Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Melvin "Mickey" Gray Brafford
Mar 16, 2019
Melvin “Mickey” Gray Brafford of Goode, age 80, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 16, 2019.Mickey leaves behind to cherish his memory, a loving wife, Sylvia J. Brafford; children, Christine Richardson (Brent), Leigh Doss (Steve), Brenda Hall, Harry Wolfe, Jr. (Debbie), Bruce Alan Wolfe, Vernon Wolfe (Susan), Harvey Wolfe (Sally), Ivan Wolfe (Thuy), Elizabeth “Libby” Rexrode (Tim);...
Cecelia Caroline Johnson
Mar 15, 2019
Cecelia Caroline Johnson, 86, of Forest, died Friday, March 15, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Guy Ronald "Ronnie" Fitzgerald
Mar 15, 2019
Guy Ronald (Ronnie) Fitzgerald, 76, of Monroe, went to be with the Lord March 15, 2019. He was the son of the late Guy Waslia Fitzgerald and Lillian Rebecca (Reba) Bartley Fitzgerald. He is survived by his daughter, Angel Fitzgerald Allred, three grand-daughters, and his son Guy Cody Fitzgerald. He was a US Navy Veteran and retired parts manager. A...
Ralph E. Leinart
Mar 15, 2019
Ralph Eugene Leinart, 88, of Montvale, peacefully passed away at his home on March 15, 2019. He was born June 21, 1930 in Clinton, Tennessee to John Isaac and Laura Leinart. His family moved to Virginia when he was a young boy. He attended Cradock High School in Portsmouth where he met the love of his life, Anna Lee Hutchens....
Aubrey Clayton Wright
Mar 13, 2019
Aubrey Clayton Wright, 87, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019,with his beloved wife and children by his side.Born Tuesday, August 18, 1931 in Madison Heights, Clayton was a son of the late Aubrey Earl Wright and Flora Lois Barker Wright. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother Raleigh Earl Wright.Clayton is...
Edith Mae Dooley Bennett
Mar 13, 2019
Edith Mae Dooley Bennett, 87, of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1932 in Bedford. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Wright Dooley and Pearl Wilson Trent Dooley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Kay Boyd; two...
Sandra Lynn Houser
Mar 13, 2019
Sandra Lynn Houser, 63, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Peggy Edmondson Elder
Mar 13, 2019
Margaret “Peggy” Edmondson Elder passed away in her home with her family by her side, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Peggy was born on January 18, 1948 to the late Edgar Allan and Dorothy Kiser Edmondson. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her sisters, Kathy Doss and Betty EdmondsonShe lived in Lynchburg, attended West End School and...
Karen Denise Miller
Mar 13, 2019
Karen Denise Miller, 64, of Rustburg, Virginia died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. Born Monday, May 24, 1954 in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles Herman Miller and Barbara Ann St. John Miller. She was the wife of the late Roy Edward Rankin Sr. She studied Lynchburg College and...
Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Harkleroad
Mar 13, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Harkleroad, 71, of Forest, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Born October 31, 1947, in Kingsport, Tennessee, Betsy was the daughter of the late Haskell Rhea Harkleroad and the late Chloris Gilliam Harkleroad.Betsy attended Emory & Henry College and easily established friendships that extended far beyond her classmates, even spanning other decades. She continued her devotion to...
Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Mar 12, 2019
Curtis “Curt” Rosvil Taylor Jr., 98, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Heartland Rehabilitation. Curt was born in Lynn, Mass. on October 22, 1920 to the late Curtis Rosvil Taylor Sr. and Olive Fern Collins Taylor.Curt was preceded in death by his first wife and mother to his five children, Eleanor Pedrick Taylor, and his...
Linda A. Hash
Mar 11, 2019
Linda A. Hash went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Ernest L. Hash, Jr. She was born on October 11, 1951 in Nelson County, Va. She was the daughter of the late William M. Allen and Annie B. Allen.She was a loving...
Judith Clairborne Gager
Mar 10, 2019
Judith Claiborne Feild Gager, a retired librarian, died March 10, 2019 at Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg, Va. where she had made her home for the past 15 years with her husband, Forrest Lee Gager, Jr., who survives her. Born January 29, 1921 at the home of her Lewis grandparents in West Point, Va., and reared in Gloucester Court House, Va., she...
Alice Jean Overstreet Stork
Mar 9, 2019
Alice Jean Overstreet Stork, 79, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, March 9, 2019. She was the wife of the late Edward Leonard Stork for 51 years.Born in Lynchburg; Jean was a daughter of the late Tommie Poindexter Overstreet and the late Floy Zimmerman Overstreet.Jean is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Anne Reynolds and husband, Maynard, of Roanoke and Betsy Lynn Fergus...
Judith Carol Gregory Eckman
Mar 9, 2019
Judith Carol Gregory Eckman, 67, of Roanoke, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at her residence in Roanoke. She was born on April 4, 1951 in Roanoke, VA. A daughter of the late Robert E. Gregory and Aline B. Gregory. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Gregory, Jr.Judy was formerly a...
Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris
Mar 9, 2019
Elsie Evelyn Hamlett Harris, 87, of Madison Heights, died Friday, March 8, 2019. She was the loving wife of James William Harris for over 67 years.Elsie was born on November 7, 1931 in Appomattox County. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Herbert Hamlett and Ala Mozell Mason Hamlett. Elsie was retired from General Electric and Ericsson and was...
Gordon Cartwright
Mar 8, 2019
Deacon Gordon Kenneth Cartwright, 82 began life February 10, 1937 in Woodland, PA. Relocating to North Tonawanda, NY, where he met the love of his life, Gloria Wisniewski, and spent the next 61 years loving her and their four children, Denise (Douglas) Lawrence, Marie (Joann) Russell, preceded in death by Daniel Joseph, and Kenneth Jerome.Enjoyed life with his seven grandchildren,...
Anna Lind Judd
Mar 7, 2019
Anna Christine “Chris” Lind Judd, 77, of Bedford passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 30, 1942 in Furth Germany. A daughter of the late, Emma Lind. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaquline Marie Dooley.Anna worked alongside her husband in their Aviation Business....
William Corey Bohner
Mar 6, 2019
William Corey Bohner, 63, of Danville, died Wednesday, March 06, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
James Stephen Taylor
Mar 6, 2019
GONE FISHING(Steve) James Stephen Taylor of Jacksonville, NC, made his “Last Cast” in Bedford Virginia on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Steve was a salesman by trade and a fisherman at heart. Steve was always planning for the next fishing trip; now he is fishing with the apostle Peter. He was born on November 13, 1945. Steve was the husband of...
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