Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Sandra Lynn Fox
Dec 2, 2019
Sandra Lynn Fox, 64 of Hattiesburg, MS. died on December 2, 2019 at the Carilion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. She was born on June 30, 1955 at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone , Maine . She was the daughter of John L. Fox, Jr. and Lenore McConnell Fox.She received her education at the Florida School for the Deaf...
Thomas Langhorne Phillips
Dec 2, 2019
Thomas Langhorne “Tom” Phillips, 91, died on December 2, 2019 at his home in Hurt, Virginia. He was born on October 24, 1928 the son of Paul W. Phillips and Helen Arthur Phillips.After graduating from Rustburg High School, he went to UVA on a baseball scholarship. He remained at UVA for seven years, completing law school there. After graduating from...
Caroline Mcjunkin Hudson
Dec 1, 2019
Caroline McJunkin Hudson, 53, of Rustburg, died Sunday, December 1, 2019. She was the wife of Leon Rodney Hudson for 26 years.Caroline was born April 28, 1966 in Radford, Va., to Frederick Eugene and Jo Ann Lough McJunkin. She is survived by her husband and three children, Spencer, Chase, and Courtney Hudson; her mother and three brothers, Kevin (Fran), Bruce,...
Patricia White Driskill
Dec 1, 2019
Patricia White Driskill of Lynchburg Virginia died peacefully in her home Sunday December 1, 2019.Pat was born October 13, 1935 in Lynchburg, VA to Joseph Leonard and Katherine Valentine White. She met and married Buford Driskill of Lynchburg, and had two sons, Lee Driskill of Baltimore, MD, and Bill Driskill of Middleburg, VA.Pat was a lovely mother, wife and friend...
Anthony "Tony" Edward Adams
Dec 1, 2019
Anthony “Tony” Adams, 59, formerly of Lynchburg died, Sunday, December 1, 2019. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Robert Chapman White
Dec 1, 2019
Robert Chapman White, 89, of Forest, died Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was the husband of Earlene Dance White.Born on March 31, 1930 in Forest, Va. he was the son of the late Gordon White and the late Rose Keith White.Along with his wife, he is survived by his son Michael R. White and his wife, Renee; his granddaughter Stephanie...
Leslie Harold Ross, Sr.
Nov 30, 2019
Leslie Harold Ross, Sr., USAF Retired, 84, of Lynchburg passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. He was the devoted husband of Dorothy Banks Ross for over 62 years.Leslie was born December 13, 1934 in Lynchburg, a son of the late Robert Ross and Mattie Penn Ross. Leslie honorably served his country including the Vietnam War. He was retired from the...
William “Billy” Nelson Turpin
Nov 30, 2019
William “Billy” Nelson Turpin, 87, of Big Island passed Saturday, November 30, 2019 at The Bedford Hospice House.He was born on June 23, 1932 a son of the late Thomas Raymond and Louise Norton Turpin. Billy was active in the Big Island Community.In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Turpin.Billy is survived by...
Margaret Joan Patterson
Nov 29, 2019
Margaret Joan Patterson, 87, of Lynchburg passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Friday, November 29, 2019. She was the loving and devoted wife of Robert Alfred Patterson for over 69 years.Joan was born October 17, 1932 in Washington D.C., daughter of the late Harold Blaine Lowry and Ruth Foreman Lowry.In addition to her husband she is survived...
Frank Rosser Gough, Sr.
Nov 28, 2019
Frank Rosser. Gough Sr., 94, of Lynchburg, departed this life on Thursday, November 28, 2019, following a short illness. He was the husband of the late Joyce Miller Gough.He was born in Campbell County, on January 12, 1925, the youngest of Frank H. and Mary B. Gough’s seven children. Preceding him in death were his wife, his parents, his brothers...
Thomas Howard Hearth
Nov 27, 2019
Thomas Howard Hearth, 78, of Huddleston, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born on April 28, 1941. A son of the late George Hearth and Alberta Rumph Hearth.Thomas served his country in the United States Coast Guard. He was a retired law enforcement officer and handyman who loved to work with his hands. In...
Victor Palazzi
Nov 27, 2019
Victor Palazzi, 85 of Lynchburg, VA died on November 27, 2019. He was the loving husband of the late Joyce Palazzi for sixty-four years, and lived in Springfield, NJ for thirty-seven of those years.Vic was born on September 12, 1934, a son of the late Philomena Palazzi and Vito Palazzi. He is survived by his sister Phyllis Giliberti, and is...
Peter Anak Aron
Nov 26, 2019
Peter Anak Aron , 60, of ,Rustburg, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. Click Here to Donate
Woodrow Franklin "Frank" Gibson
Nov 26, 2019
Woodrow Franklin “Frank” Gibson, 66, of Coleman Falls, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow Wilson Gibson and Maggie Verlene Evans Gibson and Ella “Joanne” Millner.Woodrow is survived by two sisters, Jane Gibson Harold and Rowelder Evans; one brother, George Gibson; two nephews, Chris Harold and David Neighbors, Jr. He loved driving country...
Mary R. Linn
Nov 26, 2019
Mary R. Linn of Amherst, Virginia died November 26, 2019.Mary was born and raised in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Helen D. and Charles S. Linn and her older brother was Charles F. (Chuck).Mary was born and raised in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Helen D. and Charles S. Linn and her older brother was Charles F. (Chuck).Ms. Linn graduated...
Lydia W. Pounders Cooper
Nov 25, 2019
Lydia W. Pounders Cooper, 88, of Thaxton passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 11, 1931 in Red Bay, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Durwood Pounders and Hattie McDuffie Pounders.Lydia was a kind and caring woman. She loved spending time doing puzzles, crocheting and listening to Southern Gospel...
Lucille D. Blum
Nov 24, 2019
Lucille D. Blum, 90, of Rustburg, Va. passed away on November 24, 2019 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia.Lucille was born in Independence, Va. in March 1929 and her family moved to Sparta, N.C. when she was a child. She had 11 brothers and sisters all of whom lived till adulthood. Lucille was the widow of John...
Frieda Evans Norton
Nov 23, 2019
On November 23, 2019, Heaven was blessed with the arrival of Frieda Evans Norton. She was the loving wife of David Norton for 33 years.Frieda was born on March 27, 1955, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of the late George W. Evans and the late Nancy M. Evans. She was a member of Amazing Grace Ministries and had worked at...
James "Jimmy" Allen Perdue
Nov 22, 2019
James Allen Perdue, 75, of Roanoke, VA went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 22, 2019. He was born in Roanoke, July 4, 1944 to the late Wilford and Sadie Perdue. He is also preceded in death by his Uncle and Aunt; who raised him, Carl and Ruth “Pete” Allen; along with his son, Darren E. Perdue.Jimmy ...
Ladonna L. Beard Truskolaski
Nov 21, 2019
LaDonna Louise Beard Truskolaski, 71, of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
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