Isabell Catherine Craig Johnson, 96, of Bedford, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Born June 10, 1915 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late Paschal Hopkins Craig and Luettie Jane Stevens Craig.Isabell was the last charter member of Bedford Church of God.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claude E. Johnson; a...

John Edward Fisher, 65, of Lynchburg, went to join his wife Donna in heaven on Thursday, April 1, 2010.Mr. Fisher was born Saturday, November 4, 1944 in Bedford, a son of the late Edward Davis Fisher and Ruth Krantz Fisher. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy.  He was retired from Aerofin where he worked in quality control. ...

Owen Lee Banton, Jr., age 67, of Madison Heights, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Roanoke, VA.   Born October 13, 1945 in Lynchburg, Binky was a son of the late Madeline Woody Banton and the late Owen Lee Banton, Sr.Binky is survived by his sister Bonnie Gowen and her husband, Bernie, of Madison Heights, a nephew Bradley Stinnette, of Madison...

Edward Franklin Jordan, 91, of Lynch Station, VA, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. He was the husband of Frances S. Jordan. Edward was born Friday, July 15, 1921 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Halsey Thomas Jordan and Eva Brooks Jordan. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was retired from...

Patricia Ann Blydenburg Wright, 76, of Bedford, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Potsdam, New York, on July 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Frederick Blydenburg and Margery MacDonald Blydenburg. In addition to her parents Patricia is preceded in death by her husband, Jack David Wright and a grandson, Aaron Dean Wright.Patricia was...

Bobby Taylor Lee, 80, of Moneta passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky on October 6, 1933. He was the son of the late Augusta Kay Whitecarver Bowling and James Taylor Lee. Bobby served his country in the United States Army. He loved to play tennis, was a private pilot,...

Christopher Sean Brennan, formerly of Long Island, NY, a Downs Syndrome angel and a gift to us all, Passed peacefully back to the loving arms of God, on August 9th. Preceded to Heaven by his Dad, B. Elliott. Survived by his mother, Margaret Mary; proud brothers, Peter Elliott, Robert Owen, and T. Patrick. Chris will rest with his Dad and...

On September 12, 2011, heaven was graced with the presence of a woman who lived her life with a servant's heart.  Dorothy M. Young fought a short but fierce battle with the demon cancer, and when her body gave up the fight, her soul soared to her eternal home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  "To be absent from...

Richard Allison Lewis, Jr. passed away June 18 at his home in Rustburg, Va. after a short battle with cancer.  He was born in Raleigh, NC. August 19, 1933 the son of the late Richard Allison Lewis, Sr. and Gail Wimberley Lewis.  He was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law Carl and Lois Powell also his brothers-in-law James...

Richard Thomas Sparks, 76, of Lynchburg, died Saturday September 17, 2011.  He was born March 1, 1935 in Springfield, MO, the son of the late Leonard Amos and Jewell Thomas Sparks.  He graduated in 1953 from Classen High School, Oklahoma City and in 1957 from Princeton University, and pursued an MBA at the University of Oklahoma. He was preceded in...