Wayne Cromer Gracey, 84, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  He was the husband of Solange Dupont Gracey for 28 years.Mr. Gracey was born in Mount Union, PA, on July 2, 1926, a son of the late Russell Gracey and Jane Cromer Gracey.  He attended Mt. Union High School and Penn State University.He was a...

James \"Jimmy\" Michael Pheasant, 48, of Bedford, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. He was born November 29, 1963 in Silver Spring, MD.Jimmy is survived by his parents, Suzanne and LeRoy Peter of Bedford; two sons, James LeRoy Pheasant and Jonathan Michael Pheasant; three siblings, Thomas George \"Tommy\" Pheasant, Jr. and Kathryn Victoria \"Vicki\" Jarels and Jennifer \"Lynn\" Sanderson and husband,...

Merle Elizabeth Thomas Wilson, 88, of Lynchburg, a native of Bakersville, NC, died on January 25, 2013 at The Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 27, 1924 in Mitchell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Cloyd and Pearl Thomas. She was a former member of Snow Hill Baptist Church in North Carolina. She is preceded in...

LeRoy Edgar Peter, Sr., 80, of Bedford, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence. Born January 3, 1933 in Washington, DC, a son of the late Mildred Elizabeth Barnes Peter and LeRoy Francis Peter. In addition to his parents, LeRoy was preceded in death by four sons, Michael Alan Pheasant, James M. Pheasant, LeRoy Edgar Peter, Jr. and Mathew...

Jean Huntington Brobeck of Bedford, Virginia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 3, 2010.Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1930, she graduated from Lunenburg High School in 1948, and graduated from Colby College in Waterville, ME, with a degree in History in 1952. She later earned a Master\"™s Degree from Boston University. Mrs. Brobeck\"™s career was devoted to teaching, first in the...

Gregory Dean Tuck, 51, of Forest, VA, died Sunday, August 28, 2011. He was the loving husband of Lisa Lewis Tuck. Greg was born November 19, 1959 in Halifax County. He was a son of Dean Tuck and Frances Overby Tuck of Lynchburg. Greg was a person who enjoyed many things in life but none more than his family. When...

­­­­­­Daniel Kier Schmucker, 49, of Lynchburg passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Lynchburg after a long battle with cancer.  He was born June 14, 1964 in Pittsburgh, PA.  Dan built and ran his own business, Assurance Agency Enterprises, LLC.He was an active member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church. Dan was involved in their mission trips, men\"™s ministry, audio...

Dora \"Dodie\" Kirkpatrick Snidow, 89, of Lynchburg died Tuesday July 2, 2013. Twice widowed, she was the wife of her first husband the late Clyde L. Finch, Jr. and the late Clifton Leonard Snidow, Jr.Dodie was born June 2, 1924 in Chapel Hill, NC a daughter of the late Stokes Madison Kirkpatrick and the late Lucille Owen Kirkpatrick. Dodie honorably...

Willie Joseph Arrington, Jr., 77, of Rocky Mount died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at the Franklin Health & Rehab Center. Born Sunday, March 4, 1934, he was the son of the late Willie Joseph Arrington, Sr. and Minnie Bates Arrington. He was the loving husband of his late wife, Joyce Sloan Arrington, for 55 years.In addition to his parents and...

Leonard Calvin McGann, 61, of Lynchburg, passed into the light August 12, 2013. His parents, Dickie and Dorothy McGann greeted him with love. He married Ms. Kitty in 1991 and she will keep him close as she cares for the life they built together. His daughter, Amber Waite, lives in Florida with husband, Tim; and sons, William and Ben live...