Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
H. Brock Barkley, Jr.
Jan 11, 2023
H. Brock Barkley, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died on January 11, 2023. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 5, 1927, the son of H. Brock Barkley and Thelma Maurine Dutt. He was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949, and received a second Bachelor of Science degree...
Florris Dodson Reid
Jan 10, 2023
Florris Dodson Reid, 95, of Forest, VA, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late James Kent Reid.Florris was born May 29, 1927, in Halifax County, VA, a daughter of the late Harry Dodson and Nolie Hall Dodson. She loved bowling, playing Bingo at McDonalds, sewing, cooking, gardening, and working in her yard.She is survived...
Mark Allan Miller
Jan 9, 2023
Mark Allan Miller, 73, of Moneta passed away Monday, January 9, 2023.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family. To send online condolences please visit tharpfuneralhome.com.
John William Hensley
Jan 8, 2023
John William Hensley, 84, of Bedford passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. He was born on December 1, 1938, in Bedford County. A son of the late Elisha Orea Hensley and Maggie Davis Hensley. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Virginia Overstreet Hensley; four brothers, David Hensley, Grover Hensley, Marshall Hensley...
Robert Joseph Anglin, Jr.
Jan 8, 2023
Robert Joseph Anglin, Jr., 69, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, January 8, 2023. Robert was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Helen Anglin.Robert is survived by one daughter, Caitlin Anglin (Joey Dalton); his ex-wife Carolyn Anglin, with whom he remained life-long friends; granddaughter Kyleigh (12); grandson Carter (5) whom he loved both so much and adored greatly; his two...
Helen Ashby
Jan 8, 2023
Helen Ashby of Evington, VA passed away on Sunday, January 8th, 2023 at the age of 74.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family
Dean Tuck
Jan 7, 2023
DeRoy Dean “Ring” Tuck passed away on January 7, 2023. He was the husband of the late Frances Overby Tuck for 59 years. Dean was born on December 8, 1935 to the late George Letcher Tuck and Mabel Ruth Armstead Tuck.Dean attended Volens High School where he played baseball until he joined the workforce. Dean enjoyed watching sports, spending time...
Dennis Alonzo Megginson
Jan 7, 2023
Dennis Alonza Megginson, “Dink”, departed this life on Saturday January 7,2023 at his residence in Roanoke Rapids, NC. He was born on September 8, 1959, the son of the late Elaine Megginson Jackson and was the stepson of the late Jessie Jackson. He was proceeded in death by his brother, Larry “Truck” Megginson. At an early age he accepted Christ...
Bohumil "Bob" Mach
Jan 7, 2023
Bohumil (Bob) Mach of Lynchburg, VA, age 79, passed away at home on January 7, 2023. Bob was devoted to his wife and family and is survived by his wife, Nancy Mach, three children, Joseph Mach, Marina Mails, and Ali Maimone, his sister, Marie Chroustova, four grandchildren (with one on the way), and nieces and nephews, and their families —...
William Christopher "Chris" Luck
Jan 7, 2023
William Christopher “Chris” Luck, 67, of Montvale, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born in Roanoke on June 24, 1955. He is the son of Jimmy N. Luck and the late Jennie Lee Dooley Luck.Chris was a wonderful Dairy Farmer. Chris’s passion for cows was so evident and started a very young age. He always enjoyed working...
Doris Henderson Grove
Jan 6, 2023
Doris Lee Henderson Grove, 95, of Groveland Farm in Forest, VA, passed away January 6, 2023, at home. Doris was born in Brookneal, VA, on March 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Walter Carter Henderson and Elsie Mae Clark Henderson; she was the second of four children.With her loving husband of 66 years, Charles Whitney Grove, who preceded her...
Frances E. Alexander
Jan 6, 2023
Frances Elizabeth Alexander, 90 years old, was born October 24,1932 to the late Price Younger Alexander and Otis Josper Alexander Sr. She departed this earthly life January 6,2023 at Lynchburg General Hospital.Frances was a member of Church of Rock Baptist Church under the leadership of Sarah Carter. She enjoyed cooking, in fact she was known for her Chitterlings. Frances retired...
Ellis Stanley Martz
Jan 5, 2023
Ellis Stanley Martz, 84, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, January 5, 2023. He was the husband of Shirley Eileen Denny Martz for 63 years.Born Tuesday, August 23, 1938, in New Bethlehem, PA, Ellis was a son of (the late) Stanley C. Martz and Mary Margaret Reitz Martz.In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Brian Lee Martz,...
Kerry Lee Mann
Jan 5, 2023
Kerry Lee Mann passed away Jan 5, 2023 from complications of covid pneumonia. He was born October 4, 1950 in Inglewood, Calif. to Keith and Elizabeth Mann. He had three brothers Rick, Allen, and Kevin, and one sister Kim. Kerry grew up in Southern California and attended Westminster High School. After graduation he served a mission for the Church of...
Donald Randall Lovern
Jan 5, 2023
Donald Randall Lovern of Roanoke, VA passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at the age of 67.Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory in Roanoke.
James M Skinner
Jan 5, 2023
James Milton Skinner, 93, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on January 5, 2023. He was the son of the late John Ludwell Skinner and Pamelia Ish Skinner.He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Wilma Belyea Skinner and his sister, Ann Skinner Malone.James was born on July 30, 1929, in Aldie, Virginia. He graduated from Aldie High...
Elizabeth Lauren Cordier
Jan 3, 2023
Elizabeth Lauren Cordier, 58, died in her home on January 3, 2023, in Crescent City, California.She was preceded in death by her mother, Sharon Dawn Haynes Ballantyne.She is survived by her father, Jonathan W. McCarty, and his wife, Wanda; her brother, Mark Ballantyne and his wife, Jen; sister, Stacy Grigg; and many other relatives and friends.She was a schoolteacher and...
Patricia Ann Anderson Shelton
Jan 3, 2023
Patricia Anderson Shelton was born October 20, 1940, in Campbell County, Virginia, to the late St. Clair Sr. and Lois Ward Anderson. She entered into eternal rest on January 3, 2023, at the Martinsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville, VA.At an early age she professed her faith in Christ and joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she served faithfully....
Billy Joe Huffman
Jan 3, 2023
Billy Joe “Bill” Huffman, 81, of Forest, Virginia passed away on January 3, 2023. He was the son of the late Harry and Margie Huffman. He was the loving husband of Phyllis Huffman for 63 years.Bill was born on September 9, 1941, in Beckley, West Virginia. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, and then enlisted in the U.S. Air...
Barbara Allen Layne
Jan 2, 2023
Barbara Marie Allen Layne, 82, of Arrington passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a loving and caring wife of Johnny Nelson Layne for 64 years.Born in Eagle Rock, Virginia on May 19,1940 she was a daughter of the late William Hunter Allen and Evelyn Coffey Allen. She was a member...
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