Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Christian K. Mount Ii
May 1, 2021
Christian K. Mount II passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was born on March 5, 1961 in Mountain City, TN, the son of the late B.K. Mount and the late Carol Peterson. His brother, Thomas B. Mount, preceded him in death.Chris was a graduate of Fork Union Military Academy. He worked as a paramedic for years before receiving...
Pamela White Fisher
May 1, 2021
Pamela White Fisher, 57, of Lynchburg, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. She was the loving wife of Michael Fisher for 16 years.She was born in Lynchburg a daughter of Ann Garett and Lacy White, Sr.Pam was devoted to her family, she worked at Sonoco Recycling and was avid sports fan.In addition to her husband and parents, she is...
Dr. Guy Wilson Walton
Apr 30, 2021
Dr. Guy Wilson Walton,74, of Lynchburg, Va. passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side on April 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents Guy Wilson, Sr. and Rachel Cash Chapman.Guy was born on December 20, 1946 in Danville, Va. Being a practicing dentist in Hurt, Va. for nearly 48 years he retired in October...
Donna Faye Parrish Toms
Apr 30, 2021
Donna Faye Parrish Toms, 71, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at her residence. She was born on August 29, 1949 to the late Nathaniel Logan Parrish and Mary Gladys Hargis Parrish. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Daniel B. Toms.She was such a strong person and...
Angel Marie Bruffy
Apr 30, 2021
Angel Marie Bruffy born in Lynchburg on August 12, 1991. On April 30, 2021 Angel went to join the lord.Left behind to cherish her memory are her four children Skylar, Winter, Austin and Joseph Bruffy; brothers Eric & Nathan Reynolds of Lynchburg, Earnest “JR” Reynolds of Rustburg, Horace ‘Boo” Reynolds of Concord, Ricky Reynolds of Lynchburg, John “JT” Reynolds of...
Richard "Chief" Clay Adams
Apr 30, 2021
Richard “Chief” Clay Adams, 70, of Appomattox passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at his home with his family by his side.He was retired from the US Navy and worked as an Electronic Communications Specialist for many years. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing.Richard was preceded in death by his son, Bobby Clay Adams and his parents, Charles and June...
Geraldine Lucado Nash
Apr 27, 2021
Geraldine Lucado Nash, 83, joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, April 27th in Lynchburg, Virginia. Geraldine was born March 25, 1938 to Harry and Venice Hamilton Lucado in Appomattox, Virginia. Geraldine grew up in Oakville, VA and graduated from Appomattox County High School in 1956. November 10th of that same year, Geraldine married...
Nancy Moore Bryant Billingsley
Apr 26, 2021
Nancy Moore Bryant Billingsley, 90, resident of Orlando, Florida and longtime resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, went to be with the Lord in Heaven on April 26, 2021. Nancy was born in Lynchburg on February 25, 1931. On October 9, 1948, Nancy married William Franklin Billingsley, Jr. who predeceased her on September 18, 2003 after 55 years of marriage. She is...
Dr. Monty Charles Kester
Apr 25, 2021
Dr. Monty Charles Kester, 81, of Lynchburg, Virginia, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 25, 2021. He was the husband of Phyllis (Smith) Kester for 57 years.He was born January 22, 1940, in Vernon, Texas to Charley Marvin Kester, Jr. and Ida (Towry) Kester. They lived in the small rural north-central Texas community of Odell.Monty...
Kathleen T. Ewers
Apr 24, 2021
Kathleen Theresa Ewers, 64, of Bedford, passed away Saturday, April 24,2021 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Ballard Monroe Ewers, IV. Born in Bedford, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1956, she was a daughter of the late William and Gertrude Schatt. She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Chandra Hunt.In addition to Ballard, Kathleen is survived...
Viola Kay Grissom Holder
Apr 23, 2021
Viola Kay Grissom Holder passed away on April 23, 2021 at 11:10 am in Lynchburg Virginia, with her family at her side. She was born in Greenup Illinois on Dec 23, 1947. Viola graduated from Maroa Forsyth High School and earned a Diploma from International Bible College, a BS from Southwestern Assembly of God University, and a Masters of Science...
Linwood Jackson Willoughby
Apr 23, 2021
Linwood Jackson Willoughby, 80, of Bedford entered the presence of the Lord on April 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, of 55 years, and his four children, Lisa (Wade) Ryder, Holly Willoughby, Marlin Willoughby, and Rhonda (Tony) Nunley; three grandchildren, David (Renae) Willoughby, Katelyn Cox Willoughby, and Maegan Sawyers; two great-grandchildren, Kennedy and Linwood Willoughby.Funeral services will...
Patricia Twiford Golden
Apr 23, 2021
Patricia Twiford Golden 84, of Elon-Monroe, Amherst County, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at her home in the presence of her family. She was the devoted wife of the late Thomas R. Golden for 63 years.She was born on September 3, 1936 in Columbia, NC. She was the daughter of the late Heckstall and Selma Brickhouse Twiford. In...
Ryan Michael Hansen
Apr 21, 2021
Ryan Michael Hansen, 33, of North Topsail Beach, NC went to be with his heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 after a sudden and rare heart attack. Ryan was born to the late William Albert Hansen, III and Connie Bailey Hansen on September 26, 1987 at Virginia Baptist hospital. He is survived by his brother, William Albert Hansen IV,...
Adolphus Willie Pugh
Apr 21, 2021
Adolphus Willie Pugh, 63, of Madison Heights, Va., died Wednesday, April 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adolphus Pugh, Jr. and Sally Pugh; a brother, Clarence Donald Pugh; and sister, Carolyn Cox.He was born on October 5, 1957 in Lynchburg, Virginia.Willie is survived by his wife of 36 years, Kimberly Pugh; two daughters, Tonya Pugh Mays...
James Preston Duff Ii
Apr 21, 2021
James Preston Duff II, 64, of Lynchburg, formerly of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 after a short and courageous battle with cancer.He was preceded in death by his parents, James Preston Sr, and Loretta Moore Duff, and brother, Alfred Timothy Duff.He is survived by his son, James Preston Duff III; stepdaughter, Amber Urich...
Allene Violet Carver Eisel
Apr 19, 2021
Allene Violet Carver Eisel started her amazing life on September 25, 1922 to Violet Ruth Larsen Carver and Norman Alan Carver in her grandmother’s Dover, NJ apartment.She attended Bernardsville High School in Bernardsville, NJ where she was voted ‘Most Popular’. She married Frank John Eisel, Sr. (born on 8-2-1923 and passed on 2-15-2002) on June 2, 1946 at the St....
Janice Loretta Houston
Apr 19, 2021
Janice Loretta Houston, 67, departed her life at her home in Madison Heights with her husband Jerome Edward Houston, Sr. by her side on Monday, April 19, 2021.Janice was a retired production worker for Tri Tech Labs and a member of First Baptist Church of Coolwell.She was preceded in death by a son, De’Suan Steven Johnson, father, Robert F. Johnson...
Robert J. Roder, Jr.
Apr 19, 2021
Robert J. Roder, Jr., of Goode, Virginia, passed away in Lynchburg, Virginia, at the age of eighty-five on April 19, 2021. Known as both “Bob” and “Rob,” he was a dedicated and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son.Bob was born in Philadelphia on December 7, 1935 to Elizabeth (Pauli) Roder and Robert J. Roder, Sr. He attended North Catholic...
Rita Garst Lee
Apr 18, 2021
Rita Garst Lee, 84, of Bedford passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born on May 5, 1936 in Roanoke, VA. A daughter of the late Maurice Garst and Virginia Hylton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Buford Lee, son, Robin Lee and her brother, Gary Hylton.Rita...
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