Maxine Routon Candler

Maxine Routon Candler passed away on January 19, 2013 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.Born April 9, 1918, Maxine lived most of her 94 years in Lynchburg, Virginia, with the last 11 in Lake Charles. Clarence D. Candler, Jr., her husband for 40 years preceded her in death in 1983. Also preceding her in death were her parents Harry S. Routon and...

Wilmer Falls Millner

Wilmer Falls Millner, 89, of Evington, passed away Sat., May 22, 2010.  He was the husband of the late Hilda Loverline Leftwich Millner.Wilmer was born March 13, 1921 in Virginia, a son of the late Jefferson and Virgie Falls Millner.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.  He was a member of...

Edison Vermont Hansen

Edison Vermont Hansen, 85 of Gladstone, Virginia died on Friday, December 21, 2012, at Fairmont Crossing in Amherst, Virginia. He was the husband of Nellie Tyree Hansen for 58 years.Born Wednesday, May 4, 1927,in Greenville, Michigan, he was the son of the late Bert Hansen and the late Josephine Dazey Hansen.In addition to his wife Red is survived by his...

Dorothy Jayne Potratz Settje

Dorothy Jayne Potratz Settje, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, November 02, 2013.  She was the wife of the late Harry Gerhardt Settje.Born Thursday, December 25, 1930, in Sumner, IA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Wilfred Potratz and the late Hazel Moser Potratz.Dorothy is survived by three sons: Roger Settje and his wife, Lisa, of Lynchburg; Kenneth Settje...

Kathleen Costello Carson

Kathleen Costello Carson, 93, of Amherst, formerly of Lynchburg, passed away February 6, 2012. She was the wife of the late Milton Dillard Carson.Kathleen was born July 6, 1918 in the small village of \"Killawalla\" near Westport, Ireland. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Costello and Julia Burke Costello. At the age of 17, Kathleen and her cousin...

Josephine White

Josephine Taliaferro Patterson White, 91, of Lynchburg died Wednesday May 25, 2011. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Erwin White.Josephine was born December 1, 1919 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Howard Tompkins Patterson and Hazel Roberts Patterson. She retired from Garland Gay Architectural Partners, enjoyed playing Bridge, was a faithful member of Memorial Christian Church,...

Laura Martin Peery

Laura Martin Peery, 88, of Concord, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Guggenheimer Health and Rehabilitation.She was born Nov. 18, 1924, in Amherst County, to the late Benjamin Franklin Martin and May Elizabeth Noell Martin. She was preceded in death by husband, Elbert Matthew Peery, Sr., son Michael Allen Peery, grandson Matthew Bryant Peery, brothers Frank, Wesley and Warren and...

Robert Bruce Hawes

Robert \"Bruce\" Hawes, 65, passed away on May 22, 2012 in his family home in Rustburg, VA following a brief illness.Bruce was born November 22, 1946 in Pulaski, VA. To W.B. (Bill) Hawes and Colene H. Hawes. He spent most of his childhood at Lake Jackson in Manassas, VA., and split his adult years between Virginia and California. Bruce attended...

Stanley C. Bates “Stan”

Stanley C. Bates, \"Stan,\" was born June 23, 1928, in Harrisburg, PA to Stanley Lewis and Florence Frey Bates. He passed away at his home, with his family by his side, February 12, 2014 of natural causes.Stan was a graduate of John Harris High School, Harrisburg, PA, class of \"™46 and served in the US Navy. Stan moved to Lynchburg...

Mary Helen Pitman

Mary Helen Pitman, 77, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, February 09, 2013. She was the wife of the late Orlyn Lemar Pitman.Born Saturday, October 26, 1935 in Racine, WI, Mary was a daughter of the late Henry VanHierden and the late Nora Marchia VanHierden.Mary is survived by her children: Sheila Phillips, Denise DeVerna and her husband, Jonathan and Daniel Pitman;...