Helen Grace Brown Palmer, 97, of Lynchburg died January 14, 2012. She was the wife of the late Everett Luther Palmer.Helen was born, March 18, 1914 in Syracuse, New York, a daughter of the late Clifford Ernest Brown and Bertha Grace Bloser.She is survived by one son; William E. Palmer of Hagerstown, MD: two daughters; Jean P. Kaldor of Hagerstown,...

Donald \"Don\" Hoar, 77, of Moneta, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Born on July 14, 1934 in Melrose, MA, son of the late Lorne Eli Hoar and Clasina Aldenberg Hoar. Don served his country in the United States Air Force for 20 years. He worked for E-Systems as...

Warren Beers Melroy, 87, of Forest, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Warren was born February 9, 1924 in Summit, New Jersey, a son of the late Karl David & Mary Beers Melroy. He is predeceased by his brothers, Karl Jr. William, and Fredrick, and his sister, Jane Ness. Warren is survived by his loving wife, Claire, and children: Douglas (Debra)...

Thomas Clayton Harvey, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Elsie Neighbors Harvey for 57 years.Born Thursday, November 16, 1933 in Campbell County, Thomas was a son of the late Carlton Reeves Harvey and the late Mary Ina Moore Harvey.In addition to his wife...

Thomas \"Wayne\" Mason, Sr. 63, of Forest died Saturday April 20, 2013. He was the husband of Barbara Williams Mason.Wayne was born March 3, 1950 in Lynchburg a son of the late Thomas Burton Mason and Shirley Garth Mason. Thomas honorably served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was the owner of Mason Construction...

Mary \"˜Frances\"™ Ware Wilson, 90, of Monroe, went to be with Jesus Thursday, February 17, 2011.  She was the wife of the late Ligon J. Wilson.Mrs. Wilson was born November 23, 1920, in Amherst County; she was a daughter of the late Talmage DeWitt Ware and Mary Foster Ware. She was a lifelong member of Big Island Baptist Church and...

William Samuel Conner, 83, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, February 18, 2013.  He was the husband of Catherine McCraw Conner.Mr. Conner was born Monday, January 20, 1930 in Chillicothe, OH, a son of the late Samuel Daniel Conner and Alice Blanche Rakes Conner.   He was retired from Babcock & Wilcox where he was a manager and was a member of...

James Edward Carwile 85, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, April 15, 2011. He was the husband of Dorothy Reynolds Carwile for 64 years.Born Sunday, April 11, 1926 in Hat Creek, VA, James was a son of the late Willie Morton Carwile and Sally Smith Carwile.In addition to his wife, James is survived by his daughters: Shirley C. Walthall and her...

Edward Lawrence Crowley, 84 of Bedford, VA more commonly known as, Ned Crowley, was born in Kitchner, Ontario Canada on February 12, 1926. He went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 4, 2010. His father Lawrence Joseph was a doctor in the days when payment was often a chicken or a dozen eggs. Together with his mother...

Hilda Farmer Shepherd, 93, of Lynchburg passed away at Virginia Baptist Hospital Hospice after a short illness.  She was the daughter of Ovid Gravitt Farmer & William Marvin Farmer.  She was married to the late John W. Shepherd, Jr. In addition to her husband she was predeceased by her two sisters, Juanita F. Lasher and Hortense Farmer, a son, Jay...