Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Marjorie Farnham Pressly
Sep 18, 2021
Marjorie Farnham Pressly passed on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at her residence with her family by her side. Marge was born in New Haven, CT, on November 29, 1930, to Myrlon Atkin Farnham and Hortense Gatling Farnham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, William H. Pressly, III, and sisters, Virginia Colberg and Dorothy...
Jerry Lee Hartless, Sr.
Sep 18, 2021
My father was born January 25, 1935, in Madison Heights, Va., and was the eldest child of Hennie Ray Doss Hartless and Lloyd Andrew Hartless. He was a life-long resident of Lynchburg and he died peacefully in Lynchburg, Va. at Forest Health and Rehabilitation on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He was predeceased on September 13, 2010, by Dorothy Mae Wood...
Norman C. Ruffin
Sep 18, 2021
Norman Curtis Ruffin, 75, of Blue Ridge, died Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Bonnie Elizabeth Powell Markham
Sep 17, 2021
Bonnie Elizabeth Powell Markham, 78, of Lynchburg, Va., died Friday, September 17, 2021.Born Tuesday, June 22, 1943 in Burkeville, Va., Bonnie was a daughter of the late Robert Southall Powell and the late Laura Turner Powell WilliamsonBonnie was a proud woman. She loved her family and always took care of them. She didn’t mind telling you what she thought on...
Robert Hager Cohernour
Sep 17, 2021
Robert Hager Cohernour, 81, of Amherst, Virginia, left this world peacefully at his home on September 17, 2021. He was born June 12, 1940 in Florida City, Florida. He was the son of the late Thomas Bryan Cohernour and Anna Elizabeth Hager Cohernour of Lewisburg, West Virginia.He graduated from Greenbrier High School in Ronceverte, WVa in the class of 1958....
Barbara Rozicki Magoon
Sep 17, 2021
Barbara Rozicki Magoon, 87, of Huddleston passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Springtree Health & Rehab. She was the wife of the late Arthur D. Magoon Sr.Born in Massachusetts on August 17, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Susan Rozicki. Barbara is also preceded in death by a daughter: Melissa Magoon, brother: Carl Rozicki,...
Carolyn Louise Jones
Sep 17, 2021
On Friday, September 17, 2021, Carolyn Louise Jones departed this life at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born January 30, 1954, a daughter of the late Jessie Walker James and the late Rosa Jones James. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Cory Lee James, her daughter-in-law Ashley Jones and her sister Laura Smalls.She...
Donna Waters
Sep 16, 2021
Donna Lockwood Waters, 68, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, September 16, 2021.Donna always enjoyed dinners out, and fishing with friends.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg is assisting the family.
Joseph Malcom Pace, Jr.
Sep 16, 2021
Joseph Malcolm “Mac” Pace, Jr., affectionately referred to by his family and friends as “Big Daddy,” died on September 16, 2021.He was born in Richmond, Va. on December 15, 1922, the son of Joseph Malcolm Pace, Sr. and Rosalie Sherman Pace. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Doris McGehee Pace; son Joseph Malcolm Pace, III;...
William Long Hodges
Sep 14, 2021
William Long Hodges, aged 91, died on September 14, 2021. He was the son of James Barnett and Frances Long Hodges of Elk Hill in Forest. He is survived by sisters: Harriette Andrews and Perry Hodges; and by J.B. Hodges, Jr. Thomas Goodwillie Hodges preceded him in death.He is the beloved husband and stepfather, respectively, of Elisabeth Wilson Hodges and...
Ann Johnson Campfield
Sep 14, 2021
Ann Johnson Campfield died on September 14, 2021. Born on August 4, 1927, in Newport News, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Auverna Brushwood Johnson and the late Russell Walker Johnson.She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Allen Brakke Campfield. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Brakke Campfield, of Midlothian, Virginia; her son,...
Edward Brockenbrough Mcnally
Sep 13, 2021
Edward Brockenbrough McNally, 83, of Forest, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 13, 2021.Born on May 2, 1938, in Lynchburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Gladys McNally and grandson of Josephine and Edward Brockenbrough.Eddie grew up in Lynchburg and attended Christchurch School and Hampden-Sydney College. He graduated from Lynchburg College. In 1964, he married Betty...
Barbara Jennings Sprinkle
Sep 13, 2021
Barbara Jennings Sprinkle, 83, of Lynchburg passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. She was the loving wife of the late Paul Sprinkle for 63 years.Born on April 15, 1938, in Lynchburg, Va. to the late James Jennings Jr. and the late Olivia Jennings.Barbara was devoted mother to her children, a lifetime member of First Baptist Church, the Lynchburg Women’s...
Eula Mae Mayo
Sep 13, 2021
Mrs. Eula Mae Perkins Mayo, 83, of Richmond, VA transitioned peacefully in the arms of our Heavenly Father on Monday, September 13, 2021. She was born on September 11, 1938, to the late Cecil and Creola Perkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepmother Chaddy Perkins, husband Frank Mayo, siblings Preston Perkins, Cecil Perkins,...
Donald J. Coleman
Sep 12, 2021
The day of September 12, 2021, Donald Wayne Coleman, Jr. peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home to reunite with his grandmothers, Mary Horsley “Granny” and Zelma Coleman.On April 14, 1993, Donald Wayne Coleman, Jr. was born to Kelley Helm, also a father figure Tarris “Tezon” Kornegay. Donald was preceded in death by his grandmothers Mary Horsley “Granny” known to all...
Grace Vivvian Persinger Jones
Sep 12, 2021
Grace Vivvian Persinger Jones, 89, of Moneta, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was born on June 15, 1932. A daughter of the late Elonza Persinger and Sarah Elizabeth Williams Persinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James William Jones, Sr, daughter, Faye Calvert and a...
Robert M. Weakley Sr.
Sep 12, 2021
Robert “Bob” M. Weakley Sr., 79, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Sunday September 12, 2021. Bob was born on March 10, 1942, in Winchester, VA, to the late Pelham and Ethel White Weakley.Bob was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville, served in the United States Marines and was an avid woodworking craftsman, loved his pet dog...
William Peter Mccusker
Sep 11, 2021
William Peter “Bill” McCusker, 74, of Chepachet, Rhode Island, died Saturday, September 11, 2021. He was the husband of Susan A. Casper McCusker for 51 years.Born on March 21, 1947, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late William H. and the late Dorothy Pickett McCusker. In his younger days he tried rodeo, calf roping and bronco...
Vincent Otto Ostermeier
Sep 10, 2021
Vincent Otto Ostermeier, 79, passed away at home on September 10, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 20, 1941, in New York City, the son of Sebastion Otto and Gertrude (Abrahamson) Ostermeier.After attending Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, Vinnie served with the U.S. Army. He married his best friend and high school sweetheart, Marjorie...
Irene Elizabeth Sanborn
Sep 10, 2021
Irene Elizabeth Sanborn, 78, of Madison Heights, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021. She was the wife of the late Warren Kenneth Sanborn, Sr.Irene was born in Merrick, New York on December 2, 1942, a daughter of the late Charles Stephen Balazs and Hazel Davis Balazs. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by two...
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