Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
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...
Codey William Donahue
Nov 1, 2022
Codey William Donahue, 29, of Bedford , Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.He was born on June 9, 1993, in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a high school graduate of Staunton River High School.After high school, Codey enlisted in the US Army and worked his way up to becoming a E5 Sargent. While in the Army, he was deployed...
Helen Jeanette Gravely
Nov 1, 2022
Helen Jeanette Nickell Fariss Gravely, 86 passed away November 1st, 2022. She was predeceased by her first husband of fifty-five years, James F. Fariss; a daughter, Susan Jeanette Fariss Dodge; her parents John and Katherine Nickell; and her sister, Margaret N. Bowling. She is survived by her daughter Sharon Fariss Dossel and husband Will; her second husband Ralph O. Gravely;...
Sally Lyons Davidson Hunt
Oct 31, 2022
Sally Lyons Davidson Hunt of 1408 Northwood Circle, Lynchburg, Virginia, died on Monday, October 31, 2022.Sally was born on January 10, 1946, at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg Virginia. She was the daughter of the late James Lyons Davidson and the late Jette Baker Davidson.Sally is survived by her husband, William Reese Hunt; her children, William Reese Hunt Jr. and...
Faye Scott Wells
Oct 31, 2022
Faye Scott Wells, 74, of Forest, VA, went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 31, 2022, with her family by her side.Born December 2, 1947 in Lynchburg a daughter of Mary Anne Hamlett and the late Garland Moon Hamlett.She was a charter member of Heritage Baptist Church and devoted to her family, always taking care of them. She...
Vivian Jeanette Chaffin Southall
Oct 30, 2022
Vivian Jeanette Chaffin Southall, 90, of City View Farm, Lynchburg, departed this life on Sunday, October 30, 2022. She was the loving wife of the late Horton Miller “Pokey” Southall, for over 67 years. Jeanette and Pokey were married September 24, 1950.Affectionately known as Jeanette, she was born December 1, 1931 in her grandmother’s home which she currently owned and...
Beatrice Stowe Pendleton
Oct 30, 2022
Beatrice Stowe “Bea” Pendleton, 92, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, October 30, 2022. She was the wife of the late Warren E. Pendleton.Bea was born on March 10, 1930 in Buckingham, Va. to the late William Thomas Stowe and the late Bertha Mae Wallace Stowe.She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and attended the University of Virginia post graduate...
Marie Mitchell Tweedy
Oct 30, 2022
Marie Mitchell Tweedy, 74, of Rustburg, Virginia, passed away at her home on October 30, 2022.Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on January 7, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Sonnie F. Mitchell, Jr. and Virginia Powell Mitchell. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Marvin; her son Keith of Richmond; daughter Jennifer Tweedy Johnson (Stuart), grandchildren Blane...
Marque Danta Swain
Oct 29, 2022
Marque “Marq” Danta Swain, 32, of Lynchburg entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 29, 2022. He was born on April 10, 1990, to Brenda Brown Miller and the late Bennett William Swain II.He is preceded in death by his Grandparents Corine Johnson Brown, Bennett William Swain Sr., and Laura Swain. He had a lot of hobbies which helped him...
Barry D. Mays
Oct 29, 2022
Barry Douglas Mays, 70 of Buena Vista passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, on March 1, 1952. The son of the late Oscar Leonard Mays and Dorothy Pearl Martin Smith. In addition to his parents Barry was preceded in death by his brother, Little Tommy Mays.Barry was a very...
Phillip Issac Langhorne, Sr.
Oct 28, 2022
Phillip Isaac Langhorne Sr. , 47 of Lynchburg, Va. transitioned on Friday, October 28, 2022. He was born on August 29, 1975 to Frances and Charles W. Langhorne of Lynchburg, Va. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alberta and James T. Smith and Laura Davis Langhorne and Thomas O. Langhorne Sr.Phillip graduated from Heritage High School, Lynchburg, Va....
Deacon Linwood Randolph Wright
Oct 28, 2022
Deacon Linwood Randolph Wright of Big Island, VA transitioned on Friday, October 28, 2022, at his residence.Deacon Linwood Randolph Wright, born March 17, 1941 in Bedford County Virginia. He transitioned peacefully into eternal life on Friday, October 28, 2022 at his residence.He was the son of the late Dennis and Hester Wright. He was preceded in death by two brothers;...
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