Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Melvin Lee Markham
Jun 4, 2018
Melvin Lee Markham, 81 of Goode Virginia passed away on June 4, 2018 after a long struggle with lung cancer.Melvin was husband to his wife of 54 years, Hilda Wilmoth Craft, who went to the lord in 2014. He is survived by Larry Markham, Wade & Peggy Markham, three grandchildren, Heather, Nicholas, and Robert as well as two brothers Elbert...
Heather L. Finley Chrisman
Jun 4, 2018
Heather Lanea Finley Chrisman, 42, of Bedford, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 4, 2018. She was born in Danville, KY on June 15, 1975. A daughter of Bonnie Gail McCarty Finley and Jerry Wayne Finley, Heather loved her Lord Jesus Christ and enjoyed living a devoted life with her husband and nine children. She...
Michael Wayne Christley
Jun 3, 2018
Michael Wayne Christley, 58, of Roanoke passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018.Born January 18, 1960 in Roanoke, he was the son of the late Kenneth Booth and Pauline Helms Christley. He is also preceded in death by a sister: Carolyn Evans.Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter: Heather Paige Christley; his two sons: Bradley and Jeremy Christley; sisters:...
Bert H. Seacrist, Jr.
Jun 1, 2018
Bert H. Seacrist, Jr. of Rustburg died on Friday, June 1, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Linda Dalton Seacrist for almost 50 years.Bert was born July 20, 1950 to Joyce Wood Seacrist and the late Bert H. Seacrist, Sr. He was preceded in death by a sister Deanna Smith.He leaves to cherish his memory his two sisters Pat...
Norma Joyce Hammack
Jun 1, 2018
Norma Joyce Hammack, 83, of Pleasant View, Amherst County died Friday, June 1, 2018. She was the wife of the late James Alonzo Hammack.Joyce was born July 14, 1934 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, a daughter of the late William Elmer Wilkerson and Leona Blakely Wilkerson. Joyce was retired as a bank teller and a member of New Prospect Baptist Church.She is...
Bessie Taylor Moss
May 31, 2018
Bessie Taylor Moss, 95, of Madison Heights, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Lynchburg General Hospital following a short illness.Bessie was the oldest member of Elon Baptist Church. Born on October 17, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Watts Taylor.She was preceded in death by her...
Christopher Billings
May 30, 2018
Christopher Billings, 80, of Lynchburg, died on May 30, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital while surrounded by family.Born on February 27, 1938, in Cambridge, MA, Chris was the eldest son of the late James Billings and the late Marion Bridgman.In addition to his parents, Chris was preceded in death by his youngest brother, Robert Bryant Billings.Chris is survived by his...
George Washington Powell
May 29, 2018
George Washington Powell, 90, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
John Dillard Doyle, Jr.
May 28, 2018
John Dillard Doyle Jr., 77, of Lynchburg died Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born in Lynchburg, Va., October 29, 1940, son of the late John Dillard Doyle and the late Ann Buchman Doyle.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Karin Wellstein Doyle; his three sons, John Dillard Doyle III of Lynchburg; Steffen Robert Doyle and his wife,...
Rebekah Anna Deas Proffitt
May 27, 2018
Rebekah Anna Deas Proffitt, 44, of Bedford, died Sunday, May 27, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Gary Proffitt for 24 years.Rebekah was born on September 9, 1973, in Hialeah, Fla. She was the daughter of Perry R. Deas and Rebecca Dudley Deas.Rebekah loved life and doing for others. She also loved crafts and was very artistic.In addition to...
Lois Fay Umberger Whitehurst
May 26, 2018
Lois Fay Umberger Whitehurst, 85, died on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at home.She was born in Wytheville, Va. on December 3, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents Harmon David Umberger and Ola Elizabeth Akers; a baby sister, Annie Maude Umberger; and her twin brother, Louis Ray Umberger.She was a graduate of Wytheville High School, class of 1950,...
Lawrence Edward Bolling
May 25, 2018
Lawrence “Booley” Edward Bolling of Lynchburg departed this life on Friday, May 25, 2018, at his residence, with his family by his side.Booley was a graduate of Dunbar High School, Class of 1960. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier in Lynchburg after 25 years of service.He was the owner of “Booley B’s Deli”, known for...
Bonnie M. Matthews
May 24, 2018
Bonnie M. (NEE McCoy) Matthews, 77, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie is survived by her husband Roger D. Matthews, her children Dr. Kimberly Young (Robert) and Todd Matthews (Merrily) and five grandchildren Robert IV, Colin, Taylor, Nathan, and Graham. She is also survived by her sister Arlene Beall...
Josephine W. Mcdill
May 24, 2018
Josephine W. (Jo Jo) McDill age 93, departed peacefully to her heavenly home with Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on May 24, 2018. She was born on November 26, 1924 in Irving, TX; the only daughter of the late David Lee and Buena Vista Herring of Laird Hill, TX. She is also predeceased by her loving husband of 26 years...
Alberta Hall Drumheller
May 23, 2018
Alberta Hall Drumheller, 89, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018.She was the beloved wife of the late Sandidge Lee Drumheller for 29 years. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her daughter Brenda Arthur Arrington; sisters, Jean Bass, Dale Sedleck; and her brother, Murray Hall.Born December 10, 1928, in Nelson County, she was a daughter...
Irene Bowling Campbell
May 23, 2018
Mrs. Irene Bowling Campbell was called from labor to reward after a long illness on May 23, 2018. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on December 10, 1930.She was a long time member of First Baptist Church on Coolwell Road in Amherst, VA. Irene was preceded in death by her parents Mary Beverly and Deacon John Bowling as well as...
Sandra Kay Perdue
May 22, 2018
Sandra K. Perdue, age 70, of Lynchburg, passed into glory on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. She was a retired hairdresser. Sandra was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sydney Carwile.Surviving are her husband, Rodney L. Perdue, son and daughter-in-law Shane and Heather Carwile, grandson Spencer Carwile, and sister Barbara Davis of Hopewell.Graveside services will be held in Fort Hill Memorial...
Arthur Sheppard Sr.
May 21, 2018
Arthur Sheppard Sr., 80, departed this life Monday, May 21, 2018 in Lynchburg, Va. He was born March 30, 1938 to the late Reginald Sheppard Sr. and Ruth Murray in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.He was preceded in death by his wife Karen Thornhill Sheppard and his brothers and sisters, Reginald Jr., Fitzroy, Sheila, and Eileen Sheppard and Lorna...
Felicia Ann Davis
May 16, 2018
Felicia Ann Davis, 39, of Lynchburg passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018.She will lie in repose Tuesday, May 29, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Tharp Funeral Home Lynchburg. A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Concord Va.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting...
Charles Hawkins Adams
May 15, 2018
Charles Hawkins Adams, much loved husband, father, grandfather, and brother died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the age of 94. His family is confident that he is now reunited with his father and mother, John Carroll and Elizabeth Hawkins Adams, and with his sister Mary Ann Minnick and his older brother, John Jr. He is survived by his devoted...
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