Thelma Coleman Porter

Thelma Coleman Porter, 77, of Bedford went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2010. She was born in Bedford County on December 7, 1932 a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Coleman and Delilah Ester Woodford Coleman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Burks \"Buck\" Porter and her half-sisters,...

Ethel Waugh Garbee

Ethel Waugh Garbee, 93, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Campbell Rest Home in Bedford. Born April 7, 1919 in Gloucester, NJ; she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Cleveland Waugh and Esta Duffield Waugh, and the widow of Henry Clifton Garbee.Ethel graduated in 1935, at the age of 16, from E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg,...

Elizabeth Dickens Newton Hughes

Elizabeth \"Libba\" Dickens Newton Hughes, 94, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, April 11, 2010.  She was twice married, first to the late Orson Benjamin Newton, Jr. and second to the late George Taylor Hughes.Libba was born on October 23, 1915 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Dr. Clem Luck Dickens and the late Vera Taylor Dickens.  After her mother...

Ruth M. Smith

Ruth Mackenstedt Smith died on January 4, 2013. She was born in Newport, KY on February 27, 1923, the daughter of Juanita and Will Mackenstedt and grew up in Ft. Thomas, KY. She is survived by her daughters Kathy Barton and husband Jeff of Roanoke , VA and Susan Culpepper and husband Robert of Columbus, GA, four grandsons, Tyler Shelton,...

Arnold “Botsy” Little, Sr.

Arnold \"Botsy\" Little, Sr., 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, August 30, 2010. He was the husband of Charleen Shelton Little for 62 years.Arnold was born Tuesday, May 06, 1924 in Evington, VA, a son of the late Wyatt Mark Little and Mary Dudley Little. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army and was a decorated war veteran...

Dr. Robert Di Giulio, M.D.

On April 22, 2011, our world became a poorer place with the tragic loss of a remarkable, beloved husband, father, son and brother.  Robert (Bob) H. Di Giulio, a long-term Lynchburg resident and medical doctor, died suddenly when his private plane crashed as he was returning home to Lynchburg.Bob was born in Ann Arbor, MI, to Sandra and Hugo (deceased)...

Linda Bussler Seay

Linda B. Seay, 58, of Forest, went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2013 after a courageous, two year battle with cancer. Linda was born on December 12, 1954 in Washington, D.C., the fourth child of the late John and Mildred Bussler of Annandale, Va. Linda was a long-time teacher in the Lynchburg City and Bedford School Systems...

Deward Delane Dillon

Deward Delane Dillon, 78, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his residence. Born in Thorpe, West Virginia on February 26, 1935, a son of the late Oather Lee Dillon and Margaret Wright Dillon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Dillon and his sister, Peggy Dillion Carter.Deward served his...

Steven Morris Bush

Steve Bush, of Lynchburg, left this life Monday, July 16, 2012. Steve was born in Radford, VA, a son of the late Kenneth and Yvonne Bush. He spent his childhood growing up in Hampton, and grew to become a selfless, devoted, loving son, husband, and father. He was the husband of Linda Burnett Bush for 26 years. In addition to...

Mary Mcafee H. Wines

Mary McAfee Hutcheson Wines, 75, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Winston-Salem, NC, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond. She was born March 10, 1935 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Dorothy Spottswood West Hutcheson and James Edward Hutcheson. Mary Mac was a member of St. Paul\"™s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC. She was also the...