Melvin H. (Doc) DeVED, age 82, of Moneta, VA died suddenly at home on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. A private interment service will be held in the Bruce H. Cooke Memorial Garden.He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Zamfino) DeVED, eight nieces and nephews and 14 great-nieces and nephews, two sisters-in-law, Christine Seeley (Robert) and Ann Perveiler (Jack).Doc received his...

Murrell Brooks Atkins, 89, passed away on December 28, 2011, at Oakwood Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, VA. Mrs. Atkins was born January 1, 1922, in Campbell County, VA., a daughter of the late Hunter Franklin Brooks and Cora Elizabeth Almond Brooks. She retired from General Electric in 1984. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah\"™s...

Ida M. (Sochor) Feryance, 88, of Moneta, went home to be with the Lord Sunday June 12, 2011. She was born to the late John and Susie (Brtan) Sochor July 12, 1922 on the family farm in Center Township, Monaca, PA. She graduated from Monaca High School in 1940 and attended Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis, MN from 1945 to...

Earl Thomas Pendleton, 79, of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Moneta, VA on April 19, 1934; a son of the late William Sampson Pendleton and Annie Rebecca Hatter. In addition to his parents Earl was preceded in death by four brothers, Raymond Pendleton and his wife, Jocelyne, Robert Pendleton, Paul Pendleton...

Virginia Mae Ayers, 65, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2010.  She was born February 7, 1945,  a daughter of Margaret Isabell Ayers and the late Lackey Robert Ayers. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her only child, Virginia Isabell Ayers, all her grandparents and one nephew, Danny \"Buckie\" Ayers. ...

Paul O. Jacob, 52, of Bedford, passed away Friday August 10, 2012. He was born in Teaneck, NJ, a son of the late Oscar Henry Jacob and Doris Louise Bentley Jacob.Paul was affiliated with the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah\"™s Witnesses, Bedford. He enjoyed history and collected many things throughout his life. He greatly enjoyed the outdoors and spent a lot...

Jack Donald French, 84, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014.  He was the husband of the late Patricia D. French. Jack was born March 6, 1929, to the late James B. and Grace M. French of Bluefield, West Virginia.  He graduated from Beaver High School, attended Bluefield College, and joined the US Air Force (1950-1954), becoming a...

Dr. John Raynor Withrow, Sr. of Lynchburg passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  John was born on November 11, 1937 in Norfolk, VA, to parents Claude Albert Withrow and Minnie MacMullen, both deceased.  The family moved to Lynchburg during John\"™s early adolescence and he attended E.C. Glass High School, graduating in 1956.  He earned a...

Faith Kendal Harper, 68, of Lynchburg died Tuesday February 23, 2010 at Westminster-Canterbury.Faith was born November 18, 1941 in Lynchburg the daughter of the late Dr. Edwin Adams Harper, Sr. and Margaretta Howe Harper.She is survived by two brothers; Edwin Harper, Jr. of Lynchburg and Owen Howe Harper of San Francisco, CA, two nieces; Hillary Taylor Harper of San Francisco,...

Velma Jane Goodin Baker, 93, of Bedford, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at her residence.  Born July 9, 1917 in Somerset, KY, a daughter of the late Alta Marie Helton Goodin and Oscar L. Goodin.Velma was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and a retiree of Good Samaritan Hospital.  She loved gospel music and most of all she loved her...