Estelle Eva Hill Austin, 91, of Lynchburg, died Friday, March 26, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Cecil Eugene Austin, Sr.Mrs.  Austin was born on August 31, 1918 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late James Hill and Vermont Burge Hill.   She was a member of Fairview Christian Church where she had been the devoted director of...

Mary Virginia Hatcher Stanley, 97, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born April 18, 1916 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late Clay O. Hatcher and Minnie Logwood Hatcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Clarence Grady Stanley, Sr., brothers, Maurice Reid Hatcher and Claude...

Josephine Siehien, 80, of Bedford, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 7, 1930 in Manhattan, NY, a daughter of the late Josephine Truzzolino Scarpulla and Joseph Scarpulla. Little Josie always put her family before herself and being a mother was her number one priority. Her gentleness and peacefulness accompanied the spiritual and modest lady...

Arlene Joyce Collins Payne, 81, of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Roanoke, VA on April 15, 1929, a daughter of the late Wiley Willard Collins and Mabel Marie Woods Collins. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Edward Payne; one sister Hazel Louise Collins Ayers. Arlene...

Finn Berg, 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, March 09, 2012. He was the husband of the late Bjorg Pauline Petersen Berg for 44 years.Born Wednesday, February 10, 1926 in Oslo, Norway, Finn was a son of the late Knut Berg and Hjordis Berg.Finn is survived by his daughters: Helene Ingrid Sanders and her husband, Nick of Forest, and Lisa...

Marion Jackson Duclos, 88, of Lynchburg, departed this life on September 11, 2012, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.  She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Robert E. Duclos for 49 years.  Born December 16, 1923 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Tazewell P. Jackson and the late Lucy Adams Jackson.  She was preceded in death...

Sarah Finlayson Toy died peacefully Thursday, October 31 in Drinkard Health Care Center at Westminster Canterbury Retirement Center in Lynchburg, Virginia.            She was the last surviving child of Henry George and Jean Warden Finlayson. Robert Murray Finlayson, her brother, and Janet Finlayson Holley, her sister, predeceased her. She is survived by a daughter, Alice Toy Morgan, and her husband, Steven...

Ethelind Janet (Snead) Henderson, 84, of Granger, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side, Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, IN, following an illness. A child of the "Great Depression" she was born on January 31, 1929, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Henry Maury and Ruth Amelia Vera...

Helen Hubbard Tankersley, 93, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012. Helen was born July 15, 1919, in Bedford County to the late Frank Lee and Cordie Johnson Hubbard.She resided in Newport News, Virginia for twenty-eight years, worked for NASA, and returned to Bedford in 1974. Helen was an active member of Bethany United Methodist Church and several civic organizations. She...

Janie Virginia Thaxton, of Bedford, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. Born in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Ann Nance Thaxton and David Leslie Thaxton.Janie was a charter member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church. The church was started in the Thaxton Family yard in October 1952.In addition to her parents, Janie was preceded in...