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Ricky Andre Sadler passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He is survived by his three children, Andre Sadler, Kevin Salder, and Monique Sadler; two sisters, Linda Matthews and Gloria Miller; one granddaughter, Lynnise Sadler, and other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

A memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org/donate.

A memorial service will be held Friday, October 7, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

Howard “Hal” Leon Huntley, Jr., 62, a long- time resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016, while under the great care of Hospice House in Charlottesville.

He fought a brave battle with heart disease and diabetes for a decade. Hal was born on Monday, May 31, 1954, in Charlotte, N.C at Charlotte Presbyterian Hospital.He was the eldest son of Howard L. Huntley, Sr. and Shirley R. Huntley.

He was preceded in death by his father, Howard; and his stepmother, Dot, both of Lexington, Va.; his paternal grandparents, Marion Beauford Huntley and Leah Phifer Huntley; and his maternal grandparents, Curtis Adair Redding and Faye Honeycutt Redding, all of Charlotte, N.C.

Hal graduated from Lane High School, class of 1972 and Davidson College, class of 1976. He worked as an accountant his entire life. He loved to rescue cats and was a fan of UVa sports but most especially the basketball teams. As he majored in French at Davidson and studied in France, he loved their culture. He thrived in work environs where his fluency was needed.

Hal is survived by his mother, Shirley, of Charlottesville; his two brothers, Andrew “Andy” A. Huntley, Sr. (Lisa) of Clifton, Va., and Dr. Christopher L. Huntley (Christine) of Fairfield, Conn.; his daughter, Carolyn (Jeremy); his former wife, Diane, all of Charlottesville; and his stepbrother, Phillip Lackey of Lexington, Va.

He will be missed by his four nieces and nephews, one step niece, and his five grand nieces and nephews.

His family would like to give a special thank-you to all his doctors and professional caregivers; and most especially to the gifted staff at the University of Virginia Medical Center and at Hospice House of Charlottesville, who welcomed us as a part of their family for the past couple of weeks.

Most especially we appreciate all the many friends that took time recently to see, call, or write to Hal. It made his journey so much easier.

There will be a graveside ceremony in the near future at Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va. where his cremated remains will be interred.

The date of the service will be announced later.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or online at www.Hopva.org.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hillandwood.com, where there will be a guest book for friends to leave messages.

Copyright 2016, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA

The family of Dr. Howard George Ling announces his passing with peace and grace  on July 13, 2016 after a brave and optimistic battle with cancer.

A native of Fayetteville, NC, Howard was the eldest of four sons of Lt Col Pete Ling (deceased) and Colleen Milligan. His brothers are Chris of Fayetteville NC, Andrew of Winston-Salem NC, and Daniel (wife Lia Kalom and children Annika and Per) of Wilmington, NC.

Married to Dr. Marilu E. Santos, Professor of Microbiology at the University of North Carolina Pembroke for 12 years, Howard and Marilu have travelled the world together from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean. They loved sailing the Carolina waters and driving the countryside in his 30 year-old MGB.

Howard treasured family time with his stepchildren Jan Lee, Paolo, Angelin (with fiancée Austin Hobbs,) and Angelie (with husband Andrew Twaro and son Colin) in their home in The Oaks, Lumberton NC. Howard and Marilu are parish members of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Catholic Church in Wilmington, NC.

Dr. Ling earned his PhD degree from Old Dominion University. He spent 16 years as Professor of Marketing and International Business and served as MBA Director and Chair of the Department of Marketing, Management, and International Business at UNCP. Howard served as Commodore of the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Racing Association and earned a sea captain’s license and a scuba diving certification.

Perhaps Howard’s greatest gift was being able to make anyone feel special.  A lover of music and the arts, Howard was always interested in sharing ideas and hearing about the experiences of others.  We will all miss him.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 1:00 PM Floyd Memorial Chapel at 809 East 5th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358 with Rev. Joe Bounds officiating.   A time for visitation will follow the service on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged to be made to St. Jude Children’s Cancer Clinic, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or donors@stjude.org

James Shelton Ellis, Jr. died at the Dosher Nursing Center on May 19, 2016. He was born in Greensboro, NC, on June 7, 1954. He was pre-deceased by his parents, James S. Ellis and Mary Lura (Lu) Kincaid Ellis, and one sister, Lura Ellis Newcome.

He is survived by two sisters, Ann Ellis White (Jim) and Mary Ellis Luper (Tony), three nephews, two nieces, four grandnieces, one grandnephew, and a host of close friends and former associates.

A graduate of Page High School in Greensboro and Davidson College (class of 1976), where he was a biology major and a member and house manager for Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he spent his life in high-end retail.

He began his career with Neiman-Marcus in Dallas and Houston, TX, before moving to Gump’s Inc. He was the first executive director of Gump’s store in Houston, TX, the first executive director of Gump’s store in Beverly Hills, CA, and the executive director of Gump’s home store in San Francisco, CA.

While working in Beverly Hills, he was on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, serving as chairman of the Dinosaur Ball fundraising special event. He left Gump’s to become the first vice president for merchandising and new business development for Replacements, Ltd. in Greensboro, NC.

His final position was as executive director for Trianon Seaman Schepps of New York City. As such he was responsible for opening and running their stores on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, FL (winter months) and on Nantucket, MA (summer months). He became active in the Nantucket Historical Association and hosted the “Thank You Party” for major donors to the annual August Antique Show Fundraiser on Nantucket. In addition to his family and friends, he loved nature, fine art, and holidays.

He took great delight in growing orchids, Christmas cacti, amaryllis, and exotic Hawaiian plants. Over the years he collected many beautiful pieces of art and a remarkable library that represented these interests. He will be remembered by all for his passion for Christmas, which was portrayed annually by his spectacular collection of Christmas ornaments with a special focus on the early work of Christopher Radko. For ones who knew him, Christmas will never come without thoughts of Shelton. Many of these treasures have new homes but no one will cherish them as much as he did.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The ALS Association, Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601; the Nantucket Historical Association, PO Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554 (giving@nha.org); the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 (nhm.com); or Davidson College, PO Box 7170, Davidson, NC 28035-7170.

A memorial service will be held in the Peacock-Newman Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. prior to the service.

Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com. A service of Peacock – Newman & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, NC.

  Copyright (c) 2016 Greensboro News & Record

Lawrence David Hill passed away on July 26, 2014. No additional information is available at this time.