Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Stephen Ray Thacker
Apr 3, 2022
Steve was born July 11, 1952, to Ray M. and Frances H. Thacker in Washington DC. He passed away April 3, 2022, having dealt with a long illness. He was married to Deborah V. Thacker for 47 years.He lived in Maryland for ten years and then moved to Annandale, Va. where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1970...
John H. Lewis
Apr 3, 2022
John H. Lewis, son of Carl and Louise Lewis was born in Glasgow, Va. on December 8, 1931. John passed away April 3, 2022. He was married to Betty Bush Lewis for over 70 years.He was retired for Burlington Industries as a truck driver. He was also a member of Randolph Memorial Church where he proudly served as an usher.John...
Julie Marie Geissler Greco
Apr 3, 2022
Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Julie Marie Geissler Greco.Mrs. Julie Marie Geissler Greco, age 57, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on September 15, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was the loving daughter of the late George Geissler and Diana Fettig Geissler. She was raised in Lynchburg and was a 1983 graduate of Brooksville High School....
Larry Clint Nichols. Sr.
Apr 3, 2022
After a courageous fight, the Lord said, “let him rest”. On Sunday April 3rd, 2022, Larry Clint “Fluffy” Nichols Sr. was called home.Larry was born on November 13, 1962 to the late Leonard W Nichols and Mildred R Nichols. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Wanda Nichols, father in law James Sexton, and...
Lon Clayton Warner Ii
Apr 2, 2022
Lon Clayton Warner II, 79, of Spout Spring, VA died Saturday, April 2, 2022. He was the loving husband of Jean Smith Warner for 58 years.Lon was born December 6, 1942, in Manassas, VA, a son of the late Lon Clayton Warner and the late Virginia Dale Mays. He was a member of Living Word Baptist Church and had retired...
David Allen Mays
Mar 31, 2022
David Allen Mays, 86 of Madison Heights, died Thursday, March 31, 2022. He was the husband of the late Linda Morgan Mays.Born in Appomattox on January 25, 1936, a son of the late Louis Gleaves and Rhetta Mays. He was a member of Timberlake Baptist Church and retired from General Electric.David loved the outdoors; he was the happiest at the...
Michael Bennett Amowitz
Mar 31, 2022
Michael Bennett Amowitz, 67, passed away on March 31 surrounded by his beloved siblings.Born on December 29, 1954 by the late Dr. J. David and Georgette Amowitz, Mike was a very proud class of 1972 graduate of E.C. Glass High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Richmond where he was a life long Spiders...
Elizabeth Mosley
Mar 30, 2022
Elizabeth Mosley, 76 of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights is assisting the family.
Mary Elizabeth Walton Hancock
Mar 30, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Walton Hancock, age 92, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 after five years of declining health. Born February 11, 1930, she was married to Clarence Nelson Hancock who predeceased her October 17, 1999. She was the daughter of the late Zane Wilson and Mary Cabell Harris Walton.She was a graduate of Appomattox High School...
William Lesure
Mar 30, 2022
William LeSure departed this life on March 30, 2022, at Heartland Skilled Nursing Facility surrounded by a roomful of loving friends (several of whom were former coworkers).William was born on April 3, 1965, to the late William Draper LeSure and Evelyn Byrd Draper LeSure.Those who knew William, will remember his smiling blue eyes and his willingness to make his point...
Albert Thomas Worley
Mar 29, 2022
Albert Thomas “Butch” Worley, 74, of Bedford passed away on March 29, 2022, at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Virginia on February 27, 1948. A son of the late Albert Jason Worley and Blanche Newcomb. In addition to his parents Butch was preceded in death by his son, Albert Thomas Worley, Jr.Butch was a retired machinist with...
Naomi Rosalind Walker Caldwell
Mar 29, 2022
Naomi Caldwell passed away at 82 on March 29, 2022. She grew up in Nashville and subsequently lived in Baltimore,Md., Charlottesville,Va., and, for over three decades, Lynchburg,Va.Naomi earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies (studying Russian History, Literature and Language) from the University of Virginia. After working as a stay-at-home mom, she earned an MBA from the University of Baltimore...
Gwendolyn Steagall Hickson
Mar 28, 2022
With the loving support of her family, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Steagall Hickson peacefully passed from this earth to her Heavenly Home on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg.Born in Lynchburg on August 8, 1929, Gwen was the daughter of the late Violet McCarson and James Allen Steagall. She was the devoted wife of her high school sweetheart, the...
Stephanie Garrett
Mar 28, 2022
Stephanie Lisa Garrett passed in the arms of Christ at home surrounded by her family just before sunrise on March 28, 2022. She is survived by her husband Robert Garrett, her sons Luke Franzelas, Christopher Franzelas and Scott Garrett (Step Son), her daughters Sandra Perez and Charis Shea, her brothers Jeffery Becker and John Becker, her sisters Shanuth Octavio, Sue...
Margaret Marie Perry
Mar 27, 2022
Margaret Marie Perry, 97, of Madison Heights passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was the wife of the late John Obediah Perry.Margaret was born March 9, 1925, in Waynesboro, Virginia a daughter of the late Luther Hamilton Moore and Ida Peters Moore. Margaret was retired from General Electric and was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Madison Heights.She...
Nicholas Dean Murry
Mar 27, 2022
Nicholas Dean Murry, 23, of Bedford passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He was born on May 28, 1998, in Springfield, OH, he was a son of Hershel and Jessica Murry Jones.He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandparents, Jim and Jewel Murry, maternal grandfather, John Murry and paternal grandmother, Maria Nomie Jones.Left to cherish his memory...
Charleen Shelton Little
Mar 27, 2022
Charleen Shelton Little passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was born on March 7, 1930, to the late James Estel Shelton and Lillian Cash Shelton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Arnold Little Sr.; a son, Arnold Little Jr; a sister, Rebecca Stinnett; three brothers, James Shelton, Irvin Shelton, and Mack...
Donald Keith “Deke” Holman
Mar 26, 2022
Donald Keith “Deke” Holman, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2022, at age 97.Deke, born in 1925 in Lincoln, Kansas to Charles and Delia Holman, lived a rich and full life surrounded by friends and family.He honorably served during World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps, copiloting the C-47 on D-day, and later piloting the P-47...
Jack Jay Weymouth
Mar 26, 2022
Jack Jay Weymouth, 85, of Myrtle Beach, passed away on March 26, 2022, at Brightwater Nursing Center with his family by his side.Jack was born October 3, 1936, in Saginaw, Michigan, a son of the late Merrill Holden Weymouth and Mildred Ellen Loebrich Weymouth. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Walker Weymouth,...
Carline Elizabeth Andrews Tyree
Mar 25, 2022
Carline Elizabeth Andrews Tyree, sunrise March 12, 1956, and sunset, March 25, 2022. She was born to the late Roy and Viola Andrews.She was preceded in death by four brothers and survived by three sisters, Lelia Moss, Dora Mays, and Kathy Orange.In addition to her sisters, Carline is survived by her significant other, David Hall, her daughter, Olivia Andrews and...
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