Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Patricia Bryarly Baird
Nov 14, 2019
Patricia Bryarly Baird, 93, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Brookdale of Roanoke. She was born on November 3, 1926 in Washington, DC. A daughter of the late Marshall Elliott Bryarly and Ruth Duerhing Bryarly. In addition to her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Lee Baird; one brother, one sister and...
Megan Mcguire
Nov 13, 2019
Megan Nichole McGuire, 35, of Waynesboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. She was born at Vandenburg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California on August 8, 1984. The daughter of James Hensel “Jim” McGuire and the late Gail Lynn Shockney. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her grandparents,...
Sara V. Carter Oliver
Nov 12, 2019
Sara Carter Oliver of Bedford, Virginia died November 12, 2019. She was born August 15, 1928 and was the daughter of Onnie Colbert Carter and Ossie Holdren Carter. She is survived by her husband of seventy years, Charles Henry Oliver, Jr., two daughters and sons-in-laws: Sherry Oliver Eales and her husband, Michael Henry Eales, Sue Oliver Kell and her husband,...
Priscilla Hubbard Blankenship
Nov 12, 2019
Priscilla Hubbard Blankenship, 78, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. She was the wife of the late Jessie Ray Blankenship for 50 years.She was born Wednesday, June 4, 1941 in Moneta, Va., a daughter of the late Willie Moorman Hubbard and the late Grace Myrtle Hubbard.Priscilla is survived by her...
Dorothy M. Vinson Newsome
Nov 10, 2019
Dorothy May Vinson Newsome, 91, of Bedford, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019.She was the loving wife of the late Thomas Franklin Newsome, Jr.Born in Kentucky on October 6, 1928 she was a daughter of the late Richard A. Vinson and Jenny Pearl Hunter. Dorothy is also preceded in death by her son: Thomas Franklin Newsome, III. and grandson:...
Janet Shelor Bonds
Nov 10, 2019
Janet S. Bonds of Bedford departed this life on Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland G. Bonds.Born on June 23, 1931 in Christiansburg, VA, she was a graduate of James Madison College. After working a few years as a chemist, she and her family moved to the Lynchburg area. She spent many years...
Desean J. Gentry
Nov 10, 2019
DeSean Jamal Gentry “Gent”, 29, of Madison Heights, departed this life on Sunday, November 10, 2019. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on August 23, 1990.DeSean could accomplish anything he put his mind to. He started his Christian journey at Galilee Baptist Church in Gladstone, Virginia. He graduated from Amherst County High School and worked for Mohawk in Glasgow, Virginia....
Wilma Jean Holmes
Nov 7, 2019
Amherst, Virginia-On Thursday, November 7, 2019, Wilma Jean Holmes passed away on her birthday at the age of 72, surrounded by her loving family.Wilma was born to Bascom Stonewall Vandyke and Ruth Maxine Vandyke on November 7, 1947 in Beartown, West Virginia. She spent her childhood in Vandyke Hollow, Va, with her two sisters and extended family, working to manage...
Tyrone Lamont Calloway
Nov 6, 2019
Tyrone Lamont Calloway, 39, of Lynchburg, departed this life on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. He was born Monday, May 5, 1980 to Brenda Harris Jackson and Jerome Calloway.He was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School. He worked at various companies in the city of Lynchburg. He was a member of Cross Road Baptist Church.He leaves to mourn his parents;...
Corinne Eanes Nichols
Nov 5, 2019
Audrey Corinne Nichols,82, of Huddleston, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She was the devoted wife of Samuel Burl Nichols for 59 years. She often talked about their life of love, how they met, how the two years he was deployed in Europe were the longest two years of her life. Their marriage...
Eleanor H. Deacon
Nov 4, 2019
Eleanor H. Deacon, 75, of Texas formerly of Lynchburg passed away Monday, November 4, 2019.Born April 4, 1944 in Lynchburg and graduated from Amherst County High School.Eleanor is survived by her husband, Frank Deacon; son, Frank (Buck) Deacon Jr.; daughter, Tracie Deacon, and a host of other relatives.The family will receive friends Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 9:30 to 11:00...
Jeane Grant Burnette
Nov 4, 2019
Jeane Grant Burnette, 91, of Lynchburg died Monday, November 4, 2019. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Ernest J. Manley
Nov 3, 2019
Ernest Johnson Manley, of Big Island, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at home. He was the loving husband of Dana Manley. Ernest was born November 25, 1939 to the late Sidney Manley and Evelyn Palmer Manley in Big Island, Va. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.In addition to his wife,...
Aquiles Amparan
Nov 3, 2019
Aquiles “Keeley” Amparan, III, 27, of Bedford, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019. He was the son of Aquiles “Kiki” Amparan, Jr. (Kim) and Dorothy “Byrd” Strain (David); born in Roanoke on September 23, 1992.He is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Edna “Sis” Amparan; maternal grandfather, Dell William Hawkins and uncle, Dennis Nichols.Keeley is survived by his...
Gary Wayne Blair
Nov 2, 2019
Gary Wayne Blair, 66, of Forest, Va., after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family and his fur baby, Bentley.Gary is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hilda Maddox Blair of Lynchburg who passed away November 3, 2019; one son, Austin Martin Blair of Appomattox and his mother, Tammy...
Raymond Everett Citty
Oct 30, 2019
Raymond Everett Citty, 87, of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Centra Lynchurg General Hospital. He was born in Bedford, VA on November 14, 1931. A son of the late David Elmer Citty and Louise Bush Citty. In addition to his parents Raymond was preceded in death by five sisters, Maxine Pierce, Audrey Spradlin, Mildred Pistilli, Barbara...
Herbert R. Crowder
Oct 29, 2019
Herbert Rhea Crowder, 88, of Goode, VA, died on Tuesday October 29, 2019. He was the husband of the late Rheta Ann Johnson Crowder for 60 years.Born on April 15, 1931, in Roanoke, VA Herb was a son of the late Emory Cary Crowder and the late Edriss Drewery Crowder.Herb served the nation in the United States Navy during the...
Patricia L. Bates Harrington
Oct 28, 2019
Patricia L. Bates Harrington, 95, of Lynchburg, died peacefully on Monday, October 28, 2019, at her home in front of her favorite view of Tobacco Row Mountain. Patricia was born on May 21, 1924, in Saginaw, Michigan, a daughter of the late Gerald and Henrietta Bates. She was the wife of the late Donald W. Harrington for 60 years. She...
Patrick Wayne Driskill
Oct 28, 2019
Patrick Wayne Driskill, 48, of Rustburg passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019. He was born on April 10, 1971, the son of A. Wayne Driskill and Carol Hunter Driskill. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Rebecca Wingfield Driskill; his sons, Alex and Michael Driskill and his daughter Olivia Driskill; and his father-in-law Ronald Wingfield....
Geraldine Stinnett Barbour
Oct 28, 2019
Geraldine Stinnett Barbour, 80, of Lynchburg, died Monday, October 28, 2019.She was born on Wednesday, January 18, 1939 in Lynchburg, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence A. Stinnett and Elsie Ogden Stinnett; sister Betty Bates; brothers Robert L. Stinnett and Clarence A. Stinnett, Jr., and husband, Bob O. Barbour.She is survived by her daughters Rebecca L....
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