Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
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.
Jean Martin Gowen
Nov 21, 2019
Jean Martin Gowen, 71, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, November 21, 2019.Born Thursday, January 15, 1948 in Washington, DC, Jean was a daughter of the late George Martin Sr. and the late Annie Belle Maddox Martin.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother George “Bill” Martin and a sister, June Marie Martin.Jean is survived by...
Theodore C. Engelder
Nov 20, 2019
Theodore Carl Engelder, 92, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, November 20, 2019. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rita and one brother, Conrad J. Engelder.Mr. Engelder was born 31 August, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the Rev. and Mrs. Conrad J. Engelder. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where he sang in the...
Jessie Robert Alexander, Jr.
Nov 20, 2019
Jessie Robert “Nut” Alexander, Jr., 53, of Lynchburg, VA departed this life on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father Jessie Alexander, Sr.Jessie is survived by his loving mother Doris Bruce Alexander; son Andrew Easton; daughter Jasmine Goggin; three grandchildren James, Ahriyah, Harmony; two sisters Patricia Alexander and Sheila Alexander; nieces Regina Alexander and her...
Donna S Wooldrige Phelps
Nov 19, 2019
Donna Sue Wooldrige Phelps, 74, of Huddleston, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She was born in Bedford, VA on August 24, 1945. A daughter of the late Horace Walker Wooldrige Sr. and Ollie Lee Cundiff Wooldrige. In addition to her parents Donna was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Phelps.Donna was a huge New York Yankees...
Brenda Dillon Fastabend
Nov 19, 2019
Brenda Dillon Fastabend, 80, died on November 19, 2019. She was born in Leaksville, N.C. (now Eden) but grew up in Martinsville, Va. Brenda was the daughter of Herbert Phelps Dillon and Hellen Janulis Dillon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Phelps Dillon.She is survived by her husband of 60 years, William “Bill”...
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