Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Bobbie Jo Ross
Feb 9, 2018
Bobbie Jo Ross, age 39, of Moneta, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 9, 2018.She is survived by her husband William Weaver, son James “Biggie” Flick, and daughter Athena Lotus Ross.A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 4 p.m. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Margaret Ramsey Laughlin
Feb 9, 2018
Margaret Lucille Ramsey Laughlin, 84, formerly of Ocean Pines, Maryland, died Friday, February 9, 2018. She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, John Lawrence Laughlin.Margaret was born July 1, 1933 in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of the late William Elmer Ramsey and Josephine Resing Ramsey.In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter...
Anthony Epperson
Feb 9, 2018
Anthony “Andy” Carroll Epperson, 53, of Rustburg died Friday, February 9, 2018. He was the loving husband of Shannon L. Epperson and a loving father as well.Andy was born October 18, 1964 in Lynchburg a son of Morgan Carroll Epperson and his wife Judy of Hurt and the late Anna Hailey Epperson. Andy worked as a professional automotive collision repairman...
Clayton Delaware Trent
Feb 9, 2018
Clayton Delaware Trent, 85, died early Friday, February 9, 2018 at home with his family. He was the husband of Shelby Carson Trent, for 62 years.Born Wednesday, August 24, 1932 in Amherst County, Clayton was the son of the late Charles Faulkner Trent and Rosa Eller Trent. In addition to his wife, Clayton is survived by his son Richard Clayton...
Marie Teresa Gorman Larzelere
Feb 7, 2018
Marie Teresa Gorman Larzelere, 95, of Fredericksburg, passed Wednesday, February 7, 2018. She is predeceased by her parents, Leon Aloysius Gorman and Rose Marie Schmutz Gorman, and all of her siblings: Geraldine, Anne, Rosemary, John, and Elizabeth. She is the widow of Dr. Henry Byron Larzelere.Marie was born on February 20, 1922 in Hartford Conn. She grew up in Philadelphia,...
Barbara Jean Brown
Feb 7, 2018
Barbara Jean Brown, 83, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, February 8, 2018.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family
Gary Michael North
Feb 6, 2018
Gary Michael North, 65, of Lynchburg, Va., died Tuesday, February 6, 2018. He was the husband of Linda Brown North for 47 years.Born Saturday, April 12, 1952 in Bedford, Gary was a son of the late Jeff Franklin North and the late Rosa Dale Parker North.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jeff North,...
Sherry L. Coker, Sr.
Feb 6, 2018
Sherry Lamar Coker, Sr. of Forest, Virginia passed away February 6, 2018 at the age of 91 years. He was born May 8, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of the late Tren Forest Coker and Cebe Coker Smith and stepfather Homer Gale Smith. He is survived by his beloved wife Luanne Lewis Coker with whom he would have celebrated their...
Cecil Brooks, Jr.
Feb 6, 2018
Cecil James Brooks, Jr, J.B., 70, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Guggenheimer Nursing Home under Hospice Care, due to his heart failure.He was born on July11, 1947 in Greensboro NC to the late Cecil James Brooks, Sr. and Dorothy Marie Cox. He was a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and remained an avid Tar Heel all his life. He...
Timothy A. Sanderson
Feb 5, 2018
Timothy A. Sanderson, 50, of Lynchburg died Monday, February 5, 2018. He was the husband of Karen Russell Sanderson for 28 years.He was born in Lynchburg on November 29, 1967, a son of Edward and Donna Sanderson. He was co-owner of Ed’s Automotive and was a member of North Bedford Baptist Church where he served as a deacon.In addition to...
William B. Crismond
Feb 5, 2018
William “Bill” Buchanan Crismond, 90 of Bedford passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018. He was born on September 28, 1927 in Monaville, WV. A son of the late Wiley Defau Crismond and Jennie Mae Buchanan Crismond. In addition to his parents Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Loretta Noonkester Crismond and a son Rev. William Gary...
Nicholas Anthony Simile, Jr.
Feb 4, 2018
Nicholas Anthony Simile, Jr., 70, of Lynchburg died in his home, Sunday, February 4, 2018. He was the loving husband of Darlene Shields Simile.Nick was born October 24, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Nicholas Anthony Simile, Sr. and Maryann Porter Simile of Pittsburgh, Pa., Nick worked as a Quality Manager with Framatome and was a member...
Julia N. Smigiel
Feb 2, 2018
Julie Nemeth Smigiel, 85, of Bedford, VA passed away on February 2, 2018 at Carriage Hill Memory Care Center in Bedford after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born on May 16, 1932 in Kulpmont, PA. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Rudy Smigiel; her parents, Anna and Andrew Nemeth and a sister,...
Edna Elsea Ouellette
Feb 2, 2018
Edna Elsea Ouellette, 76, of Lynchburg, died suddenly on Friday, February 2, 2018. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Stephen Ouellette.Born Sunday, January 11, 1942 in Chattanooga, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Marvin Elsea and the late Amanda Harell.Edna was a loving mother to her children: a son, Lawrence Ouellette, II of Lynchburg, Va., her...
Dinnah Barnette
Feb 2, 2018
Dinnah Barnette, 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 2, 2018, surrounded by family and friends.Dinnah was born December 28, 1938, in Fayette County, W.V., daughter to Charlie and Velma Peters. Dinnah graduated from Wirt County High school then served her country in the USMC.Dinnah was preceded in death by her mother, father and sister Barbie Cofflin. She is survived...
Frances Gunn Kemper
Feb 2, 2018
Frances Gunn Kemper, 79, of Lynchburg, died February 2, 2018, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Albert Strayer Kemper, III.In addition to her husband, she is survived by their three sons: Albert Strayer Kemper, IV and his wife, Anna Amacher Kemper, of Columbia, S.C., along with their three children, Grayson Strayer Kemper of...
Dr. Thomas Howard Albertson
Feb 1, 2018
Dr. Thomas Howard Albertson, 83, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 in his residence at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Va. He was the loving husband of Frances Brawley Albertson for 60 years.Born on February 14, 1934 in High Point, N.C., Tom was the son of the late Clarence Jacob Albertson and Millie Hill Albertson, and brother of the late...
Ellis Carrol Arrington
Jan 31, 2018
Ellis Carrol Arrington, 74, of Goode passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Mary Hicks Arrington. Born November 14, 1943 in Bedford he was a son of the late Walter Ellis Arrington and Mildred Wilkerson Arrington. Ellis served in the United States Air Force; he was a member of the Sons...
John Calvin Silliman
Jan 30, 2018
John Calvin Silliman, 104, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Westminster Canterbury, his Lynchburg home for the past two years.John was born on October 5, 1913, in Palestine, Texas, to the late Dr. John Calvin Silliman and Bertha Umstead Silliman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Elizabeth Silliman Larsen and...
Steven Franklin Ruff
Jan 30, 2018
Steven Franklin Ruff, 68, of Lynchburg, went to his eternal home in the early hours of Tuesday, January 30, 2018 after being surrounded that family and friends. Born Wednesday, March 02, 1949 to Franklin Ruff and Iva Dean Collins Ruff (both deceased), he proudly served our country for six years in the U.S. Navy.In addition to his wife and best...
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