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...

Kathleen Edith Carter Taylor, 93, of Lexington, VA and formerly of Big Island, VA, died Monday, February 14, 2011 in Havenwood Assisted Living. She was born June 7, 1917 in Amherst County, a daughter of the late Nannie Belle Burks Carter and William Jess Carter. Kathleen was a member of Big Island United Methodist Church where she sang in the...

Andrew \"Lee\" Croft, 83, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center.Mr. Croft was born Feb. 2, 1928, in Bedford, VA, to the late Roy S. Croft and Mabel Cross Croft. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired with the N.C. Department of...

Daniel "Duran" Walter Powell On Wednesday, November twenty-first Dan went to sleep on the couch and woke up in heaven. Retired from construction, he was a talented woodworker. Born and raised in the Windy City he loved ice hockey and all Chicago teams. Transplanted to Lynchburg he became an avid hunter and enjoyed escaping to the mountains.He is survived by...

David Andrew Hutchinson, \"Hutch\", 18, passed away, Friday, November 4, 2011 at his residence.  He was the loving son of David Todd Hutchinson and Lisa Kaye (Melton) Hutchinson. He was a Boy Scout for many years, a member of the National Honor Society at Brookville High School and the captain of the tennis team. Throughout his life, he touched many...

Rhoda Lott Williamson Dunlap, 91 of Lynchburg, Virginia died on Friday, October 25, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was twice married, first to the late Dr. Mervyn W. Williamson and second to the late Phelan Anderson Dunlap.Born Tuesday, June 6, 1922 in Laredo, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Reuben Byron Lott and the...

Thelma Florine Wood, 98, of Bedford, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. Born Saturday, April 7, 1913 in Bedford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest B. Wood and Mary Willie Key Wood.In addition to her parents she was proceeded in death by three brothers, Douglas Wood, Ralph Loyd Wood, and Carol Key Wood;...