Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
George W. Toms
Sep 15, 2019
George William Toms (Bill) left this earth on September 15, 2019, appropriately leaving on a Sunday morning to meet his Lord and Savior. Bill was well known in the community as a friend, farmer, historian and very knowledgeable in many areas of conversation. His devotion and love to his family and friends was evident. Working for C&P Telephone and Bell...
Jesse Fleming Brown
Sep 15, 2019
Jesse Fleming Brown, 88, of Forest died Sunday, September 15, 2019.Jesse was born May 27, 1931 in Halifax, Virginia a son of the late Jesse Armistead Brown and Mary Richman Brown.The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home Lynchburg.A graveside service will be held at Virginia Veteran’s Cemetery in...
Virginia Louise Campbell Cash
Sep 14, 2019
Louise Cash, 100, passed peacefully Saturday, September 14, 2019. She was born in Amherst County to the late Clarence Manuel and Bessie Pribble Campbell on September 23, 1918. She was the wife of the late Walker Raymond Cash, Sr. for 55 years.She was preceded in death by her son, Walker Raymond Cash, Jr.; her sister, Alice Campbell Thomas; and her...
Diana Lynn Augenstein Rogers
Sep 14, 2019
Diana Lynn Augenstein Rogers, 60, of Moneta passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Glenn Wayne Rogers.Born on July 13, 1959 in Marietta, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. Augenstein, Sr. and Phyllis Ann Batten Augenstein.In addition to her husband she is survived by her three sons:...
Philip G. Brimer
Sep 13, 2019
Philip Gordon Brimer, 69, of Hardy, was called home by his heavenly Father on Friday, September 13, 2019. He was born on March 3, 1950 in Clearwater, FL. He was the son of the late Philip Gordon Henry Brimer and Bettie Ann Moody Brimer. Phil was a member of Eastlake Community Church.He graduated from the Citadel in 1972 and was...
Ruth G. Milks
Sep 13, 2019
Ruth G. Milks, 89, of Lynchburg, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 13, 2019.She was a daughter of the late Frederick Cook and Margaret Hitchcock Cook of Allegany, N.Y. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Emmett L. Milks; brother, Clarence Cook (Martha) of Buffalo, N.Y; and a sister, Shirley Cook Taylor (Charles)...
Marvin B. May
Sep 12, 2019
Marvin B. May, 86, of Lynchburg, died peacefully at Lynchburg General Hospital on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He was the loving husband of Fay Lee May for 63 years. Born in Lynchburg on June 2, 1933, he was the only son of the late Joseph Herbert May and Christine Dillon May. His early education began in the Madison Heights School...
Warren E. Tomlin
Sep 11, 2019
Warren Eugene Tomlin, 81, of Madison Heights, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Pattye Holmes Tomlin, “MaMaw”.Warren was born May 1, 1938, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tomlin. He served his country in the U.S. Army and until his retirement he was an...
Betty W. Gifford
Sep 10, 2019
Betty W. Gifford, 80, of Lynchburg went to be with her lord and savior on Sunday, September 8, 2019 with her family at her bedside, following a brief illness.In addition to her parents, Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Dudley Allen Gifford; brothers, Ed Woodard, Woody Woodard, Lee Woodard and sisters, Kittie Walker and Sherry Woodard.She was born...
Lyndelle "Lindy" Harold Hume
Sep 8, 2019
Lyndelle Harold (Lindy) Hume passed from this life to the next on September 8, 2019. Lindy was born January 9, 1926, to Cassie Beatrice (Schmid) and Welby Ashton Hume of Monroe, Virginia, and lived most of his life in Monroe.He graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1943 and enlisted at age 17 in the U.S. Navy Reserves, where he...
Warren Kenneth Sanborn, Sr.
Sep 8, 2019
Warren Kenneth Sanborn, Sr., 79 of Madison Heights died Sunday, September 8, 2019. He was the loving husband of Irene E. Sanborn for over 57 years.Warren was born July 1, 1940 in Millinocket, Maine a son of the late Weldon Sanborn and Gertrude Cole Sanborn. Warren honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was...
Roland Jerome Hayes, Jr.,
Sep 7, 2019
Roland J. Hayes, Jr. was called to rest on Saturday, September 7, 2019. He was born September 12, 1954 in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of the late Roland J. Hayes, Sr. and Arnetha Pinn Hayes, who survives.He joined First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York at an early age. When his parents moved the...
Charles N. Smith
Sep 5, 2019
Charles “Mike” Newman SmithMike Smith, age 80, of Roanoke, VA passed away on Sept. 5, 2019.He was born in Lexington, VA on July 7, 1939 to Charles Newman Smith and Olga Theresa Helphenstine Smith. He was confirmed as a member of the Episcopal Church in 1952 and moved to Washington, DC in 1953. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1962...
Europai Renata Parker
Sep 5, 2019
Europai Parker was born on August 20, 1963 to John D. Parker, Sr. and Frances A. Parker in Fredericksburg, VA. Affectionally known to friends as “Nita,” she was nicknamed by her grandparents. Europai attended primary schools from Maine to Florida. She lived in Germany and England while her father served in the U.S. Air Force. After graduation from high school,...
Kean Terence Myron
Sep 4, 2019
Kean Terence Myron, 55, of Amherst, Virginia, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Kean was born on April 7, 1964, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to the late James and Maureen (Myles) Myron. Kean is survived by brother, Shane (Deborah) of Akron, Ohio; brother, Donald of Butler, Pennsylvania; two nephews; and one niece.Kean loved any type of flying, whether it be hang-gliding...
William Russell Wood, Jr.
Sep 4, 2019
William Russell Wood Jr., 55, of Evington, VA, died Wednesday, September 04, 2019. He was the husband of the late Donna Rene Wood.Born Friday, December 06, 1963 in Lynchburg, William was a son of the late William Russell Wood, Sr. and the late Carol Crawn Wood.William is survived by his three sons, Brandon Wood, of Maryland,Christopher Wood, of Evington, and...
Patricia Ann Honig
Sep 2, 2019
Patricia Ann Honig, 62, of Lynchburg, died Monday, September 2, 2019. She was the wife of Michael D. Honig for 34 years.In addition to her husband she is survived by her daughter April (Anthony) Hobson.A visitation will be held for Patricia from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory,...
Peyton Goolrick Brown
Sep 2, 2019
On September 2, 2019, I lost my best friend, the father of my daughters, and the love of my life, Peyton Goolrick Brown, VMI ‘69. From a friendship that began in early elementary school, we weathered the storms of life together. Nothing will be the same.Peyton was born April 24, 1947 in Bedford, Virginia, to the late Hagerman Brown and...
Frederick Elbert White
Sep 2, 2019
Frederick Elbert White died peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2019 at Virginia Baptist Hospital surrounded by his wife of 26 years, Susan Adams White, and a small group of his friends in Christ from his church, Forest Road United Methodist. He was 76 years old and died one month from his 77th birthday. He is preceded in death by his...
Gary Robert Blomquist
Sep 1, 2019
Gary Robert Blomquist, Sr., 75, of Rustburg, VA, died Sunday, September 1, 2019. He was the husband of the late Brenda Phelps Blomquist for 20 years.Born Thursday, August 17, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY, Gary was a son of the late Sven Blomquist and the late Ruth Edith Shook Blomquist.In addition to his wife and parents, Gary was preceded in death...
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