, 1930.He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, and was a 1951 journalism graduate...