Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Wanda Diane Woodford Pagnozzi
Nov 12, 2020
Wanda Diane Woodford Pagnozzi, a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on November 12, 2020.Wanda was born in Lynchburg, Va. on January 19, 1950, to Earl Garnet Woodford and Irene Claytor Woodford.She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Joseph Basil, and daughter Cristina Renee Pagnozzi. She is also survived by her...
Nancy R. Tabor
Nov 11, 2020
Nancy Reid Tabor, 67, of Forest, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020.Born in Lynchburg, she was the youngest child of Florris Dodson Reid and the late James Kent Reid, sister to Edward Reid and Barbara Reid Mallow and her husband Michael Mallow, and niece of Edward Dodson and John Saunders.In addition to her mother and siblings, Nancy is survived by her...
Daniel Bernard Toms
Nov 10, 2020
Daniel Bernard Toms, 71, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born on May 30, 1949 to the late James Bernard Toms and Myrtle Mae Key Toms.Daniel was a cowboy, he loved horses and training them especially. He was known for making the prettiest bales of hay and loved working outdoors and spending...
Earl Lewis Spurrier
Nov 10, 2020
Earl Lewis Spurrier. Jr, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020.He was born in Brunswick, Maryland on December 28, 1926 to Clara and Earl Spurrier.Earl worked for the Washington Gas Light Company for 30 years. He took early retirement and moved to Smith Mountain Lake in 1982.In 1960 he met his future wife, Meg, of almost 60 years. He would...
Danielle Michelle Beasley
Nov 10, 2020
Danielle Michelle Beasley, 45, of Rustburg, passed on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 peacefully at her home. She was the loving wife of Raymond Beasley, Jr.Born on May 20, 1975 in Homestead, Fla., she was the daughter of Fred and Kathy Griffin.Danielle was a lifelong active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served faithfully in multiple...
Charles Meek Jackson
Nov 9, 2020
Charles Meek Jackson, 91, of Rustburg, died Monday, November 09, 2020. He was the husband of Ocie Childress Jackson for 72 years.Born Sunday, November 03, 1929 in Manheim, PA, Charles was a son of the late Charles Rufus Jackson and the late Catherine Meek Jackson.In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Dianne J. Gentry (Peter), of...
Vivian Nickerson Burley
Nov 9, 2020
Vivian Nickerson Burley, 94, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on November 9, 2020. She was the wife of the late Emmett Bently Burley for 57 years.Vivian was born on May 6, 1926 to H. Lee Nickerson and Beatrice Craddock. She graduated from Brookville High School in 1943, then attended Phillips Business College. Vivian then went on to own and operate...
Michael Keith Arbogast
Nov 7, 2020
Michael Keith Arbogast, 64 of Moneta, VA, formerly of Harrisonburg, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. Mike fought an intense, courageous battle against cancer for the past 6 months. He was born April 4, 1956 in San Antonio, TX and was the son of Donald Keith Arbogast and Mary Burg Arbogast of Watkinsville,...
Sharon H. Thomas
Nov 7, 2020
Sharon H. Thomas, 71, of Lynchburg, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. A Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Tharp Funeral Home. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory of Lynchburg is assisting the family. Click Here to view the Memorial Service
Mary Leigh Howard
Nov 7, 2020
Mary Leigh Howard passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. She and her husband Colyn moved here to paradise at Smith Mountain Lake from San Diego where Leigh raised her son Christian Macauley, and met Colyn, the love of her life, at Hydro-Scape Products where they were Corporate and Management Staff.Leigh is preceded in...
Amy Elizabeth Martin Wilson
Nov 7, 2020
Amy Elizabeth Martin Wilson died peacefully at home on November 7, 2020, in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born August 25, 1936 in Amherst County, grew up in Madison Heights, and lived in Lynchburg and Bedford County most of her life, moving to Charlottesville in 2014. Amy was the only child of the late William Loving Martin and Virginia Ferguson Martin.She...
Juanita Sears Marshall Parker
Nov 6, 2020
Juanita “Nita” passed into the spiritual world, in the afternoon of Friday, November 6, 2020.Nita was born in Appomattox County, Virginia, in 1936. She moved to South Boston, and then to Lynchburg, Virginia. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1955. She married William Edward Parker in July of the same year. They were members of the Fort Hill...
Barney Elliott Sackett
Nov 6, 2020
Louise Barnwell Elliott Sackett, 92, of Lynchburg, VA, affectionately nicknamed “Barney,” died peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020, surrounded by her three children. She was born on July 12,1928, in Columbia, SC, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Henry Sackett.Barney was raised by her parents in Columbia, SC and Jacksonville, FL, and moved to Boston, MA after...
Minnie E. Stevens
Nov 5, 2020
Minnie E. Stevens, 80, of Madison Heights, VA, passed away unexpectedly at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the widow of Ralph Stevens.Born in Lynchburg, VA., she was the daughter of Massie and Eola Hensen. She worked as a clerk many years with her husband at Pearson, Ambriar Pharmacy, and Jackson’s Drug Store. She enjoyed playing the gaming machines with her...
Ronald E. Debacco
Nov 5, 2020
Ronald Edward DeBacco, 83, passed away November 5th, 2020, in his home at Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Ellen Moore DeBacco.Born July 9th, 1937, he was the son of the late William and Anntoinette Tarantelli DeBacco. He is also predeceased by his siblings Carmen (wife Dorothy), Bill (wife Johanna), and Vivian...
Erma Lee Miear Coleman
Nov 4, 2020
Erma Lee Miear Coleman, 78, of Goode, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born in Campbell County on April 18, 1942 to the late Hammond Miear and Lennis Marsh Miear. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Edith Tyree, Geneva Maddox, Eula Mae Witt, Dorothy Miear; and...
Thomas Dale Smedley
Nov 4, 2020
Thomas Dale Smedley, of Bedford County, Virginia, died quietly on Wednesday, November 4th. Born in Baden, PA on September 15, 1927, one of five children to Lauretta Swain Smedley and Carl Smedley, Tom had a love of the outdoors and farming. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Seaman First Class and helmsman on the...
Elizabeth Hanna Viar
Nov 1, 2020
Elizabeth Viar, 72, of Evington, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020. She was the wife of Clarence “Ronnie” Viar for 51 years.She was born on February 24, 1949 in West Virginia a daughter of the late Ted and Nita Hanna.Elizabeth’s love for people was apparent in her work at the Williams Home and as a hair stylist.In addition to...
Charles Douglas "Doug" Ore
Nov 1, 2020
Charles Douglas “Doug” Ore, 65, of Rustburg, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife Cheryl Ore.Doug worked for many years at Century Equipment.He is survived by his three sons Daniel Matthew Ore, Joshua Douglas and Charles Henry Ore; two daughters, Carrie Elizabeth Ore and Jolene Daniele Dalton; two sisters and two brothers.Services...
Michael David Esch
Nov 1, 2020
Mike Esch of Lynchburg, VA, formerly of Doylestown, PA, died Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Westminster Canterbury at the age of 82. Born April 23, 1938, in Beaver Falls, PA, he was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Nelle Esch and his former wife, Dorothy L. Esch.Mike is survived by his wife Betsy, his sons and their wives,...
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