Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Michael C. Miller
Nov 21, 2021
Michael Cusic Miller, 74, of Forest, VA, formerly of Stafford, VA, beloved and supportive father and grandfather, passed away on November 21, 2021. Michael was born on April 25, 1947, to Robert S. Miller and Mary F. Miller in Washington, DC.Mike spent four years in the Army as a Mandarin Chinese translator. He studied computer science/programming in college and spent...
Robert William Hassett
Nov 20, 2021
Robert William Hassett Jr., 62, passed away on November 20, 2021, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.Robert was born in 1959 at Milford Memorial Hospital in Milford, DE to Robert William Hassett Sr. and June Short. After graduating from high school, he joined the Marine Corps. While serving, he met his wife of 35 years, Hsiang Hua, and they...
Diana H. Anderson
Nov 20, 2021
Diana H. Anderson passed away quietly at her home in Westminster Canterbury on November 20, 2021.Born in NJ, July 2, 1932, graduated high school from West Orange High School and attended secretarial college for two years. She last worked at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College as Administrative Assistant to the Alumnae Director.She enjoyed music of all kinds, and an avid reader. She...
Paul Monroe Thacker
Nov 18, 2021
Paul M. Thacker, 84, of Lynchburg, VA, joined his heavenly father on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at home surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife, June White Thacker of 65 years.Born Sunday, October 3, 1937, in Amherst County, VA, Paul was a son of the late Wade H. Thacker, Sr., and the late Louise T. Thacker. In addition...
Catherine Marie Winnagle Ayers
Nov 18, 2021
Catherine Marie Winnagle Ayers, 70, of Bedford, VA died Thursday, November 18, 2021. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on January 11, 1951, a daughter of the late Raymond Jefferson Winnagle, Sr. and Mary Louise McConville.Catherine was a published poet and a retiree from C.B. Fleet Co Inc. She loved to knit, read, and write poetry.In addition to her parents,...
Ruby Marie Templeton Novak
Nov 18, 2021
Ruby Marie Templeton Novak of Lynchburg, VA, passed away November 18, 2021. Born to the late Mary Lee Dillard Templeton and Raleigh Robert Templeton on January 27, 1921, she was 10 weeks shy of her 101st birthday. She passed peacefully at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, with several family members at her side. Ruby was one of nine children and the...
William Robert “Bill” Davidson
Nov 18, 2021
William Robert “Bill” Davidson, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died on Thursday, November 18, 2021, of cancer. He was the husband of Pattie Crockett Davidson for 66+ years. Born Friday, June 15th, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bill was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Davidson, Sr., and the late Dorothy Louise Huber Davidson.When Bill was 2 years old his family...
Janet Lou Hoffman
Nov 17, 2021
Janet Lou Hoffman passed away November 17, 2021, at the Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center after a brave battle of cancer. Born May 25th, 1939, in Baltimore County, she spent most of her life in Hampstead, Maryland. Janet moved to Virginia in 2013. She is preceded by her parents William Thompson and Valeria May Rhoten-Thompson-Blessing, stepfather William Blessing, brother James...
Pamela Garner Carr
Nov 17, 2021
Pamela Garner Carr was born on October 13, 1956, in Halifax, VA to the late James Haywood Garner and Arlene Jackson Garner. Our beloved wife, mother, sister and friend entered God’s glory on November 17, 2021.Pamela grew up in Halifax (Brookneal) then moved to Lynchburg, Va where she graduated from E.C. Glass high school. She received her bachelor’s and master’s...
Sheila Lynn Shepherd Elliott
Nov 16, 2021
Sheila Lynn Shepherd Elliott passed away on Tuesday November 16, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Sheila was born on Saturday August 11,1951 to Austin L. Shepherd and Loretta Cash Dalton. She was preceded in death by her mother and her son Chad Lotts; Paternal grandparents, David W. and Elizabeth Seay Shepherd of Fluvanna, VA; Maternal grandparents, Harry and Virginia Cash...
Ann Lucas Hite
Nov 16, 2021
Ann Lucas Hite died on November 16, 2021. She was born Ann McCormick Lucas on July 24, 1926 to the late William Eugene Lucas, Sr. and the late Sara Faber Lucas in Staunton, VA, and grew up just outside of town in a historic home on a large orchard property, called Fox Hill. In 1948 she graduated with a major...
Patricia Moore Ferguson
Nov 15, 2021
Patricia Moore Ferguson, 77, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on November 15, 2021. She was the wife of Charles Ferguson for 40 years.She was born on February 28, 1944, in Stonewall, VA. a daughter of the late Robert C. Moore and Helen Viar Lipscomb.She retired from AMG, Inc. in 2016. In addition to her husband Charles, she is survived by...
Martha Ann Tisdale
Nov 15, 2021
Martha Ann Tisdale, 73, passed away Monday afternoon November 15, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at Virginia Baptist Hospital.She was born on April 9, 1948, in Lynchburg, VA where she lived, worked, and raised her family. Ann was a devoted mother, a fiercely dedicated grandmother, a proud passionate great-grandmother and loving aunt and friend. She could drive you crazy...
Shirley Katherine Mcivor
Nov 15, 2021
Shirley Katherine McIvor, of Lynchburg, died Nov. 15, 2021, at her home. She was born in Lynchburg, the daughter of the late Labron Eugene McIvor and Katherine Cox McIvor.Shirley graduated from E.C. Glass High School. She received an A.B. degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, and an advanced diploma from the University of Virginia....
Alfreda Payne
Nov 14, 2021
Alfreda Payne, “Mama”, Sister, Grandmom, Auntie and Friend”, we will forever remember your beautiful smile that would make anyone’s light shine!!She was born on August 15, 1957, to the late Isaac “Junior” Payne and Mildred Davis Payne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Derrick Lee Payne “Pooh” and we all know that her...
Doris Bates Roach
Nov 13, 2021
Doris Bates Roach, 91, of Madison Heights, Va., died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Gretna Health and Rehab Center.She was born March 30, 1930, in Pittsylvania County to the late Cubie and Linnie Adkins Bates. She was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, Lynchburg. She retired from Harris Teeter in Lynchburg. She loved her flowers and owls.In addition...
William Richard Ondell, Sr.
Nov 13, 2021
William R. “Bill” Ondell, Sr., 73, of Thaxton, VA passed away on November 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Dayton, OH, on June 12, 1948. He is the son of the late Earl W. Ondell, Sr. and Marjorie Helen Martin Ondell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Earl W. Ondell...
Dewitt T. “Buddy” Lefew, Jr.
Nov 13, 2021
Dewitt “Buddy” T. LeFew, Jr., age 86, of Lynchburg, VA passed away peacefully on November 13, 2021. He was born on May 11, 1935 in Lynchburg, VA, the son of the late Dewitt T. LeFew, Sr., and Vivian Brooks LeFew. He is preceded in death by his parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Franklin Freda, and two cousins raised...
Ronnie Daniel Campbell
Nov 13, 2021
Ronnie Daniel Campbell, 68, of Amherst went to be with his Lord, on Saturday, November 13, 2021. He was the husband of Sandra Reichard Campbell for over 40 years.Ronnie was born October 30, 1953, in Lynchburg, a son of Doris Coleman Hartless and the late Everett Clayton Campbell of Amherst. In addition to his father, he is preceeded in death...
Grace Miller Karnes Johnson
Nov 11, 2021
Grace Miller Karnes Johnson, 100, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021, after just celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born on November 7, 1921, to the late James Miller Karnes and Leola Merton James Karnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Page Johnson and siblings, Dot, Irene, Opal, Carl, Ray, Wayne,...
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