Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Rev. Glen Ray Clark
Oct 26, 2019
Rev. Glen Ray Clark, 71, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, October 26, 2019.Born on January 18, 1948, Glen was a son of the late George Bryant Clark and the late Louella Lucille Clark.Glen is survived by his daughter, Michelle Clark; a sister, Regina Calloway; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at...
John Edward Allen
Oct 25, 2019
John Edward “Eddie” Allen, 63, of Lynchburg, passed away at his residence on Friday, October 25, 2019. He was born on December 5, 1955 in Roanoke, VA. A son of the late Edward S. Allen and Doris Carter Allen.Eddie was the owner/operator of Hill Top Lumber for the past 30 plus years. His passion for lumber and wood was very...
June Marion Kittelson Bacon
Oct 25, 2019
June Marion Kittelson Bacon, 94, of Lynchburg, graduated from hospice to heaven on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Guggenheimer Health & Rehabilitation Center, ending a long, service-filled life to her family and close friends.Born on June 2, 1925, to the late Pauline and Alvin Kittelson, she was predeceased by her two sisters, Joyce Stephens Snead and Patsy Ferguson Hicks. She...
Lewis B. Steppe, Jr.
Oct 25, 2019
Lewis Bailey Steppe, Jr., 81, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, at his home with his family by his side.Born on December 7, 1937, in Campbell County, he was the son of the late Lewis Bailey Steppe and Shirley Kathleen Waller. He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Thacker Steppe; his sisters, Sylvia Steppe Peak...
Eugene Edward Blankinship
Oct 25, 2019
Eugene Edward “Gene” Blankinship, 83, of Rustburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 25, 2019. He was born on June 20,1936 in Rustburg to the late Walter Floyd Blankinship, Jr. and Nannie Bailey Blankinship. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara Ann Blankinship and Nancy Blankinship Crance and her husband, Dan and another brother-in-law, Bernard...
Ethel Silver Crewe
Oct 24, 2019
Ethel Silver Crewe, 74, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019. She was born on May 10, 1945 in Bakersville, NC. A daughter of the late Robert Silver and Maude Atkins Silver. In addition to her parents Ethel was preceded in death by two children, Jamie and Joy Crewe and a brother, Edward Silver.Ethel was a member of...
Christine Louise Laughlin
Oct 23, 2019
Christine Louise Hand Laughlin, 87, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Henry Thomas Laughlin.Christine was born August 20, 1932 in Tyrone, PA, a daughter of the late John Bernard Hand and Cecilia Ann Barroner Hand. She was an active parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church.She is survived by her children,...
Denton Keith Bryant
Oct 22, 2019
Denton Keith Bryant, 64, of Evington, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019. He was the husband of Laura Wilson Bryant for 36 years.Born Tuesday, May 24, 1955 in Radford, VA, Denny was a son of the late Norman Keith Bryant and Beulah Lyons Bryant.In addition to his wife and mother, Denny is survived by his children, Carter Bryant and his wife,...
Valton R. Hammersley, Jr.
Oct 21, 2019
Valton R. Hammersley, Jr., 62, of Lynchburg, passed Monday, October 21, 2019.Born February 10, 1957 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Valton R. Hammersley, Sr. and the late Joyce Carwile Hammersley.He is survived his daughter, Christine Donald and her husband, Brandon, of Roanoke; two granddaughters, Ella and Hannah; two aunts, Katherine Widemann (Fred) and Peggy Stinnett; and...
Gordon Lee Burford
Oct 17, 2019
Gordon Lee Burford, 62, of Lynchburg passed away October 17, 2019.Born in Washington D.C. he is a son of Elizabeth Burford and the late Wallace Burford.Gordon had Cerebral Palsy and graduated from Special Education High School in Maryland. He loved music and liked to entertain playing songs and singing. He lived many years at Larch Homes for the Handicapped in...
Thomas “Edward” Johnson
Oct 17, 2019
Thomas “Edward” Johnson entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at his residence.He was preceded in death by his mother, LouElla Brown Johnson, his father, Thomas Andrew Johnson, and his sister, Joyce Johnson Meadows.Edward was born on July 7, 1951 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Campbell County and Bedford County Schools. He was a member of Mt. Moriah...
Hattie Louise Beverley Crews
Oct 17, 2019
Hattie Louise Beverley Crews of Lynchburg transitioned on Thursday October 17, 2019.Born January 4, 1945 in Amherst, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mamie Beverley.In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her siblings, Thomas Banks, Lucille Beverly, Mamie Beverly, Betty Carter, Maxine Harris, Henry Beverly and Joseph Beverly.She is survived by her loving...
Thomas Johnson
Oct 17, 2019
Thomas Johnson, 68, of Evington, died Thursday, October 17, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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...
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