Elmer E. Overstreet, 81, of Bedford, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. Born on November 3, 1930 a son of the late Richard Harris Overstreet and Annie Orange Overstreet. He was a member of Bedford Presbyterian Church. He was a Sergeant with the Bedford City Police Department where he served for 28 years while also working for Schewels Furniture.He is...

 Robert Elwood Chaney 52, of Bedford, VA died on November 7, 2010 at home after struggling with lung cancer. He was born on March 20, 1958 in Annapolis, Maryland a son to Clara & Elwood Chaney of Gambrills, Maryland.Robert grew up in Maryland moving to Virginia in 2001. He is preceded in death by his mother, Clara Mitchell and survived...

Thomas Edward Phelps, 73, of Huddleston, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Oakwood Health & Rehab. He was born May 24, 1939 in Falls Church, Virginia, a son of the late Owen Clyde Phelps and Sarah Elizabeth McMillan Phelps.He is also preceded in death by his brother, David Owen Phelps.Thomas was a retired insurance salesman. He loved fishing, hunting, and...

 John Howard Denny, Jr. 82, of Lynchburg, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. Born September 29, 1929 in Lynchburg; he was the son of the late John Howard Denny and Gladys Counts Denny. A member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church; John was a man of many interests including music, photography, and local history. In addition to his parents, John was...

Jackie \"Jack\" Garland Triplett, 61, of Rustburg, died August 3, 2010. He was the loving husband of Laura May Blankenship Triplett for 42 years.Born November 24, 1948 in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late Lawrence Triplett and Frances Shultz Triplett.A strong man with a gentle heart. His signature and ethic was working hard and doing munificence for...

Evlyn (Joni) Johnson Calvert of Lynchburg died October 19, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Bernard Yancey Calvert, Jr.Joni was born October 12, 1921, in Tishomingo, OK, the youngest of four children of the late Rose Herrin Johnson and Edgar Alexander Johnson.  She was educated in the Tishomingo public schools and Oklahoma State University.She was a member of...

Elizabeth "Libby" Tuck Hammersley passed peacefully away on May 25, 2010.  She was born May 13, 1926 to the late Willie and Lewis Bailey Tuck.  Libby was predeceased by her late husband, J. Kenneth Hammersley Sr., with whom she developed and operated Kenneth Hammersley Motors in Lynchburg for more than 30 years.  After his death, she continued to operate the...

Barbara Niday Ramsey, 83, of Bedford, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011, in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born July 19, 1928; she was a daughter of the late Christine Niday Goodman. In addition to her mother, Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Curtis E. Ramsey. She is survived by her brother; Charles Goodman and his wife Betty, brother-in-law; Joseph...

Franklin Hubert Farish, 72, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord, Monday, January 25, 2010.  He was the husband of Janet Hawks Farish for 53 years.Born October 14, 1937 in Charlottesville, VA, he was a son of the late Robert Franklin Farish and the late Josephine Dudley Farish.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during the...

Mary Frances Reynolds, 85, of Lynchburg died after an extended illness on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at The Carrington.  She was the loving wife of the late Allen Reynolds.Frances was born June 15, 1924 in Richmond, VA, a daughter of the late James L. Jordan, Sr. and Lucy Bennett Jordan Bennefield. She retired from Revco Drug after many years of...