Roger Andre Bessette, 61, of Goode died Friday, December 27, 2013. He was the loving husband of Pamela Fitzpatrick Bessette.Born April 10, 1952 in Plainfield, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Laurent and Beatrice Monroe Bessette. Roger retired with Babcock & Wilcox Co. as a manufacturing engineer. He was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church. Roger was...

Thomas S. Gwynne, Jr., 81, of Forest, died on Wednesday, April 07, 2010, surrounded by wonderful friends and neighbors.  Born on December 11, 1929 in Ridley Park, PA he was the son of the late Thomas S. Gwynne, Sr. and the late, Marie Devlin Gwynne.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Jean Watkins Gwynne.He is...

Services have been rescheduled due to inclement weather.  Visitation will be on Friday, December 17 from 6:00-7:00 PM and services will be Saturday, December 18 at 2:00 PM, both at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.Ronald Preston Wood of Lynchburg, went to Heaven Tuesday, December 14, 2010, to the loving arms of his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.  He was the beloved...

Isabell Catherine Craig Johnson, 96, of Bedford, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Born June 10, 1915 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late Paschal Hopkins Craig and Luettie Jane Stevens Craig.Isabell was the last charter member of Bedford Church of God.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claude E. Johnson; a...

John Edward Fisher, 65, of Lynchburg, went to join his wife Donna in heaven on Thursday, April 1, 2010.Mr. Fisher was born Saturday, November 4, 1944 in Bedford, a son of the late Edward Davis Fisher and Ruth Krantz Fisher. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy.  He was retired from Aerofin where he worked in quality control. ...

Owen Lee Banton, Jr., age 67, of Madison Heights, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Roanoke, VA.   Born October 13, 1945 in Lynchburg, Binky was a son of the late Madeline Woody Banton and the late Owen Lee Banton, Sr.Binky is survived by his sister Bonnie Gowen and her husband, Bernie, of Madison Heights, a nephew Bradley Stinnette, of Madison...

Edward Franklin Jordan, 91, of Lynch Station, VA, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. He was the husband of Frances S. Jordan. Edward was born Friday, July 15, 1921 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Halsey Thomas Jordan and Eva Brooks Jordan. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was retired from...

Patricia Ann Blydenburg Wright, 76, of Bedford, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Potsdam, New York, on July 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Frederick Blydenburg and Margery MacDonald Blydenburg. In addition to her parents Patricia is preceded in death by her husband, Jack David Wright and a grandson, Aaron Dean Wright.Patricia was...

Bobby Taylor Lee, 80, of Moneta passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky on October 6, 1933. He was the son of the late Augusta Kay Whitecarver Bowling and James Taylor Lee. Bobby served his country in the United States Army. He loved to play tennis, was a private pilot,...

Christopher Sean Brennan, formerly of Long Island, NY, a Downs Syndrome angel and a gift to us all, Passed peacefully back to the loving arms of God, on August 9th. Preceded to Heaven by his Dad, B. Elliott. Survived by his mother, Margaret Mary; proud brothers, Peter Elliott, Robert Owen, and T. Patrick. Chris will rest with his Dad and...