Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Mazina Pearl Hannabass Broesamle
Apr 8, 2016
Mazina Pearl Hannabass Broesamle, 77, of Bedford, died Friday, April 8, 2016 in Oakwood Health & Rehab. She was the loving wife of Corwin Hazen “Sam” Broesamle.Born November 27, 1938 in Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Willie Everett Hannabass and Lizzie Blanche.Pearl is also preceded in death by her son: Edward William “Boo” Broesamle; and her brother:...
Elizabeth Liz Gardner
Apr 7, 2016
Elizabeth “Liz” Margaret Gardner, 90, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016.She was the wife of the late Warren Aulton Gardner.Born September 20, 1925 in Akron, Ohio the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tippel Sr.,In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her brother John Tippel Jr., sister-in-law, Helen Moore and nephew...
Dorothy Mays Perrow
Apr 7, 2016
Dorothy Mays “Dot” Perrow, 89, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Virginia Baptist Hospital.Born on December 17, 1926, in Amherst County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene Mays and the late Ada Massie Mays.Dot was a devoted member of Central Baptist Church. She retired from Lynchburg College,...
Sandra Young
Apr 6, 2016
Sandra “Sandy” Persons Young died peacefully at home. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she graduated from Lynchburg College and never left the area. She is survived by her first cousin, Janice Persons Biggers, of Columbus, Georgia. She was predeceased by her parents, Frances Bowden Persons and John Knox Persons, her first cousin, Truman Capote, and dear friend, Elizabeth Bischoff.Sandy loved many...
Bernice Mayberry Calhoun
Apr 6, 2016
Bernice Mayberry Calhoun, 92, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday , April 6, 2016.Born in Madison Heights, May 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Glenn Mayberry and Myrtle Turner Mayberry. She is survived by her husband of 68 years C. Ray Calhoun.In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son C.W. (Bill) Calhoun and his wife...
Thomas Lee Matthews
Apr 5, 2016
Thomas Lee Matthews, 73, of Forest, VA, went to be with the Lord at Lynchburg General Hospital, Tuesday, April 05, 2016.Tom was preceded in death by his parents O. N. Matthews and Meta Duffey Matthews and his brother Bennett Taylor Matthews.Born April 26, 1942 in Farmville, VA, he graduated from Appomattox County High School with the class of 1961. Tom...
Henry Hegner
Apr 5, 2016
Henry “Hank” Richard Hegner, 79, of Moneta, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at home. He was the loving husband of Erna. Born in Chicago, IL. he was the son of the late Henry and Estella Hegner and brother to the late Judy Vetrovec. Hank was a retired electrical engineer with a Master’s Degree which through his career worked...
Paul Jerry Latimer
Apr 4, 2016
Paul Jerry Latimer, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016. He was the loving husband of Susan Cole Latimer for forty-nine years.Born on July 21, 1943, in Portland, Tenn., Paul was a son of the late Paul Daniel Latimer and the late Juanita Inez Richie Latimer. He worked for many years as a physicist for the U.S....
Zane Lee Robertson
Apr 4, 2016
Zane Lee Robertson, 35, of Lynchburg, joined his Creator in Heaven on Monday, April 4, 2016. He was the husband of Sarah Puckette Robertson and father of two sons.Born February 6, 1981, in Lynchburg, Zane was the son of Bill & Elaine Robertson and Terry & Linda Brown, of Lynchburg and son-in-law of Steve & Edna Puckette, of Forest.In addition...
James E Adams
Apr 4, 2016
James Earl Adams passed away on April 3, 2016 at home, surrounded by his family.He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Kathryn B. Adams; his parents, Henry and Mary Ella Adams; three brothers, Collens, Odell, and Nelson Adams; one sister, Mary Adkins; daughter-in-law, Michelle Davis Adams; and one granddaughter, Alyssa Adams.He is survived by two sons,...
Barbara L. Mccole
Apr 4, 2016
Barbara Lynn McCole, 73, of Forest died Monday April 4, 2016. She was the loving wife of Robert Richard McCole for over 51 years.Barbara was born in Orange, New Jersey on February 23, 1943 a daughter of the late Thatcher John Levens and Ethel Eck Levens. Barbara was retired as a office manager and devoted homemaker. She loved camping with...
Pamela Pierce
Apr 3, 2016
Pamela Louise Pierce, 62, of Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3, 2016. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior.Born in Arlington, Virginia, she was a loving wife of forty five years to her husband, Phillip Michael Pierce, Sr., and a wonderful mother to her daughter and son.In addition to her husband,...
Ruby Viola Branch
Apr 3, 2016
Ruby Viola Floyd Booth Woodson Branch, 83, of Bedford, passed away peacefully and went to be with her Lord in Heaven on Sunday, April 3, 2016. She was born on July 3, 1932 in Amherst County. She is the daughter of the late Earnest P. and Vivian Tomlin Floyd. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Eleanor Bondurant Carwile
Apr 2, 2016
Eleanor Bondurant Carwile, 80, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2016. She was the loving wife of the late Claude Morgan Carwile, Jr., for 63 years.Eleanor was on born February 2, 1936 in Campbell County, a daughter of the late Charles Henry Bondurant, Sr. and the late Virginia Mayberry Bondurant.Eleanor is survived by her...
Gertrude Powers Lawson
Apr 2, 2016
Gertrude “Trudy” Powers Lawson passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, April 2, 2016 after a long journey with Alzheimer’s.Trudy was born in 1927 in Simsbury, Connecticut to Lucy and Robert Powers. She is survived by daughters, Cindy Ward of Lynchburg, Terri Bardi of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; son, Tom Lawson and his wife, Cyndi, of Keller, Texas. Trudy has...
Larry Allen Bruffy, Sr.
Apr 1, 2016
Larry Allen Bruffy, Sr., 68, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with the Lord Friday, April 1, 2016.Larry was born Thursday, January 22, 1948 in Lynchburg, Va., a son of the late Edward Samuel Bruffy and Sophia Ayers Bruffy. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.Left to cherish Larry’s memory are his daughters, Evelyn...
Kendall Yoder
Apr 1, 2016
Kendall Earl Yoder, born May 14, 1991, entered heaven on April 1, 2016. He was preceded in death by his infant brother, Jonathan David Yoder. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife and best friend Catherine Poss Yoder; loving and loyal parents Robert “Bob” Yoder Jr. and Almaria Zehr Yoder; sister Cherie Cobb and husband Samuel;...
Daniel K. Hogan, Sr.
Apr 1, 2016
Daniel K. Hogan, Sr. 80, born in Botetourt County and lived most of his life in the Lynchburg area. Dan departed this life on April 1, 2016, with his wife by his side at his home in Forest after an extended illness with cancer.He is an inactive member of Lakewood Baptist Church, Masons Philanthropic Lodge #168, and American Legion 16.Mr....
Marjorie W. Adams
Mar 30, 2016
Marjorie W. Adams, 91, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights, is assisting the family.
Calvin C. Mccormick, Jr.
Mar 28, 2016
Calvin C. “Red” McCormick, Jr., died Monday, March 28, 2016, after a one year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin C. McCormick, Sr. and Margaret Gallier McCormick, both of Lynchburg.Calvin was born on December 31, 1946. He was a 1966 graduate of E.C. Glass High School, and served in the U.S. Navy. He...
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