Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Lloyd Robert Jasperse
Nov 25, 2018
Lloyd Robert Jasperse was born November 6, 1934 in Sheboygan, WI. He died November 25, 2018 in Lynchburg, VA. He married Nellimae (Nella) Daane in Oostburg, WI on June 26, 1958, a marriage that thrived for more than 60 years until his death. He was the father of three children, Jeffrey (Lucia) Jasperse of Lynchburg, VA, Steven (Daphne) Jasperse, and...
Bobbi Joyce Hoffstatter-Bouton
Nov 25, 2018
Bobbi Joyce Hoffstatter-Bouton, 79, of Appomattox, Virginia, formerly of Bristol, Tennessee, died peacefully on November 25, 2018 at her home in Appomattox, Va. She is predeceased by her brother Jim Hoffstatter and her daughter Regina Lea Bouton. Joyce was a devoted wife for 30+ years, loving mother & full time homemaker.Joyce loved southern cooking, flowers, music, bird watching, Fred her...
Roland Earl Dooley
Nov 24, 2018
It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of Roland Earl (D-Bug) Dooley. Mr. Dooley was born October 6, 1945 and made his way to the Lord, November 24th, 2018 at the age of 73, as a result of ongoing complications from heart attack on July 12th of this year.Roland Dooley was a dedicated father and grandfather...
Hazel Campbell Beard
Nov 24, 2018
Hazel Campbell Beard, 84, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, November 24, 2018 at her home. She was the wife of Clyde Beard for 65 years.Born February 4, 1934 in Amherst County she was a daughter of the late Letcher Thomas Campbell and the late Sarah Bradley Campbell. Hazel was preceded in death by a son Jerry Beard; a great-grandchild, Madison Mullen;...
Edward S. Benson
Nov 23, 2018
Edward Sven (Ted) Benson died Friday, November 23, 2018 at Westminster-Canterbury, Lynchburg, Va. He was born December 6, 1931 to Arthur Ragnar and Doris Honiss Benson of Berlin, Conn. As a child, he fostered a keen interest and awareness of the natural world. With the help of his extended family, he developed a self-deprecating sense of humor. The Gunnery School...
Emeline Scribner Hanway
Nov 23, 2018
Emeline Scribner Hanway, 100, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 23, 2018.She is preceded in death by her husband the late James Padgett Hanway Jr., Mr. Hanway was a Captain in the army during WWII and worked at GE in Lynn, MA where her met and married Emeline.She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Calvin, Kraft and Bob;...
Elle Paisley Sargent
Nov 22, 2018
We prayed for a baby, but God gave us an Angel. Elle Paisley Sargent, beloved daughter of Darryl and Traci (Simone) Sargent and sister to Callie Paige, was born sleeping on November 22, 2018 at 6:55 p.m. at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Va.Weighing in at 6lbs 10oz and measuring at 20.5in., she came in a pound heavier and an...
Tonya Jordan
Nov 22, 2018
Tonya Renee Jordan, 34, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, November 22, 2018. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Cecil Jordan Sr. and Martha Jordan; her maternal grandfather, Joseph Vance Sr.; and her cousins, Jack and Tommy.Born in Lynchburg on July 29, 1984 she was a daughter of Buddy and Geraldine Jordan and Wanda Jordan and Julian.In addition to...
Jessica (Jessie) Leigh Booth
Nov 22, 2018
Jessica (Jessie) Leigh Booth, age 38, of Copper Hill Va. passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018.Jessie was born in Salem, Va. on October 4, 1980. She was the daughter of Sheri Bain Booth Tuck of Monroe, Va. and Larry Wayne Booth of Salem, Va.In addition to her parents, Jessie is survived by her stepfather,...
Roy Sherman Austin
Nov 21, 2018
Roy Sherman Austin, 75, of Huddleston, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. He was born in Bedford on November 7, 1943. The son of the late Roy Synkler Austin and Verona Pearl Mitchell Austin. He was preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife, Martha “Dianne” Leftwich Austin of 46 years of...
Sherman D. Burton
Nov 19, 2018
Sherman D. Burton, Jr., 76, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, November 19, 2018. He was the husband of the late Jo Ann Burton.He is survived by his son Sean Burton of Appomattox, his daughter Amy Dietrich of Lynchburg, grandchildren Bryce and Dylan Burton, great grandchildren Peyton and Zylen Burton, and a brother Mike Burton of West Virginia.He took such pride...
Dr. John Scudder, Jr.
Nov 19, 2018
Dr. John “Jack” Ralph Scudder, Jr., 92, of Lynchburg died Monday, November 19, 2018. He was the husband of the late Mary Clayton Scudder.Jack was born March 9, 1926 in Taylorsville, NC, a son of the late John Ralph Scudder, Sr. and Fodell Adams Scudder. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II....
Charles E. B. Lollis, Sr.
Nov 18, 2018
Charles Edward Burks Lollis, Sr. , 57, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, November 18, 2018. Charles was born on January 5, 1961, the son of the late Robert Leon Lollis and Margaret Burks Fishkin. He is preceded in death by his stepfather, Henry Williams Fishkin.He is survived by his two sons, Charles E. B. Lollis Jr. and friend Madelyn Reynolds, Dylan...
Mary Lee Ervin Pappanastos
Nov 17, 2018
Mary Lee Ervin Pappanastos, 80, of Lynchburg, Va., died peacefully on Saturday November 17, 2018. She was the wife of William E. Pappanastos for 53 years. She was born January 14, 1938 in Knoxville, TN. Mary Lee was the daughter of the late Thomas M. Ervin and Mary Flosetta Ellis Ervin. She grew up in Lewisburg, TN and attended George...
Willard Roy Hutcherson
Nov 17, 2018
Willard Roy Hutcherson, 97, of Lynchburg died on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Autumn Care of Altavista. He was married to the late Kathryn Starky Hutcherson for 68 years.Willard was born in Renan, Virginia on May 14, 1921. He was a son of the late John Douglas Hutcherson and Mamie Moon Hutcherson. In addition to his wife and parents, he...
Buena Virginia Tyree Ferguson Brooks
Nov 16, 2018
Buena Virginia Tyree Ferguson Brooks, 91, of Lynchburg, VA, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 16, 2018.She was born October 15, 1927 in Amherst County to the late Robert Ellis Tyree and Bessie Shomo Tyree.Buena was a member of Living Word Baptist Church, retired from Imperial Reading, was an extraordinary seamstress and once she retired she enjoyed...
Carole Abell
Nov 15, 2018
Carole Ann (Pixie) Prikryl Bauer Abell, 77, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 of complications of Lewy Body Dementia.Born October 3, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Edward Prikryl and the late Henrietta Gottfried Prikryl. She was also deceased by a son, Michael Edward Bauer.She is survived by her daughter: Heidi Bauer Hannell Whatley (John) and Sean Edward...
Thomas Harrison Watkins
Nov 15, 2018
Thomas Harrison Watkins of Blacksburg, age 75, passed away Thursday morning, November 15, after a four year long struggle against lymphoma. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Brown Watkins of Blacksburg, and their daughter Elizabeth (Beth) Page Watkins of Champaign, Illinois. He was preceeded in death by his mother, Page Baird Watkins, and his father, Thomas Cobb Watkins, both...
John Wade Powell, Jr.
Nov 15, 2018
John Wade Powell, Jr. of Moneta, VA – formerly of Earlysville, VA – died peacefully on November 15, 2018 while surrounded by family in Moneta, VA after a prolonged illness. He was born in Staunton, Virginia on June 7, 1938 to the late Chloe Wagoner Powell and John Wade Powell, Sr. John was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather....
Sheri Edwards Howard
Nov 14, 2018
Sheri Ann Edwards Howard, 65, of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her residence. She was born on July 15, 1953 in St. Louis. A daughter of the late Shirley Wojcicki and her husband, George. Sheri was an interior design artist who specialized in kitchens. She was employed with the Cabinet Gallery in Hardy. She loved spending...
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