Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Harriett White Payne
Dec 8, 2021
Harriett White Payne, 92, of Lynchburg, Virginia, departed this life Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Payne.She was born March 22, 1929, in Bedford County, Virginia to the late Davis and Helen Richie White. She joined Reed Creek Baptist Church, in Big Island, Virginia at an early age where she was a devoted...
Lennis Preston Wade
Dec 7, 2021
Lennis Preston Wade, 88, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, while at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1933 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Robert Wade.Preston attended EC Glass High School, where he and the late Coach Bryan later established the Bryan-Wade Fund for athletes. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic...
Mildred Sale Sharman
Dec 6, 2021
On Monday, December 6, Mildred Sale Sharman passed away in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was born February 11, 1934, to the late Forest Edward Sale and Nell Campbell Sale in Amherst County.Mildred or “Mikey” to her beloved husband, close family members and friends, is survived by her husband of 67 years, O.C. and four children: Jan (Rodney), Sharon (Marvin), Owen (Rick)...
Nancy Anthonette Ayala-Cash Garcia
Dec 6, 2021
Nancy Anthonette Ayala-Cash Garcia, 59, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, December 6, 2021. She was the loving wife of Domingo Garcia.Nancy was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 25, 1962, a daughter of the late Vincent Ayala and Kathryn Gladwell Ramos. Nancy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all and was a member of Faith...
Geraldine Juanita Smallwood Reynolds
Dec 5, 2021
Geraldine Juanita “Gerri” Smallwood Reynolds, 90 of Moneta, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2021. She was born on March 27, 1931, in Roanoke, VA. A daughter of the late, Edgar Pearly Smallwood and Ethel Edna Light Smallwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Richard Melvin Reynolds, Sr. daughters Carolyn Diane Reynolds and...
Christine Elliott Burnette
Dec 5, 2021
Christine Elliott Burnette “39 and holding” of Lynchburg gained her angel wings Sunday, December 5, 2021. Christine was born September 16th in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late George Robert Elliott and Pearl Virginia Lerner Elliott.She was with the love of her life, Edward “Eddie” Lee Burnette, for over 67 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by...
Christina Dawn Mawyer
Dec 4, 2021
Christina Dawn Mawyer, 46, of Lynchburg died Saturday December 4, 2021.Christina was born November 1, 1975, in Lynchburg, Virginia a daughter of the late Calvin Carroll Mawyer, Sr. and Eva May Stinnett Mawyer. She is survived by a brother Calvin C. Mawyer, Jr. of Lynchburg, VA., a sister Cathy Witcher (Doug) of Moneta, VA., a nephew Chris Ellis, Sr. (Tia)...
Margie Carol Joseph
Dec 4, 2021
Margie Carol Joseph, 77, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was the loving wife of Joseph David Joseph for 59 years.Carol was born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania on July 30, 1944, a daughter of the late John Teeter and Ruth Camerer Teeter. Carol was a devoted homemaker for her family and a member...
Alvin Jackson “Jack” Ballard, Jr
Dec 3, 2021
Alvin Jackson “Jack” Ballard, Jr. was born on April 14, 1939, to loving parents, Alvin Jackson Ballard, Sr. and Edna Lee Craft Ballard. He grew up in Covington, Virginia on Pocahontas Street.Jack was a hard worker and an explorer from a young age, helping his family while hunting and fishing on his own. He used the first wages that he...
Colonel Kenneth John “Ken” Hacker
Dec 3, 2021
Colonel Kenneth John “Ken” Hacker, U.S. Air Force, Ret., 77, of Lynchburg passed away Friday, December 3, 2021, in a local hospital.He was born on February 22, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Air Forces as a pilot in the field of aviation security until his retirement. He was a...
Jimmie Campbell
Dec 2, 2021
Jimmie Rogers Campbell, Sr. of Altavista passed away on December 2, 2021 at the home of his son, Jimmie, Jr. also of Altavista. He was 83 years old. Born on June 25, 1938, in Amherst County VA, his parents were Betty Pearl Cash Campbell and Bernard T. Campbell of Clifford VA. He was the husband of Shirley C. Campbell (deceased)....
Edward Lee Gardner
Dec 2, 2021
Edward Lee Gardner, 90, of Lynchburg, Virginia, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021. He was born in Hudgins, Kentucky on Friday, September 11, 1931, to Virgil Starling and Lora Elma Gardner. On January 2, 1953, three months after meeting her, he married the love of his life Susie Eleanor Bates. ...
Rachel M. Singleton
Dec 1, 2021
Rachel M. Singleton, died on December 1, 2021, after a slow, but relentless decline in health, following a stroke suffered in 2005. She carried herself with grace and dignity in spite of her many physical limitations, and maintained her sense of humor and joyful spirit into her last days.Born on November 27, 1930 in Campbell County, she had just celebrated...
Joyce Riley Welch
Dec 1, 2021
Joyce Riley Welch, 87, of Madison Heights, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Carroll Bell Welch for 65 years.Joyce was born April 26, 1934, in Lynchburg, Va. to the late Herbert W Riley and the late Eura W Riley of Rustburg, VA.Joyce attended Rustburg public schools, graduating as one of...
William Clark Rabon
Dec 1, 2021
William Clark Rabon, 87, of Lynchburg, Va., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Rabon and Beatrice Clark Rabon; and his sister Mildred Smith.William was born Nov. 27, 1934, in New London and grew up on Henry Street across from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. He performed acrobatics with his...
Samuel Kovey Rogers
Nov 30, 2021
Jesus welcomed our beloved, talented, selfless, funny, Samuel Kovey Rogers, 19, of Lynchburg, Virginia, into heaven on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Samuel was truly a gift and was the much-loved son of Ronnie William Rogers, Jr., and Tammy Tomlin Rogers. He was brother and best friend to William Rogers.Samuel was born on July 26, 2002, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended...
Cathy Ann Reeves Dawson
Nov 30, 2021
Cathy Ann Reeves Dawson, 64, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021. She was the loving wife of Donnie Lee Dawson for 27 years.Cathy was born Sunday, January 13, 1957, in Lynchburg, VA a daughter of the late David Chambers and the late Julia Reeves Chambers. She was a member of Christ Temple Bible Way and spent many years...
Johannes (Hans) Van De Graaf
Nov 30, 2021
Johannes J. van de Graaf died peacefully on November 30, 2021 at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was 94. Born in Vriezenveen, the Netherlands on January 10, 1927, he was the third of three sons born to Jacob van de Graaf and Susanna Maliepaard van de Graaf. Predeceased by his parents and also by his brothers Simon and Jan,...
Ruth Barbara Guill
Nov 29, 2021
Ruth Barbara Guill, 87, of Lynchburg died Monday, November 29, 2021. She was the wife of the late Randolph Delaware Guill.Barbara was born October 2, 1934, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late James Garfield Londeree and Florence Smoot Londeree. Barbara was retired as a Sales and District Manager with the K-Mart Corporation and was a member of Timberlake United...
Earlean Martha Jones Peerman
Nov 29, 2021
Earlean Martha Jones Peerman departed this life on Monday, November 29, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born in Campbell County, VA., June 12, 1942 to the late Robert Berkley Jones Sr. and late Magnolia Jones. She was preceded in death by her sister Leonia J. Franklin and brother Clyde “Duval” Jones. She studied nursing in her younger years...
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