Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Willie Ray Taylor
Nov 7, 2022
Willie Ray Taylor of Lynchburg, Virginia departed this life and entered the gates of heaven on November 7, 2022. Willie Ray was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on September 30, 1947 to the late Willie E. Battle and Elizabeth Dew Taylor. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Arrington and Bettye Pryor. He is survived by his...
John Alvin Ekstrom
Nov 7, 2022
John Alvin Ekstrom, born in Asbury Park, New Jersey on September 7, 1937, departed this life on November 7, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital.John started his education in a 3-room schoolhouse in Andover, NJ and later attended grade school in Newton, NJ. He moved with his family to a farm in Greene, NY in 1949 and graduated from Greene Central...
Melvin Delmer Jones
Nov 6, 2022
Melvin Delmer Jones, 92 , of Forest, died Sunday, November 6, 2022.He was the husband of the late Betty Jones.Melvin was born September 29, 1930 in Roanoke, a son of the late Henry and Minnie Jones.He served in the U.S. Army, was a manager for Westvaco Corporation until his retirement and a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church.Melvin is survived...
Bruce Mayberry
Nov 6, 2022
Bruce “Talmadge” Mayberry of Lynchburg, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday November 6, 2022. He was born in Appomattox, Virginia February 5, 1938 to the late Willie Walker Mayberry and Lucy Kessler Mayberry. He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Ruby Roady and Evelyn Lockhart and brothers James Mayberry and W. Ray Mayberry. He is...
Jacob Fitzgerald Cassidy
Nov 6, 2022
Jacob Fitzgerald Cassidy, born to the late Joseph “Pop” Kelly Cassidy Sr. and loving mother Judith Fitzgerald Dawson, passed away after years of battling mental illness in his birth town of Lynchburg, Virginia on November 6, 2022 at 42 years of age.Jake was born on March 5, 1980 alongside his twin sister and lifelong friend, Jessica Cassidy Cooper. He was...
Matthew Samuel Miller, Sr.
Nov 6, 2022
Matthew Samuel Miller, Sr., 37, of Bedford, passed away on November 6, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Virginia on March 18, 1985.A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Longwood Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Ross Gilfillen officiating.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family.
Bennie F. Taylor
Nov 6, 2022
“The Lord will make you prosperous in all that you do.” (Deuteronomy 30:9)Bennie F. Taylor, 68, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022. He was a gifted storyteller, an avid golfer, and a beloved friend, husband, and father. And in every aspect, he fully lived this promise spoken by God.His son Joey said, “Dad taught me countless lessons on how...
David Anthony Vance
Nov 5, 2022
David Anthony “Tony” Vance, 51, of Huddleston, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, George Vance; grandmother, Josephine Kendall and a great-grandmother, Carrie “Mag” Whalen.Tony lived life to the fullest. He enjoyed spending time on Smith Mountain Lake where he called home. He loved fishing, gardening, helping others with no expectation of...
Sarah Emily Davis Stephens
Nov 5, 2022
Sarah Emily Davis Stephens, 95, of Lynchburg passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022.She was the wife of the late Earl Edward Stephens.Born on October 11, 1927, in Amherst, VA. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Davis and Margaret Davis. She graduated from New London Academy in 1944. She worked at the Telephone Company as a Long-Distance Operator and...
Marilyn Kay Burt Cook
Nov 4, 2022
Marilyn Kay Cook, age 84, died peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2022 in her home with her devoted husband by her side.Marilyn was a loving mother and wife. She is survived by her husband David G. Cook; son James Cook; daughter and son-in-law Melissa Deaton Cook and Mike Deaton; and brother Jerry Burt and family. She is also survived by...
Rebecca Ann Minnis
Nov 4, 2022
Rebecca Ann Minnis 74 of Evington, VA passed away on Friday, November 4th 2022. She was the wife of Dale Minnis.She was born in Bedford County, Va. on May 24, 1948. She was the daughter of Earl and Margaret Woodruff.Rebeca is survived by her husband, Dale Minnis of Evington; her daughters Cherise Ramos of Evington, Tonya Armenti, of Lynchburg, and...
Deborah Dean Danos Ogden
Nov 4, 2022
Deborah Dean Ogden, 69, of Lynchburg passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at her residence.She was born in Lynchburg on January 22, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Clemile Danos and Lavorn Wilson Danos. She also retired from Progress Printing.She is survived by her son Chris Ogden and his fiancé Darla; his son and her grandson Samuel...
William Rajaniemi
Nov 3, 2022
William Rajaniemi, 18, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 8, 2004, in Bedford, VA.Will loved music and had a wide variety of styles that he liked from rock to Christian and everything in between. He was very tough and strong and was not demonstrative. He always had a...
William Rajaniemi
Nov 3, 2022
William Rajaniemi, 18, of Bedford Virginia, passed away on Thursday November 3, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family. To send online condolences please visit tharpfuneralhome.com.
Wilson “Wc” Carrington Story, Jr.
Nov 3, 2022
Wilson “WC” Carrington Story, Jr., 85, of Concord, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022. He was the husband of the late Sadie Whorley Story for 52 years.WC was born on July 18, 1937 in Lynchburg to the late Wilson Carrington Story, Sr. and the late Maxine Elsie Martin Story.He is survived by his son Tony Carrington Story; his grandsons Anthony...
Carl Eugene Wooldridge
Nov 2, 2022
Carl Eugene Wooldridge, 65, passed away Wednesday November 2, 2022 at The Summit, after being hospitalized since August 24th with acute cardiac issues as well as other chronic illnesses. Carl was the husband of Jeanne Garraghty Wooldridge for 47 years.Carl was born September 9, 1957 in Lynchburg, VA to Caswell Thomas Wooldridge and Georgie Simmons Wooldridge. He was the youngest...
Leslie Nicole Hudson
Nov 2, 2022
The light that was Leslie Nicole Hudson was born on May 13, 1975 and left our world on November 2, 2022.Leslie was the beloved daughter of Dana and Mike Chenault.She was the wife of H. Lee Hudson III for 29 years. Most importantly, she was the cherished mother of Jeremy Michael Hudson (Sarah Short) and Justin Reid Hudson (Sophie Buckingham).Also...
Robert William Newton
Nov 2, 2022
Robert William “Bob” Newton, 81, of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Montgomery County. He was born in New York on March 24, 1941. A son of the late Paul Newton and Alice Barnwell Newton.Bob had a huge passion for music. He started his music career in 1958 in New York and...
Victoria Landfear Forrest
Nov 2, 2022
Victoria (Vicki Landfear) Forrest, age 78, passed away November 2nd at Heritage Green Nursing home in Lynchburg, Virginia after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Vicki was born in Troy, NY May 9, 1945 and graduated from Troy High School in 1962. She attended Syracuse University and Russel Sage, graduating with honors from University of MD, Heidelberg Germany in 1969, with...
Deacon Thomas Edward Harris
Nov 1, 2022
Deacon Thomas Edward Harris, 84, of Lynchburg, VA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Joyce Curtis Harris. The last few years of his life he battled with illness but he was determined to keep on going. He...
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