Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Alvin Thurston Mayberry
Oct 6, 2021
Alvin Thurston Mayberry, 85, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021.He was the husband of Barbara Banton Mayberry for 63 years.Born on April 4, 1936, in Appomattox, he was a son of the late William and Ruth MayberryAlvin was a disabled veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict, and retired as a heavy equipment operator of Operating Engineer Local 77....
Ronnie Jerome Jones
Oct 5, 2021
Ronnie Jerome Jones, departed this life on October 5, 2021, at Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital. Ronnie was a faithful brother, a true friend to all he called friend, and a father. Also, he was an unforgettable resident of White Rock Hill. He will be missed greatly.He was born October 26, 1960 in Lynchburg, Va., the son of Melvin Jones, Sr....
Gracie B. Franklin
Oct 5, 2021
Gracie B. Franklin, 80, of Madison Heights parted this life on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at her residence.Services will be held at Scott Zion Baptist Church at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 11, 2021, at the Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg Chapel. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is...
Brian Paul Lowman
Oct 5, 2021
Brian Paul Lowman passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, NY on July 14, 1959, a son of Raymond and Ruth Lowman.From his earliest years Brian loved racing and hockey. He was devoted to family and the LU hockey program. Racing was in his blood, and he loved racing the cars he...
Aquiles Amparan, Jr
Oct 5, 2021
Aquiles “Kiki” Amparan, Jr. 57, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Kimberly Bell Amparan.Born in Mexico on April 19, 1964, he was the son of Dr. Aquiles Amparan, Sr. and the late Edna “Sis” Stephens Amparan. He is also preceded in death by his son: Aquiles “Keeley”...
Marie Wilkerson Hoover
Oct 4, 2021
Marie Wilkerson Hoover, 81, departed to her heavenly home on October 4, 2021.She was born November 25,1939 in Bedford, VA and grew up in Roanoke, VA.She graduated from Jefferson High School in Roanoke, VA.Marie was known to her children as Mom and her grandchildren as Grammy or Gram. She loved being outdoors and she was an expert gardener.She adored planting...
Nelson Wayne Wilson
Oct 4, 2021
Nelson Wayne Wilson, 77, of Forest passed away Monday, October 4, 2021.Wayne was born August 28, 1944, in Bedford County to the late Jesse Wilson and the late Princess Wilson.He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Helen Peters Wilson, his three children, Troy Wilson (Jill), Melissa Breeden (Randall), Nicole McCabe (Chris), his five grandchildren, Reagan Wilson, Jon-Ryan Breeden...
Carroll Bertrand Messer
Oct 4, 2021
Carroll Bertrand “C.B.” Messer, 90, of Lynchburg passed away on October 4, 2021.He was the husband of the late Virginia B. Messer. He was also preceded in death by his parents, C.B. and Avisia Messer, and sister, Suzanne Pickeral.C.B. honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was retired from Simplimatic Engineering Company. He was a loyal member...
Rowena Allen Forster
Oct 4, 2021
Rowena “Kim” Allen Forster, 98, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 4, 2021.Born in 1923, in Mayberry, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late James and Susan Hardy Roach.She is survived by her daughters Lana Rice (Melvin) and Sharon Williams (Don); her son, Billy Allen (Paulette); six grandchildren and seven great-grandsons....
Dr. William Ray Scott
Oct 4, 2021
William Ray Scott, 72, of Evington, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, October 4, 2021.William was born February 4, 1949, in Powder Springs, TN, the son of the late Vernon Scott and Nellie Cook Scott. William met the love of his life, Anne Harrell Scott at East Texas Baptist University in 1972 where they earned their...
Margaret “Peggy” Dunnaway
Oct 4, 2021
Margaret “Peggy” Dunnaway,74, of Madison Heights went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 4, 2021.She was born, March 20, 1947 to William S. Arthur and Margaret C. Arthur of Lynchburg. She was a retired office manager of Plastic Surgery Associates of Lynchburg and a devoted grandmother.“Peggy” was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret C. Arthur...
Louise Brannan (Davis) Hume
Oct 3, 2021
Louise Brannan (Davis) Hume passed from this life to the next on October 3, 2021. Louise was born on June 30, 1930, in Lynchburg, Va., to Louise Elizabeth (Armstrong) and Alonza Joshua Davis of Lynchburg, Va.Louise grew up in Lynchburg, graduating from E. C. Glass High School in 1947. She attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., where she received...
Marean Hilber
Oct 3, 2021
Marean Hilber was born in Goode, Virginia on July 5, 1938 to the late Mack and Rebecca Arrington Hilber. He departed this life and into entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers: Mack Hilber, Jr, Robert Hibler, James Hilber, Edward Hilber; and...
Nancy Monk Mccabe
Oct 2, 2021
Nancy, “Nan,” “Chickadee,” “Bridget,” “Mom,” “Amma,” Monk McCabe, 83, of Lynchburg, Virginia, died peacefully on October 2, 2021. Born February 21, 1938, in Durham, North Carolina, she is predeceased by her parents, Henry Lawrence and Antoinette Gassinger Monk of Durham, North Carolina, and her sister, Mary Lou Monk of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is survived by her husband of 62 years,...
William Edd Roberts
Oct 2, 2021
William Edd Roberts, 80, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 2, 2021. He was the husband of the late Jean Elder Roberts.Edd was born January 13, 1941, in Charlotte County, a son of the late Edgar Cobbs Roberts and Lucille Childress Roberts. Edd honorably served his country in the U.S. Army and was retired both as...
Phyllis Conaway
Oct 1, 2021
Phyllis “Mamasan” Conaway was reunited with her Savior on October 1, 2021, surrounded by love. Phyllis is survived by her three children; Melvin Leroy Toman, Martha Triplett (Keith), Cosette Conaway (Michael Smith), Five grandchildren; Melvin Toman (Tracy), Michelle Toman Hudson, Brian Triplett (Georgette), Kevin Triplett, and Sarah Conaway (Chuck McCombie).She is also survived by great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and...
Betty Ballowe
Oct 1, 2021
Betty Ballowe, 90, of Coleman Falls, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at her residence. She was the wife of the late James Ballowe.Born in Lynchburg on March 26, 1931 she was a daughter of the late Louis and Helen Rowland Parker.She is survived by her son Stacey Ballowe and wife Kim and their daughter Lilly of Blacksburg; a very...
Jack O. Holte
Oct 1, 2021
Jack O. Holte, 81, of Madison Heights, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 1, 2021. He was the devoted husband of Doris Ann Meisel Holte for 53 years. He was preceded in death by his sister Kay Carney and his stepson Kenneth Marvin.Born in Bainbridge, New York on April 4, 1940, he was a son of the late Olaf Holte...
Barbara Padgett Mclane
Oct 1, 2021
Barbara Padgett McLane, 87, of Lynchburg, died Friday, October 1, 2021. She was married to the late Curtis Harris McLane for 58 wonderful years.Mrs. McLane was born on February 11, 1934, in Lynchburg, and was the daughter of the late Bowyer Stevens Padgett and Lettie Glass Padgett. She was the Secretary of McLane Cabinet Shop for 20 years. She was...
Edward Matthew Rucker
Sep 30, 2021
Edward Matthew Rucker, 81, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was the husband of Rosetta Rucker for 58 years.Born on October 30, 1939, in Amherst County, Va., he was the son of the late Radford and Ruby Mae Crawford Rucker.He resided in Maryland for 39 years and returned to his hometown Amherst in 2009. Edward enjoyed being around...
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