Obituaries/Death Notices

Rev. James Blankenship

Rev. James Blankenship passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024 and joined in heaven his wife, Anne who passed away on February 14, 2024. We give thanks for Rev. Blankenship’s life and ministry and extended condolences to his surviving family. The funeral for Rev. Jimmy Blankenship, Sr. will be at

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Jo Ann Liskey

Jo Ann (Sullivan) Liskey, 88, of Bridgewater, formerly of Harrisonburg, passed away on Sunday February 4, 2024 at Bridgewater Home. Mrs. Liskey was born on April 20, 1935, in Harrisonburg, and was a daughter of the late Robert and Goldie (Liskey) Sullivan. Jo Ann was an active member of Otterbein

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Rev. Lil Geib

Rev. Lil Geib, retired Elder who served churches in Maryland and Virginia, died on the morning of January 23, 2024 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC. Following her retirement and move from Maryland to southern Virginia, she served Chatham Heights, Woolwine, and Ross Harbour churches in Henry and Patrick

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Bernelle Jarrell Rich

Bernelle Jarrell Rich of Roanoke, VA passed away on January 21, 2024, in Roanoke, VA. She was born on November 15, 1926, in Surry County, North Carolina. She grew up in a large family on the family farm, a daughter of the late Sidney F. Jarrell and Evie Hawks Jarrell.

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Robert Howard Woodfin

Robert Howard Woodfin, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilmer (Bill) A. Woodfin and Evelyn Kirby Woodfin and two brothers, Wilmer (Skeeter) A. Woodfin, Jr. and Richard (Dickie) Lee Woodfin. He was a United Methodist Minister

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Rev. Edward P. Gant

Reverend Edward P. Gant, 93, passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on November 29, 2023, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Ed was born on July 23, 1930, in Newell, West Virginia. He was the only child of Pearl Gant and Goldie Gant. He is survived by his devoted wife

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Rev. Dr. George Wesley Welborn

Rev. Dr. George Wesley Welborn, 74, died peacefully on November 24, 2023, surrounded by his family, in the parsonage of Strasburg United Methodist Church in Strasburg, Virginia. Wesley is survived by: his loving wife, Becky L. Welborn, his children, the Rev. Kathleen (John) Haynes, and MAJ.(R) Jonathan (Malika) Welborn, US

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Clydia D. Collins

Clydia D. Collins, 87, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, November 23, 2023, at home in Buckingham County, Virginia. She was born November 30, 1935, in South Norfolk, Virginia to Clyde and Thelma Davis. She will always be remembered by her infectious smile. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Donald

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Hugh Townsend Harris

Hugh Townsend Harris, 86, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, after battling a rapidly spreading cancer. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 20, 1937, to the late Hubert Earl and Mary Townsend Harris. The Harris family relocated to Keezletown, VA, in 1950. Hugh graduated

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Rebecca Watson Barclay

BARCLAY, Rebecca Watson, 66, of Midlothian went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. She is the daughter of the late Dan Cabel Watson and Patricia Jamison Watson. Rebecca is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Rev. Richard Barclay; daughter, Kristin Shreffler; son, Ian Barclay;

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