Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Ora Brane
Mar 12, 2021
Ora Brane, Born on April 15, in Garrett County, MD,Ora was the daughter of Robert and Savilla (Wilt) Broadwater. She was preceded in death by her parents,brothers Rawleigh, Clarence, Porter, and Ray,sister, Freda, and her husband of 40 years, Clarence Robert (Bob). A month away from celebrating her 90th birthday,Ora passed away after declining health complications and a brief hospital...
Martha Dru Gilly Wells
Mar 10, 2021
Martha Gilly Wells, 86, of Bedford passed away on March 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, John B. Gilly and Rena Parsons Gilly, and her husband, C. Ray Wells.Martha is survived by her children, Jonathan Wells (Lisa), Jennifer Cochran (Shane), and Joseph Wells (Diane), and two grandchildren.There will be no services at this time. A celebration...
Harold Reed Saunders
Mar 9, 2021
Harold Reed Saunders passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born on December 10, 1948 to the late Harry and Oma Grimes Saunders. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife Sandra May Saunders.Harold enjoyed fishing and hunting, and spending time with his family. He was retired from Archer Creek Foundry with...
Dr. E. Wayne Sloop
Mar 8, 2021
Dr. E. Wayne Sloop, 78, of Lynchburg died Monday – March 8 – at Liberty Ridge Senior Living Center following several months of rapidly declining health.Wayne was a dedicated and highly respected clinical psychologist who served the Lynchburg community for almost 50 years. He is survived by his wife Sharon Millard Sloop of Lynchburg, and his daughter Stephanie Sloop and...
Mary Lee Taylor Hege
Mar 7, 2021
Mary Lee Taylor Hege, 92, of Lynchburg, died on March 7, 2021. She was the wife of the late Herbert S. Hege. Born in Lynchburg on February 21, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Edward Taylor, Sr., and the late Elsie Virginia Foster Taylor. She was a life-long member of the Providence United Methodist Church. She was...
Joe Henry Allen, Jr.
Mar 7, 2021
Joe Henry Allen, Jr., 89, of Forest, passed peacefully at Carriage Hill Nursing Home Sunday, March 7, 2021 after a long and hard-fought battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was the husband of the late Dorothy “Dot” Allen.Born in Eden, N.C. on January 1, 1932, Joe was the son of the late Joe Henry Allen, Sr., and Frances French Allen....
Lance Joseph Plyter
Mar 6, 2021
Lance Joseph Plyter of Evington, Virginia went to be with his Beloved Savior on March 6, 2021 at the age of 50.Lance is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Carolyn Plyter, his parents, Richard and Timandra Plyter of Lynchburg, Va.; his parents-in-law, John and Vicky Holt of Rustburg, Va., his brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Cindy Plyter and...
Michael Ralph Blair
Mar 5, 2021
Michael Ralph Blair, aka Duck and Uncle Duck of Rustburg, Va., after a brief battle with cancer, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2021 in Virginia Beach surrounded by his family. He was the best friend, adoring, devoted and loving husband of Anne Burgess Blair.Born on February 27, in Campbell County, he was the son of the late Ralph Lawrence...
Marian Virginia Smith Holt
Mar 5, 2021
Virginia Smith Pratt HoltJanuary 11, 1933 – March 5, 2021Virginia (Ginny) Smith Pratt Holt, 88, passed away at home with her family and with the help of Legacy Hospice and special caregiver Michelle Secamiglio.Ginny was preceded in death by her parents C.P. Smith and Lucy Curtis Smith, two brothers and three sisters: husbands, Otho Brown Pratt, and Reginald Monroe Holt.Ginny...
Shelby Mawyer Sutton
Mar 5, 2021
Shelby Mawyer Sutton, 63, of Rustburg, died Friday, March 05, 2021. She was the loving wife of David Trible Sutton for 30 yearsBorn Tuesday, January 07, 1958 in Lynchburg, Shelby is a daughter of Paul Gregory Ferguson and the late Margaret Tyler Ferguson. She has a sister, Sharon Butler.In addition to her husband, Shelby is survived by her children, Kimberly...
Luke Scott Gray
Mar 4, 2021
Luke Scott Gray, born in Oceanside, California on February 21, 1991, died unexpectedly from complications of a car accident on March 4, 2021. He was currently residing in Moneta, Virginia on Smith Mountain Lake.Luke was survived by his parents, Duane Gray, and Laura and Jim McKenzie, his great grandmother, Wanda Bartch, his grandparents, Jim and Donna Gray and Pete and...
Paul Wayne Slusher
Mar 3, 2021
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you. I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where...
Richard Anthony Grachan
Mar 2, 2021
Richard Anthony Grachan, of Forest, VA passed away on March 2, 2021 at 60 years old. He was born in Oak Lawn, Illinois in 1960, to Richard and Carol Grachan of Lady Lake, Florida, who survive him. Tony also leaves behind his three children, his partner Rhonda Tomlin and her three children. Tony and Rhonda have several grandchildren to whom...
Richard Thomas Menconeri
Mar 2, 2021
Richard Thomas Menconeri, 77, of Forest, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021. He was the husband of the Rev. Nancy B. Dawson.Richard was born January 16, 1944 in New York, a son of the late Ricardo V. Menconeri and Antonina Sorce Menconeri. Richard received his Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Northern Colorado, Center...
Lillie Leftwich Mcdaniel
Mar 2, 2021
Lillie Leftwich McDaniel, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Nena Wilson Leftwich and Claude Odell Leftwich. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred V. McDaniel Jr., two sisters and a brother.Lillie graduated from the Huddleston High School and went to work in the Purchasing...
Mary Tucker
Mar 1, 2021
Mary Helen Gryder Tucker, 92, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 1, 2021.She is survived by her daughter Melinda McConville (Sam). Her survivors also include many grandchildren and a host of other relatives.At this time there are no services scheduled. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Michael Lee Diuguid
Feb 28, 2021
Beloved Father, Son, Nephew, family member and friend Michael Lee Diuguid passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia to Eula Mae Diuguid on January 21,1970. He is preceded in death by his Maternal Grandmother, Beatrice H. Diuguid and Uncle Samuel Lee Diuguid.Michael is survived by his daughter, Morgan Beatrice Diuguid and mother to Morgan, Jocelyn...
Lawrence “Larry” Phillip Mann
Feb 28, 2021
Lawrence “Larry” Phillip Mann, 79, of Lynchburg, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 28. 2021. He was married to Beverly Frye Mann for 58 years.Born in the Brookneal area of Campbell County, VA on July 3, 1941, he was the son of the late Samuel Vernon Mann, Jr. and Pearlie Smith Mann. In addition to his...
Richard Harmon Wine
Feb 28, 2021
Richard Harmon Wine, 86, formerly of Littlestown, PA, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Runk & Pratt Assisted Living in Lynchburg, VA. Born October 28, 1934 in Hampstead, MD, he was the son of the late Cletus H. and Ruth A. (Harmon) Wine and the beloved husband of 64 years to Nancy L. (Miller) Wine.He was a U.S. Army Veteran,...
Gail Margaret Corbett Griffith
Feb 28, 2021
Gail. M. Griffith, 72, of Lynchburg died Sunday, February 28, 2021. She was the wife of John Carroll Griffith for 16 years. Born Monday, January 24, 1949 in New York, NY, Gail was the daughter of the late William Corbett and Natalie Blados Corbett.In addition to her husband, Gail is survived by her sister Margaret Rogers and her husband Scott...
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