Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Ralph D. Spinner
Mar 2, 2020
Ralph Douglas Spinner, 69, of Bedford passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020. He was born on August 10, 1950 in Bedford, VA. A son of the late, Ralph J. Spinner and Hester Perkins Spinner. Ralph served his country in the United States Marine Corp during Vietnam. He retired after many years as a foreman with General Shale Brick.Ralph is...
Randall Kerry Mann
Mar 2, 2020
On November 17, 1981 in Lafayette, Indiana a special boy was born, Randall Kerry Mann. He was taken from us March 2, 2020.He is survived by his loving wife, Lori Maxey Mann and his parents Kerry and Becky Mann. He was the father of four children, Lydia, Landon, Lily, and Luke Mann and stepfather to Robert and Jessica Epperson. He...
Joyce Earlene Waddell
Mar 2, 2020
Joyce Waddell, 77, of Forest, died on Monday, March 2, 2020, peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Casper Hess and the late Cloweda Hagan Little and Richard Little, Stepfather. She is survived by Ronald R. Waddell, her loving husband of almost 62 years.Joyce was a loving wife who enjoyed nothing more than being...
Albert O. Jennings, Jr.
Mar 1, 2020
FATHER, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING, LEAVE ME NOW MY SERVANT SLEEPING. On Sunday, March 1, 2020, Albert Jennings, Jr. obeyed his heavenly Father’s command and answered his call at the Lewis Gale Memorial Hospital in Salem, VA, surrounded by his family. Albert, more commonly known as Alboo or Boo, was born on November 24, 1952 to the late Albert Jennings,...
Wendy Sams Maddox
Mar 1, 2020
Wendy Ann Maddox, 51, loving wife, mother, daughter and friend passed away on Sunday, March 1st, 2020, at UVA hospital after a long battle with congestive heart failure. She was the wife of Darryl Jene Maddox Sr. for almost 26 years. Born in Clifton Forge on June 14th, 1968, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Grey and Judy...
June E. Devries
Mar 1, 2020
June E. Johnson DeVries ,90, of Lynchburg, Virginia, died March 1, 2020. She was the wife of the late Robert E. DeVries. June was born June 21, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Simon and Svea Johnson.She is survived by three sons: Dennis of Geneva, Illinois; Daryl and his wife Cheryl of Lynchburg, Va.; Dean...
Mary Lee Pittard
Feb 28, 2020
Mary Lee Pittard, 84, of Lynchburg, Va. passed away on February 28, 2020. She bravely fought Alzheimer’s for nine years. We rejoice that her memories are now restored in Heaven.She was the daughter of the late Rev. Julian Eugene White and Mary Lowry White and lived in many different Virginia localities as a Methodist “Preacher’s Kid.”She was the wife of...
Rosette Regignano Guedj
Feb 28, 2020
Rosette Regignano Guedj, 94, of Lynchburg, went to join her husband, Gilbert M. Guedj, in heaven on February 28, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years; her parents Meyer and Heloise Regignano; five brothers, twin Rene, Maurice, Ange, Lucien, and Eugene (Tino).She leaves to cherish her memory one son, Henri “Rick” Guedj (Deanna); and two...
Jeffrey Robertson
Feb 27, 2020
Jeffrey Clay Robertson, 63, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020. He was born on March 26, 1956. He was the son of the late Leonard and Anne Holcomb Robertson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Guerin Robertson.Jeffrey had many hobbies throughout life including his love for Ham radio and...
Christian Oglesby Cobb
Feb 26, 2020
Christian Oglesby Cobb died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg.Born on September 20, 1931 in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of Sara Hudgins Oglesby and Judge John Montgomery Oglesby.She is survived by her children Carter Cobb Paxton and husband, William Winfree Paxton of Lynchburg, VA; Anne Oglesby Cobb Rasmussen and husband, Hans Christian Rasmussen of New...
Anne Dickenson Smith
Feb 26, 2020
Anne Smith, age 78, of Moneta, VA passed away at her home on February 26, 2020. She was born in Wise, VA on October 18, 1941, to Ethella Dimples Dickenson and Howard Gray Dickenson and soon-after moved to Roanoke, VA. She was a class of 1959 graduate from Jefferson High School. She graduated from Radford College Women’s Division of Virginia...
Pauline Houston Mcguire
Feb 26, 2020
On Wednesday February 26, 2020, our dearest mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend Pauline Houston McGuire, age 86, of Goode, passed away at Lynchburg General Hospital.She was born August 26, 1933, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late James and Priscilla Houston. She was preceded in death by her late husband of 48 years, Henry Askany McGuire and daughter Priscilla...
Florence Ann Younger Watts
Feb 24, 2020
Florence Ann Younger “Nana” Watts, 83, of Evington, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 24, 2020.Florence was a daughter of the late Jasper Younger and Connie Younger and younger sister to the late Mary Virginia Harvey. She was born January 14, 1937, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Her early childhood was spent in White Rock Hill Lynchburg,...
Rufus Ventley Tuggle
Feb 24, 2020
Rufus Ventley Tuggle, 88, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, February 24, 2020.Born August 12, 1931 in Charlotte County he was a son of the late Swanson and Hallie Tuggle.Rufus served in the U.S. Army and was a member at Thomas Road Baptist Church. He retired from Yellow Freight and was an avid hunter and vegetable gardner.In addition to his parents...
Sarah Evy Collins
Feb 24, 2020
Sarah Evy “Ma” Collins, of Concord, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. Sarah was born in Danville on March 25, 1947 and preceded in death by her late husband and high school sweetheart, Albert Mack Collins, Sr., whom she married on March 25, 1963.Sarah enjoyed many hobbies including working in her garden and flowerbeds, doing genealogy, and spending time...
Everett Brown
Feb 23, 2020
Everett “Hustler” Brown of Thaxton, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020.Born July 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Frank E. Brown and Ellen Wheeler Brown. He is also preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers, and three half-brothers.He is survived by his sister, Martha Leonard and numerous nieces and nephews.Hustler joined the Navy at the...
Oona Price
Feb 22, 2020
Oona Price passed to light eternal surrounded by her loving family.Born February 14, 1978 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of Terry May Price (Arnold). She was a graduate of Jefferson Forest High School and attended American University where she excelled in creative writing. She was a prolific and talented singer and songwriter, artist, aspiring novelist, and gourmet cook....
William Andrew "Buddy" Paige, Jr.
Feb 21, 2020
Mr. William Andrew “Buddy” Paige, Jr., 86, of Lynchburg, died Friday, February 21, 2020. He was born on May 19, 1933 in Lynchburg to the late William Andrew Paige, Sr. and Gracie Norris Paige.He attended Dunbar High School where he played football with “The Poets”. He was a member of Fifth Street Baptist Church where he sang with the Men’s...
Alice Hunt Reynolds Mahone
Feb 21, 2020
Alice Hunt Reynolds Mahone, 93, of Bedford passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020. She was born on July 27, 1926 in Red House, VA. A daughter of the late Sidney Vivian Reynolds and Dora Alice Hunt Reynolds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Tilman O’Conner Mahone; two brothers,...
Mildred Anne Fulcher
Feb 21, 2020
Mildred Anne Fulcher, 88, of Amherst, died Friday, February 21, 2020.Born Sunday, March 15, 1931 in Amherst County, Anne was a daughter of the late Marion Fulcher and the late Mildred Saunders Fulcher.In addition to her parents, Anne was preceded in death by her brother, Marion Fulcher, Jr.Anne is survived by her sister, Ella Francis Bear, her niece and nephews,...
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