David Mends

David Mends, 93, of Huddleston, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born April 16, 1919, in London, England, a son of the late Eva Augusta Mary Doll Mends and Aubrey George William Mends.David served in the British Army in WWII, in the Battle of Britain, and overseas in East Arica, India and Burma. His rank...

Kendall Adam Smith

Kendall Adam Smith, 24, of Forest went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 5, 2012.   Kendall was born August 2, 1988, in Lynchburg. He was a son of Jerry R. Smith, of Lynchburg and Ronda Simpson Smith \"momma bear\", of Forest. He was a 2006 Graduate of Jefferson Forest High School and a 2007 Graduate of Wyotech Technical...

Richard Bruce Light, Jr.

Richard Light died on November 5, 2010. He was traveling from his home in Bedford, Virginia to visit friends in Philadelphia. Mr. Light grew up in Philadelphia; he attended The Haverford School and St. Andrews College.He was a past member of Merion Golf Club and a past member of the Pohoqualine Fish Association and was a past president of The...

Benedict “B. J.” Kavanaugh, Jr.

Benedict Joseph, "BJ", Kavanaugh, Jr, 44, of Lynchburg, VA passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013.   He was born on October 5, 1969, in Lynchburg, VA.He was a 1987 graduate of E. C. Glass High School and a graduate of Louisburg College and Old Dominion University.  He was Vice President of Sales in the Hospitality Department of Moore and Giles,...

Jeannine Therese Pelletier

Jeannine Pelletier, 79 of Lynchburg, died after a brief illness July 1, 2011. She was married to the late Royal Joseph Pelletier.She was born December 9, 1931 in Lincoln, RI the daughter of the late Amedee Fournier and Irene Caron Fournier.She retired with over thirty five years of service from the U.S. Postal Service.In addition to her parents and husband...

James Eli (Jim) Knap

James Eli (Jim) Knap, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, December 01, 2013. He was the loving husband of Jeanne Mulderick Knap, for 64 years.Born Tuesday, October 05, 1926 in Denver, CO, Jim was a son of the late R. Bruce Knap and the late Edith Hall Knap.In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by his children: Catherine K....

Linda Dianne Smith

Linda Dianne Smith, 61, of Lynchburg, VA, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. She was the wife of the late Melford Ray Smith. Linda was born Monday, January 8, 1951 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late Garland Denny Smith and Sadie Shannon Smith. She was a retired self-employed Certified Nursing Assistant and a member of The River Church. She...

Robert L. Rhyne

Robert Lineberger Rhyne, Sr., 79, of Lynchburg died Friday December 3, 2010. He was the loving husband of Joyce Danner Rhyne.In addition to his wife, Robert is survived by his son, Robert L. Rhyne Jr. and wife, Wanda; a daughter, Deborah Bertalan; two grandsons, Colin Rhyne and Robert L. Rhyne, III; two granddaughters, Krissy Rhyne and Ryan, and Hannah Rhyne;...

Minnie Lavigne

Minnie Pearl (Hostetter) Lavigne, 67, of Thaxton, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at her residence. She was born on March 2, 1943, a daughter of the late Margie Hostetter and William C. Hostetter. She was a Loving and caring sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, which will always be remembered and greatly missed. She was survived by her husband of...

Rev. Carleton Lee Thomas, Sr.

Rev. Carleton Lee Thomas, Sr., of Lynchburg, died on October 3, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jacqueline \"Jackie\" Grizzard Thomas of 54 years.He was born in Roanoke on December 11, 1927 to the late Clarence Wilson Thomas and Lilly Kidd Thomas.He graduated from Jefferson Sr. High School, Roanoke, VA in 1946. He joined the U.S. Navy and...