Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Sandra Lee Nicely
Jul 13, 2022
Sandra Lee Nicely, 77, of Lynchburg passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022. She was the wife of Pete R. Nicely.Sandra was born in Iron Gate, Virginia on February 16, 1945, a daughter of the late Lloyd Strong Unroe and Norma Hickman Unroe. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter Amanda Lawrence and her husband Kevin of...
Brenda N. Ashwell
Jul 12, 2022
Brenda N. Ashwell, 74, of Huddleston, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Bedford Hospice House. She was the loving wife of Charles A. Ashwell of 50 years. Born in Bedford, VA on August 17, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Bassil (Jerry) and Joyce W. Nichols. She was a member of Bethesda Methodist Church in...
Cameron Lewis Watkins
Jul 12, 2022
Cameron Lewis Watkins, 66, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, with his family by his side. He was the husband of Janet Watkins for 45 years.Cameron was born January 12, 1956, in North Carolina, son of the late Clyde Junior Watkins and Wilma Greenfeather Watkins. Cameron was very proud of his Shawnee and Cherokee heritage. A project manager...
Carl Holland Wells
Jul 12, 2022
Carl Holland Wells, 86, of Bedford passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. He was born on January 5, 1936 in Bedford, VA. A son of the late Christopher Carl Wells and Sarah Augusta Holland Wells.Carl was a member of Bedford Baptist church for many years. His presence within our community through civic groups and memberships was very evident. He...
David S. Turner
Jul 11, 2022
David S. Turner of Bedford, Virginia, died on the morning of July 11, 2022. He suffered from dementia. His wife, Ellen, survives him, as well as numerous cousins. David was born in Montrose, Scotland, in 1943. He served in the US Army with tours in Vietnam and Germany as a transportation specialist.After an honorable discharge from the Army, David worked...
Chester Lee Hickman Sr
Jul 10, 2022
HICKMAN, Chester Lee, age 82, of Bedford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was born on February 12th, 1940, in Rockbridge, VA. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and worked at RUBATEX, from 1964-1999 and retired in 2000. Chester was a devoted husband and father, and cherished spending time with his...
James Rolen
Jul 10, 2022
James Rolen, 72 of Roanoke passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Roanoke, is assisting the family. To send online condolences please visit tharpfuneralhome.com.
Jeanita Coulthard Camm
Jul 10, 2022
Jeanita “Jean” Camm died July 10, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. She was able to celebrate her 100th birthday with her family on their beloved Virginia Century farm, St. Moor, in Monroe. Jean was born in Cumbria, England on May 31, 1922. Growing up in Maryport, a little fishing village in Northern England, during WWII shaped her character for...
Sharon Frazier Lowe
Jul 9, 2022
Sharon passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of July 9. Her courage and bravery over the last 6-1/2 years battling cancer are a testament to her character and the way in which she approached life. It cannot, and will not, be said that she lost her battle with cancer. Quite the contrary, the cancer is now dead and...
Vickie Austin Willis
Jul 8, 2022
Vickie Austin Willis, 64, of Lynchburg, VA passed away peacefully on July 8, 2022, in the comfort of her home. She was surrounded by her family as she stepped into heaven.Born November 28, 1957, in Lynchburg, VA, Vickie was the daughter of Helen Austin Dooley of Lynchburg, and the late William Byrd Austin, Sr.Vickie’s family was her world, and she,...
Hazel Williams Lockwood
Jul 8, 2022
Hazel Williams Lockwood, 100, of Lynchburg, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Murray and Hazel Williams of Chesapeake,Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garrison Tankard Lockwood and her brothers, Albany, Bill, Belmont, and Murray, and sisters Marie Johnson, Margaret Carey, and Annie Poindexter.Hazel has one surviving sister, Betty Williams...
Elizabeth Marsh Anderson
Jul 7, 2022
Frances Elizabeth Marsh “Liz” Anderson, 84, of Forest, Virginia passed away on July 7, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Maynard and Frances Marsh, and the wife of the late James Arthur Anderson for 66 years.Elizabeth was born on January 10, 1938, in Lynchburg. She attended E.C. Glass High School, then pursued a career in finance and accounting,...
Daniel Lee Steenwyk
Jul 6, 2022
Daniel Lee Steenwyk, 51 of Amherst, Virginia died on Wednesday, July 6, 2022Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights is assisting the family.
Sharon Butterbaugh Schwartz
Jul 4, 2022
Sharon Butterbaugh Schwartz, 74, of Madison Heights, Virginia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 4, 2022. She was the beloved wife of David Charles Schwartz for 43 years and the daughter of the late Paul Butterbaugh, Sr., and Dorothea (Smith) Butterbaugh. Sharon was born on June 21, 1948, in Osaka, Japan (where her father was...
David Crickenberger
Jul 4, 2022
David Alan Crickenberger, 61, of Madison Heights Virginia passed away July 4, 2022. David was born August 19, 1961, in Newport News, VA. He was son of the late Earling T and Marie M Crickenberger both of Newport News, Va.David left us after a lifelong battle from the devastating effects and illness of a brain tumor since the age of...
Wilma Geneva Sylvester Blackburn
Jul 3, 2022
Wilma Geneva Sylvester Blackburn, age 82, of Lynchburg, peacefully passed away at her home in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Her husband, William “Don” Blackburn, was holding her hand as he lay by her side as she was welcomed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. Wilma Geneva Sylvester was born December 9, 1939, and...
Angeline Shaver Mcmichael
Jul 2, 2022
Angeline Shaver McMichaelNovember 11, 1930 – July 2, 2022Mrs. Angeline Shaver McMichael (Angie, Mrs. Mac) joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Walkers and wheel chairs have been left behind, and she is once again dancing with her husband of sixty-four years. She will be missed by family and friends who marveled at...
Kerry Denise Merritt
Jul 2, 2022
Kerry Denise Merritt, 52, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, July 2, 2022, after a relatively short battle with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. She was the loving wife of Brian C. Greene. Brian and Kerry married in December 2020, but they had more than twenty years together being partners in love, life, and adventure.Kerry was born...
Frances Coleman
Jul 1, 2022
Frances Scruggs Coleman passed away Friday July 1, 2022 at Lynchburg General Hospital.She was the daughter of the late Algie and Rodney Scruggs. She was predeceased in death by her brother James Rodney Scruggs.She is survived by her daughter Belinda Carol Overstreet; son-in-law Johnny Osborne; two grandsons Travis Garland Osborne (Shaniqua) and Burgess Alexander Osborne; one great grandson, Gabriel Norman...
Verna Mae Jordan Ryder
Jul 1, 2022
Verna Mae Jordan Ryder, 64, of Forest, Virginia, had a gentle transition to her heavenly eternal home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, July 01, 2022. She was the wife of Thomas Moorman Ryder III of Forest, Va. Verna was 16 years of age when she married Thomas and Thomas was 19 years of age. They loved...
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