A STORY OF LOVE It was a time of hope and celebration. The war was over and soldiers were coming home. Food and gas rationing was over. New cars and appliances were being manufactured for the public for the first time in four years. Cecil Puckette was a sophomore in high...Read more
The Santa Claus Story By December 1984, the Johnson family Christmas traditions were well established. Come Christmas Eve, Fulton and Ruth and all four of their children were excited to be gathered in the Rustburg home for two days of festivities. The two older children had...Read more
Summit resident takes pride in making outside of facility look beautiful Tooling slowly around the grounds of The Summit retirement community in a golf cart with his wife Liz, Bill Hodges points to Forsythias, Hydrangeas, Mexican Sunflowers, Day Lilies and Hostas. It’s when...Read more
Arts and crafts have been part of Maryann Nance Birdsell’s life ever since childhood. Many relatives in her immediate family are artists and she has examples of their works in her apartment. Several of Maryann’s paintings hang in the Summit hallways. After Maryann’s last...Read more
The Cheerleading Squad at E. C. Glass High School always selected new cheerleaders as members graduated from the school. When Mary Lucy Marshall (White) was elected as a junior, the girl cheerleading next to her was Gloria Layne (Farrar). With several practices a week and...Read more
Walk To End Alzheimer's BANK DAY October 8th, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at The Summit Creative Arts Room From the Alzheimer's Association: Because we had to cancel the Walk last Saturday due to weather, we have added a time and place this week where you can drop off any money you've...Read more
The Summit, in partnership with the Beard Center on Aging at Lynchburg College, and The Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Virginia, invite you to attend a community screening event of the critically acclaimed documentary, “Glen Campbell….I’ll Be Me.”Read more
A Happy Life During the 1930s, small Virginia towns were relatively free of crime and safe for children to play in their yards and on the streets. This was certainly true of South Boston when Mary Lucy, a Summit resident, moved there with her parents. Her father worked for...Read more
Centra Hospice presents a special program dedicated to grief during the holiday season. The first of three programs will be hosted at The Summit on Tuesday, October 27 from 1-2:30 in the afternoon. Centra Hospice invites adults of all ages to a time of sharing, learning and...Read more
It's Friday afternoon and The Summit Community Room is buzzing with stories and laughter as the Bears, Balls, and Braces team volunteer their time and talents for Lynchburg General Hospital (LGH).Read more
Dolly and Charles Seals moved to The Summit on June 18th, 2014 and haven’t looked back. They are busier than ever and have a great sense of contentment since moving here. All the worries of home ownership are gone and they have...
Ruth Ann and I were always dreaming of retirement; so when I was offered the chance to retire, I said, “Show me the door!” We lived in Northern Virginia at the time. Thanks to Ruth Ann’s sister and brother-in-law, we started bird watching as a hobby. We came to Lynchburg...
Bill and I chose to live at The Summit 11+ years ago. It was a good choice. The cottage, excuse me, "garden home," had been relinquished by someone who had earlier claimed it. That claimant made a big mistake. We're glad! Before we moved in, we needed to personalize the...
George and I have lived at The Summit since August of 2010. Our time here has been so enjoyable – far beyond what we ever expected. When we lived in Farmville, Virginia, we had a large house on a large corner lot. We were constantly looking for someone to clean the house...
I looked at several places in Lynchburg and was very pleased with what I saw at the Summit. I wanted a place that not only offered independent living but was continuing care. At the Summit, I felt it was small enough to feel at home and I was impressed with the offering...