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Lauralee Sipe Obituary

Lauralee

Speight Sipe

Lauralee Speight Sipe, 37, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. She was the wife of the late Dwayne Shannon Sipe.

Lauralee was born in Halifax on Dec. 2, 1972. She was a daughter of the late Susan Giglio Gramelt. Lauralee was a graduate of Rustburg High School and received her business degree from Lynchburg College.

Lauralee is survived her grandmother, Viola Giglio, of Georgia; her uncles, Thomas Giglio, of South Boston, and Jack Giglio, of Flordia; by her stepdaughter, Alicia Leann Sipe, and her stepson, David Shannon Sipe, both of Georgia; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Linda Lee Smith and Freddie A. Smith, of Lynchburg; her father-in-law, W. Daniel Sipe, of Madison; her sister-in-law, Sarah Conaway, of Lynchburg; her brothers-in-law, Robert Ben New and his fianc‚, Sherry McIntyre, of Lynchburg, and Bobby New and his wife, Rae, of Manassas; and many other extended family and friends.

In addition to her husband and mother, Lauralee was preceded in death by her loving children, Morgan Dobyns and Joshua Ty Sipe.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Heritage Baptist Church, 219 Breezewood Drive, Lynchburg. Lauralee's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at Heritage Baptist Church with the Rev. Cosette Conaway officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Sipe Family Memorial Fund. Checks should be made out to Tharp Funeral Home and mailed to P.O. Box 15008, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Funds will be earmarked for designated charities by the family at a later date.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tharp

funeralhome.com.

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Published by The News & Advance on Jan. 22, 2010.

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Christy Grayson

January 23, 2010

I will miss you Lauralee. I have so many good memories of you during the old days at the REC site !! You were alot of fun, always smiling, and a good friend ! Your family will be in my prayers !

T Ranson

January 22, 2010

The Lord has called a family home to be with Him. My prayers and thoughts go out to the other family members that will see them all one day soon.

Robin Grover

January 22, 2010

Laura, you were a beautiful woman, a loving mother & wife, and a sweet friend who was taken too soon. RIP

Robin Bray

January 22, 2010

Laura was one of my dearest friends. She was such a beautiful, intelligent, classy lady. She and Dwayne were so inlove and loved their children so much. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to be apart of their family. I will always cherish the times our families spent together, as well as all our long conversations. Devin and Dylan looked at Laura as their second mother, Morgan as a sister and Joshua as a brother. We are all so shocked and devastated. We love this family and can only hope time will ease the sorrow and pain. Although I know they are all with God, I am selfish and want them here! With all our love and deepest sympathy,

Vicki Keneda

January 22, 2010

God bless you Lauralee. Rest in peace.

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