Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Leonard Ray Duff
Oct 2, 2019
Leonard Ray Duff, 83, of Big Island, passed away on October 2, 2019. He was the devoted husband of Doris O’Connor Rice Duff.Born on November 28, 1935, in Rockbridge County, he was a son of the late Omar and the late Myrtle Duff.Ray worked as a millwright for Taylor Ramsey until his retirement. He was the family’s go to guy,...
Jack Tymchyn
Oct 2, 2019
Jack Tymchyn, 66, of Forest passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.He was a graduate of Bishop Neumann Catholic High School. Jack was retired from Verizon Wireless. He was a proud member of the National Rifle Association.He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Brenda Tymchyn; a son and daughter-in-law Chris and Brooke Tymchyn; two...
Peggy Purnell Bowen
Oct 1, 2019
On October 1, 2019, Peggy P. Bowen, of Goode, Va., went to be with her Lord and Maker at the age of 97. She was surrounded by her family.Peggy was born in Kansas City, Mo. in 1922. In 1941 she married Leroy Bowen of Lynchburg, Va. Leroy served as an Army officer in World War II. She followed him throughout...
Christy A. Vincent
Sep 30, 2019
Christy Ann Carnahan Vincent, 77, of Moneta, VA passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 1, 1942. Christy was the daughter of the late Ray Walker Carnahan and Theda Naomi Fox Carnahan.She was the loving wife of the late Roger Luce Vincent whom she met while a nursing...
Veikko "Vic" Uotinen
Sep 30, 2019
Veikko “Vic” Uotinen, 80, of Lynchburg, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 30, 2019. He was the husband of the late Kathryn “Kay” Evans Uotinen for fifty-two years.Vic was born in Helsinki, Finland, on October 6, 1938, the son of the late Rev. William Uotinen and the late Vappu Kortelainen. His family immigrated to the United States...
Dennis Michael Perreault
Sep 30, 2019
Dennis Michael Perreault, 73, of Lynchburg died Monday, September 30, 2019. He was the devoted husband of Maizie Elizabeth Hunter Perreault for over 50 years.Dennis was born June 26, 1946 in Elmhurst, Illinois a son of the late Wilfred Joseph Perreault and Annetta Fritz Perreault. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and...
Jessie Henry Martin, Jr.
Sep 29, 2019
Jessie Henry Martin, Jr., 54, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, September 29, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.TO MAKE A DONATION TO JESSIE MARTIN’S FUNERAL, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Faye Campbell Winston
Sep 28, 2019
Faye Campbell Winston, 61, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, September 28, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Gladwell Campbell and the late Mary Reynolds Campbell.Born on January 13, 1958, in Lynchburg, she graduated from EC Glass High School. She was an avid reader and loved being around her family. Most importantly, she knew and loved God. She will...
H. V. Ogle
Sep 27, 2019
H.V. Ogle, 84, of Monroe, died Friday, September 27, 2019.The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights, from 5 to 7 p.m. A celebration of H.V.’s life will be held on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Glynn Coleman officiating. Interment will follow...
Joyce Palazzi
Sep 26, 2019
Joyce Palazzi, 85 of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was the loving wife of Victor Palazzi for sixty-four years. She is preceded in death by her sister Lois Steinberg of Mountainside, NJ.She was born on Wednesday, July 11, 1934 a daughter of the late William Hayer and the late Catherine Hayer.Joyce enjoyed cooking, children’s sports, paddleball, volleyball,...
Virginia Taylor Pickrel
Sep 26, 2019
Virginia Taylor Pickrel, 89, of Forest, died Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late Edgar Donald Pickrel, Sr.Born in Lynchburg, February 26, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Taylor, Sr. and the late Elsie Virginia Foster Taylor. She was a devoted life-long member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Wesley Demorris Grooms
Sep 25, 2019
Wesley “W.D.” Demorris Grooms of Amherst, VA gained his angel wings on September 25, 2019.Wesley was preceded in death by his Father Selba Eugebe Demorris Grooms, Mother Shirley Ann Loving Grooms of Amherst, VA and brother Kelvin Grooms Sr. of Florida.Wesley leaves behind his brother Tony Burton, Sr.; nephew Tony Burton, Jr. both of North Carolina, nephew Kelvin Grooms Jr....
Frank Alex York, Jr.
Sep 24, 2019
Frank Alex York, Jr., 89, of Forest passed on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Alex York, Sr. and Arabelle Woody York. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Pamela K. York; infant daughter Susan Ann York; sister Loretta York Torrence and half-brother Harold York.He was born on January 16, 1930 in Charlottesville,...
Carl Irvin Johnson
Sep 24, 2019
Carl Irvin Johnson, 91, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, with his family by his side.He was born on Tuesday, February 21, 1928, in Amherst, VA to the late Harry Johnson and Lucy Stinnett. He was twice widowed, first by Lavana Hawley Johnson and second by Shirley Marie Law Johnson. In addition to his parents and wives, he...
Roderick S. Greene
Sep 24, 2019
Roderick Shelton Greene, 77, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was the husband of Mary Equilla Greene.Roderick was born on April 18, 1942 in Longacre, West Virginia. A son of the late Buster Greene and Barbara Moore Morrison of Tazewell, Va. Roderick was retired as a school bus driver, an avid golfer, fisherman,...
John R. Mccraw
Sep 23, 2019
John Rodney McCraw, 90, a life long resident of Lynchburg, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. He was born Mar. 13, 1929, the only child of Cabell and Carrie Siddons McCraw. He had worked for the News & Advance for many years and then in the funeral service for several years. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and...
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Sep 23, 2019
Kenneth Ray Fitzgerald, 63, of Bedford, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 22, 1956 in Lynchburg, VA. A son of Helen Elliott Fitzgerald and the late Kenneth Elmo Fitzgerald. In addition to his father, Kenny was preceded in death by a sister, Wanda Allen.Kenny was a very simple man. He loved...
Sedrick M. Terry
Sep 23, 2019
Sedrick M. Terry, 50, of Lynchburg, departed this life on Monday, September 23, 2019.He is survived by his mother Marion P. Kelso; one brother, Chris Terry, of New York; and a sister, Arlene P. Elliot (Ronnie) of Concord, and a host of other family and friends.Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory of Lynchburg is assisting the family.
Charlotte M. Ruwart
Sep 22, 2019
Charlotte M. Ruwart, 75, of Lynchburg died Sunday, September 22, 2019. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Rosalie Loving Short
Sep 20, 2019
Rosalie Loving Short, 79, of Lynchburg, Va. passed away September 20, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her parents, Lunsford Lomax and Rosalie Faulkner Loving. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, George Burton Short, her daughters, Elizabeth Short and Rosalie “Lee” Short John (Doug), her son, G. Burton Short (Amanda) and her grandsons, Christopher...
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