Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Louis Edward Powell Jr.
Jan 24, 2020
Louis Edward Powell Jr., 75, of Forest passed away Friday, January 24, 2020.Born October 29, 1944 to the late Louis Powell and Bernice P. Barber.Lou retired from ITW Paktron after 38 years, served in the United States Air Force for eight years and was a Flight Line Technician serving in the Vietnam War. Lou was also a member of College...
Tony Lynn Layman
Jan 24, 2020
Tony Lynn Layman, 63, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 24, 2020 from his home in Salem with his family by his side.Tony was a member of Grandin Court Baptist Church and retired from Kroger, with over 40 years of service. He loved his family, his Dallas Cowboys and his Atlanta Braves.Surviving are his children, Jason W....
Gary Darnell Calloway
Jan 23, 2020
Gary Darnell Calloway Sr., departed this life on January 23, 2020.He was born on April 4, 1961 to the late Malcolm and Katie Calloway.Gary is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Earl and Virgie Williams and paternal grandparents; John and Margaret Calloway.Gary is survived by his children, Gary Calloway Jr., and Brandy Calloway; three brothers, Chris Calloway (Felicia), Randy...
Paul Simon Alleman
Jan 22, 2020
Paul Alleman, 89, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Mabel Davis Alleman.Born, December 13, 1930, St. Thomas, PA. He was the son of late Rudy Albert Alleman and Fannie Hoover Alleman.He is survived by his children, Danny Alleman and his wife, Debbie, of Troy, VA, Linda Ripley and...
Frank K. Hummel, Jr.
Jan 22, 2020
Frank Kerr Hummel, Jr., 87, of Smith Mountain Lake, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He was the husband of Betty Catherine Johnson Hummel.Born in New Rochelle, New York on March 24, 1932, he was a son of the late Frank Kerr Hummel, Sr. and Mildred Sutherland Hummel. He is also preceded in...
Robert William “Bob” Hamlett
Jan 21, 2020
Robert William “Bob” Hamlett, 83, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He was the husband of June Neighbors Hamlett for over 61 years.Bob was born November 14, 1936 in Washington D.C. a son of the late Jesse Edward Hamlett and Ellie Nash Hamlett Greenwell. Robert honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. He was the owner/operator of...
James C. Whyte
Jan 21, 2020
James Christopher Whyte, 44, of Roanoke passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at his residence. He was born on January 12, 1976 to Joan Underwood.James was an adventurer. He loved anything that involved the outdoors from hiking to attending music festivals. He also loved to travel and spend time with his friends and family. James will be missed by...
Larry W. Booth
Jan 21, 2020
Larry Wayne Booth, Sr., 69, of Salem, Va., and of Silverbay, Mn., passed away in his Virginia home recently.He was born on December 15, 1950 to parents, Bryce and Maxie Booth. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his fierce dog Meshka “Queenie”; his daughter, Jessica “Jessie” Booth; son, Larry “Bug” Booth Jr.; brother-in-law, Bill Bain;...
Margaret Craig Topper
Jan 19, 2020
Margaret Topper, 86, of Amherst, died Sunday, January 19, 2020.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Ruby Myers Sanderson
Jan 19, 2020
Ruby Myers Sanderson, 92, of Goode passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She was born on November 27, 1927 in Lynchburg, VA. She is a daughter of the late Silas Rosser Myers and Lemma Worth Riddle Myers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Sanderson; three sisters, Louise Tuck, Arlene Dawson Mary...
Billie G. Moore
Jan 18, 2020
Billie G. Moore, 89, of Forest, died Saturday, January 18, 2020.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Frederick B. Siebert
Jan 18, 2020
Frederick B. Seibert, 77, of Lynchburg, beloved brother and uncle, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, following a long illness.Born on July 25, 1942, in New London, Conn., he was a son of the late Leroy C. Seibert and the late Lucille Howell Seibert. Frederick made his career in the U. S. Navy. He served aboard the USS Coral Sea...
Loretta Viar Millner
Jan 17, 2020
Loretta Viar Millner, 82, of Lynchburg passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Runk & Pratt, Liberty Ridge. She was the loving wife of the late Ronald Wayne Millner.Loretta was born in Lynchburg, VA on July 25, 1937, a daughter of the late Kirby Edward Viar and the late Lula Elizabeth Wood Viar.She was a retired supervisor at the...
Graham Gilmer, Iii
Jan 17, 2020
Graham Gilmer III died peacefully at his home in Lynchburg, Va. on January 17, 2020 after a battle with cancer. He was embraced with love by his family as he left this life for life eternal.Born in July 1942, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Graham Gilmer, Jr. and Mary Trigg Gannaway Gilmer. Graham grew up in Orange,...
Valerie Denise Triplett
Jan 17, 2020
Valerie Denise “Pookie”Triplett transitioned on Friday, January 17, 2020 at her residence inWinston-Salem N.C. She was born on October 4, 1957 to the late Willie Triplett and Kay Calloway Triplett Hunter.Valerie is survived by her two sons, Gabriel, and Chris Gaines (Chequela); four brothers, Michael Triplett of Lynchburg, Va., Stephen, Timothy and Jimmy Hunter all of Roanoke, Va.; two sisters,...
Wayne Stanley Pasanen
Jan 16, 2020
Wayne Stanley Pasanen, 80, of Evington, died Thursday, January 16, 2020.A memorial service will be held, Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, Evington with Pastor Jeff Chapman officiating.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Tammie Ellis Earick
Jan 14, 2020
Tammie Earick, 59, of Roanoke, VA, left her body early on Tuesday morning January 14, 2020. She was small but mighty, a firecracker, straight shooter, loving mother, loyal friend, fashionista, & comedian. She fought a fast & fierce battle with lung cancer before growing her fabulous wings.Tammie is preceded in death by mother, Maydean Ellis; father, Jim Ellis; & brother,...
Shirley Connelly Koss
Jan 12, 2020
Shirley Connelly Koss, 93, died peacefully Sunday, January 12, 2020 in Greensboro, N.C. with her family close at hand. She was born on March 1, 1926 in Gladys, Va., the youngest child of the late Russell Courtney Connelly and Maggie Thomas Connelly. She graduated from Naruna High School as class valedictorian and received an Associate Degree from Longwood College. She...
Earl Watkins Talley
Jan 12, 2020
Earl Watkins “Watt” Talley, 97, of Lynchburg died Sunday, January 12, 2020.When humble farm owners Samuel Pinkney Talley and his wife Ida Fleming Lowery had their fourth child, they could not have imagined that Earl Watkins, the “runt” of the family, would develop a passion and aptitude in electronics that would direct the path of his life. Born on September...
Elder Jeanette Elizabeth Franklin
Jan 11, 2020
Elder Jeanette Elizabeth Franklin, 83, of Lynchburg, our dearly beloved departed this life on Saturday, January 11, 2020. She was born on November 7, 1936 to the late Edward Jackson and Ruth Spinner in Lynchburg, Virginia.She is survived by five children, Floydette W. Walker of Washington, D.C., Ramona J. Franklin, Ruth F. Taylor, Allen S. Franklin and Michael E. Franklin;...
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