Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Richard M. Mendel
Aug 8, 2018
Richard M. Mendel, 79, of Bedford, died Wednesday, August 8 2018.A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. in South Western Virginia Veteran’s Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia on Friday August 10, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
John Douglas Kinsley
Aug 7, 2018
John Douglas Kinsley, 68, of Lynchburg died Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was the loving husband of Helen Litchford Kinsley.John was born on January 13, 1950 in Roanoke, a son of the late John Ellery Kinsley and Helen Southern Kinsley. John worked as a professional mason.In addition to his wife he is survived by four brothers: Neil Earnest Kinsley of...
Johnson Hugh Gupton
Aug 6, 2018
Johnson Hugh Gupton, 58, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 6, 2018. He was the loving husband of Kathy Blackburn Gupton.Born on December 13, 1959 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, he was a son of Will Johnson Gupton, Jr. and the late Delores Jean Gibbons Gupton.Johnny is also survived by his daughter: Melody Robin (songbird)...
Lisa M. Mcdowell
Aug 4, 2018
Lisa M. McDowell, 47, of Virginia Beach, formally of Roanoke, passed away suddenly on Saturday August 4, 2018.She was born on June 8, 1971, in Lynchburg, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents Tom and Marianne McDowell; grandparents, Thomas and Polly McDowell and Phil and Marie Montano; and her favorite aunt, Michelle Dowdy.Lisa graduated from Radford University and...
David Lee Gaddy
Aug 4, 2018
David Lee Gaddy, 63, of Forest, died Saturday, August 4, 2018.David was born September 13, 1954 in Lynchburg, Va., a son of the late James E. Gaddy, Sr. and the late Vivian Mae Robey. He was preceded in death by a sister Nancy M. Mayberry.David is survived by a sister Betty Gaddy of Rustburg; a brother James E. Gaddy, Jr....
Charlie Lewis Schuler
Aug 4, 2018
Charlie Lewis Schuler, 81, of Bedford, VA went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He was the loving husband of Patricia Anne Schuler.In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Charlene Schuler of Fuquay Varina, NC and John Schuler; step-children, Gail Butler of Chesterfield, VA, Mark Thomasson of Rockledge, Fla., Carol Delledera of...
Evelyn Mayes
Aug 4, 2018
Evelyn Mayes, 81, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, August 4, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Brenda L. Swann
Aug 4, 2018
Brenda L. Swann, 61, died at her residence Saturday, August 4, 2018. She is preceded in death by her parents Evelyn and Paul McCain.She is survived by her two daughters; Shannon Comer Jackson (DeWayne) Courtney Comer Osborne (Andre) nine grandchildren: Antwone Comer, Caden Comer, Perry Comer, Kelsey Comer, Darius Scott Jr., Chade Comer, Mackenzie Scott, Diamond Comer, and Nyle Price,...
Vera Trestle Kouba
Aug 1, 2018
Vera Trestle Kouba , 93, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. She was the wife of the late Otto Paul Kouba.Vera is survived by her daughter, Linda Doby (George), Lynchburg, VA; grandchildren, Allyson Doby (Martyn Blythin) of Scotland, Elizabeth Doby (Adam Hartstein) of CO, Mark Doby of VA, George Doby of VA; great-grandchildren, Marie Blythin and...
Evan Morgan
Aug 1, 2018
Evan Morgan, 88, died August 1, 2018 at Westminster Canterbury, his home of the last 8 years. Evan was born February 26, 1930 to Evan Morgan, Jr. and Emma K. Klobucher Morgan in Spokane, Wash. He grew up in Loon Lake, Wash. where his father owned and operated the Morgan Park summer resort at the lake.Evan received his BS in...
James E. Scott
Jul 30, 2018
James Edward Scott was born in Madison Heights, VA on November 21, 1945. On July 30, 2018 God in his Devine wisdom sent an angel of mercy to call to eternal rest our loved one James Edward Scott at home with his family at 1716 Meadow Down Drive.He was the youngest of five children of the late Howard Scott, Sr....
Charlie Doss
Jul 30, 2018
Charlie Davis Doss, 69, of Forest lost his brief battle with cancer on July 30, 2018 at the VA Hospice Care Center in Salem.He was born April 24, 1949 in Altavista to the late Charlie Edward and Sylvia Crouch Doss. He was also preceded in death by a son, Bryan Lee Doss. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist...
Eileen Phillips
Jul 30, 2018
Eileen Phillips, beloved grandmother, mother, sister, aunt, friend, and teacher, departed this life Monday, July 30, 2018.Eileen touched hundreds of lives through her work as a special education teacher for the past 30 years. She approached life with strength and tenacity possessed by few.Born in November, 1952, she was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Cornelius O’Keefe, and...
Thomas D. Warters
Jul 28, 2018
Rev. Thomas Donnell “Don” Warters, 77, of Lynchburg died on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Martha Ford Warters for 48 years. Born on May 6, 1941 in Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of the late Thomas Warters and the late Bernice Donnell Warters. He was a graduate of Grady High School...
Granville Graham
Jul 28, 2018
Granville Yeaton Graham went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 28, 2018. He was the loving husband of Valerie Vestal Graham for 52 years. Granville was born on July 31, 1941 in New York City and grew up in Miami, FL. His life took him from being a sailor in the Navy to Art teacher to real...
Briggs Finly Hensley
Jul 28, 2018
Suddenly on Saturday, July 28, 2018, Briggs Finly Hensley, 79, of Forest, took his final road trip. He traveled to Heaven to be with his Lord Jesus and his wife Peggy, his wife of 56 years.Born on December 21, 1938, in Bedford County, Briggs was a son of the late Emmitt and Cathryn Hensley.In addition to his wife and parents,...
Elizabeth Clark Roberts
Jul 27, 2018
Elizabeth Clark Roberts (Betty) died peacefully at Westminster-Canterbury on Friday, July 27, 2018. She was the wife of the late William Morsell Roberts, Jr.Mrs. Roberts was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 8, 1926, the middle child of Alice Fleming Clark and Pendleton Scott Clark. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her beloved...
Albert (Bert) Whitman Bowers
Jul 27, 2018
Albert (Bert) Whitman Bowers, 82, of Moneta, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2018. Bert was the loving husband of Martha Yoder Bowers.Born Monday, January 20, 1936 in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Whitman Walter Bowers and Lorita Sharpe Bowers. Bert earned his Master’s Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering from...
Kenneth R. Catron
Jul 26, 2018
Kenneth R. Catron, 70, of Lynchburg, died July 26, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Joyce Anne Fitzgerald Blondino
Jul 25, 2018
Joyce Fitzgerald Blondino passed away, July 25, 2018, at the age of 80. She went to be in the presence of our Lord.A native of Lynchburg, Joyce Anne Sweeney was born on September 12, 1937, the eldest of five children of Peter Vincent and Nellie Virginia Sweeney. From an early age Joyce exuded sparkle, she loved people and embraced her...
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