Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Manuel Deatocha Chavez, Jr.
Aug 23, 2016
Manuel DeAtocha Chavez, Jr., 84, of Lynchburg died Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline (Jackie) Hamilton Chavez.Mannie was born June 9, 1932 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a son of the late Manuel DeAtocha Chavez, Sr. and Evangeline Lonteen Chavez. Mannie honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and...
David J Carroll
Aug 21, 2016
David Jerome Carroll, 90, of Huddleston, died Sunday, August 21, 2016. He was the husband of the late Alice Boyle Carroll.Born March 31, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Charles Ward Carroll and Jennie Miller Lee Carroll. David is also preceded in death by his two step-daughters: Becky Marie Nichols and Roberta Parrett.He is survived...
Pauline S. Calloway
Aug 20, 2016
On Friday, August 19, 2016, Pauline S. Calloway departed this life. She was born the eldest of the ten children to Rueben and Pearl Spinner on December 11, 1925, in Bedford County, Virginia.Pauline was educated in the Bedford County, Virginia, public schools. She graduated from Dunbar High School in 1947 and she enjoyed many years of being an active member...
Donald Brice Hite, Jr.
Aug 20, 2016
Donald Brice Hite, Jr. passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 after a long illness. Donald was born in Alleghany, Virginia. He was predeceased by his parents, Donald Brice Hite, Sr. and Evelyn Anita Battley Hite.Donald was retired from B&W after 25 years of service, and also later retired from Allstate and American Heritage Insurance Companies as an insurance agent.Donald is...
Thurman Emmett Vaughan
Aug 20, 2016
Thurman Emmett Vaughan, 95 of Forest, Virginia died on Saturday, August 20, 2016.Born Friday, July 1, 1921 in Independence, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mallie Vaughan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Vaina Hines Vaughan; great grandson, Aiden C. Martin and brother, Burley Vaughan. He proudly served...
Katherine Kobert
Aug 19, 2016
Katherine “Kay” Ruth Kobert passed away in the presence of her family on Friday, August 19, 2016, at 56 years old, after a valiant fight against cancer.Kay was born in West Point, New York on March 22, 1960. Her father served in the Air Force, so she and her family lived in many places. Kay was a graduate of Brookville...
Gwendolyn Anne Holt
Aug 19, 2016
Gwendolyn Anne Holt, 46, of Rustburg, Va., passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 after a short illness. She is survived by her parents, Kenny Holt and Brenda Holt; her sister, Kenda Tufford and brother-in-law, Tim; two nieces, Kailey and Taryn Tufford; and her canine companion, Dakota.She attended Radford University and Graduated from Lynchburg College of Nursing. She excelled as a...
Cheryl Williams
Aug 18, 2016
Cheryl Lynn Weaver Williams, 64, of Wirtz, VA, died Thursday, August 18, 2016. She was the wife of Victor Lawrence Williams.Born November 22, 1951 in West Virginia, she was the daughter of Karl Hannan and the late Emma Black Hannan.In addition to her husband, she is survived by son: Bill DeLong; daughters: Stephanie Vazquez, Lisa Wilson, Julie King; sisters: Carol...
Robert Henry "Bob" Waugh
Aug 17, 2016
Robert Henry “Bob” Waugh, Jr., 90, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Westminster Canterbury. He was born February 9, 1926 in Bedford County, VA. He was a son of the late Robert Henry Waugh, Sr. and Olive Pace Waugh. He was a graduate of M.E Marcuse High School, in Big Island, VA class of 1943, and, class...
Patricia Quackenbush
Aug 15, 2016
Patricia Quackenbush passed away peacefully on August 15, 2016 following a long illness.Pat was born on April 15, 1947 in Manhattan, N.Y. to the late, Bertha and Arthur McBride. She attended State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, N.Y., and in 1968, she married Edward Quackenbush. In the 1970s, they settled in Westport, N.Y. where they raised their four...
David Crowther Campbell
Aug 15, 2016
We have lost a great friend and an all-around good human being. David Crowther Campbell left this life on August 15, 2016, after battling cancer for nearly two years.Born in Lynchburg in 1938, Dave was the son of Willie Crowther and Mary Louise Ruhland Campbell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Richard E. Kraus...
James Ray Harmon
Aug 15, 2016
James “Jim” Ray Harmon, 69, of Big Island, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Trish Harmon.Born on October 13, 1946, in Tennessee, Jim was a son of the late James G. Harmon and the late Susie M. West Harmon.In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by three daughters, Mary Sue Dayhoff, Jamie...
Dana Tyree
Aug 14, 2016
Dana Mae Rodgers Tyree, 94, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, August 14, 2016. Born March 8, 1922 in Campbell Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Hilda Rodgers; her husband, Robert W. ; son, Walter Tyree; two sisters, Mary White and Bettie Doss.She is survived by one sister, Ruby Kirby; three sons, Brent Tyree(Carole),...
Angela Marlene Brown
Aug 14, 2016
Angela Marlene Brown, 49, of Evington, VA, died Sunday, August 14, 2016.Born Tuesday, March 21, 1967 in Lynchburg, Angie was daughter of the late William Ralph Brown Jr. and Glenda Dale Hall.In addition to her father, Angie was preceded in death by grandparents William R. Brown Sr., Mildred Moore Brown, and Ethel Adkins Hall.In addition to her mother, Angie is...
Margaret H. Elder
Aug 12, 2016
Margaret Hite Elder passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital after a sudden illness.She was born in Covington, VA on December 30, 1935 to Russell R. Hite and Sadie Hite. Margaret suffered through the effects of Polio her entire childhood but still persevered to become a nurse and graduated from Lynchburg General Hospital Nursing School in...
Ashton Short
Aug 12, 2016
Ashton Casey Shawn Short, 21, of Goode passed away Friday, August 12, 2016. He is survived by his loving family: mother; Shawn Wilson Short; father: Vincent Andrew Short; brothers: Alden Vincent Short and wife, Jennifer, Andrew Jarrett Short; sister: Alainey Nanette Short; paternal grandparents: Sonny and Pat Short; maternal grandparents: Pearl and Jake Gross; god parents: Harvey and Janet Mays;...
Bobby Ray Epperson
Aug 12, 2016
Bobby Ray Epperson, 63, of Brookneal, VA, died Friday, August 12, 2016.Born Sunday, August 17, 1952 in Gladys, VA, Bobby was a son of the late Floyd Dick Epperson and the late Emma Jones Epperson.In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by two brothers, Hubert Epperson and Thomas Edward Epperson.Bobby is survived by a daughter, Shannon Moon,...
Dorothy Deshazo
Aug 12, 2016
Dorothy Elizabeth DeShazo 91, of Bedford, VA. died Friday, August 12, 2016. She was born in Orlando, Fla. January 29, 1925, daughter of the late George M. Overstreet and Dessa Burnett Overstreet. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Tazewell DeShazo, Jr. of Roanoke, VA.Left to cherish her memory are two daughters; Deborah DeShazo and Dianne Fain of...
Robert Milton Bailey, Sr.
Aug 12, 2016
Robert M. Bailey (Bob), 84, of Lynchburg passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016. He was born on September 14, 1931, the youngest of ten children, to Edward Smith Bailey and Mary Fannie Bailey. He attended E. C. Glass and was fortunate to play basketball for Jimmy Bryan, who became a role model for him. He earned a basketball scholarship...
Fred J. Noble
Aug 10, 2016
Fredrick “Fred” J. Noble, 91, of Lynchburg, Va., died Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was the loving husband of the late Gaynelle Ashby Noble.Fred was born Friday, December 12, 1924 in Anderson, Ind., a son of the late Fred Noble and Leafy Harrison. He was retired from Windsor Group Insurance where he was an insurance salesman.Left to cherish Fred’s memory...
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