Roland Parker Riddick, Jr., 79, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, VA 540-586-3443.

Essie Grant Gillispie, 86, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010, with her immediate family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Lloyd E. Gillispie.Mrs. Gillispie was born Saturday, November 24, 1923, a daughter of the late Morty C. Grant and Mary Willie Garrett Grant.  She was retired from General Electric.She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Gillispie...

George Murrell Snead, Jr., 90, of Lynchburg died Thursday December 13, 2012. He was the devoted husband of Kathleen \"Kitty\" Dawson Snead.George was born November 6, 1922 in San Diego, CA, a son of the late George Murrell Snead, Sr. and the late Helen Olsen Snead. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War...

Carroll Vincent \"Skip\" Bailey, 79, of Bedford, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443.

After a lifetime of devotion to the Lord and her family, Dorothy Mae Manley Garrett, 84, of Big Island, entered His Kingdom on Saturday, June 29, 2013. She was born October 23, 1928 in Rockbridge County, VA; the daughter of the late William H. Manley, Jr. and Lucy Hensley Manley Goff. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Howard Winfield Dimter, 88, died peacefully at home at the Summit, in Lynchburg, Virginia, on October 6, 2011. He was born July 9, 1923 in Philadelphia, the son of August and Mabel Dimter, and brother of the late Margaret Lesseig.Known to his friends and family as \"Bud\", he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served proudly in the Pacific in...

Martha Thomas Read, 94, of Lynchburg died on February 28, 2010 at the Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center following several years of declining health. Born on January 17, 1916 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the Honorable Francis Edgar Thomas and Lucy Hawkins Thomas and the wife of John Pendleton Read, Jr. (Jack).In addition to her parents...

Amanda Marie Nowlin, 34, of Lynchburg, VA went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 08, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Osby Nowlin.Amanda\"™s life began January 28, 1978 in Norfolk, VA to her proud parents; Paul Davis and Sherrie Blankenship Davis.She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Paul...

Norma Faye Beach Davis, 81, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, April 28, 2011. She was the wife of Rev. Dr. Bob C. Davis for 52 years.Born Wednesday, October 16, 1929 in Warren, OH, Norma was the daughter of the late Norman John Beach and the late LaVina Belle Sprague Beach.In addition to her husband, Norma is survived by two daughters;...

Lelia O\"™Neil Scott Yates, 83, of Bedford, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born November 1, 1926 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Bessie Arthur Scott and William Jessie Scott. Lelia was a member of Bedford Baptist Church, the Women\"™s Missionary Union and Senior Choir. In addition to her parents, Lelia was preceded in death...