Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
London H. Thompson
Aug 27, 2020
London H. Thompson, 16, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, August 27, 2020.A Homegoing Celebration will be held for London at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at Living Word Ministries on Taylor Street with the Rev. Dr. James Camm officiating. Interment will follow in Chestnut Grove Babptist Church Cemetery, 202 E. Perch Road, Monroe VA 24574.**UPDATE** On behalf of...
Barbara Jane Dawson Kurtz
Aug 27, 2020
Barbara Jane Dawson Kurtz, 75, of Forest, VA, died Thursday, August 27, 2020, surrounded by her immediate family. She was the wife of Kelly James Kurtz Sr. for 54 years.Barbara was born Saturday, May 26, 1945 in Lynchburg, daughter of the late Raymond Lee Dawson and the late Janie Miles Dawson.In addition to her husband, she is survived by a...
Captolia Evans Woodson
Aug 25, 2020
Captolia Evans Woodson departed this life Tuesday August 25,2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital.She was born January 14, 1934.She is survived by her one and only son Gregory Evans of Washington D.C. One beloved granddaughter Cynthia Pennix of Lynchburg Virginia and six grandchildren, Jamie Howell, Katrell Howell, Cynjae Pennix, Talib Bailey of Lynchburg,` Virginia, Anthony Eugene Jordan, Deonte Jordan of Washington...
Richard William Robertson, Sr.
Aug 23, 2020
Richard William Robertson, Sr., 75, of 818 Suburban Rd, Lynchburg, died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Marlene Smith Robertson. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and his sister Linda Beckner and brother Curtis Beckner.Born in Roanoke Va., he was the son of the late William...
Anne R. Cosby
Aug 23, 2020
Anne R. Cosby, 85, of Smith Mountain Lake Virginia, died peacefully surrounded by family at her home as dawn broke Sunday, August 23, 2020. She was the wife of the late Jack T. Cosby. Together they enjoyed over 40 years of marriage.Anne was born on September 11, 1934 in Baltimore, MD. The daughter of the late Arthur McKinley La Polt...
Ella Frances Fulcher Bear
Aug 22, 2020
Ella Frances Fulcher Bear died Saturday, August 22, 2020. Born on February 12, 1929 in Amherst, Va. She was the daughter of the late Marion and Mildred Fulcher. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husbands, Wilbur Nathaniel Wood and Marvin Bernard Bear; brother, Marion “Pete” Fulcher, Jr., and sister, Mildred Ann Fulcher.She is survived by...
Virginia Brown Fowler
Aug 22, 2020
Proverbs 31 describes a woman who goes to extraordinary lengths to care for her family and those around her. She is a godly woman whose character is clothed in dignity and strength. Many women do noble things, but she surpasses them. When God slipped into her room on the morning of August 22, He knew Mom’s legacy was complete and...
Kenneth L. Price
Aug 22, 2020
Kenneth L. Price, of Montvale, Virginia, passed away on August 22, 2020. He was 79, or 80, if you believe his first driver’s license, obtained as one of the biggest 15-year olds to ever grace Horse Creek, West Virginia. He came from a long line of self-motivated survivors, coal miners, and entrepreneurs, which influenced his extensive career of more than...
Rose Blanche Krous
Aug 22, 2020
Rose Blanche Krous went home to be with Jesus on August 22, 2020, where she will join her husband Walter, who preceded her in death in 2004.Rose was born on April 6, 1933 in Connecticut. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Simonne Parizo of Springfield, Vermont, who preceded her in death along with her brother Carl.She is...
Elaine Dahl St. Vincent
Aug 21, 2020
Elaine Dahl St. Vincent was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 28, 1912. She passed away peacefully at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Virginia on August 21, 2020. Elaine was the beloved wife of the late Edwin H. St. Vincent. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents, Edwin and Signe Dahl; her brothers, Wilbur Dahl (Margaret) and...
Pauline Vera Casper
Aug 21, 2020
Pauline Vera Casper, 73, of Bedford, VA, died Friday, August 21, 2020. To send condolences online please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
Susan L. Ocealis
Aug 20, 2020
Susan L. Ocealis, 64, of Lynchburg, VA died Thursday, August 20, 2020. To send condolences online please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
Robert A. Patterson
Aug 18, 2020
Robert Alfred Patterson, 94, of Lynchburg passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. He was the loving and devoted husband of the late Margaret Joan Patterson for over 69 years and was a proud World War II Purple Heart U.S. Marine who fought in the Battle of Okinawa, Japan.Bobby was born January 18, 1926...
Bobby N Bishop
Aug 17, 2020
On August 17,2020 Bobby Nelson Bishop, loving husband and father of two, grandfather of four, and great-grandfather of two passed away peacefully at Westminster Canterbury at the age of 87.Bobby was born to Willard and Ella (Rhodes) Bishop of Charlottesville, Virginia June 21, 1933. Bobby served in the Army from 1953 to 1955. Part of this time he was an...
Otto W. Riess
Aug 15, 2020
Otto W. Riess, 77, of Franklinville N.J. passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020.He resided in Madison Heights with his lifelong friends, Joseph and Beth Bradshaw, special people in his life Chris and Alison Ayers, Layla Grace and Wyatt Ayers and Saundra Wright.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights is assisting the family.
Gloria Blanche (Rhodes) Mcdaniel
Aug 15, 2020
Gloria Blanche McDaniel (Rhodes),89, of Lynchburg passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at her residence.She was born July 29, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Lilay Virginia Gibson (Gilliam) and the late George Gilmer Rhodes. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Lloyd McDaniel Jr; two sons, Donald Edward McDaniel and Billy Ray...
James Aurich Vest
Aug 14, 2020
James Aurich Vest died on August 14, 2020. Mr. Vest was born on August 21, 1939 in Salem, Virginia. He was the son of the late Frank Harris Vest, Sr. and the late Viola Woodson Vest.Mr. Vest was predeceased by his first wife Martha Twark Vest, his son James Aurich (Jay) Vest, Jr., his step-son Kirk Roland Fisher, and his...
Michael Allen Alvis
Aug 14, 2020
Michael Allen Alvis, 53, of Evington, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 14, 2020. He was the devoted, loving husband of Renee Walls Alvis for 30 years.Allen was born on March 20, 1967 in Lynchburg to the late Frederick Allen Alvis and the late Sonia Elise Riley Alvis.He was the owner of Kar Krafters, Inc. Even away...
Robert Lee Scott, Sr.
Aug 14, 2020
Robert Lee Scott, Sr. 58, died on August 14, 2020. He was born on December 31, 1961, in Lynchburg.He was an upholster but could do anything, some would say a jack of all trades.Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Scott and Shirley Davis Fears.Along with the mother of his children, Kim Scott, he is survived by a...
William Lee Markham
Aug 12, 2020
William Lee Markham, 63, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Lee was born to the late Harold Markham and the late Elizabeth Goff Markham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.Lee is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Leslie Burks Markham; two children Latrina...
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