Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Helen Marie North Ganley
Jun 10, 2019
Helen Marie (North) Ganley passed away on June 10, 2019. Helen was born on May 10, 1933, and grew up in Binghamton, NY. She graduated from Boston College with a degree in nursing and loved taking care of others. She worked at several hospitals before retiring from Bedford Memorial Hospital in Bedford, VA. Helen was married to Regis Ganley for...
Brigitte Shroyer
Jun 9, 2019
Brigitte Shroyer, 77, of Forest, VA, passed away on Sunday, June 09, 2019 while traveling back to her home country, Germany. Born Tuesday, June 24, 1941 in Kassel, Germany, Brigitte was the daughter of the late Auguste Elisabeth Kopitzsch & Kraftfahrers Georg August Kopitzsch. Brigitte spent her childhood in Germany and ventured to the United States as a young woman...
Beverly June Margetts Windsor
Jun 9, 2019
Beverly Windsor was born July, 8, 1943 the youngest daughter of Robert and Jean Margetts of Kettering, Ohio. She was educated in Kettering public Schools and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1961. After high school she enrolled at Capital University and later graduated from John Brown University. She was married to Carl Windsor on June 15, 1969 at Good...
John William Ferguson, Jr.
Jun 9, 2019
John William Ferguson, Jr. – 99, of Saint Louis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019.Born November 22, 1919, in Lynchburg, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Joyce Honig Ferguson (2003); parents, John William and Lenore Estes Ferguson; and his siblings Virginia Ferguson Connor, Lenore Estes Ferguson, Marjorie Ferguson Lucado, Floyd Thomasson Ferguson, Sr. and Kenneth...
Ralph Huntly Peterman
Jun 7, 2019
Ralph Huntly Peterman, 74, of Lynchburg passed away Friday, June 7, 2019.Born September 15, 1944 in Brockton MA, he was the son of the late Charles and Dorothy Gordon Peterman.Ralph was a Vietnam Veteran and was the owner of The Weathered Knot Custom Cabinet Shop for 42 years.In addition to his parents, Ralph is preceded in death by his brother,...
Deborah Miller
Jun 7, 2019
Deborah Ann “Debbie” Miller passed into the arms of Jesus Christ on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville. Debbie was born on January 21, 1953 in Wilmington, Del. to the late John and Geraldine Press.She moved to Madison Heights in 1972 and worked for over 31 years at Central Virginia Training Center before retiring in...
Patricia Tinsley
Jun 7, 2019
Patricia Ann “Pat” Osborne Tinsley, 93, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019, at her home on Rivermont Avenue. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Glenn and Irene Estes Osborne; her husband of 57 years, Robert E. Tinsley; her brother, Howell A. Osborne and her daughter, Patricia Ann “Cissy” Tinsley Wingfield. Those were the...
Deborah Miller
Jun 7, 2019
Deborah Miller, 66, of Madison Heights, died Friday, June 7, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights, is assisting the family.
Lou Anne Craft Burford
Jun 6, 2019
Lou Anne Craft Burford, 64, of Forest. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 6, 2019.Lou Anne was preceded in death by her father Billy P. Craft, and her nephew, Carter Scott Craft.Lou Anne is survived by her mother, Rosalie Burford Craft; her son Eric Scott Collier and his wife, Amanda; her grandson Maxx Collier; her sister Karen...
Beverly Vaughan Visser
Jun 6, 2019
Beverly Lillian Vaughan Visser, 77, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 24, 1942. A daughter of the late Joseph James Vaughan and Frances Sophie Detlefson Vaughan. In addition to her parents Beverly was preceded in death by her loving husband, Herman Visser.Beverly was a loving and...
Joyce Cox Marks
Jun 5, 2019
Joyce Marks went to be with the Lord the afternoon of Wednesday, June 5, 2019. She died peacefully with her family at her bedside. Joyce had an unwavering faith and never questioned God’s will in any of her life’s trials.Joyce retired from Columbia Gas Company after 20 years of service in 1984. She was an exceptional artist, having won awards...
Patricia Steele Clifton
Jun 4, 2019
Patricia Steele Clifton, 73, passed away peacefully on June 4th, 2019 with family by her side after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer and heart issues. Family and friends will always remember Pat as being a very strong, selfless, and caring woman.Pat was preceded in death by her mother, Aurelia and sister, Dianne.She is survived by her husband, Willard...
Michael Eugene Lee
Jun 3, 2019
Michael Eugene Lee, 67, of Madison Heights, died on Monday, June 3, 2019, after a short battle with renal cancer.Born September 28,1951, Mike was a son of the late Aubrey Eugene Lee and the late Doris Faye Ewers Lee.Mike is survived by his wife, Adelaide Draper Lee, and their children Elizabeth Lee and Draper Lee and his wife, Amanda, and...
Anna Hope Myers
Jun 2, 2019
Anna Hope Myers, 13, of Lynchburg, Va., died on Sunday, June 2, 2019.Born on May 15, 2006, in Bulgaria, Anna was a daughter of Dan Myers and Jean Hawkins Myers and a sister of Mary Grace, Luke, Matthew, Joy, and Isaiah.Anna was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Sue Myers and her maternal grandfather, John Hawkins.In addition to her...
James D. Mcdilda
Jun 2, 2019
James David McDilda, 35, of Concord, Va. left this world on June 2, 2019 for his heavenly home.Born on March 30, 1984 in Lynchburg, Va., James was the son of the late John David McDilda and Donna Marie McDilda Hensley.James is survived by his loving and devoted wife Stephanie; their three children, Jade, Jersey, and Jeremiah; mother, Donna Marie McDilda...
Bessie Lee Thompson Trout
Jun 2, 2019
Bessie Lee Thompson Trout, 92, of Lynchburg, died peacefully in her sleep with her daughter at her side, in her home as she wished on Sunday, June 2, 2019. She was the wife of the late Lester Trout, Sr.She was born August 17, 1926, in Cumberland, Va. a daughter of the late Homer Albert Thompson and the late Mary Alice...
Myrna Pichon Nein
Jun 1, 2019
Myrna Pichon Nein, 79, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, June 1, 2019.Myrna was born on June 9, 1939 in Danville, IL., She graduated with honors from Danville High School and went on to receive a Bachelors, Masters, and PhD from Michigan State University in Early Childhood Development. She went on to teach 1st grade at a school affiliated with State University...
Robert Raymond Huntington
May 31, 2019
Robert Raymond Huntington, 96, of Lynchburg, went on that final fishing trip on May 31, 2019 after a long illness.He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Huntington and Brothers Bill and Joe.Those missing him now include the greatest catch of his life and wife of 73 years, Helen Bushnell Huntington, children Kathy Early (David), Jane Snyder,...
Do Young Lee
May 31, 2019
Do Young Lee, 81, of Lynchburg died May 31, 2019. He was the husband of Myung Soon Lee for over 60 years.Do Young was born in Korea on December 27th, 1937 a son of the late Do Syun Sun and Sim Hwa. Do Young was retired from the Central Virginia Training Center where he worked for 32 years. He was...
Kevin G. Shelton
May 31, 2019
Kevin G. Shelton, 60, of Forest, died Friday, May 31, 2019. Kevin was a 1977 graduate of Brookville High School and a retiree of Abbott Labs, Altavista, Virginia. He was the son of the late Edwin R. Shelton and the late Shirley B. Terry. He is also predeceased by his sister, Karen S. Larson. Kevin is survived by three loving...
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