Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Sandra Lynn Houser
Mar 13, 2019
Sandra Lynn Houser, 63, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Peggy Edmondson Elder
Mar 13, 2019
Margaret “Peggy” Edmondson Elder passed away in her home with her family by her side, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Peggy was born on January 18, 1948 to the late Edgar Allan and Dorothy Kiser Edmondson. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her sisters, Kathy Doss and Betty EdmondsonShe lived in Lynchburg, attended West End School and...
Karen Denise Miller
Mar 13, 2019
Karen Denise Miller, 64, of Rustburg, Virginia died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. Born Monday, May 24, 1954 in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles Herman Miller and Barbara Ann St. John Miller. She was the wife of the late Roy Edward Rankin Sr. She studied Lynchburg College and...
Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Harkleroad
Mar 13, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Harkleroad, 71, of Forest, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Born October 31, 1947, in Kingsport, Tennessee, Betsy was the daughter of the late Haskell Rhea Harkleroad and the late Chloris Gilliam Harkleroad.Betsy attended Emory & Henry College and easily established friendships that extended far beyond her classmates, even spanning other decades. She continued her devotion to...
Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Mar 12, 2019
Curtis “Curt” Rosvil Taylor Jr., 98, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Heartland Rehabilitation. Curt was born in Lynn, Mass. on October 22, 1920 to the late Curtis Rosvil Taylor Sr. and Olive Fern Collins Taylor.Curt was preceded in death by his first wife and mother to his five children, Eleanor Pedrick Taylor, and his...
Linda A. Hash
Mar 11, 2019
Linda A. Hash went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Ernest L. Hash, Jr. She was born on October 11, 1951 in Nelson County, Va. She was the daughter of the late William M. Allen and Annie B. Allen.She was a loving...
Judith Clairborne Gager
Mar 10, 2019
Judith Claiborne Feild Gager, a retired librarian, died March 10, 2019 at Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg, Va. where she had made her home for the past 15 years with her husband, Forrest Lee Gager, Jr., who survives her. Born January 29, 1921 at the home of her Lewis grandparents in West Point, Va., and reared in Gloucester Court House, Va., she...
Alice Jean Overstreet Stork
Mar 9, 2019
Alice Jean Overstreet Stork, 79, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, March 9, 2019. She was the wife of the late Edward Leonard Stork for 51 years.Born in Lynchburg; Jean was a daughter of the late Tommie Poindexter Overstreet and the late Floy Zimmerman Overstreet.Jean is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Anne Reynolds and husband, Maynard, of Roanoke and Betsy Lynn Fergus...
Judith Carol Gregory Eckman
Mar 9, 2019
Judith Carol Gregory Eckman, 67, of Roanoke, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at her residence in Roanoke. She was born on April 4, 1951 in Roanoke, VA. A daughter of the late Robert E. Gregory and Aline B. Gregory. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Gregory, Jr.Judy was formerly a...
Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris
Mar 9, 2019
Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris, 87, of Madison Heights, died Friday, March 8, 2019. She was the loving wife of James William Harris for over 67 years.Elsie was born on November 7, 1931 in Appomattox County. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Herbert Hamlett and Ala Mozell Mason Hamlett. Elsie was retired from General Electric and Ericsson and was...
Gordon Cartwright
Mar 8, 2019
Deacon Gordon Kenneth Cartwright, 82 began life February 10, 1937 in Woodland, PA. Relocating to North Tonawanda, NY, where he met the love of his life, Gloria Wisniewski, and spent the next 61 years loving her and their four children, Denise (Douglas) Lawrence, Marie (Joann) Russell, preceded in death by Daniel Joseph, and Kenneth Jerome.Enjoyed life with his seven grandchildren,...
Anna Lind Judd
Mar 7, 2019
Anna Christine “Chris” Lind Judd, 77, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 30, 1942 in Furth Germany. A daughter of the late, Emma Lind. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaquline Marie Dooley.Anna worked alongside her husband in their Aviation Business....
William Corey Bohner
Mar 6, 2019
William Corey Bohner, 63, of Danville, died Wednesday, March 06, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
James Stephen Taylor
Mar 6, 2019
GONE FISHING(Steve) James Stephen Taylor of Jacksonville, NC, made his “Last Cast” in Bedford Virginia on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Steve was a salesman by trade and a fisherman at heart. Steve was always planning for the next fishing trip; now he is fishing with the apostle Peter. He was born on November 13, 1945. Steve was the husband of...
Dorothy Nicholas "Dot" Allen
Mar 6, 2019
Dorothy Nicholas “Dot” Allen, 92, of Madison Heights, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of the late Alvin K. Allen.Born in Lynchburg, on July 24, 1926, she was the last of ten children of the late Montague and Susie Bell Wright Nicholas. She was preceded in death by...
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry Johnson Vernon
Mar 5, 2019
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry Johnson “John” Vernon, 84, of Lynchburg, passed from this life to Heaven, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. He was born in Santa Fe, N.M., on February 13, 1935, to Agnes Johnson Vernon and Joseph Boyce Vernon. His family lived in Pawnee, Okla., and Rosebud, S.D., before moving to Lexington, Va., where John graduated from Lexington...
Jeri Lynn Long Gormus
Mar 5, 2019
Jeri Lynn Long Gormus, 52, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Front Royal, VA on August 3, 1966. She is a daughter of Jerry M. Long and Nancy Purdy Long.Jeri Lynn was a member of Thaxton Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. She worked as a Ground Water...
Mary Frances Childress
Mar 5, 2019
Mary (Frances) Pirkey Childress passed away on March 5, 2019. She was born in Staunton, Va. on November 21, 1912 to Mamie Byrd Pirkey and Charles Howard Pirkey. The family moved to Charlottesville, Va. where she grew up and graduated from Lane High School. In the depth of the Great Depression she moved to Lynchburg to attend Virginia Commercial College...
H. Ray Mann
Mar 5, 2019
Ray Mann, 82, of Rustburg, died March 5, 2019. He was born August 19, 1936 in Buckingham County to Herman Hudson Mann and Rosa Crews Logan. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Frances, Lois, and Jean.He is survived by his wife Edith Eskridge Mann; six children: Angie Childress (Wayne), Tammy Mayhew (Michael), Dawn Mayberry (John),...
Gil Cartagena Puzon
Mar 1, 2019
Gil Cartagena Puzon, 81, of Lynchburg, Va. died peacefully at his home on Friday, March 1, 2019. He was the husband of Paulita Puzon of 63 years.Born on July 19, 1937 in Santa Rosa Laguna, Philippines, he was one of six children.He is survived by his brothers, Francisco and Manny Puzon; daughters, Grace Puzon, Gilda Cadieux (Eddie), Glennis Escobar (Gary),...
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