Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Patricia Leeming
Dec 14, 2020
Patricia Leeming went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents, Willard and Ruth McLeod, daughter Liz Nelson, and grandson Ben Leeming.She is survived by her children, Judy Thompson and husband Mike of San Diego, CA and Rick Leeming and his wife Shelia of Lynchburg VA, as well as grandchildren Bill,...
Sadie D. Leftwich
Dec 14, 2020
Sadie D. Leftwich peacefully passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA, after a long illness. Sadie was preceded in death by her parents, Booker T. and Ella Iretha Davis of Lynchburg, VA.Sadie is survived by her husband of 25 years, Alphonso Leftwich, Jr. one daughter, Bridgett Cunningham of Charlotte, N.C., two granddaughters,...
Carol Ann Weeks Davis
Dec 14, 2020
Carol Ann Weeks Davis, 79, of Goode, went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 3, 1941 to the late Clarence Gilbert Weeks and Ruby Lee Yopp Weeks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Davis Arrington and sister, Ethel May Casteel.Carol...
Mike Edward Harmon
Dec 13, 2020
Mike, the BeginningMike Edward Harmon was born in Lynchburg’s Dearington community on July 14, 1966, to the late Deacon Sidney J. Harmon Sr. and Deaconess Jerean M. Harmon. There were twelve children in the family until God called brother James Harmon home; Mike was the last.His education began at Dearington Elementary School, and he graduated from EC Glass High School...
Preston Earl Tomlinson
Dec 13, 2020
Preston Earl Tomlinson, 73, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 13, 2020. He was the devoted husband of Katherine “Kathy” Simmons Tomlinson for 43 years.Preston was born March 21, 1947 in Lynchburg a son of the late Preston DuPont Tomlinson and Lois Templeton Tomlinson Knight. Preston owned and operated Preston’s Broken Tractor Repair and was...
Maureen Marie Holleran Hammer
Dec 13, 2020
Maureen Marie Holleran Hammer, 67, of Forest, VA, died Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was the wife of James John Hammer for 45 years.Born Monday, November 09, 1953 in Orange. NJ, Maureen was a daughter of the late Bernard Robert Holleran and the late Rose Evelyn Carcio Holleran.In addition to her husband, Maureen is survived by her son Jamie Hammer...
William Theodore Bailey
Dec 13, 2020
William Theodore Bailey, 58, passed away on Sunday December 13, 2020 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the son of the late William and Marie Bailey.A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, 220 Breezewood Drive. A graveside service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 at...
Elaine Fitch Panzarino
Dec 12, 2020
Elaine Fitch Panzarino, 97, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, December 12, 2020. Born May 13, 1923 in Silver Grove, Kentucky; she was a daughter of the late Claude Elsom Fitch and Evelyn Brumfield Fitch. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased in death by her husband, Vito Anthony Panzarino.She is survived by her children, Victoria Norberg and her husband, Jerry,...
John Thomas “Jt” Evans, Jr.
Dec 12, 2020
John Thomas “JT” Evans, Jr., 89, of Lynchburg died Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was the husband of the late Ruth Brown Evans.John was born September 28, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas the son of the late John Thomas Evans, Sr. and the late Pearl Heard Wilkinson Evans.John graduated from Texas Military Institute in 1949. He served in the U.S....
Eric Gordon Peters, Sr.
Dec 12, 2020
Eric Gordon Peters, Sr. died December 12, 2020 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, Sarah (Sally) Myers Peters after a 58-year marriage. Born April 15, 1939 in Wilmington, Delaware, he is the son of the late Harold Gordon Peters and Mary Letitia Wivel Peters.Mr. Peters grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia, where his father worked as...
Sterland Lee Fitzgerald
Dec 11, 2020
On Friday December 11, 2020, Sterland Lee “Pudding” Fitzgerald slipped into his father’s loving arms comforted by his wife Shirley Mitchell Fitzgerald. Sterland was born July 8, 1949, to the late William and Mable Fitzgerald and grandmother Annie Garland Mitchell who raised him.He leaves to cherish the memory of his home his two sons Corey Lipford and Girard Younger; three...
Joretta Rose Moye Williams
Dec 11, 2020
Joretta R. Williams passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. Born on May 29, 1931 in Beeson, West Virginia to Ray and Leta Massie Rose, she leaves behind her husband of 39 years, Willie T. Williams. Joretta was the mother of her 2 children, Bobbi Moye Bohon and James Robert Moye, Jr.; 1 stepdaughter, Stephanie Williams; and was known as “MaMa...
Earl James Whitbeck Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Earl James Whitbeck Jr. — a father with a big heart and a fierce work ethic — died on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was 82.A Voorheesville native, he had been living in Lynchburg, Virginia with his wife, Carol.“The last few months of his time here on Earth were not easy. But in many ways I’m thankful his decline was...
Walter Phillips
Dec 10, 2020
Sonny Phillips, age 86, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2020, at Runk and Pratt – Liberty Ridge. He was born on October 13, 1934, in Lynchburg to Walter Maxwell “Monk” and Virginia Phillips. He married Cornelia “Connie” Farrar Phillips on September 5, 1955, in Afton, Virginia.He owned and operated Lancaster Galleries furniture store until he retired in 2001. Sonny...
Michael Wayne Myers
Dec 10, 2020
Michael Wayne Myers, 70, of Rustburg, Va., passed away on December 10, 2020. He was born on July 27, 1950 in Lynchburg, Va.Michael served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and after serving he began his career in trade as a master electrician. Michael lived in Florida for 28 years, and retired in Lynchburg in 2006. He loved...
Marian L. Belcher
Dec 9, 2020
Jesus mercifully reached out and took Marian Linthicum Belcher to her heavenly home on December 9, rescuing her from the ravage of cancer and reuniting her with her husband Garrett. Marian was born in Climax, VA, to the late Joel and Gertrude Linthicum. She was predeceased by her sister Pat Wagoner. She leaves behind her children Scott Belcher (Steve), Cindy...
Gerald Alan Fielder
Dec 9, 2020
Gerald Alan Fielder, 75, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Kelly Ray White
Dec 9, 2020
Kelly Ray White, 49, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on December 9, 2020. He was born on October 8, 1971 in Lynchburg, VA.Kelly is survived by his parents, Willard and Carolyn White; brothers, Joey and Terry White and very special friends.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Calvary Baptist Church in Concord,...
Roger L. Valle
Dec 9, 2020
Roger Lynn Valle, 69, of Montvale passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his residence. Born on April 4, 1951 in Roanoke, he was a son of the late Thomas Anthony Valle and Mary Elizabeth Overstreet Valle.Roger is survived by one Brother: Richard Valle; Lifetime Partner, Tina Smith; Children: Kimberly Dimaiwat, Mitch Mosher, Amanda Smith, Sabrina and Michael Nunn,...
Flo Crisman Neher Traywick
Dec 8, 2020
Flo Crisman Neher Traywick, 96, of Lynchburg, departed this life on December 8, 2020. She was the widow of Lt. Col. Heber Venable Traywick, who passed away in 2006.Mrs. Traywick spent her entire life as a resident of Lynchburg, aside from nine months in 1945 as a bride at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and three months in 2015 during which she...
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