Ainsley Amelia Lorraine Trost, six month old daughter of William and Crystal Trost, of Forest, was called home to heaven on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.Ainsley loved being with her family more than anything.  She enjoyed sucking on her fafa, listening to classical music, and watching \"Tom and Jerry\" with her brothers and sister.  She was an angel sent to touch...

Frederick William Hanning of the Elks National Home in Bedford, VA, formerly of Connestee Falls, Brevard, NC, Incline Village, NV, and Tampa, FL, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011. He was born January 12, 1923 to the late Theodore W. and Mary Forbes Hanning in Washington, CT. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64½ years, Betsy Hotchkiss Hanning.Fred...

Jennifer Anne Thompson, 39, of Wirtz, VA, died Monday, July 4, 2011. She was born March 18, 1972 in Kenmore, N.Y. She was the beloved child of Gary L. Thompson (Deceased) and Carmen Anne Thompson of Smith Mountain Lake.Wife of Eddy Howard of Wirtz, she was a devoted mother of Jordan Ann, Jack Garrett, Jude Orion, James Wyatt and Ella...

Kaylynn Marie Hall, infant daughter of Shane & Edna Hall, died April 2, 2011 at UVA Hospital.In addition to her parents Kaylynn is survived by her paternal grandparents David, Sr. and Cathy Hall of Lynchburg, maternal grandparents Skeeter and Linda Eades of Lynchburg, two aunts; Lahoma Barbato and husband Robert and two special cousins Valarie and Miranda, and Ruth McCormick...

"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."  We rejoice with Joanne Williams Curling as she transitioned from her old worn out earthly body into her new heavenly body on Thursday afternoon, May 3, 2012.Joanne was born on September 26, 1930 to Mary Alberta Price Williams and Roosevelt Pete Williams.  She was born and raised...

Delmar Lawrence \"D.L.\" Arthur, Jr., 71, of Lawyers Road, Lynchburg, died on Monday, April 8, 2013. He was the husband of the late Reva Goff Arthur and the son of the late Delmar L. Arthur, Sr. and the late Mamie Nuckles Arthur.He is survived by four children, Danny Ray Arthur, Kevin Wayne Arthur, Dottie Sue Arthur and Dana Marie Austin.

Patricia P. Rosser Colby died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Westminster-Canterbury.She was born on July 11, 1931, in Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, the only child of John A. and Bessie Massey Pinnington.  She was a graduate of Warrington High School for Girls and of Liverpool University, England.During the 1950\"™s she worked as an executive officer for the United Kingdom...

William Dale Huffman, 63, of Lynchburg, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012. He was the son of Evelyn Smith Huffman Johnson (Friend Lewis) and the late Hugh Vernon Huffman.In addition to his mother, Dale is survived by his wife, Brenda Carwile Huffman, and their children; Heather Huffman Hegsted (Brandon), and Nathan Huffman, brothers: Jimmy Dean, David (Louise), and Roger...

James Robert Higginbotham, 89, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, February 20, 2010.  He was the loving husband of Lillian Spencer Wieringo Higginbotham.Mr. Higginbotham was born May 18, 1920 in Lynchburg, a son of the late James Robert Higginbotham and Mary Etta Finch Higginbotham.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict.  He...

Joan Keys Harper, born on December 15, 1932 in Williamsport, PA, departed this earth on February 27, 2011 in Ruckersville, VA. She was the wife of the late Gary Lewis Harper, Sr. and daughter of the late James S. and Arie Thompson Keys. Joan was selfless and beloved by all who knew her. She and Gary enjoyed a wonderful relationship;...