Rufus Dwight Orange, Sr., 64, of Bedford, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 16, 1948 in Bedford County a son of Irene Overstreet Orange and Rufus Cosby Orange.Rufus was a U.S. Army veteran. He loved hunting, fishing and being around people.In addition to his parents, Rufus is survived by his wife of 41 years,...

Laura Wilson Cumbie, 82, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, March 8, 2012. She was the wife of the late Perry Major Cumbie.Mrs. Cumbie was born in Bedford County, VA on August 4, 1929, a daughter of the late Comer Wilson and Rosa Sheppard Wilson.She is survived by her daughter Mona Hagstrom of Lynchburg, two grandchildren, Brian Hagstrom of Forest, and Hillary...

Ottie R. Wright, 91, of Altavista, VA, died Monday, March 18, 2013.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424,

Richard Lee Burkholder, III, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, January 21, 2011.  He was the husband of  Shirley  Burkholder . Mr. Burkholder was born Wednesday, September 16, 1931 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Harry Palmer Burkholder and of the late Frances Burkholder  Burkholder.   He was retired from A & P Grocery where he was the Meat...

Larry Wayne Franklin Sr., 61, of Rustburg, VA, died Thursday, November 17, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Brenda Green Franklin for 42 years.Born Wednesday, March 15, 1950 in Rustburg, Larry was a son of the late John Marshall Franklin, Jr. and Bertha Rosser Franklin.In addition to his wife he is survived by two daughters: Lori Lynn Hammond and...

Donnie Lee Altice, 76 of Forest, VA, died Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Viar Altice. Born October 1, 1937 in Franklin County, Donnie was a son of the late Charles Bud Altice and Sally Davis Altice. He is survived by his two step-daughters: Cheryl Mann and her husband, Ricky, Deborah Wooldridge; two step-grandchildren:...

Marilyn Post Edwards, of Forest, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2010, after a long illness.  She was the wife of James Harvey Edwards.Mrs. Edwards was born January 3, 1936, in Mineola, New York, a daughter of the late Frederick Garfield Post and the late Florence Helen Yates Post.  Marilyn was a professionally trained dancer.  In her younger years, she...

Juanita Elliott Burnette, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. She was the wife of the late Alexander H. \"Zan\" Burnette. She was born in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Mabel Hogan Elliott and the late Howard Washington Elliott. She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Tymchyn and her husband, Jack and Deronda Burnette all of Forest; her...

Lenore Schang Holbrook, 73 of Lynchburg, Virginia died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at her home. She was the loving wife of Richard Holbrook for 52 years.Lenore was born, October 6, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Archie Schang and the late Julia Barry Schang.She was a retired counselor from Alliance for Families and Children and a...

Charles Cannon Sullivan III, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2014, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of 56 years to Alice Fenn Diggs Sullivan. Charles was born October 15, 1931 in Memphis, TN. He was the son of the late Charles Cannon Sullivan, Jr. and the late Martha Lovett Tabb Sullivan. Charles was a...