Madison Heights, VA Obituaries

Leona Ellen Gardner Gibson, 78, of Madison Heights, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Born on December 7, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, Leona was the dau...

James Edward Wood, 89, of Madison Heights, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at the Bedford County Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Leithia Stevens Wood. Born October 14, 1936 in Nel...

Gene Aubrey Pugh Jr., 62, of Lynchburg, passed away surrounded by those he loved on December 14, 2025. He was the son of the late Gene Aubrey Pugh, Sr. Gene, lovingly known to his family as “Aubrey,”...

Marvin Edward “Ed” Wilson, 87, of Amherst, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at his residence. Born July 19, 1938, in Martinsville, Virginia, Ed was the son of the late Howard Case...

Helen Creasy “Granny” Whitehead Helen Creasy Whitehead, 92, of Monroe went to be with her Lord on December 9, 2025. She was born on November 8,1933 and was the eldest daughter of George and Mamie Cre...

Barbara Ann Massie, 79, of Amherst, went to be with her Lord on Monday, December 8, 2025. Born on March 3, 1946, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer and Pauline Neff. In addition to...

Elmer Leonard Hall, 92, of Madison Heights, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Guggenheimer Health and Rehab. Born in Bedford County on November 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Preston ...

The world got a little quieter on November 28, 2025, when Larry Eugene Irvine (“Jinx, Chub-o, Moon Pie, Diddy, Pop”), 77, of Madison Heights, VA, left this earth the same way he lived in it–surrounded...

David L. Paulus, 83 of Amherst, VA passed away recently in Lynchburg, VA. David enjoyed many years living in Rhinebeck NY with his wife, where he eventually retired as Head Librarian at Vassar Colleg...

Leonard Howard Dawson, 89, of Amherst, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Born on April 4, 1936, in Madison Heights, he was the son of the late Leonard and Nellie Dawson. In addition to hi...

Amanda Cassada Vest, 71, of Madison Heights, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Born on August 6, 1954, in Asbury Park, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Nannie Cassada. She was...

Nelson King Duff Sr., 78, of Alexandria, VA, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2025. Born on February 7, 1947, in Agricola, VA, he was the son of the late Haywood Lee Duff and Mittie Joh...

Doris Ann Whittaker, 59, of Monroe, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025. Born in Lynchburg on April 29, 1966, she was the beloved daughter of Daniel Whittaker and the late Peggy Jean Humphreys Wh...

Juanita Irene Ennis, 79, of Madison Heights, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Born on December 16, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Irene Ward. In addition to her parents,...

Evelyn Bryant Hudson, 87, of Amherst County, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025, at her residence. She was the loving wife of Preston Arnold Hudson for 63 years. Born April 11, 1938, in Amherst C...

Dakota Blake Fitzgerald, 30 of Madison Heights rode his Harley-Davidson through the gates of Heaven on the afternoon of November 9, 2025, following a tragic accident doing what he loved most—riding hi...

William Eugene “Gene” White, age 72, of Madison Heights, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 2, 2025. He was the husband of the late Nancy Mae Estis White. Born in Lynchburg on Febru...

Shirley Ann Burley Wheeler, 87, of Amherst, went home to Glory to reside with our Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Shirley was born on May 17, 1938, to the lat...

James Warren Eubank, 97, of Madison Heights, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Born on October 15, 1928, in Amherst County, he was the son of the late John A. Eubank, Sr. and Estelle Sale Eu...

Myrtle Terry, 80, of Evington, gained her angel wings as she entered into the gates of heaven where she rests in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Rob...

Betty Lambert Vanhoozier, 90, of Amherst, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Born on August 10, 1935, in Burkes Garden, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Augustus E. Lambert...

Verna Mae Layne, 94, of Madison Heights, passed away Thursday m October 23, 2025, peacefully at her home surrounded by family and love. Born in Lynchburg, December 5, 1930, she was the daughter of th...

Arlene Schmid Tyree, 79, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Fairmont Crossing in Amherst. Born on October 1, 1946, in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the...

Samuel David Cunningham, 82, of Madison Heights, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Born on September 7, 1943, in High Peak, Virginia, he was the son of the late Claytis and Lottie Cunningha...

Milton Lee Bowling, born on May 23rd, 1971 passed away on October 7th, 2025, at his residence. Milton was an outdoorsman at heart and a welder by trade. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and all that nat...

Jesse Steward Terry, 87, of Madison Heights, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Beverly Geraldine Terry of 56 years. Born in Bedford, ...

Rodney Lee Smith, age 63, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Rodney was born in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of the late William Howard Smith ...

It is with deep sorrow that our family announces the death of our beloved Marion Carter, who passed away late Saturday afternoon from complications due to advanced glioblastoma. Marion Locke-Paddon...

Beverly Jean Williams, 79, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Born on August 12, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, Beverly was the daughter of the late Alvin E. Ulrich an...

Welby Sheldon “Buddy” Bailey, 68, one of Minor League Baseball’s all-time winningest managers and most enduring figures, passed away on September 22, 2025, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Born on March 28, 19...

James Edward Hicks, Sr., 81, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 19, 2025. Born on January 5, 1944, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Angell L. Hicks and Myrlle P....

William “Bill” Arthur Johnson, Jr., 61, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on October 26, 1963, in Virgi...

Wilbur “Harold” Nicely, Jr., born to Wilbur Harold Nicely, Sr., and Sara Broughman Nicely on January 8, 1955, in Clifton Forge, Va., passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, surrounded by fa...

Raymond Givens Davis, 69, of Madison Heights passed away Wednesday September 10, 2025. He was the son of the late Leonard Woodrow Davis and Rena O’Dell Martin Davis. Raymond, born on August 10, 1956,...

Linda Wood Johnson, 82, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, surrounded by those who loved her. She was the daughter of her late father Samuel Clark Wood; her late step-mother Eva Boswe...

Frances Dean Kleppinger, 78, of Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Born on August 22, 1947, in Amherst VA, Fran was the daughter of the late Charlie E. Dean and Lois B. Dean. S...

On August 22, 2025, Walter “Malcolm” Wills, 96, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born at “Cloverdale”, the family home place in Elon, a community of Madison Heights, VA, to the...

Herbert Rogers Carson, Sr., 91, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, August 24, 2025. Born in Amherst County on August 14, 1934, he was the son of the late Volney Ho...

Scott Eugene Pearl, 70, a beloved resident and business owner in downtown Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s ...

Linda Robbins Southard, 84, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, August 22, 2025. Born on July 28, 1941, in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles D. Rob...

Dorothy Whirley Grow, 91, of Amherst, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg. She was the wife of Lloyd G. Grow, to whom she was married for 65 yea...

Ronald “Ronnie” Lee Sligh, 74, of Madison Heights, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Born on October 7, 1950, in Lynchburg, Va., he was the son of the late Lonnie and Cornelia Sligh...

Jeffrey Reed Ostrander, 65, of Monroe, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at his residence after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born on December 18, 1959, in Rich...

Minerva Rosa Negron Ramsey of Monroe, Virginia, passed away at 7 Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing on August, 19th, 2025. Minerva was born on January 28th, 1924 in San Juan Puerto Rico. She was the d...

James Burnett Tomlin, 69, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025. Born on August 6, 1956, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Wallace and Dorothy Tomlin. James was a gentle soul th...

Tammy Lynn Thomas, 60, of Amherst, VA, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025, surrounded by her children. Born on November 8, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Tammy was the daughter of the late Joe T...

Calvin Randall “Randy” Stratton, 71, of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg on August 18, 1953, he was the son of the late Calvin Douglas...

Hansford Sandidge Burch, 84, of Amherst, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born on August 9, 1941, in Amherst County, he was the son of the late Lovie H. Burch an...

Robert “Bob” Edward Dean, age 83, of Appomattox, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Born on May 18, 1942, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Bob was the son of the late Charlie E. Dean and Loi...

Frederick Dewey Patterson, Jr., age 92, of Amherst, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025. Fred was born February 8th in a Missouri snowstorm and grew up on the family farm. The youngest of four chil...