Wendy Sue Reynolds Rector, 33, of Huddleston, was called to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Born in Bedford, VA on February 26, 1980, a daughter of Michael E. \"Mickey\" Reynolds and Wanda B. Reynolds. She loved taking road trips and traveling. She also loved spending time with her children, family and friends. Wendy was employed by...

Catherine Lee Woodford Ferguson, 96, of Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born August 9, 1917 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late William Osborne Woodford and Maggie Wooldridge Woodford.In addition to her parents, Catherine was preceded in death by her husband Jesse Ammon Ferguson, a brother, Jessie Lloyd Woodford and wife, Helen. She is...

William Lee Sligh, 72, of Lynchburg died Friday, February 19, 2010.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.

Evelyn Howland Burnop, 92, of Smith Mountain Lake, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Runk & Pratt Smith Mountain Lake Retirement Village.  She was predeceased by her loving husband of 71 years, George T. Burnop, on September 22, 2013. Born in Utica, NY on December 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank O. and Eloise...

Janice Irene Shively Tait, 75, of Vinton, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at her residence. Born in Akron, Ohio, on September 21, 1935, a daughter of the late Stanley David Shively and Ethel Romaine Shuler Shively. Janice was a member of Lynn Haven Baptist Church in Vinton. She loved bowling, she was a great cook, and had a...

Vivian Burch Reynolds, 92, of Big Island died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Bedford County Nursing Home after a short illness. Vivian was a lifelong Virginian, and a retiree of Big Island Elementary School. She was a member of the Sedalia Baptist Church.She was born on July 25, 1920 in Amherst County, Virginia to Minnie and Myers Burch. She married...

Moultrie Miller, 94, passed away on January 8, 2012. Mr. Miller was born June 3, 1917, in Columbia, SC.He patriotically served his country in WWII for four years after which he was employed by the Long Island Railroad until his retirement in 1971. He raised his family in Yonkers, NY prior to his retirement and moved to Vero Beach, FL...

Mary Vallastro Stamps, 86, of Forest died Saturday July 6, 2013.Tharp Funeral Home Lynchburg is serving the family 434-237-9424

Patricia Griffith Rinker at the age of 74 lost her battle with cancer on Friday, May 28 in Lynchburg. She was the wife of Dennis B. Rinker D.D.S. for fifty years.Born, in Charlottesville, Pat was the daughter of the late Ardilla Maupin Griffith and Wilton A. Griffith.In addition to her husband, Pat is survived by her children, Bonnie Rinker, of...

Raymond Rollie Cress, 79 died May 2, 2013 at the Medical Care Center in Lynchburg, VA. Raymond was born in Hamilton, OH on February 8, 1934. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janet Ash Cress. Raymond and Janet were married April 3, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA. Raymond proudly served in the US Air Force in the...