Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
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...
Patricia Higginbotham
Nov 14, 2018
Patricia Higginbotham, 69, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She was the wife of the late Allen Cecil Higginbotham.She was born in Lynchburg on February 22, 1949 a daughter of the late, Edgar Sorrell and Joyce Crawford Sorrell.She is survived by her children: Robert Ragland and his wife Maria of WA, Joseph Tony Carderelli and his wife Amy of...
Jo Lana Byrum
Nov 13, 2018
Jo Lana Byrum, 51, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018.Jo Lana was born in California on March 8, 1967, a daughter of Joel Byrum and Dorothy Brunner.She is survived by her children, Tara McGinn (Chris), Ryan McGinn (LaKira), Anthony Shadwick, Paula Bjorgo (Justin) and Dana Jo Wheeler; grandchildren, Chance, Joseph Erik, Amelia; best friend, Kerry Brooks; nephews, Ben Wagner,...
George Charles Spinner
Nov 13, 2018
George Charles Spinner, 73, of Big Island passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. He was the loving husband of Vonda Goff Spinner.Born October 10, 1945 in Bedford County, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Adell Scott Spinner. George is also preceded in death by brothers: Russell, Gilbert Jr., Addie and Curl Spinner; and sister: Martha Johnson.In...
Karl Richard Wuttke
Nov 12, 2018
Karl Richard Wuttke, 91, of Lynchburg, died Monday, November 12, 2018. He was the husband of Bonny Lou Wuttke for 67 years. He was devoted to his family and friends; he will be deeply missed.Karl was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 21, 1927, a son of the late, Arthur Willy Wuttke and the late Charlotte Bashelier Wuttke. He...
Della Wilson
Nov 11, 2018
Della Marie Adkins Wilson, 87, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, November 11, 2018. She was the wife of the late George Andrew Wilson, Sr. for over 68 years.Della was born on April 7, 1931 in Bishop, Va. a daughter of the late Dave Adkins and Allie Nichols Adkins. Della was retired from General Electric and was a member of Boonsboro United...
Nancy Ann Figel
Nov 11, 2018
Nancy Ann Figel, 84, a resident of the Summit Community in Lynchburg, passed away on November 11, 2018. She was preceded in death by her former husband, William “Bill” Figel.Born in Chicago on November 15, 1933, Nancy is survived by four daughters, Lyn Marie Figel, Sheri Tratnack and her husband, Dan, Merilee Phelps and her husband, Richard, and Lissa Grierson;...
Lorene Vickers Clower
Nov 11, 2018
Lorene Vickers Clower passed away peacefully on November 11, 2018 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Va. She was affectionately nicknamed “Rene” by her husband on their first date and that name was forever hers. She was a long time member of the Millen Georgia United Methodist Church. After moving to Lynchburg, Va, she became a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal...
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