Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Cecil Ray Walls
Feb 16, 2019
Cecil Ray Walls, 81, of Evington, died Saturday, February 16, 2019. He was the husband of Reva Walls for 60 years.Cecil was born on February 8, 1938 in Watauga County, N.C. to the late Henry Clay Walls and the late Ruth Beach Walls.Cecil was an avid gardener; he could grow anything! He enjoyed sharing the fruits of his labor with...
Betty Jean Bradley Massie
Feb 16, 2019
Betty Jean Bradley Massie, 78, of Lynchburg, passed over to eternal peace Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital after a courageous battle with Cancer and Parkinson’s disease. She was the loving wife of Jewel Fredy Massie for 59 years. Betty, lovingly referred to as “Betsy”, was born June 18, 1940 to the late Fuller R. Bradley and the...
Rodger J. Watson
Feb 15, 2019
Rodger J. Watson, 80, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born on July 12, 1938 in Bedford. Co. A son of the late Jacob Owen Watson and Margaret Louise Watson. In addition to his parents Rodger was preceded in death by his loving wife, Nancy Pearl Presley Watson; a infant sister,...
Mae Tibbs Mccarron
Feb 14, 2019
Mae Tibbs McCarron, age 92, a long-time resident of Lynchburg, Va., died February 14, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland. Mae passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving daughters and family. In addition to her parents, Mae was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 32 years, Elmore McCarron, and seven siblings.Born April 30, 1926 in Red...
Eugene Owen Meeks
Feb 13, 2019
Eugene “Gene” Owen Meeks, 75, of Madison Heights, died at home, Wednesday February 13, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Deborah Gail Smith Meeks, for 38 years.Born on January 12, 1944, in Lynchburg, Eugene was a son of the late Howard Lindsey Meeks and the late Beatrice Mitchell Meeks.In addition to his parents,...
Eldridge Elizabeth Brown
Feb 13, 2019
Eldridge Elizabeth Brown slipped into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital, surrounded by her family. Eldridge, lovingly referred to as “El”, was born on March 30, 1939 to the late James Haskins, Sr. and the late Helen Minnis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Peggy Jones, Joyce Ware,...
Amy Westbrooke Taylor
Feb 12, 2019
Amy Westbrooke Taylor, 48, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019She was the daughter of Bart Taylor and Mary Anne Taylor.She is survived by two brothers, Branch Taylor and Harrison Taylor.Services will be private.In Lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to be made to: The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478 Oklahoma City, OK 73123.Tharp Funeral Home &...
Frank D. Worley
Feb 12, 2019
Frank D. Worley, 86, of Forest, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 1 p.m., in Virginia Memorial Park with Rev. Dan Manley officiating. Military honors will be provided by The American Legion Post 16. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit...
Maryjane Sydnor
Feb 12, 2019
MaryJane Northen Sydnor, died on February 12, 2019, at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Va. She was the wife of the late Dr. C. Raine Sydnor, Jr. Born on January 13, 1937, in Richmond, Va., she was the daughter of the late Reverend Oscar and Bernetta Northen. She was a graduate of Mars Hill University and the Medical College of Virginia...
Delores Arrington
Feb 12, 2019
Jean Delores Arrington of Forest age 80 died on Feb 12th 2019 while under Hospice care at Guggenheimers, after a very long illness.She was born in Lynchburg to the late Rosa and Frederick WilsonSurvivors include her husband of 63 year Bill Arrington, daughters Sherrie Harler and Mickey of Forest, Rhonda Helm and Roy Rustburg, a son Marc Arrington and Sheree...
Dorothy Engel
Feb 11, 2019
Dorothy Engel, 93, of Morris Plains, N.J., passed away comforted by her family members at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on February 11, 2019. Dorothy had most recently resided at the Joseph C. Thomas Center for memory care in Salem, Virginia.Dorothy is survived by her devoted children, John Engel and his wife, Kate of Taneytown, Maryland, Janet Engel Kidd of Washington, D.C.,...
Shirley Christian Kemmerer
Feb 10, 2019
Shirley Christian Kemmerer, 84, of Bedford, passed on Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was born on March 18, 1934 in Goshen, VA. She was the daughter of the late, Edward R. Christian and Lorene Lair Christian. Shirley was a retired LPN and loved helping others. She is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Moneta, VA. She was a...
Patricia Pritchett Philpott
Feb 10, 2019
Patricia Anne “Pat” Pritchett Philpott, 80, of Moneta, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was born on May 11, 1938 in Roanoke, VA. She is the daughter of the late John Luther Pritchett and Mildred Easter Pritchett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her infant twins, Jeffrey Wayne Philpott and Jennifer Ann Philpott.Pat...
James Lee Isom
Feb 9, 2019
James Lee Isom, a resident of Moneta, formerly of Stafford, passed away on February 9, 2019 at home, at the age of 74. Born in Galax, VA., and raised in both VA. and West Virginia, Jim served in the U.S.Army from 1962-1966, and then worked in data processing for many years.He is survived by his loving wife of over 50...
Ralph B. Wilson
Feb 9, 2019
Ralph B. Wilson, 77, of Forest, died Saturday, February 09, 2019.Born Tuesday, November 11, 1941 in Johnson City, TN, Ralph was a son of the late Denver Wilson and the late Almeda Johnson Wilson.In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Bondurant, and two brothers, James and Richard Wilson.Ralph is survived by two sisters,...
Ann Sharman
Feb 9, 2019
Ann “Toddie” Crawford Sharman, age 54, escaped the bounds of earth to go home and be free of pain after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She was born on February 2, 1965 in Richmond, Virginia but spent her childhood in Rainbow Forest, Lynchburg, Virginia. A 1983 graduate of Brookville High School (Bees we are, and Bees we...
Laurie Ann Phillips Burgin
Feb 8, 2019
Laurie Ann Phillips Burgin, 52, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord, Friday, February 8, 2019. She was the loving wife of Keith D. Burgin.Laurie was born March 14, 1966 in Lakewood, New Jersey, a daughter of Gary Lee Phillips and Lynn Louszko Phillips both of Lynchburg. In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by her...
Stanislavs Misjuns
Feb 8, 2019
Stanislavs “Stanley” Misjuns, 95, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 8, 2019. Stanley was born November 24, 1923 in Riga, Latvia, the son of Mateuss Misjuns and Ursula Misjuns. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Misjuns; his son, O.J. Misjuns; his parents; and two sisters, Elvira Misjuns and Biruta Misjuns Dille.In 1951, after WW...
Rebecca Lawman
Feb 7, 2019
Becki Lawman died at her home on the morning of February 7, 2019, just five days from her 86th birthday. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 13, 1933, to the late Nannie Blair Hodges Groome and Walter Winfree Groome. In addition to her parents, Becki was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Dayton Woodruff Lawman.A...
Helen Hunt Woods
Feb 7, 2019
Helen Hunt Woods, 91, of Amherst died Thursday February 7, 2019. She was the wife of the late Alimous Daniel Woods.Helen was born November 10, 1927 in Amherst, the daughter of the late John Randolph Hunt and Julia Tolliver Hunt.She is survived by her children, Alietha Phipps, Myra Anthony, Randolph Woods all of Amherst, and Tacoma Lee Woods of Pittsburgh,...
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