Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Virginia Langford Tyner
Oct 17, 2022
Virginia Tyner died October 17, 2022.Born December 27, 1919, in Tampa, Florida the first of four children, Virginia was raised in Florida. During World War II, she was employed by the Life Insurance Company of Virginia in Richmond. It was there she met and married Jack Tyner on August 22, 1942. Later locating in Lynchburg.A member of St. John’s Episcopal...
Ronald William Slaughter
Oct 16, 2022
Ronald William Slaughter, 49, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD.He was born on March 30, 1973, in Washington D.C. to the late Ronald O’Neal Patterson and Bernice Marie Tucker.Ron is a 1991 graduate of E.C. Glass High School. He was a star baseball player and played for many...
Peggy Estelle Otey
Oct 15, 2022
Peggy Estelle Otey peacefully passed away at Lynchburg General Hospital on Saturday, October 15, 2022, after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her loving parents Lawrence Otey, Sr. and Doris Daniels Otey.Peggy was baptized at an early age and joined Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, Big Island, VA. She attended Bedford County public schools and graduated from Susie...
Richard Hicks, Sr.
Oct 15, 2022
Richard Hicks, Sr., 82, of Lynchburg, VA, transitioned on October 15, 2022. He was the son of the late James Oakley and Ruby Mosby Hicks from Lynchburg, VA. He was reared by his legal guardians Addie and Jennie Warfield and was the husband of Lucy Langhorne Hicks for 59 years.Richard Hicks, Sr. was born on June 9, 1940, in Lynchburg,...
Mary Ellen “Mur Mur” Wayne
Oct 15, 2022
Mary Ellen “Mur Mur” Wayne, 90, of Lynchburg, passed away, Saturday, October 15, 2022.Mary Ellen was born April 15, 1932, in Madison Heights, a daughter of the late Walter Wayne and Maude Lee Wayne. Mary Ellen was retired as a care giver for many years and attended Scott Zion Baptist Church in Madison Heights.The family will receive friends from 2:00...
Paul Francis Greier
Oct 14, 2022
Paul Francis Greier, 84, of Huddleston died suddenly on October 14, 2022. Born in Flushing, New York, he attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn. After spending summers working on his family’s farm in Obernburg, New York and graduating high school, Paul joined the Air Force where he was an electronics and radar specialist. Returning home to Flushing after his...
Ruth Anne Leukel Vagt
Oct 14, 2022
Ruth Vagt died at the age of 97 at her home at Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg on October 14, 2022. Ruth was born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1925 to George and Marian Leukel.Ruth’s greatest pride and joy was her family; her husband George who predeceased her, her children:Bobby Vagt and wife Ruth Anne, Marian Stryker and husband...
Henry Malcolm Jones
Oct 12, 2022
Henry Malcolm Jones, 94, of Rustburg passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was the husband of the late Frances Roberts Jones.Henry was born in Campbell County on October 1, 1928, a son of the late William Washington Jones and Mazie Carwile Jones. Henry honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy, was retired from Babcock & Wilcox (Framatome) where...
Janine A Cook
Oct 12, 2022
Janine Adams Cook (Beverly), 81, of Bedford, Virginia, passed away on October 12, 2022. She was the daughter of Harold Adams and Ruby Ford Adams and the wife of Rev. Dr. A. Wayne Cook for 58 years.Janine Cook was born on October 25, 1940, in East Chicago, Indiana. She graduated from George Rogers Clark High School in Whiting, Indiana, in...
Deborah Gail Wood
Oct 11, 2022
Deborah Gail Wood, 67, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Joanne Mandl
Oct 11, 2022
Joanne Mandl, of Danville, Virginia died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg is assisting the family.
Herbert Lewis Farrow
Oct 11, 2022
Herbert Lewis Farrow, a military veteran, 71, of Lynchburg, passed away on October 11, 2022, at VCU hospital.He was the son of the late Stephen Sr. and Rebecca Farrow.He worked several years at Consumers Dornin-Adams Inc. sheet metal fabricating and roofing company.He leaves to celebrate his life one sister Reverend Evelyn Mitchell, three brothers, twin Hubert Farrow, Stephen Farrow Jr....
Elgie Ray Scott Sr.
Oct 10, 2022
Elgie Ray Scott Sr., 74, of Lynchburg, VA, departed this life on October 10, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital, with his loving companion, Katherine Knoxx, by his bedside.Elgie was born on November 24, 1947, in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Lottie Mae Scott and Elgie Buckner. Elgie was twice married before meeting his companion. His second marriage was...
Donna Rae Jackson
Oct 10, 2022
Donna Rae Jackson, 67, of Lynchburg, died Monday, October 10, 2022.Our Mother, Mrs. Donna Rae Jackson was born on September 7, 1955, in Lynchburg, Virginia to the late Mrs. Yvonne Andrews Nowlin and Stonewall Nowlin. She was a devoted and loving mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt.Known to many as “Cat”, she enjoyed visiting family, laughing and fellowshipping. Donna retired from...
Esther Wolfson
Oct 10, 2022
Esther Wolfson, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, October 10, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Laura Elizabeth English
Oct 9, 2022
Laura Elizabeth English, 30, of Bedford went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 9, 2022. She was born on November 26, 1991, to Timothy Wayne English and Karen Elizabeth East English. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Betty English.Laura worked as a hospice nurse for Centra Hospice using her gift of affection to care for her...
Peter Torrey Marcy
Oct 9, 2022
Peter Torrey Marcy was born July, 7 1936 in Groton Massachusetts and died October 9th, 2022, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Arielou Marcy, and two daughters Brooke, Lynchburg, VA and Tosca, New York, New York.Peter received a B.A. from Hamilton College, NY with honors in Philosophy and History, a M.A. in History from...
Jane Rega Brunett
Oct 8, 2022
Jane Brunett, age 77, of Forest, died peacefully at her home on October 8, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Paul Brunett.Jane was born in Queens, New York on August 24, 1945. She was the daughter of the late Frederick Louis Rega and the late Adeline Gehrig Ford. In addition to her loving husband and her...
Harry Clark Conklin
Oct 7, 2022
Harry Clark Conklin, 93, passed away October 7, 2022 with his current wife Lorraine Conklin at his side at home in Rustburg, Virginia.He was preceded in death by his parents Eleanor and Carroll Edison Conklin, his brother Carroll (wife Concetta) Conklin, his daughter Robin (husband Peter) Crosby and his former wife of twelve years, Susan DeForest Day (Champion) Conklin. He...
Dudley Hill Mcdaniel
Oct 7, 2022
Dudley Hill McDaniel, 76, of Lynchburg, died at his home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, October 7, 2022. He was the devoted husband to the love of his life, Sandra Coffey McDaniel, for 52 years. Hill is also survived by his beloved daughter, Mary Margaret Prange and her husband, Trent David Prange, and grand dog Lucy of Alexandria, VA;...
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