Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Ethel Minter
Jun 3, 2022
Ethel Minter , 88, of Chatham, VA, died Friday, June 3, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Earl L. Smith
Jun 2, 2022
Earl L. Smith “Troy,” age 56, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, departed his earthly life at his residence on June 2, 2022. He was born on August 29, 1965 to Geraldine and Earl Smith. Troy was employed at Flowers Bakery for over 30 years.He joined Scott Zion Baptist Church at a young age. He attended E.C. Glass High School and was...
Edmund Francis Cass, Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
Edmund Francis Cass Jr., 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Roy S. Bryant
Jun 1, 2022
Roy S. Bryant, Jr., 85, of Madison Heights, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit tharpfuneralhome.com.
Edmund Francis Cass, Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
Edmund Francis Cass, Jr., 88, of Lynchburg passed away peacefully on June 1, 2022. Ed was born on March 16, 1934 in New York, NY to Edmund and Louise Cass. He was a graduate of St. John’s University.Ed had a long career in life insurance, including being Vice President of Sales at First Colony Life. After retiring, Ed taught at...
Jonathan Roth
Jun 1, 2022
Jonathan Roth , 59, of Rustburg, VA, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Phyllis Elenor Hepler Simmons
Jun 1, 2022
Phyllis Elenor Hepler Simmons, 72, of Covington, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. She was born in Covington and was the daughter of the late Leonard Leo “Jim” Hepler and Alva Golden Persinger Hepler.Phyllis was a fun-loving woman who loved spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed cooking, gardening, and flowers. She was loved by so...
Joseph (Joe) Edward Nuckols
May 30, 2022
Joseph “Joe” Edward Nuckols, 83, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on May 30th, 2022. He was the son of the late Earnest Nuckols and Lillian Hartless Nuckols, and the husband of Bettie Nuckols for 62 years.Joseph was born on Jan. 30, 1939, in Lynchburg, VA. He retired from Rock-Tenn Paperboard Products.In addition to his wife, Joseph is survived by his...
Rebecca Lou “Becky” Justice
May 30, 2022
Rebecca Lou “Becky” Justice, 73, of Forest went to be with her Lord, Saturday, May 30, 2022. She was the wife of the late John Edward Justice.Becky was born in Altavista, Virginia on September 30, 1948, a daughter of the late Berkley Rowland and Lois Arthur Rowland. She was also the adoptive daughter of the late James and Estelle Phillips....
Margaret “Tootie” Jacquline Goad Turner
May 29, 2022
Margaret “Tootie” Jacquline Goad Turner, 94, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Ray Vaughn and Reva Arnold Goad. She was born on November 15, 1927, in Huddleston, Virginia. Margaret was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a devoted member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses in...
Margaret Jacquline Turner
May 29, 2022
Margaret Jacquline Turner, 94, of Bedford passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family.
Kent P. Snead
May 29, 2022
Kent Poindexter Snead, 76, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend departed for his heavenly home late Sunday evening, May 29th, 2022.Kent was born in Bangalore, India on June 29th, 1945, to his parents, the late Edward Poindexter Snead (b.1920-2001) and Phyllis Marguerite Edwards (b.1913-1991). Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 51 years,...
James Allen Huff
May 29, 2022
James Allen Huff, 84, of Lynchburg, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born Oct. 21, 1937 in Independence, KS to Allen Huff and Lillith Bohannon Huff, he was much loved by his family and friends in every community he lived in.James served in the United States Air Force right out of high school, then went on...
Ann Sophia Vansomeren
May 29, 2022
Ann VanSomeren, 93, of Penhook, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. She was born on November 10, 1928, to the late Samuel and Jeani Robinson Kane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Fred George VanSomeren.Ann is survived by her children, Bonnie J. Overman of Penhook, VA, William S....
Charles David Blue
May 28, 2022
Charles David Blue of Lynchburg, VA 79, passed away on Saturday May 28, 2022, He was born on October 15, 1942, in Fayetteville NC, the son of the Reverend David Fairley Blue Jr. and Thelma Walker Blue.David is survived by his loving wife, Betty Trevey Blue; two children and their families: Susan Blue and Jeff Starke and their two children:...
Margarete Pachey
May 28, 2022
Margarete Erna Pachey went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 28, 2022. She was born on November 5, 1928 to the late Heinrich Christoph Alvermann and Elise Marie Bennecke in Toledo, Ohio. A graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo, she met her future husband, Henry, at Toledo Scale Company.She was preceded in death by her husband of...
Helen Burrows Arthur
May 28, 2022
Helen Burrows Arthur, 95, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She is survived by her nephews, William A. Burrows Jr. (Joy), Charles Hampton Arthur (Sara), Claude Arthur, Jr.; nieces, Deborah Lynn Burrows, and Mary Walter Arthur; brother-in-law, Claude Arthur; great-nieces, Darby Allen and Lacy Burrows Adams, Josie Nena Arthur, and Caroline Astor Midkiff; great-nephew, Loudoun Paul...
Evelyn Neblett
May 28, 2022
Evelyn Neblett, 75, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 28, 2022, after a valiant two-year battle with cancer.Born April 30, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Pearl Hildebrand Nolte and Eugene Victor Nolte, she was married to Ronald William Neblett on May 29, 1971. She was blessed with three wonderful children, Ronald Victor Neblett, Tracy Kyper,...
Tamara Gandy Laughlin
May 28, 2022
Tamara Gandy Laughlin, 42, of Forest, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was the daughter of Gene and Cheryl Gandy, and the devoted wife of Mike “L.A. Mike” Laughlin.Tamara was born on September 21, 1979, in Florence, South Carolina. She attended Randolph-Macon Woman’s College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She then attended Lynchburg...
Ronald Melvin Rice
May 27, 2022
On Friday, May 27, 2022 an angel of mercy dropped by the home of Ronald “Ronnie” Melvin Rice our beloved father, brother and grandfather and escorted him home to be with the Lord.He was born October 9, 1939 to the late Willie E. Rice and the late Margaret Henderson Rice.Ronald graduated in 1957 from the Central High School in Amherst...
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