Vincent Stephen Kelly, 81, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was the husband of Rita Nora Kelly, for 55 years.Born Sunday, November 29, 1931 in Bronx, NY, Vincent was a son of the late Vincent P. Kelly and the late Mary McCarthy Kelly. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during Korea.In addition to his...

Hazel Kathleen Brightwell Keyes, 99, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, the wife of the late Edwin Carroll Keyes to whom she was married to for 59 years. Hazel was born April 29, 1913 in Madison Heights. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Edna Lee St. John Brightwell. She is survived by 3 daughters: Ann Gillespie,...

Gene Forrest Arrington, 69, of Bedford, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Shirley Orange Arrington.Born September 11, 1943 in Bedford, he was the son of the late Newell Bernard Arrington and Edith Burley Arrington. Gene retired from Bedford Weaving, Inc. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, and was a dedicated member...

Ruth Alice Rice went home to be with her Lord Friday, September 16, 2011. She was born in Binghamton, New York on January 5, 1920 to Ida Tourjee and Arthur Franklin Newcomb. She had three brothers, Herbert, Wallace, and Bernard Newcomb and a sister, who, along with her parents, preceded her in death. She never had any children of her...

Raymon Lenne Clayton, 89, died on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, VA. He had been a resident in the Drinkard Health Center since February, 2007. He was born to the late V. C. and Mae Jackson Clayton on December 10, 1922 in Girard, AL. Ray was preceded in death by his first wife, Bernice Harper Clayton...

Lois Elizabeth Aldridge born on April 12, 1926 in Salem, VA. She peacefully left this earth on Saturday August 24th, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Elizabeth Showalter, her loving husband Winfred \"Wink\" Aldridge, a brother John \"Mickey\" Showalter, grandsons David Moore, Cade Aldridge, and granddaughter Alicia Aldridge. She leaves here on earth a sister...

George F. Raymond, Sr., 88, of Bentley Commons in Lynchburg, VA, formerly of Barefoot Bay, FL and South Grafton, MA, passed away peacefully at home June 16, 2012 surrounded by his loving family.Born April 2, 1924 in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Victor U. and Leona (LaFave) Raymond.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by...

Mozelle Brightwell Parker of Lynchburg died on July 22, 2010.Born February 13, 1922, in Lynchburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Edna St. John Brightwell and Edgar W. Brightwell.Mozelle is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 71 years, Ballard Raymond  Parker, Jr., two sons: Ballard Raymond Parker, III of Richmond, VA and his wife, Betty W....

Eleanore Jankowski , 90, of Rustburg, VA, died Sunday, August 25, 2013.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.

Lillie Maude Carey Pillow, 90, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Hugh Carlton Pillow.Mrs. Pillow was born January 25, 1920, in Campbell County, a daughter of the late James Henry Carey and Etta Scott Carey.She is survived by her sons, Hugh Dennis Pillow and wife, Sherry, of Warrenton, VA, and Barry...