Stories from Saturday, February 20, 2016

Hesta Mae Hall Rhoton, age 91, of Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

After a hard afternoon of riding her scooter up and over the ramps at H.V. Griffin Park, Sequoyah Young takes a break and soaks in the warm winter sun. The 5-year-old was at the park with her father Eric Young. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Iris Whorley Bragg, 83, of Shelbyville, formerly of Petersburg, died Saturday, morning Feb. 20, 2016 at Glen Oaks Rehab Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ron Chilton officiating. Burial will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.