Obituaries

Geraldine Holt Elder Harper, 94, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at The Elms of Lynchburg. She was the wife first of the late Zane Rostron Elder and second of the late Herbert Marion Harper. Mrs. Harper was born in Campbell County, November 4, 1927, a daughter of the late Cecil Martin Holt and Helen Midkiff Holt. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, volunteered as a Pink Lady at Virginia Baptist Hospital for 20 years and was the retired owner of Elder and Tibbs Jewelry in Brookneal. She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Elder Davidson (Mike) of Brookneal; two grandchildren, Marcia Davidson Carbon (Jim) of Statesville, N.C., Julie Davidson Guieb (Tony) of Raleigh, N.C.; three stepchildren, Garland Richard Harper (Peggy), Claudia Ann Mann (Duke) all of Lynchburg, Thomas Herbert Harper (Melissa) of Atlanta, GA; four step-grandchildren, Taylor Murray Harper (Loren), Stephen Thomas Harper (Mary), Edward Mortimer and Melanie Ann Harper; six great-grandchildren, Hannah Carbon, Max Carbon (fiancée Payton), Bella, Maya, Olivia, and Alex Guieb. She was preceded in death by a brother, Glen Holt; a sister, Doris Claybrook. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2022 at Falling River Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter other times.