Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Lowrell Campbell Bryant
Oct 30, 2018
Lowrell Campbell Bryant, 83, of Lynchburg stepped into Eternity, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 completely whole and healed in the presence of her Heavenly Father.Born November 22, 1934 in Amherst County, a daughter of the late Edward Campbell and Zula Massie.Lowrell will be remembered for her love for her Lord, family, and others. Her “rainbow blankets” covered hundreds of children around...
Violet Marie Robertson
Oct 28, 2018
It is with great sadness that the caregivers and family of Violet Marie Robertson announce her passing on October 28, 2018, at age 84. She was born on February 20, 1934, the 5th of eight children to Calvin and Maizie Robertson of Lynchburg.In addition to her parents, Violet was preceded in death by four sisters; Juanita Wilson, Inez Foster, Betty...
Arthur L. Snodgrass
Oct 28, 2018
Arthur Leroy Snodgrass , 92, of Forest, died Sunday, October 28, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Betty Sue Greene Womack
Oct 27, 2018
Betty “Sue” Green Womack, 67, of Forest, went to be with her daughter and brother in the Lord on October 27, 2018 after a short bout with pneumonia.She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on March 1, 1951, to parents Joe Franklin and Isabelle Price Green of Forest, Virginia.Sue and Steven Gaines Womack married over 50 years of marriage “Who said...
Norman Louis Snidow
Oct 27, 2018
Norman L. Snidow, a kind man with a strong intellect, a beautiful baritone voice, a remarkable memory and a humorous wit, died on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his Westminster Canterbury home. “I’ve had a wonderful life; I am so lucky”, a phrase often repeated the last months of his life.Born at Virginia Baptist Hospital on June 25, 1928, Norm...
Audrey C. Tyree
Oct 27, 2018
Audrey Tyree, 79, of Lynchburg died October 27, 2018.Audrey was a 1959 honor roll graduate of E. C. Glass High School and was in the top 10% of her class. She was a graduate of National Trust School at Northwestern University. She worked for First Colony Life Insurance, Fidelity National Bank, Crestar Bank, First American Bank and Suntrust. She was...
John E. (Jack) Gorski
Oct 27, 2018
John E. (Jack) Gorski, 91, died peacefully in the early morning of Saturday, October 27, 2018. He had been living at Runk and Pratt Assisted Living Community in Hardy, VA for the past two years, where he was able to be closer to his son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Janet Gorski.Prior to moving to Runk and Pratt, Jack had lived...
Gary S. Walker
Oct 26, 2018
Gary S. Walker, of Lynchburg, Va., passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, October 26, 2018. He was the loving Husband of Wendy L. Walker for 42 years.Gary was born on March 3, 1953 in Savannah, Ga., a son of Everett and Elizabeth Walker. He served four years in the United States Air Force (USAF). He and...
Samuel Cook
Oct 26, 2018
Mr. Samuel Cook died peacefully on Friday, October 26, 2018 in Lynchburg, Va. at the age of 88.Sam is survived by his sons, Eric Cook and Alan Cook; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of Lynchburg, Va. He is preceded in death by Arliss M. Wilson, of Lynchburg, Va.Sam was born on August 31, 1930 in Lynchburg, Va....
Dr. Cody B. Addison
Oct 26, 2018
Dr. Cody Brannon Addison, 76, of Rustburg, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018.He attended school in Sparta, Ohio. In his senior year he moved to Gastonia, N. C. and graduated from Ashley High School. He did undergraduate work at N.C. State University and then graduated from University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine. For many years he was veterinarian in...
Kenny Goodell Rowlette
Oct 26, 2018
Kenny G. Rowlette, 67, of Forest, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 26, 2018.He was a small town man from Berea, Ky. He graduated from Berea College where he met the love of his life, Ann, with whom he spent the last 47 years. He was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church since 1980...
Margaret Dufresne
Oct 26, 2018
Margaret Sprenger Dufresne age 76, of Amherst, VA, died Friday, October 26, 2018, at Fairmont Crossing.Margaret was an Artist, loving all forms of art, but was well known for her beautiful murals. She was a member of Westminister Presbyterian, Greensboro.Born June 12, 1942 in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John Sprenger and Rosemary Sprenger.She is survived by...
Herbert A. Dowdy
Oct 25, 2018
Herbert Arthur “Bubber” Dowdy, 77, of Coleman Falls, Virginia passed from death unto eternal life on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 6, 1941, and was the son of the late Herbert Marshall and Belle Joyner Dowdy. He grew up in the Fort Hill community and attended Fort Hill United...
Fred Dooley
Oct 25, 2018
Fred A. “Dick” Dooley, 95, of Bedford died on Thursday, October 25, 2018. He was born July 30, 1923 in Bedford County. A son of the late Frederick J. Dooley and Theona P. Dooley. In addition to his parents Dick was preceded in death by three brothers, James W. Dooley, Bertram B. Dooley and Leon P. Dooley; six sisters, Sadie...
Charles H. Miller
Oct 24, 2018
Charles Herman Miller, age 86, of Forest, passed away at home on Wednesday. October 24, 2018. He was born on August 28,1932 in Lynchburg, He was the son of the late Mary Frances Coffee Smith and Herman H. Miller.He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years Barbara St. John Miller; son, Gary Miller and wife Debbie; daughters, Zann...
Judith Elizabeth Stauffer
Oct 23, 2018
Judith Elizabeth Reiff Stauffer (Age 78) passed peacefully on October 23, 2018 in Lynchburg, Va. surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Allentown, PA on November 13, 1939 to Theodore Roosevelt and Elizabeth Doris Bell Reiff. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.Judy was a lifelong learner, prolific researcher, creative artist, volunteer, and...
Edith Meade Elliott-Borsom
Oct 23, 2018
Edith Meade Elliott-Borsom, age 79, of Bedford, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Charles H. Borsom.Edith was also preceeded in death by her parents, Harry Taylor Elliott and Frances Clyde Marshall Elliott; sister, Frances Clyde Elliott Falls; brother-in-law, Edward Lewis Falls.She is survived by a niece,...
Mary Kathleen Adams Lunsford
Oct 23, 2018
Our precious, Kathleen “Bootsie” Lunsford, age 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, October 23, 2018. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Lewis Thomasson, Jr., her second husband, Charles P. Lunsford, sister, Jane Lyle, brother, Roscoe Adams, and sons, Frank Lewis Thomasson III, and Bruce Nelson Thomasson.She is survived by her children, Kathleen Bagby (Tom),...
Evelyn Marshall Coffey Kennedy
Oct 23, 2018
Evelyn Marshall Coffey Kennedy, 101 of Bedford was born July 16th, 1917 in Bedford Co. She passed away on October 23rd 2018. In addition to her parents Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Marvin, her son Ralph, her grandson, Steve, sisters Lucille and Francis, and brothers Percelle, Marion, and Dillard, Jr.Evelyn is survived by her sister Hortense, her...
Fannie Elizabeth Robinson
Oct 23, 2018
Fannie E. Robinson of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018.She was born in Paynesville, West Virginia, and was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church in Hale Creek VA. She formally attended Leawood Baptist Church in Lynchburg.She is preceded in death by her husband Carl (Bill); two sons, William Danny, and Toney Newton; son-in-law, Ralph Waldon Sr., all of...
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