Martha Neal Burnley, 64, of Forest, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born on October 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Annie Neal.Martha is survived by her husband of 42 years, Dan Burnley; two sons, Allen Bowyer and his wife, Lisa, of Lynchburg and Chris Burnley and his wife, Becky,...

George Arthur Costan, founder of Southern Air, Inc., and long-time civic leader, died following a massive stroke on Sunday, September 23.   He was 97 years young. He was predeceased by his wife Gladys; a brother Arthur; and three sisters, Helen Costan, Marie Clark, and Olga Griffith. He is survived by sisters Angeline Coyle and Kalypso Furniss as well as his...

Jack Churchill Carpenter, 86, of Bedford, died Thursday, February 7, 2013. Born August 17, 1926, in Jackson, MS, he is a son of the late William Churchill Carpenter and Myrtle Latham Carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Dora Lee Comer Carpenter; a sister, Martha Belle Parker; and a...

Linda Reynolds Kinsley, 61, of Goode, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born May 30, 1950 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late James Ralph and Katherine Wilson Reynolds. Linda was a bus driver with Bedford County Public Schools for 20 years.She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Neil Ernest Kinsley, and...

Mabel Annette Culbertson Sinclair, 89, died on Friday, January 1, 2010.A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.

James Garland Watts, 73, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully at Lynchburg General Hospital Saturday evening, February 22, 2014.He was born August 22, 1940 to the late Lewis Edward Watts and the late Bertie Murray Watts Wood.In addition to his parents Jimmy was preceded in death by his sister, June Watts Brown.He is survived by two nieces, Judy B. Smith (Gary)...

Frances Overby Tuck, 76, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013. She was the wife of D. Dean Tuck for fifty-nine years. Born on August 31, 1936 in Halifax County she was a daughter of the late Charlie Samuel Overby and the late Willie Buntin Overby.In addition to her husband, Frances is survived by one son, Stanley Tuck and...

Doris \"Dee\" Anna Petersen Smith, 95, of Lynchburg, VA, and previously of Hempstead and Hamilton, NY and Naples, FL, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Lynchburg.Born in Queens, NY, June 15, 1915, she is the daughter of the late Alexander Petersen and Charlotte Young Petersen.Dee attended Adelphi University in Long Island, NY at the age of 16 and received her...

Josie Marie Buendorf, 16 months old, of Amherst died Monday, March 27, 2012.Josie was born in Amherst, VA November 17, 2010, the daughter of Jason and Joy Buendorf, of Amherst.She is also survived by two brothers; Justin and Jacob Buendorf, one sister; Jeya Buendorf of Amherst. Paternal grandparents, Randy Buendorf and his wife Sandy and maternal grandparents David Martin and...

Maynard John Mens, 90, of Bedford, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Born May 23, 1921 in Minnesota; he was a son of the late William Mens and Elda Eickhoff Mens.Maynard served the United States in Army during World War II, European African Eastern Theatre. He was a prisoner of war in Germany following the Battle of the Bulge. Maynard was...