Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Stephen Carl Dorr
Sep 9, 2020
On September 9, 2020, Steve Dorr, loving husband and father of three, passed away at the age of 76. Steve was born on January 4, 1944 in Le Mars, Iowa to Arnold and Fern Dorr. His father was a dairy farmer and he spent his early years on a farm outside of Marcus, Iowa. After his mother passed away in...
Josefina Guadalupe Rivera
Sep 9, 2020
Josefina Guadalupe Rivera, 92, of Amherst, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights, is assisting the family.
Laura Jean Ahern
Sep 9, 2020
Laura Jean Ahern, age 65, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 9, 2020 after battling Lymphoma for 3 years.She was he first child of Lawrence and Dorothy Lorenzen of Long Island, NY. In 1975 she married her true love and partner in life, Jeremiah Ahern, Jr. They shared their love of the outdoors with their...
Lori Jean Coker Short
Sep 8, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Lori Jean Coker Short, beloved mother of Tyler and Kelsey Short peacefully slipped from her family on earth to join her heavenly family: father Sherry Lamar Coker, brother-in-law Bill Hoy, nephew Spencer Joslin and friend Bobby Wells.Lori leaves behind her precious twins Tyler and Kelsey Short, Mother Luanne Coker, siblings Sherry Coker, Lamar Coker, Cindy Coker...
Lillian Drumheller Wright
Sep 8, 2020
Lillian Drumheller Wright, 97, of Forest, loved her Lord, loved her family and loved her friends. She was the loving wife of the late Grady Hartwell Wright. She went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 8, 2020.Lillian was born December 2, 1922 in Nelson County, a daughter of the late Roy Washington Drumheller and Birdie Beverly Drumheller. Grady and...
Roger H. Arthur
Sep 6, 2020
Roger Hampton Arthur, 93, of Bedford, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020. He was the loving husband of Helen Burrows Arthur.Born on June 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Claude Clement Arthur and Mary Woody Arthur.A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford conducted by the...
Jeffrey J. Sabel
Sep 6, 2020
Jeffrey John Sabel, 64, of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020. He was the loving husband of Tina A. Lochen.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Roanoke is assisting the family.
Pastor Johnny William Hunt
Sep 6, 2020
Pastor Johnny W. Hunt completed his earthly assignment and entered into eternal rest on September 6, 2020. He slipped away peacefully after spending his last days surrounded by friends and family filling his presence with love, the comfort of the word, and sweet songs of praise.Johnny William Hunt, affectionately known by many as JW, was born on July 17, 1937...
Virginia M. Ford
Sep 5, 2020
Virginia Ford went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Wife of the late William C. (Bill) Ford of Bedford, she celebrated with family and friends her 100th birthday this past October. Virginia was born in Forrest City, Arkansas in 1919, but grew up in El Paso, Texas, where she met Bill while he served in the...
Norman Maynard Hopper
Sep 5, 2020
Norman Maynard Hopper aka ‘Stormin Norman’, 81, of Forest passed away Saturday, September 5th, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, February 7th, 1939; He was the son of the late Walter C. & Mabel L. Cox Hopper of New Castle, Pennsylvania and was the husband of Janet Irene Hodge Hopper of Forest.He was preceded in...
Gerald Francis Crance
Sep 4, 2020
Gerald Francis Crance, 92, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 4, 2020. He was the son of the late Merrill A. Crance and Ethel D. Crance. He was the loving husband of Judith Blankinship Crance. Gerald & Judith shared a very special love, with much respect and devotion to one another for 66 years. ...
Melvin L. King
Sep 4, 2020
Melvin Louis King, 87, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020. His wife of 62 years, Doris Eubank King, preceded him in death on January 29, 2020.Born on June 3, 1933, to the late Thomas Elbert and Joyce Conner King, he was preceded in death by his nine brothers and sisters: Inus King Hudson, Bertha King Dodson, E....
Jacqueline Yvonne Allen
Sep 3, 2020
Jacqueline “Denny” Yvonne Allen, 61 of Amherst, Virginia departed this life on Thursday, September 3, 2020 surrounded by family and friends.She was the daughter to the late Geneva Allen and Cosby Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Queenie Myers and two nieces Sharasha and Whitey Allen.Jacqueline was a member of St. James...
Bruton Attaway Langley
Sep 2, 2020
Bruton Attaway Langley, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Bruton was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 15, 1936, the fourth of Elizabeth Knight Langley and Isaac Lewis Langley’s four children.He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Anne Martin Langley and their three children; Lydia Knight Langley; Christopher Clark Langley, his wife Page Benham Langley...
Sanford Hellman
Sep 2, 2020
Sanford Hellman, 78, of Lynchburg, VA, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.He was born on July 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of the late Emanuel and Sophie Hellman and is survived by his younger sister and brother, Eleanor Bard and Arthur Hellman.He attended Brooklyn Technical Institute, and then MIT where he earned his Bachelors and...
Dean Tyler Shelton
Sep 1, 2020
Dean Tyler Shelton, of Lynchburg, died September 1, 2020. He was the husband of Dale Irby Shelton for 61 years. Born on August 23, 1937, in Pittsylvania County, Dean was a son of the late Melvin Tyler Shelton and the late Mary Gatewood Shelton. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons; Mark Shelton and his wife,...
Mary Carolyn Elder
Sep 1, 2020
Mary Carolyn Elder, 87, of Lynchburg, died peacefully, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Bentley Commons.She was born in Campbell County, on March 5, 1933, daughter of the late Charles and Flossie Foster Elder.She was preceded in death by her son, H. Dale Trent, brother, Jack Elder; sisters, Melba Elder, Phyliss Owen, Katherine Spradlin, Nancy Clark and Betty Jo St. John.She...
James Howard Garraghty, Jr.
Aug 30, 2020
James Howard Garraghty, Jr, 80 of Bedford, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020. Born in Bedford, VA on January 20, 1940. A son of the late James Howard Garraghty Sr and Janie Wilkerson Garraghty. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson, Dustin; great-granddaughter, Madison; two brothers-in-law, Robert, and Lemuel. Howard was a legend...
Helen Faye Weir
Aug 29, 2020
Helen Faye Weir, 93, of Strasburg, formerly of Lynchburg died Saturday, August 29, 2020.Helen was born November 2, 1926 in Madison Heights, the daughter of the late Harry Weir and Mary Cash Weir. Helen was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monroe since 1938. She was a graduate of Madison Heights High School and the Perez Beauty Salon...
Artiom Easterbrook
Aug 29, 2020
Artiom Mihaylovich Valer’evich Shelud’ko Tihonenko Easterbrook… went by many more names. He is described by his closest friends as courageous, irreplaceable, charismatic, majestic, a light, “Sunshine,” fearless, pistol, captivating, altruistic, brother, brilliant, and Uncle Arti, to name a few!Artiom was born October 5, 1989, in Smolensk, Russia, and died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in a tragic automobile accident in Coleman...
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