Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
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...
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...
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