Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
David M. Paisley
Oct 16, 2019
David Mearns Paisley of Forest, Virginia , 84, died October 16, 2019. He was born February 26, 1935 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the son of Leah Mearns Paisley and Ivan Lambert Paisley. A pharmaceutical industry investment and technical specialist who had a unique career in industry, finance, and academia, he was a 1957 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and...
David Frank Burdette
Oct 15, 2019
David Frank Burdette, 88 of Monroe, VA died on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Fairmont Crossing in Amherst, Virginia.Born April 18, 1931, in Whitehouse, NJ, David was a son of the late David Frank Burdette, and the late Hazel Hatman BurdetteDavid is survived by his son, Andrew Spielberger and his wife, Joanne, a half-sister, Catherine, a close friend Larry S....
Ashby L. Tyree
Oct 15, 2019
Ashby L. Tyree, 95, of Madison Heights, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019.He was born in Amherst County on November 26, 1923. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Elizabeth Mays Tyree his father, Henry Tyree and mother, Eva Perry Tyree.He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946.He was a member...
Carlease Samuels Burnette
Oct 14, 2019
Carlease Samuels Burnette, 93, of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019. She was the wife of the late Ralph E. Burnette.She is survived by two sons, Honorable R. Edwin Burnette, Jr. of Lynchburg, Thornton G. Burnette and wife Kelly of Durham, NC; a daughter Larkin B. Conley and husband Steve of Galax; three grandchildren, William (Cole) Coleman Conley, II and...
Robert Walter Tyree, Jr.
Oct 14, 2019
Robert Walter Tyree, Jr., 67 of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019.Robert was born April 30, 1952 in Lynchburg, a son of the late Robert Walter Tyree, Sr. and Dana Rodgers Tyree. Robert honorably served his country in the Army National Guard, was retired as a HVAC technician and was a past member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church.He is survived...
Robert Franklin Mawyer
Oct 13, 2019
Robert Franklin Mawyer, 72, of Lynchburg passed away at his home, Sunday, October 13, 2019.Born November 12, 1946, he was a son to the late Lloyd and Bessie Franklin Mawyer.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Vanda Mawyer.Robert was retired from Lynchburg Steel where he was a welder and a proud member of the...
Joseph E. Goode
Oct 12, 2019
Joseph Edward Goode, age 100, of Bedford, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at English Meadows. He preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Austin Goode and his second wife, Louise Goode. Born June 30, 1919 in Bedford, VA, he was a son of Ira Clay Goode and Hinda Austin Goode.Joseph is survived...
Ethel Mays
Oct 11, 2019
Ethel Mays, 92, of Coleman Falls, died on Friday, October 11, 2019.She is survived by her loving daughter, Theresa; her son, Nicholas, and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at Sunset Hill on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Sharon Filicia Read Strange
Oct 9, 2019
Sharon Filicia Read Strange of 2357 Bateman Bridge Road, Forest, Va. departed this life on Wednesday morning October 9, 2019 after a brief illness.She was born in Lynchburg on June 25, 1964 to the late Thomas A. Read, Sr. and Evelyn Poindexter Read. She was educated in the Bedford County School System where she graduated from Jefferson Forest High School...
Lawrence Barby Silas
Oct 8, 2019
Lawrence Barby “Bobby” Silas, 86, of Brooklyn, NY, departed this life on October 8, 2019 at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Lawrence was born on August 16, 1933 in Lynchburg, VA, and was the son of the late Jerry Silas and Ersie Viola McCoy Silas.The youngest of five children, he was preceded in death by his sister...
Betty Louise Young Henderson
Oct 7, 2019
Betty Louise Young Henderson, 68, of Lynchburg, died Monday, October 7, 2019.Mrs. Henderson was born, Monday, January 1, 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, a daughter of the late Dr. John Sedgwick Young and the late Louise Blanks Young. Betty was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and sister with a long distinguished career in the banking industry, most recently with the Bank of...
Henry William Rose
Oct 7, 2019
Henry William Rose, 80, died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at Guggenheimer Health & Rehab. He was born on Monday, February 27, 1939, to the late George and Connie Rose. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George M. Rose and Massie P. Rose. He retired from Martin Marietta and he was a Trustee...
Kanella “Kiki” Korakis Simopoulos
Oct 6, 2019
Kanella “Kiki” Korakis Simopoulos, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on October 6, 2019. She was born on May 6, 1934 in Kopanaki, Greece to the late Elias and Demetra Petroulias Korakis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Simopoulos-aka “Ted Sims”.Kiki migrated from her native home in Greece to Toronto, Canada in 1960 along...
Charles Frederick Swepston
Oct 6, 2019
Charles Frederick Swepston, 71, of Lynchburg died Sunday, October 6, 2019. He was the husband of Rosilyn Gunter Swepston for 23 years.In addition to his wife he is survived by his children Suzanne Fetters (husband, Bob), Elijah Swepston, Kayne Foutz (wife, Holly), Nathan Foutz (wife, Tammie), Jesse Foutz (wife, Alyssa), Sara Foutz-Harlor (husband, Brian); grandchildren, Nikki, Jessica, Bobby, Taylor, Maddie,...
Don Michael Powers
Oct 6, 2019
Don Michael Powers a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia since 1998 passed away October 6, 2019 with his dear wife Dorla by his side at Westminster Canterbury where he has recently resided.Don was born on September 1, 1933, in Coeburn, Virginia the son of Geoffery O. Powers and Sylvia (Michael) Powers. Don was predeceased by his parents and his four younger...
Janet M Kurz
Oct 5, 2019
Janet Marie Martin Kurz, 72, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Lakewood, NJ on October 16, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Roland H. Martin and Mary Teresa Britting Martin. In addition to her parents Janet was preceded in death by her son, Jacob “Jake” S. Kurz....
Norma Jean Burford Hawkins
Oct 5, 2019
Norma Jean Burford Hawkins of Goode left this life on Saturday evening, October 5, 2019, to join her Savior and reunite with her brothers, sisters, and many friends and family members. Norma was born in Bedford County on November 9, 1930 and was the daughter of Ezra Fleming Burford and Esther Abbott Burford. In addition to her parents, she was...
Donald E Lavigne, Sr.
Oct 5, 2019
Donald Edwin Lavigne, Sr, 75, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at his residence while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 3, 1944 in Massachusetts. A son of the late Joseph and Mary Lavigne. In addition to his parents Donald was predeceased by his wife of 46 years, Minnie Pearl Lavigne. Donald loved...
James Gregory Ayers
Oct 4, 2019
James Gregory Ayers , 50, of Concord, died Thursday, October 4, 2019.A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Thomas Terrace Baptist Church,10660 Richmond Hwy, Lynchburg, VA 24504.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Ethel Imogene Knight Tyree
Oct 3, 2019
Ethel Imogene Knight Tyree, 87, of Madison Heights, died Thursday, October 3, 2019. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Earl Tyree for 55 years.Born Wednesday, February 17, 1932 in McAlester, OK, Ethel was a daughter of the late George Odist Knight and the late Ruth Mae Osborne Knight.In addition to her husband and parents, Ethel was preceded in...
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