Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Sandra Kaye Spence
Oct 24, 2025
Sandra Kaye Spence, 80, of Goode, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born on May 25, 1945, to the late William Spence and Hallie Burks Spence. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Faye Ramsey, Gene Spence, Bobby Spence and Betty Waugh.
Sandra enjoyed going to vendor craft...
Wesley Harris Ferguson
Oct 23, 2025
Wesley Harris Ferguson, age 80, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Per Wesley’s wishes, no services will be held. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Spensir Wood
Oct 21, 2025
Spensir Logan Wood, 27-years-old, of Rustburg, Virginia, passed away on October 21st, 2025. He was the son of Shellie Wood Smith and the late Justin Smith.
Spensir was born on November 7th, 1997, in North Carolina. He attended school at Community Christian School and graduated in 2016, then went to Liberty University for a couple of years. Spensir started working in...
Watson Wallace
Oct 21, 2025
Watson Irving Wallace, 92, fondly known as “The Appliance Doctor,” passed from this life to his eternal home on Tuesday morning, October 21, 2025, just 5 days after his wife of 68 years, Clare.Born on June 21, 1933, in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, Irving was the son of the late Watson Samuel Wallace and Mary Bartholomew Wallace. His...
Betty Ann Dooley Goff
Oct 21, 2025
Betty Ann Dooley Goff, 70, of Big Island passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at her residence. She was born on November 22, 1954, to the late Walter Clay Dooley and Roxie Agee Dooley.
Betty knew the meaning of hard work. She was always working beside her husband no matter what he was doing. She would help him garden, put...
John Michael Brooks
Oct 20, 2025
John Michael Brooks , 76, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Keith Anderson Cardwell
Oct 19, 2025
Keith Anderson Cardwell, 59, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025. He was born July 11, 1966, to the late James Cardwell and Jennie Mae Hardman.
Keith loved his family and friends. He was a member of Pilot Mountain Baptist Church, Concord, Virginia.
He is survived by his brothers, Bernard Cardwell, Clinton Cardwell; sister, Lisa Cardwell; aunts, Mable Johnson,...
Irma Stiltner Reynolds
Oct 19, 2025
Irma Stiltner Reynolds, 86, of Roanoke, VA passed away on October 19, 2025. A daughter of the late Ezra and Eleanor Stiltner of Grundy, Irma was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William “Bill” Reynolds and her brother, Paul, and sister, Jeanette Stiltner.
Irma graduated from Roanoke Memorial nursing school in 1961 starting her career as a registered...
Herb Winegard
Oct 19, 2025
Herb Winegard, 73, originally of Levittown, NY passed away peacefully after long illness, at home, in Lynchburg, VA surrounded by his loving wife and family. Herb built a life that was defined by intelligence, kindness, and humor. Herb attended undergraduate SUNY Stoney Brook graduating in 1974 with a physics degree. He subsequently attended Washington University Law School in St. Louis...
Donna Hamlet Ward
Oct 18, 2025
Donna Hamlet Ward, 80, of Lynchburg, VA passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was born on July 17, 1945, in Lafayette, Kentucky to the late James Hamlet and Frances Hicks Hamlet.
Donna attended E.C. Glass High School. She worked for many years as a Bank Teller. She was a member of St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church. Donna enjoyed bird...
Joyce Ann Stulgis-Blalock
Oct 18, 2025
Joyce Ann Stulgis-Blalock, 82, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was born in New Kensington, PA on December 7, 1942. A daughter of the late Frank Anthony Stulgis and Rosalia Hotkowski Stulgis. In addition to her parents Joyce was preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Stulgis; Sister, Theresa Stulgis.
Joyce graduated from Plum Borough High School...
Melba Leigh Perkins Martin
Oct 17, 2025
Melba Leigh Perkins Martin, 66, of Blacksburg, Virginia passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025. She was born March 12, 1959, to Mary Elizabeth Perkins and the late Gerald Perkins.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son, David Martin and wife, Kailie; daughter, Frances Stowe and husband, Daniel; grandchildren, Oliva Stowe, Lydia Davis, Alex Davis; and numerous...
John Wesley Ramsey
Oct 17, 2025
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John Ramsey on a peaceful Friday afternoon. Though he may have left us physically, his spirit, laughter, and legacy will live on in the countless lives he touched.
John was many things in his remarkable life—a son, a brother, a friend, an uncle, a husband,...
Mimi Voelker
Oct 17, 2025
Mimi H. Voelker, 78, died Friday, October 17, 2025. She was born on October 28, 1946, in the Philippines and was the daughter of the late Benito and Luisa Chaves Misola. She was the wife of James Voelker, and they celebrated 49 years of marriage in July.
She graduated with a degree in accounting in the Philippines. San Miguel Corporation and...
Clare Davis Wallace
Oct 16, 2025
Because of her belief in Jesus Christ as her Savior, Clare Davis Wallace, 92, stepped into heaven on Thursday morning, October 16, 2025. She was the devoted wife of Watson Irving Wallace for 68 years.Born Virginia Clare Davis in Lynchburg on July 2, 1933, she was the youngest child of the late James T. Davis, Sr. and Sue Adams Davis....
Nollner Morrissett Watts
Oct 16, 2025
Nollner Morrissett Watts of Lynchburg, Virginia, died on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Westminster Canterbury. Nollner was born on June 3, 1936, in Lynchburg to the late Landon Dewey Morrissett and Annie Ruth Coleman Morrissett. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1954 and Salem College in 1958.
A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Nollner worked...
Frances Scott Lineberry
Oct 16, 2025
Frances Orrell Lineberry, 98, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025. She was the daughter of Rev. S. Roy Orrell and Ina S. Orrell, and the wife of Berlin B. Lineberry, Jr.
Mrs. Lineberry was born on May 31, 1927, in Danville, Virginia. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Westhampton College of the University of Richmond,...
Kahdijah Waller Agnew
Oct 15, 2025
Kahdijah Waller Agnew, age 49, was peacefully welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 15, 2025, in Charlottesville, VA. She was a loving daughter, sister, cousin, mother, aunt, wife, grandmother, friend, and colleague whose presence brought warmth and joy to all who knew her.
Born on May 2, 1976, in Lynchburg, VA, Kahdijah was the...
William "Dixon" Sanders
Oct 15, 2025
William “Dixon” Sanders, 77, of Forest, Virginia, passed away on October 15, 2025. He was born on December 4, 1947 in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Charles and Nancy Sanders.
Dixon graduated from E. C. Glass High School and then Appalachian State University. He served with the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War. He spent his career working in human resources...
Elizabeth Logwood Hall
Oct 15, 2025
Elizabeth Logwood Hall, 88, of Evington, Virginia, passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
Born in Campbell County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Onnie Ray Logwood and Dorothy McKinney Logwood. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wayne Jackson Hall.
Elizabeth dedicated her life to caring for others, working for many years as...
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