Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Thomas Edwin Gibson, Sr.
Jan 13, 2021
Thomas Edwin Gibson Sr., 79, of Amherst, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was the husband of Cynthia Wright Gibson for 58 years.Born Wednesday, December 31, 1941 in Newport News, VA, Thomas was a son the late Oscar Edwin Gibson and the late Myrtle May Cocke GibsonIn addition to his wife, Thomas is survived by his children, Ed Gibson and...
Roy R. Nichols
Jan 13, 2021
Roy Roger Nichols, 79, of Lynchburg passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home.Born on February 13, 1941 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late Thomas E. Nichols and Minnie E. Jenkins Nichols. Roy is also preceded in death by three brothers: Herbert, George, and David Nichols and three sisters: Agnes N. Jefferson, Gertrude N....
Mildred Hickson
Jan 12, 2021
Mildred Hickson passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021 at the age of 87.She was born in Montgomery, AL on February 18,1933 to parents Thomas Bowen Hill, Jr. well-known Alabama attorney and Mildred Ellen Abrams Hill avid seamstress and painter of china. Mildred graduated from high school in 1951 and headed off to college at Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg,...
Delores Hammersley Mclaughlin
Jan 12, 2021
Delores Hammersley McLaughlin, 85, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord onJanuary 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Dennis Michael McLaughlin.Born in Campbell County, on May 25, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Annie BrownHammersley and James Strother (JS) Hammersley. Along with her husband, many years ago she was the...
Marianna L. Chittum
Jan 12, 2021
Marianna Louise Chittum, age 2, died Tuesday January 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother Cleotilde Garcia.Born on May 10, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of Raymundo Lopez Garcia and Megan Chittum. Mary was momma’s princess who loved to play and go fishing with her mom and dad.In addition to her parents, Mary...
William R. Gregory
Jan 12, 2021
William R. Gregory. 89, of Forest, formerly of Newport RI, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 of Covid-19.William was born in Canton, NC and attended Syracuse University and Pratt Institute. He spent his career in art in the publishing industry, most notably as Art Director of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books. His proudest accomplishments included winning the gold medal of Society of...
Thomas "Ed" Edward Martin
Jan 11, 2021
Thomas “Ed” Edward Martin, 71, of Forest died Monday, January 11, 2021. He was the husband of Judy Glover Martin for over 18 years.Ed was born October 7, 1949 in Appomattox, Virginia the son of the late Marvin Lynn Martin and Virginia Morris Martin. Ed honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, was a professional...
Jeffrey Scott Anderson
Jan 11, 2021
Jeffrey Scott Anderson, 51, of Lynchburg, passed away January 11, 2021, in Lynchburg, after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Lynchburg, he was the son of Allen T. Anderson and Judith N. Anderson of Lynchburg, and Linda Evans and Charles Evans of Forest. He was predeceased by grandparents Edgar and Edith Anderson, and Morris and Esther Langford.Jeffrey was a...
Donald Franklin Tyree, Sr.
Jan 11, 2021
Donald Franklin Tyree, Sr., 81 of Madison Heights went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 11, 2021.Don retired from Norfolk Southern after 27 years of service. He served in the U. S. Marine corps and the U. S. Navy. After retirement he was a transporter for Pinkerton Chevrolet. He enjoyed playing softball, baseball and bowling and...
John William “Bill” Howell
Jan 11, 2021
John William “Bill” Howell was born in Bedford on July 25, 1942 to the late Hessie Vivian Payne and Jeter Carl Howell; grandparents the late Johnnie and Elberry Mitchell Payne and William Bailey and Lura Plymall Howell.Bill grew up in Huddleston on his parent’s dairy farm. He graduated from Huddleston High School in 1960. He attended Ferrum College and received...
Johnny Gilbert “Geeze” Henry
Jan 10, 2021
God called home Johnny Gilbert “Geeze” Henry to rest on Sunday January 10, 2021 at Oakwood Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, VA.He was born on July 11, 1949 in Bedford County to the late Bertha Henry. Johnny attended Western Light Baptist Church at an early age. He was educated in Bedford County Public School System where he attended...
Dennis Jeffrey Austin
Jan 9, 2021
Dennis Jeffrey Austin, 64 of Evington is celebrating on the streets of gold as of January 9, 2021. He was the devoted love of Pat Whitehouse for nearly 45 years.Dennis was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on June 24, 1956. He was the son of Curtis Austin and the late Margaret Austin, along with his step-mother Connie Austin.In addition to his...
Pellegrino Papa
Jan 9, 2021
Pellegrino (Bill) Papa, age 84, passed away on January 9, 2021 at his home in Moneta, Virginia.Bill was born in Pasquarielli, Italy on July 25, 1936, later moving with his parents, Clemente and Ida and siblings, Filomena, Anthony and Dora, to Naples, Italy. In 1952, just days before his 16th birthday, his father sent him to New York even though...
Richard R. Cooke, Jr.
Jan 9, 2021
Richard R. Cooke, Jr., 69, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends.Born in Syracuse, N.Y., he graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1969. He worked for the railroad before moving to Virginia with his wife, Kathy, in 1978. He owned and operated Cooke’s Glass Service until he retired in 2020.Buzzy had a love for...
Wesley Guill
Jan 9, 2021
Wesley Guill, 89, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Farmville Health & Rehabilitation Center in Farmville, VA.Born September 8, 1931, Mr. Guill learned a trade at an early age and later moved with his young family to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the high rise commercial construction industry. He later returned to...
Sharon Y. Lozier
Jan 8, 2021
Sharon Y. Lozier, 86, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021. For the past 18 months she has been living in Runk & Pratt Memory Care in Forest, VA. Even though it has been a difficult year for family to visit, we were blessed to have a family member with her when she went home to be...
Dale Donnell Morris
Jan 7, 2021
The well-known “City of Lynchburg Knuckle Boom Operator” and “Dallas Cowboys Fan” Dale Donnell Morris, age 61, of Lynchburg, received his heavenly wings on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 8:15 a.m.Dale Donnell Morris was born September 16, 1959 in Lynchburg, the son of the late Ralph Lee Morris and Geraldine Bayes Morris.Dale Morris is survived by his children, daughters, Latasha...
Dorothy L. Stone Joyner
Jan 7, 2021
Dorothy Lorraine Stone Joyner, 98, of Cave Spring Place, died January 7, 2021. She was born July 5, 1922 in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of the late George Washington Stone and Helen Marie Clemmer Stone. She was preceded in death by her husband, James N. Joyner, Sr., brothers, Harry Clemmer Stone, and George Washington Stone, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Barbara H....
Robert “Rob” Joseph Nosenzo
Jan 7, 2021
Robert “Rob” Joseph Nosenzo aka “The Big Dadu,” born September 20, 1949, in New York, NY and resided in Forest, VA. passed away early on the morning of Thursday, January 7, 2021 with his family by his side.He is survived by his wife, Maryann Elizabeth Nosenzo; brother, John Nosenzo and wife, Debbie; along with sons Michael and wife, Elizabeth Nosenzo...
Margaret Moorman Banks Kehrer
Jan 7, 2021
Margaret Moorman Banks Kehrer, born July 29, 1922, in Bolivar, TN, was brought to Virginia Episcopal School at one month of age by her parents, Joseph Kentworth Banks, Sr., and Margaret McAnulty Banks.After growing up on the VES campus where her father taught for 43 years, and attending Lynchburg public schools, Margaret graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1943. A...
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