Guy McClenny Hartless Sr.

On October 4, 2011, God sent an angel and peacefully called home, Guy Hartless, Sr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Our arms are empty, but we will always hold you in our hearts.

Born in Amherst County on November 3, 1939, he was the youngest son of seven children to the late John Wilson Hartless and Ollie Staton Hartless and was also preceded in death by a brother, Dayton Brice Hartless. He was a member of Clifford Baptist Church and was a Union President for Lynchburg Foundry for seventeen years. In 1979, he took a higher position as an International Representative for United Steelworkers of America. When he retired in 2002, he had earned the title of Assistant Director for United Steelworkers of America, where he served and traveled many states. He loved his job and his work as a union representative. Mr. Hartless loved working in his vegetable garden and took pride in his yard, which he kept neat and clean.

Those left to cherish his loving memory are his devoted wife of twenty-eight years, Phyllis Sprouse Hartless; two sons, Guy Hartless, Jr. and wife, Kim and Darryl Hartless and wife, Anabelle of Madison Heights; two daughters, Teresa Hughes and husband, Holcombe Hughes, Jr. and Lynne Elder and husband, Bobby of Lynchburg; one step-daughter, Cindy Walker and husband, Rick, also of Lynchburg; three brothers, John Wilson (Junior) Hartless and wife, Mae of Madison Heights, Blaine Hartless and wife, Peggy, and Leonard Hartless and wife, Juanita of Amherst; three sisters, Hilda Cocula of Trenton, NJ, Dorothy Walker and Sandra Hartless of Lynchburg; five grandchildren, Nicole Miller and husband, Paul, Jessica Hughes, Trey Hughes, Darryl Hartless, Jr., and Danielle Hartless.

Mr. Hartless is also survived by two step-grandchildren, Lindsey Arellano and husband, Roberto and Ricky Allen Walker, Jr.; one great grandchild, Landon McClenny Miller; one step-great-grandchild, Jonah Arellano and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Clifford Baptist Church in Amherst with the Rev. Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, the Rev. Clyde Mawyer, and the Rev. Jeffery Campbell officiating. Interment will follow at Amherst Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2011 at Clifford Baptist Church and other times at the residence.

The family would like to thank all our friends and our brothers and sisters, in Christ, for all their prayers, cards, visits, phone calls, love, and support during Guy’s battle with cancer. We would also like to thank all the staff at Lynchburg Hematology-Oncology and especially Dr. Cecilia M. MacCallum, MD, who is well loved.

Whitten Monelison Chapel is serving the family.