Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Virginia Calloway Johnson
Dec 6, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Calloway Johnson, 99 years old, departed this life December 6, 2020 at the Carrington Nursing Home in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late J. Albert and Mary Margaret Calloway of Coleman Falls, Virginia. She was the beloved wife of the late Emory H. Johnson, Sr. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded...
Hal Jerry “Buddy” Shearer, Jr.
Dec 5, 2020
Hal Jerry “Buddy” Shearer, Jr., 62, of Forest, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was the loving husband of Carol Green Shearer for 39 years.Buddy was born on May 2, 1958 in Anderson, S.C. to the late Hal Jerry Shearer, Sr. and Martha Mitchell Shearer.Buddy participated in numerous overseas mission trips and had...
Susanna Rachel Mercer Dinkel
Dec 5, 2020
Susanna Rachel Mercer Dinkel, 85, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She born in Newfoundland, Canada on March 2, 1935 to the late Gabriel Mercer and Winnie Parsons Mercer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Howard Everett Mercer, Reginal Frederick Mercer and George I. Mercer.Susanna was...
Bernice Godsey Dennison Dudley
Dec 4, 2020
Bernice Godsey Dennison Dudley, 100, of Lynchburg passed away after a short illness on December 4th, 2020. She was the wife of the late Daniel H. Dennison and the late Benjamin Edward Dudley. She was a beloved sister and aunt, survived by her siblings Eunice Godsey Lucado and Hugh Hester Godsey Jr. of Lynchburg and Peggy Godsey Mitchell of Forest;...
Nathan Elijah “N.E.” “Nebo” Witt, Jr.
Dec 4, 2020
Nathan Elijah “N.E.” “NEBO” Witt, Jr. 70, of Evington VA. “N.E.” was born on May 12, 1950 and went to heaven on December 4, 2020. He was the son of the late Nathan Elijah Witt, Sr. and Doris Witt. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son Adam Blair Witt, and father-in- law Charlie Blair.He...
Marie Winks
Dec 4, 2020
Marie Winks, 86, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. She was born on August 8, 1934 in Kewanee, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Marie Swan and Clidd Swan. She was married to Robert Winks.Marie had a wonderful life. She had an extremely happy childhood with wonderful parents, a sister, Phyllis and a brother, Tom. She attended the...
Lucille Ewers Hunt
Dec 3, 2020
Lucille Ewers Hunt, 92, of Madison Heights, died Thursday, December 3, 2020.Lucille was born on November 7, 1928, in Norwood, Va. To the late Hewlett M. Ewers and the late Irene Stinnett Ewers.She is survived by her grandchildren Michelle Landon (David), Laura Kay Scandale (Tony), Ashley Slusser (Eddie), and Lindsey Evans (John); her great-grandchildren: Emily, Brittany, Elizabeth, Jessica, Kayla, Kenneth,...
Freddie Harold Lane
Dec 3, 2020
Fred H. Lane 75, of Hardy, Virginia, died on December 3, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem, Virginia. Fred was born in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late William Carl Lane and Reba Lane. He was preceded in death by his daughter Vanessa Dawn Lane and sister Janet Phifer.Fred Is survived by his wife, Mary, his sisters Pamela, Ginny,...
Waltraud Felscher
Dec 2, 2020
Waltraud (Trudy) Felscher died peacefully on December 2, 2020 at Heartland Rehab Facility in Lynchburg, Virginia. Trudy was born on October 12, 1934 in Melle, Germany. After World War 2, she immigrated to the United States in 1954. Shortly thereafter, she proudly became a US citizen. She lived lived in many places including Queens New York and Sayville, New York...
William Justin “Jut” Sims
Dec 2, 2020
William Justin “Jut” Sims, 63, of Lynchburg passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020. He was the son of the late John and Jane Sims,Surviving are a son, Justin Tyler Sims; a sister and brother-n-law Leslie Sims Pelton and husband, George; brother and sister-in-law, John H. Sims, III and wife, Peggy and numerous nieces and nephews.There will be no service at...
Patti Mccune
Dec 2, 2020
Patricia “Patti” Rae McCune, age 71, passed into eternal rest December 2, 2020 after a brief illness.She was born in Denver, Colorado to LLoyd A. Slater and Mary M. Fry.Patti Ringeisen was the beloved wife of James R. McCune. They were married in Austin, Texas, December 19, 1981. They raised five children: Colby Ringeisen, Jodie Ringeisen Goodman, Natalie McCune Hoebener,...
Waltraud W. Felscher
Dec 2, 2020
Waltraud Wanda Felscher, 86, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Linda Clark Obenour
Dec 2, 2020
Linda Clark Obenour, 78, died peacefully, December 2, 2020, at Liberty Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lynchburg after an extended stay at the Lynchburg General Hospital. Linda was born in Knoxville, Tennessee August 8, 1942 to the late Charles C. Clark and late Lillian Frances (Clark) Davis Nichols. Linda graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of...
Donald Kenneth Carl
Dec 1, 2020
Donald Kenneth Carl, age 95, of Bedford, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 following a brief illness. He was born on March 27, 1925 in Washington D.C., a son of the late Frederick Lebrecht Carl, Jr. and Julia Anna Marie Kattelmann Carl, “Marie.” Don was the loving husband for 72 years of Jean Crane...
Martha L. Sapp
Dec 1, 2020
Martha Louise Retliff Sapp, 81, of Salem, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Richfield Recovery and Care Center.Born on January 13, 1939 in Christiansburg, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William Oscar Retliff and Mary Ruth Smith Retliff. She is also preceded in death by her brother: Robert Taylor and her sister: Karen Cantu.Martha is survived by two...
Earl Mcnair Driskill
Dec 1, 2020
Earl McNair Driskill, 95, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully in his sleep days after suffering a heart attack. He was the husband of the late Flora Black Driskill.Earl was born in Campbell County to the late Frank Claude Driskill and Bettie Carwile Driskill. He went to Gravel Ridge Elementary School, moved as a youth to Lynchburg and then back to...
Susan Tyler Thomas Duerson
Nov 30, 2020
Susan Tyler Thomas Duerson, 77, of Lynchburg, VA, died November 30, 2020 at Westminster Canterbury surrounded by her three children. She lived there for two years in the final stages of Parkinson’s. The Covid-19 pandemic prevented her from having visitors for eight months, though many caregivers drawn to her spirit and humor became a second family.“Let’s get out of here,”...
James E. Davis, Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
James E. Davis, Jr., of Lynchburg, Virginia, transitioned to his heavenly home on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The middle of five children, he was born on December 31, 1955, to the late James and Maggie Davis.James attended Fifth Street Baptist Church with his family from childhood. Moved by the servant spirit of Reverend Ricky Linthicum he...
Charlene Hylton Tweedy
Nov 30, 2020
Charlene Hylton Tweedy went home to her Lord and Savior with her family by her bedside in Monday, November 30, 2020.She was born April 26, 1930 to Lewis Edgar Hylton and Mary Howell Hylton Wooldridge in Floyd, Va.She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 72 years Melvin C. Tweedy; son Harry Tweedy and his companion JoAnne Armstrong;...
Gerald Francis Mckeever, Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Gerald Francis McKeever, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, died November 30, 2020, at Henrico Doctors Hospital after a short illness.Jerry was born in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Alice (Allee) Beech Nichols and Gerald Francis McKeever, Sr. on May 20, 1941, and was raised in Bedford, Virginia.After graduation from Bedford High School in 1959, Jerry earned a business degree from Virginia...
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