Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Eileen Lyle Hildenberger
Dec 4, 2017
Eileen Lyle Hildenberger, 100, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born on July 31, 1917 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the late Sarah McNiff Lyle and Henry Francis Lyle. She was the widow of Martin Joseph Hildenberger, Jr.Mrs. Hildenberger is survived by five daughters, Sr. Mary Frances Hildenberger, DC, Kelsey “Ruth” Zimmerman (Fred), Martha Hubbard...
Dorothy Mae (Dot) Coleman
Dec 4, 2017
Dorothy Mae Coleman, 84, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 04, 2017. She was the wife of Harold Lloyd Coleman, Sr. for 54 yearsBorn Wednesday, July 19, 1933 in Raleigh, NC, Dot was a daughter of the late James Ray and the late Maggie Gooch Ray.In addition to her parents, Dot was preceded in death by her sister Alice Faison and...
Rebecca Rumsmoke
Dec 4, 2017
Rebecca Ann Rumsmoke, 59, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 5, 2017.Becky was born on December 21, 1957 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Dale Conrad Rumsmoke and Jacqueline Lovell Rumsmoke. Becky worked at Liberty University and was an active member of the Moose Lodge #715, Chapter #1335 where she helped raise money for needy children and senior citizens. She...
Luther Danny "Dan" Fry
Dec 3, 2017
Luther Danny “Dan” Fry, of Lynchburg, went into the arms of the Lord peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on December 3, 2017 at the age of 87.Born April 7, 1930, in Lynchburg, Va., he was the son of Helen Coleman Fry and Cannor Stuart Fry. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty Jean...
Senora Leigh Meadors
Dec 3, 2017
Senora Leigh Meadors, 53, of Elliston, died Sun., Dec. 3, 2017 in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.
Joseph Dean "Boe" Johnson
Dec 2, 2017
Joseph Dean “Boe” Johnson, 39, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, December 02, 2017. He was the husband of Holly Johnson for two years.Born Sunday, June 25, 1978 in Charlottesville, VA, Boe was a son of the late Elmer Kenneth “Buster” Staton and Carol and Tommy Wood.In addition to his wife and parents, Boe is survived by his son, Dylan and his...
Chester Sturgill
Dec 2, 2017
Chester Sturgill, 88, of Roanoke, VA, formally of Livingston, KY, completed his journey on earth Saturday, December 2, 2017, after a long, hard fought battle to live.He was preceded in death by his parents John Sturgill and Emma Thomas Sturgill. Chester also had brothers and sisters precede him in death.Chester is survived by the love of his life, his adoring...
Donald “Ricky” Richard Lowe
Dec 2, 2017
Donald “Ricky” Richard Lowe, 71, of Lynchburg died Saturday, December 2, 2017.Ricky was born on December 30, 1945 in Lynchburg, a son of the late J. Lewis Lowe and Lena Gibson Lowe. Richard was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was recently working as a medical transporter.He is survived by his son Michael Lowe of Lynchburg, a sister Gloria...
B. Leigh Drewry, Jr.
Dec 1, 2017
B. Leigh Drewry, Jr., peacefully died on Friday, December 1, 2017, with his family and friends by his side.Born in Richmond, Virginia he was the son of the late Burton Drewry, Sr., and Nancy Drewry.After spending his early years in Drewryville, Va., his family moved to South Hill, Va. where he graduated from Kenston Forest School. Leigh was a 1979...
James Richard Laprade, Jr.
Dec 1, 2017
James Richard LaPrade Jr., “Jim” 76, of Parrish, FL, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017. He was the husband of Judy Osborne LaPrade for 50 years and they had recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.Born Tuesday, April 22, 1941 in Halifax County, Jim was a son of the late James Richard LaPrade, Sr. and the late Lizzie Moorefield LaPrade.In addition...
Vincent J. Scully, Jr.
Nov 30, 2017
Vincent Joseph Scully, Jr., Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art, Yale University, died on November 30, 2017, at home in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he has lived for the past six years. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 21, 1920, the only child of Mary Catherine McCormick and Vincent Joseph Scully, who was for many years...
Susan Housel Dillon
Nov 30, 2017
Susan Housel Dillon, 77, of Roanoke passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. She was born in New Jersey on November 8, 1940. A daughter of the late John Housel and Mary King Housel.Susan is survived by two children, Mitzi Marcinak and her husband, Larry and Frank Terry, Jr. and his wife, Angela; four grandchildren,...
Donald Rogers
Nov 29, 2017
Donald Rogers, 67, of Forest, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Robert L. Foster
Nov 29, 2017
Robert Foster, 79, of Montvale, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday November 29, 2017. He was the loving husband of Sue Williamson Foster.Robert was born August 16, 1938 in Thaxton, a son of Roy Judson Foster and Pearl Susan Foster. Robert worked as an electric lineman for Davis H. Elliott for over 35 years. He was an Army...
Grady Leon Parker
Nov 29, 2017
Grady Leon Parker, 87, of Forest, died Wednesday, November 29 following a brave battle with prostate cancer.Born January 21, 1930, in Wolf Mountain, N.C., Grady was the son of the late William Oscar Parker and Amanda Stutts Parker.Grady attended high school in Mill Springs, N.C. He joined the United States Air Force in 1951, attaining the rank of staff sergeant...
Anne Stevens Thaxton
Nov 28, 2017
Anne Stevens Thaxton of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, surrounded by her family; an especially meaningful day as it was her parents’ anniversary. Born in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel Stevens and Annie Laurie Carson Stevens Duplin.Anne graduated from Women’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) with a Bachelor of Science...
John Henry Vail
Nov 27, 2017
John H. Vail, age 96, of Evington, VA died Monday, November 27, 2017. He was born November 21, 1921 in Kingsport, TN. To Henry Peery Vail and Edna Mary Elizabeth Ramsey Vail.His brothers were Willis G. Vail and Harry L. Vail and sisters Helen V. Moon, Mary E. “Bookie” Kelley, and Betty Jo Keith. John was preceded in death by...
Agnes Carwile Trent
Nov 26, 2017
Agnes Carwile Trent, 77, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was the wife of the late Charles Randolph Trent.Born on November 20, 1940, in Lynchburg, Agnes was the daughter of the late Hugh Elwood Carwile and the late Minnie Rowles Carwile. She attended William Campbell High School and was a 1959 graduate of E. C. Glass High School.She...
Eugene Arthur Payne
Nov 25, 2017
Eugene Arthur “Art” Payne, 77, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 25, 2017. He was the husband of Cathy Bumgarner Payne for 45 years.Born on May 10, 1940, in Salem, Va., Eugene was the son of the late Edith Roberts Payne and the late Eugene Blair Payne. He was a faithful member of Hyland Heights...
Lucille Carleen Hudson Burley
Nov 25, 2017
Lucille Carleen Hudson Burley, 95, of Lynchburg, died peacefully Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Berkshire Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family.She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Bernard Alvin “Pete” Burley; her daughter Patricia Williams; a sister, Dorothy Cave; and two brothers, Claude and Frank Hudson.Lucille was born in Amherst County on Friday, the...
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