Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Delois Madeline Anderson Hancock
Dec 16, 2020
Delois Anderson Hancock passed away on Wednesday December 16, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents Charlie Anderson Sr. and Mary Rose Anderson.Delois was born in Madison Heights, Va. on October 30, 1926. Delois was a lead singer in the gospel choir at Lovingston Baptist Church for many years until her health no longer permitted her to. She...
John Salmon Iii
Dec 16, 2020
John McClure Salmon III of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on December 16, 2020. Born on February 24, 1940, in Chattanooga, TN to Gordon Wood Salmon and Laura Mastin Salmon, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ilona Harvard Salmon, his “soulmate and best friend,” to whom he was married for 47 years; parents; and brother, Robert Mastin Salmon.John is...
Sue T. Wilmoth
Dec 15, 2020
Sue T. Wilmoth, a longtime resident of Forest, Va., passed away on December 15, 2020 in Lynchburg Va., after a long and courageous struggle against the complications of breast cancer.She was born on October 12, 1930, in Elkins, W.V. and was the only child of the late Madalynne Lessenberry Talbott and the late William Donald Talbott. Sue married her husband,...
Dennie Ray Arrington
Dec 15, 2020
Dennie Ray Arrington Sr., 87, of Bedford, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020. He was the husband to the love of his life, Bea, for 45 yearsBorn Thursday, December 22, 1932 in Bedford, Dennie was a son of the late John Wesley Arrington and the late Reaver Gillispie Arrington.In addition to his parents, Dennie was preceded in death by his oldest...
Wilma Belyea Skinner
Dec 15, 2020
In the early morning hours of Monday, December 15, 2020, Wilma Belyea Skinner went to be with her Lord. She was 93 years old. Her survivors include her husband of 63 years, James Milton Skinner, her two children, Joan Anita Will (Bill) and David Eugene Skinner, her four grandchildren: Daniel and Abigail Skinner and Emily and Matthew Will, her sister-in-law,...
William Wendall Bogle
Dec 14, 2020
William Wendell Bogle, 73, of Lynchburg died Monday, December 14, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Judy, to whom he was married for 28 years. Wendell was a dedicated husband and family man.Wendell was born on August 10, 1947 in Wytheville Virginia, and was the son of the late Fred and Ruth Bogle.He was a faithful member of The...
Patricia Leeming
Dec 14, 2020
Patricia Leeming went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents, Willard and Ruth McLeod, daughter Liz Nelson, and grandson Ben Leeming.She is survived by her children, Judy Thompson and husband Mike of San Diego, CA and Rick Leeming and his wife Shelia of Lynchburg VA, as well as grandchildren Bill,...
Sadie D. Leftwich
Dec 14, 2020
Sadie D. Leftwich peacefully passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA, after a long illness. Sadie was preceded in death by her parents, Booker T. and Ella Iretha Davis of Lynchburg, VA.Sadie is survived by her husband of 25 years, Alphonso Leftwich, Jr. one daughter, Bridgett Cunningham of Charlotte, N.C., two granddaughters,...
Carol Ann Weeks Davis
Dec 14, 2020
Carol Ann Weeks Davis, 79, of Goode, went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 3, 1941 to the late Clarence Gilbert Weeks and Ruby Lee Yopp Weeks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Davis Arrington and sister, Ethel May Casteel.Carol...
Mike Edward Harmon
Dec 13, 2020
Mike, the BeginningMike Edward Harmon was born in Lynchburg’s Dearington community on July 14, 1966, to the late Deacon Sidney J. Harmon Sr. and Deaconess Jerean M. Harmon. There were twelve children in the family until God called brother James Harmon home; Mike was the last.His education began at Dearington Elementary School, and he graduated from EC Glass High School...
Preston Earl Tomlinson
Dec 13, 2020
Preston Earl Tomlinson, 73, of Lynchburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 13, 2020. He was the devoted husband of Katherine “Kathy” Simmons Tomlinson for 43 years.Preston was born March 21, 1947 in Lynchburg a son of the late Preston DuPont Tomlinson and Lois Templeton Tomlinson Knight. Preston owned and operated Preston’s Broken Tractor Repair and was...
Maureen Marie Holleran Hammer
Dec 13, 2020
Maureen Marie Holleran Hammer, 67, of Forest, VA, died Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was the wife of James John Hammer for 45 years.Born Monday, November 09, 1953 in Orange. NJ, Maureen was a daughter of the late Bernard Robert Holleran and the late Rose Evelyn Carcio Holleran.In addition to her husband, Maureen is survived by her son Jamie Hammer...
William Theodore Bailey
Dec 13, 2020
William Theodore Bailey, 58, passed away on Sunday December 13, 2020 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the son of the late William and Marie Bailey.A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, 220 Breezewood Drive. A graveside service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 at...
Elaine Fitch Panzarino
Dec 12, 2020
Elaine Fitch Panzarino, 97, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, December 12, 2020. Born May 13, 1923 in Silver Grove, Kentucky; she was a daughter of the late Claude Elsom Fitch and Evelyn Brumfield Fitch. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased in death by her husband, Vito Anthony Panzarino.She is survived by her children, Victoria Norberg and her husband, Jerry,...
John Thomas “Jt” Evans, Jr.
Dec 12, 2020
John Thomas “JT” Evans, Jr., 89, of Lynchburg died Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was the husband of the late Ruth Brown Evans.John was born September 28, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas the son of the late John Thomas Evans, Sr. and the late Pearl Heard Wilkinson Evans.John graduated from Texas Military Institute in 1949. He served in the U.S....
Eric Gordon Peters, Sr.
Dec 12, 2020
Eric Gordon Peters, Sr. died December 12, 2020 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, Sarah (Sally) Myers Peters after a 58-year marriage. Born April 15, 1939 in Wilmington, Delaware, he is the son of the late Harold Gordon Peters and Mary Letitia Wivel Peters.Mr. Peters grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia, where his father worked as...
Sterland Lee Fitzgerald
Dec 11, 2020
On Friday December 11, 2020, Sterland Lee “Pudding” Fitzgerald slipped into his father’s loving arms comforted by his wife Shirley Mitchell Fitzgerald. Sterland was born July 8, 1949, to the late William and Mable Fitzgerald and grandmother Annie Garland Mitchell who raised him.He leaves to cherish the memory of his home his two sons Corey Lipford and Girard Younger; three...
Joretta Rose Moye Williams
Dec 11, 2020
Joretta R. Williams passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. Born on May 29, 1931 in Beeson, West Virginia to Ray and Leta Massie Rose, she leaves behind her husband of 39 years, Willie T. Williams. Joretta was the mother of her 2 children, Bobbi Moye Bohon and James Robert Moye, Jr.; 1 stepdaughter, Stephanie Williams; and was known as “MaMa...
Earl James Whitbeck Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Earl James Whitbeck Jr. — a father with a big heart and a fierce work ethic — died on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was 82.A Voorheesville native, he had been living in Lynchburg, Virginia with his wife, Carol.“The last few months of his time here on Earth were not easy. But in many ways I’m thankful his decline was...
Walter Phillips
Dec 10, 2020
Sonny Phillips, age 86, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2020, at Runk and Pratt – Liberty Ridge. He was born on October 13, 1934, in Lynchburg to Walter Maxwell “Monk” and Virginia Phillips. He married Cornelia “Connie” Farrar Phillips on September 5, 1955, in Afton, Virginia.He owned and operated Lancaster Galleries furniture store until he retired in 2001. Sonny...
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