Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Mary Ruth Belcher
Dec 27, 2016
Mary Ruth Belcher, 86, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Carriage Hill.Born November 19, 1930, in Grundy, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Nell Robinson Belcher. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, George and Robinson Belcher.Visitation will be Friday, December 30, 2016 from 4 until 6 p.m. at Tharp Funeral...
Rita Adams Formon
Dec 25, 2016
Rita Adams Formon, 60, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday, December 25, 2016. She was the loving wife of Michael Formon for twenty-three years.Rita was born Friday, February 17, 1956, in Chatham, Va., a daughter of the late Olivia Turner Adams and the late Roy Neal Adams. She worked as a bank teller for over thirty-five years. She was an avid...
Robert Lyn Hite
Dec 25, 2016
Robert Lyn Hite passed away on December 25, 2016, at home.Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Donald B. Hite, Sr. and Evelyn B. Hite; and his brother, Donald B. Hite Jr.He is survived by his sister, Donna H. Clark and her husband, Norman; his nephew, Norman Clark, Jr.; his nieces, Laurie C. Agnew, Lisa Lyman and her husband,...
Gary Alvin Clark
Dec 24, 2016
Gary Alvin Clark died on Saturday December 24th at home.He was predeceased by his first wife, Marlene Winkler Clark, to whom he was married for thirty-nine years until her death in 1992, and his second wife, Donna Schewel Clark, to whom he was married for twenty-two years until her death in 2015. Gary is survived by one son, Jordan Schewel...
Audrey L. Webster
Dec 24, 2016
Audrey L. Webster saw her last sunset on Christmas Eve, 2016. She was born on October 29, 1926, to Albert Lee Guy and Beulah Doudna Guy in Guide Rock, Nebraska. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter as well as her older brother and sister.Audrey loved growing up in the small town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, where she...
Louis Stauss Emsley
Dec 23, 2016
Louis Stauss Emsley, 85, of Prospect, Va. passed away on December 23, 2016.He was the loving husband of Eleanore Emsley for 65 years.In addition to his wife Elly, he is survived by his sisters, Mae Raymond and Ruth Kelly.Lou was the loving father of his 3 daughters, Louanne D’Angelo, her husband, Dominic, 3 children, Staci, Jon and Danielle and 9...
Michael Archie Beatrice
Dec 23, 2016
Michael Archie Beatrice passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016, at the Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Christie and Lucy Beatrice; his brother, Angelo; his sister, Mary; his son, Michael C. Beatrice; and his first wife, Marion.He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Hutter Beatrice; his son Stephen Paul Beatrice of Spartanburg,...
John L. Sullivan
Dec 23, 2016
John Lynn Sullivan, 68, of Lynchburg, Va., received God’s ultimate gift of love and grace Friday, December 23, 2016, when he joined his beloved son, David, in Heaven. He was the loving husband of Jackie Lynn Sullivan for 40 years.Born on September 20, 1948, in Clearwater, Fla., he was the son of Jackson and Icle Sullivan. He was retired from...
Sally Louise Bowles Eller
Dec 23, 2016
Sally Louise Bowles Eller, 85, of Forest, passed away peacefully Friday, December 23, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital.Born in Roanoke, on March 31, 1931, she was a daughter to the late Luther Charles Bowles, Sr. and Sallie Fannie Perdue. Sally is also preceded in death by 5 sisters and 3 brothers.Sally is survived by her sister, Gloria Bowles Cundiff; daughter,...
Nancy Lee Stump
Dec 23, 2016
Nancy Lee Stump, 90, of Lynchburg, died Friday, December 23, 2016. She was the wife of Al Stump for more than 50 years.Nancy was born on March 31, 1926 in Lynchburg. She was proud to be the second baby ever delivered at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School and later from James Madison University. She managed...
Sadie Elizabeth Neighbors
Dec 21, 2016
Sadie Elizabeth Neighbors, 91, of Lynchburg, Va., died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. She was the wife of the late Claude William Neighbors.Sadie was born on Friday, November 6, 1925, in Nelson County, Va., a daughter of the late Willie Lowell Campbell and Lottie Campbell. She was a strong and loving woman who was greatly fulfilled by the many responsibilities...
Robert "Bobby" Layburn Beard
Dec 21, 2016
Robert “Bobby” Layburn Beard 73 of Bedford passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 19, 1943 in Lynchburg, VA. He was a son of the late Wilbur Alexander Beard and Gladys Virginia Holdren Beard. In addition to his parents Bobby was preceded in death by his brother, Aubrey Linwood Beard.Bobby...
James Albert Lyle, Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
James Albert Lyle, Jr passed away in his home at Westminster Canterbury at the age of 93 on Dec. 20, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Albert Lyle and Kathleen Fore Lyle, his son, James Albert Lyle III and his wife, Jean McCausland Lyle.He is survived by two children, James Earle Lyle and Kathleen Lyle Falls,...
Raleigh Earl Wright
Dec 20, 2016
Raleigh Earl Wright, of Madison Heights, Va. died Tuesday, December 20, 2016.Born January 24, 1937 in Madison Heights, Raleigh was the son of the late Aubrey Earl Wright and the late Flora Lois Wright. He loved baseball, blue grass music and Dr. Pepper. His kind and thoughtful nature will be remembered by all who knew him.Raleigh is survived by his...
Alice Wilson Martin
Dec 19, 2016
Alice Cleola Wilson Martin, 82, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at the home of her daughter’s residence in Amherst. She was the loving wife of the late Bobby Wayne Martin. Born September 10, 1934 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Council James Wilson and Cleola Margaret Spencer Wilson. She is also...
Robert Ocie Tweedy
Dec 16, 2016
Robert Ocie Tweedy, 82, of Lynchburg, Va. died Friday, December 16, 2016.Born July 13, 1934 in Lynchburg, Robert was a son of the late Hunter Ocie Tweedy, Jr. and the late Helen Evans Tweedy. Bob was a good-natured and outgoing man who never met a stranger. He was an active member of the REACT Safety Club until the local club...
Kevin Carmine Barnett
Dec 16, 2016
Kevin C. Barnett was born August 10, 1978, in Lynchburg, Va. He passed away December 16, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Warren Barnett; grandmother, Marie Barnett; grandfather, Bill Barnett and grandfather, Edward Osborne.He is survived by his son, Avonte A. Barnett; his sister, Dena Y. Ware; his mother, Mary Elizabeth Smith; step-father, Charles H. Smith; grandmother,...
Randy “Byrd” Brooks, Jr.
Dec 16, 2016
Randy “Byrd” Brooks, Jr. died Friday, December 16, 2016.Byrd was born August 29, 1992, in Bedford, son of Tracy B. Ragland and Randy Byrd Brooks, Sr. Byrd, was a professional welder by trade and attended Blue Ridge Community Church.He is survived by his mother, Tracy B. Ragland and her husband, Kevin of Lynchburg; his father, Randy B. Brooks, Sr., and...
Emory C. "Chip" Justis Jr.
Dec 14, 2016
Emory C. “Chip” Justis Jr. joined our Lord in heaven on December 14, 2016.Chip was 69 years of age and was the son of the late Emory C. Justis Sr. and Clara Minnick Justis of Lynchburg.He is survived by his wife Sandra R. Justis, two sons, Donivan L. “DJ” Justis and his wife, Tonya Phillips Justis of Lynchburg, Emory C....
John Mcconnaughey
Dec 14, 2016
Dr. John Sickles McConnaughey, 61, died Dec. 14, 2016, at the home he built on Smith Mountain Lake, with his family around him.Born Aug. 10, 1955, to David Allan Makepeace McConnaughey and Gloria Hoffman McConnaughey in Okinawa, Japan. He grew up in Santa Rosa, California, and the New Hollin Hills community of Fairfax County, Virginia. He knew from childhood that...
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