Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Joseph Neal O'Brien
Jul 7, 2016
Joseph Neal O’Brien, 82, of Lynchburg passed away July 7, 2016, at his home with his loving wife, Janice, and his family by his side. Born April 5, 1934, in Lynchburg, Neal graduated from E. C. Glass High School and Lynchburg College. Neal served in the U.S. Army Reserve and had a distinguished career of 35 years with Central Fidelity...
Margaret W. Hynes
Jul 5, 2016
Margaret Woods Hynes, 93, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016.Maggie was always full of life and had high entertainment value. She amused her family with stories about her living in Columbia, working on Capitol Hill for over 40 years, growing up in Amherst County and living at The Summit. She loved many things including beach holidays, lobster bisque, dogs,...
Josephine Snow Farnandez
Jul 3, 2016
Josephine Snow Farnandez, 88, of Lynchburg passed away on July 3, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. For 42 years she was the wife of John Corry Farnandez, living in Lynchburg, Ramsey, NJ and Warrenton, VA and returning to Lynchburg in 1995. Throughout their marriage they spent as much time as possible at their much-loved Smith Mountain Lake home, with a...
Connie M. Markham
Jul 3, 2016
Connie Marie Markham, 69, of Bedford, died Sunday, July 3, 2016. She was born on June 18, 1947, a daughter of the late Collis Roan Markham and Annie DeWitt Markham. She was retired from Longwood Industries. She was a faithful member of Bedford Presbyterian Church and Peaks of Otter Rebekah Lodge #32.Connie is survived by her cousin, Carolyn Robertson also...
Mae Crank Kelley
Jul 2, 2016
Mae Crank Kelley, 90, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, July 2, 2016. She was the wife of the late Weldon Kirkwood Kelley for 58 years.Born April 20, 1926 in Lynchburg; Mae was a daughter of the late Otis Lee Crank and the late Ruth Howell Crank.In addition to her husband and parents, Mae was preceded in death by her brother,...
James Ferree
Jul 2, 2016
James Lincoln Ferree, 88, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 12, 1928 in Uniontown, PA. A son of the late Clyde S. Ferree and Gladys Grimm Ferree.James served his country in the United States Army. He was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Bedford....
Dolly Marie Vaughan Tuck
Jul 1, 2016
Dolly Marie Vaughan Tuck, 88, of Forest passed away on July 1, 2016. She was the wife of the late Charles Ryland Tuck, Sr. for 59 years.Born in Charlotte County on August 18, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Silas Leonard Vaughan and Cora Elizabeth Sampson Vaughan. In Addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in...
Anita Ann Woodward Fallis
Jul 1, 2016
Anita Ann Woodward Fallis, 79, passed away on July 1, 2016, at the home of her daughter, in Evington, Virginia.Anita was born November 18, 1936 in Fallon, Nevada. She was the daughter of Grant Thomas Woodward and Ruth Hamlin Murray. She grew up in Fallon, Nevada and met her husband, Arvel in 1956. They married April 12, 1957 in Fallon...
Harold Hicks
Jul 1, 2016
Harold Robert Hicks, 68, of Gretna, passed away, Friday, July 1, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Mary Moses-Hicks. Born February 20, 1948, he was a son of the late Lewis E. Hicks and Carrie S. Hicks. Harold was a retired guidance counselor from George Washington High School. He is also preceded in death by his...
Sandra Lynn Dixon
Jul 1, 2016
Sandra Lynn Dixon, 69, of Forest died Friday, July 1, 2016 at her residence.She was the wife of Larry Dixon for 47 years. She was born March 14, 1947 in Evansville, IN, the daughter of the late Doris and Henry Roedel.She was a retired employee of First Colony Life Insurance Co. She is survived by a daughter, Angela Holloran and...
Otha Looney, Jr.
Jul 1, 2016
Otha Lee “Pops” Looney, Jr., 83, of Bedford passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Craig Co. VA. He is the son of the late Laura and Otha L. Looney. In addition to his parents Pops was preceded in death by his loving wife, Madeline Elizabeth Looney and a step son, Raymond...
Paul V. Dugger
Jun 30, 2016
Paul Dugger, 68, of Lynchburg, died at his home on Thursday, June 30, 2016.Born on January 26, 1948, in Lynchburg, Paul was a son of the late Christine Bagby Dugger and the late Ernest Morris Dugger, Sr. During the Vietnam War, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked as an entrepreneur, and was a hardworking man....
Bobby Allen Arrington, Sr.
Jun 30, 2016
Bobby Allen Arrington Sr., 85, of Goode, VA, passed away with family by his side on Thursday, June 30, 2016, and went to see his Sugar. He was the loving husband of the late Barbara Ann Arrington.Bobby was born Saturday, September 6, 1930, in Bedford Co., Va., a son of the late John Wesley Arrington and Reaver Gillespie Arrington. He...
Edward Everett Chipman
Jun 28, 2016
Edward Everett Chipman, 74, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Sue Anne Chipman. The couple had been married for 50 years.Ed was born March 25, 1942 in Kankakee, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1965. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and served his...
Mary Evelyn Montgomery George St. Armand
Jun 28, 2016
Mary Evelyn Montgomery George St. Armand passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2016 at the Lynchburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mary was preceded in death by a daughter, and her parents Benedict Constatine Montgomery and Viola Rosalie Dixon Montgomery.She is survived by her daughter Linda Early and three brothers Leroy Montgomery of Skyesville, MD. Joseph Montgomery of Ft. Myers, Florida,...
Evelyn Davis Hunt
Jun 28, 2016
Evelyn Davis Hunt, 95, of Lynchburg died Tuesday June 28, 2016. She was the wife of the late Garland Thomas Hunt.Evelyn was born on August 2, 1920 in Franklin County, a daughter of the late Arthur Middleton Davis and Virginia Arrington Davis. Evelyn was a member of Sandusky Baptist Church.She is survived by her daughter Margaret Daniel (E.B.) of Lynchburg,...
Emma Lea Valenzuela
Jun 27, 2016
“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” Psalm 139:16.Emma Lea Valenzuela – born sleeping Monday June 27, 2016 at 11:03 am having already met the eyes of Jesus Sunday June 26 at 3:11 pm. At 2 lbs 2 oz...
Alvin "Mike" Mayberry
Jun 27, 2016
Alvin “Mike” Mayberry, 56, of Lynchburg, died Monday, June 27, 2016.Born on January 22, 1960 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Alvin and Barbara Mayberry.In addition to his parents, Mike is survived by his brother Randy Mayberry; his sister, Sharon Mayberry, also his niece Emily Ann Mayberry and nephew Randall Mayberry.The family will receive friend’s Wednesday June 29, 2016...
Palmer Ann Jennings
Jun 25, 2016
Palmer Ann Deaner Jennings, 67, of Bedford died Saturday, June 25, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Marcella Linville
Jun 24, 2016
Marcella Adelaide( Overbey) Linville, 92, best known as “Addie” died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Runk and Pratt, SML Retirement Village, Hardy, Virginia. Marcella Adelaide (Overbey) Linville was born on May 14, 1924 in Robertson Co., Kentucky to Alva and Florence Overbey. She was raised on her father’s tobacco farm with a sister, Christine and two brothers, Perry and J.B. ...
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