Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Lorena Cardwell
Oct 31, 2017
Lorena Cardwell, 93, of Forest, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017. She was born on February 25, 1924. She was the wife of the late Palmer Neal Cardwell.Lorena was born Forest, Va., a daughter of the late Walter and Julia Feagan. She retired from Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Raymond Leroy Judd
Oct 30, 2017
Raymond Leroy Judd, 89, of Huddleston was given his wings on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Roanoke. He was the loving husband of Lorraine Mildred Schilstra Judd. Born on July 17, 1928 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Vernon Clarence Judd and Minnie Strenske Judd. Raymond served his country in the United...
Elizabeth Gregory Inge
Oct 30, 2017
Elizabeth G. Inge, 87, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 30, 2017. She was the wife of the late William Linwood Inge, Sr.Liz was born Saturday, January 4, 1930, in Chase City, Va., a daughter of the late David Harim Gregory and Janie S. Gregory.She is survived by her...
James Franklin Hunt
Oct 30, 2017
James Franklin Hunt, 76, of Roanoke, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.
Mitzi Gail Jackson Fisher
Oct 29, 2017
Mitzi Gail Fisher, age 69, of Roanoke, VA died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA. Born on July 15, 1948 in Valls Creek, WV, she was a daughter of the late Edward Thomas Jackson and Ruth Ann Lockhart Jackson.Mitzi dearly loved her family. Despite having a massive stroke in 2014, she continued to take every...
Omarr Tarik Thompson
Oct 29, 2017
Omarr Tarik Thompson was chosen by God to come home on October 29, 2017.Omarr was preceded in death by his grandparents, Helen and Wade Thompson, also an aunt, Doris Thompson.Omarr is survived by his mother, Willie M. Thompson, a sister, Chevon Y. Thompson, three brothers, Arsenio D. Thompson, Shaquille M. Thompson, Akeem S. Thompson, six aunts, four uncles, two nieces,...
Marion Yvonne Slater
Oct 29, 2017
Marion Yvonne Slater, 70, of Roanoke, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.
Jason Todd Kennedy
Oct 29, 2017
Jason Todd Kennedy, 42, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2017. He was the husband of Jennifer Divina Kennedy.Jason was born April 26, 1975, in Charlottesville, a son of the late Donald Kennedy and Claire Fanning Kennedy. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Reese Kennedy, and his son, Cooper Kennedy,...
Jerry Wayne Call
Oct 29, 2017
Jerry Wayne Call, 62, of Roanoke, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.
Betty Kouba
Oct 28, 2017
Betty Lou Kouba, 61, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, October 28, 2017. Betty was born Friday, November 4, 1955 in Teaneck, N.J. She graduated from Rowan University. She was retired from AON and in 2013 she moved from East Rutherford, N.J. to Lynchburg, Va. In her spare time, Betty filled binders and binders full of the fan-fiction she so passionately...
Robert Stephen Bull
Oct 27, 2017
Robert Stephen Bull, 78, of Goode, VA, died Friday, October 27, 2017. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
Ercy Bondurant
Oct 27, 2017
Ercy Lee Bondurant, 74, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with the Lord Friday, October 27, 2017. She was the loving wife of the late Ernest Cecil Bondurant, Jr. Ercy was born August 19, 1943 in Lynchburg, Va. a daughter of the late Ercy Scott and the late Shirley Scott. She worked as a teacher’s assistant for nearly 20 years...
Catherine Crews Tuggle
Oct 27, 2017
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”Psalm 116:15Catherine Crews Tuggle, 80, of Rustburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Liberty Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was the wife of the late Bobby Lee Tuggle.Catherine was born on August 20, 1937 in Charlotte County, Va., a daughter of the...
Frank William Elmiger, Iii
Oct 26, 2017
Frank William “Bill” Elmiger, III, 75, of Lynchburg, Va., passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at home with his family by his side.Born on September 19, 1942 in Bayonne, N.J., Bill graduated from Syracuse University majoring in Industrial Design. He was devoted to his wife of 49 years, Cheryl, and his son Jordan. Working for several firms and then...
Mary Maxey Sheppard
Oct 26, 2017
Mary Sheppard, 90, a longtime resident of the Summit, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017. She was predeceased by her husband William T. Sheppard and her siblings, Sonny Maxey and Nellie Elliott.Mary was born on May 1, 1927 in Rustburg, a daughter of the late John William Maxey and the late Lessie Maxey Quick. She was a devout Christian...
Louise Withers Mills
Oct 26, 2017
Louise Withers Mills has joined her parents and loved ones in Heaven. She was born March 30, 1962, the fourth child of Clarence Montgomery Mills, Jr. and Betty Meade Meriwether Mills. She graduated from Seven Hills School in Lynchburg, class of 1980 and was co-captain of the basketball, tennis and volleyball teams. She got her associates degree at Southern Seminary...
Dorothy Bryan Hudson
Oct 26, 2017
Dorothy Bryan Hudson passed away on October 26, 2017. She was born on December 8, 1917, in Roanoke. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Bronsy Hudson.Dorothy was a 1935 graduate of Jefferson High School in Roanoke. She worked for Roanoke County for many years. She was a long-time member of Salem Baptist Church and the Be Active...
Merle Sudzik
Oct 25, 2017
Merle Sudzik, 94, died Oct. 25, 2017 in Lynchburg, Va. She is survived by her daughters: Karen Majewski (Allen), and Gail Lubrano (Glenn); her grandchildren: Debra Majewski, Michael Majewski (Angela), Carl Lubrano (Tomoko), and Lisa Lubrano; her great grandchildren Arielle Lubrano, Conor McDermott, Cuinn McDermott, Kenji Lubrano, and Matthew and Emma Majewski.Merle was the 3rd generation of her family to...
Eugene James Vanderbilt, Iii
Oct 25, 2017
On October 25, 2017, Eugene (Gene) James Vanderbilt, III, beloved husband of Ann Clemons Vanderbilt, cherished stepfather of Kimberly (Brian) Baker and Ryan (Kati) Stuller, loving step grandfather of Mckenna and Nicholas Baker and Adeline and Hudson Stuller. Also survived by a sister Mary-Lynne (Bruce) Campbell, and Barbara King and a brother Jonathan.Born December 8, 1944 in Tarrytown, NY, Gene...
Esther Hodges Gordon
Oct 22, 2017
Esther Hodges Gordon, 67, of Evington, died Sunday, October 22, 2017. She was the wife of Richard Lee Gordon for 51 years.Esther was born December 23, 1949 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Joseph Edward Hodges and Gertrude Hodges Mullins.In addition to her husband, she is survived by her three daughters: Virginia Crouch of Evington, Lisa Keesee (Chris)...
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