Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Mary Bradley Conner
May 17, 2016
Mary Bradley Conner, 69, of Forest, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016. She was the loving wife of Robert A. Conner.Mary was born in Pennsylvania on May 13, 1946, a daughter of the late James Bradley and Mary Henry Bradley. Mary owned her own real estate investments company that specialized in purchasing land and worked with her husband exploring various site...
Otis Isaac Megginson, Jr.
May 15, 2016
Otis Isaac Megginson, Jr., 74 quietly passed away at his residence in Lynchburg, VA on May 15, 2016.Born December 4, 1941, he was the son of the late Otis Isaac Megginson, Sr. and the late Antoinette Elaine Davis Anderson. Otis was a graduate of St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, VA; he proudly served his country in the United States...
Shirley Lee Powell Rosser Maddox
May 15, 2016
Shirley Lee Powell Rosser Maddox, 75, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2016.She was born on June 29, 1940, in Lynchburg to the late Wyatt Wilson Powell and the late Minnie Johnson Powell.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Owen William Rosser Jr. her second husband, Donald...
Walter Gilmer Carter, Jr.
May 14, 2016
Walter Gilmer Carter, Jr., 73 of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was the husband of Cindy Withers Carter.Born Tuesday, November 17, 1942 and raised in Bedford, he was a son of the late Walter G. Carter, Sr. and the late Agnes Ruff Carter.Walter worked at the Georgia Pacific paper mill...
Grace Stewart Mace
May 13, 2016
Grace Stewart Mace, 93, of Lynchburg, Va., passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles Warren Mace.Grace was born on December 25, 1922 in Marion, NC to the late Terrel Stewart and the late Lockie Buchanan. She was a long-time member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Grace...
James Reynolds, Sr.
May 12, 2016
James “Doug” Douglas Reynolds, Sr., 65, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, May 12 2016. He was the husband of Brenda Irvin Reynolds for eleven years.Born in Lynchburg on September 17, 1950, Doug was a son of James Vivian and Connie Reynolds. He loved to work on cars, and was even a mechanic for NASCAR.Doug was preceded in death by...
Peggy Mcconville Hensley
May 10, 2016
View Tribute VideoPeggy McConville Hensley, 74, of Forest, traveled home on Tuesday May 10, 2016, after a short illness.She was born on July 04, 1941, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Sam and Clara McConville.Peggy is survived by her husband of 56 years Briggs F. Hensley; her children, Diane (Mike) Eagle, Brian (Gail) Hensley, Brenda (Joe) Harlow, and Denise (Jim Farrar) Owen;...
Robert M. Sandifer
May 10, 2016
Robert Major Sandifer, 54, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Robert was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on September 27, 1961, to Jack Edward and Ethel Cobbs Sandifer.Robert confessed his love for Christ at a young age and attended Peaceful Baptist Church with his mother and siblings during the pastorship of Dr. F. P....
Barbara Drinkard Campbell
May 8, 2016
Barbara Drinkard Campbell, 77, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday May 8, 2016.Born on December 4, 1938, in Campbell Co.; she was the daughter of the late Leonard A. “Pete” Drinkard and Mabel Webb Drinkard. She graduated as Valedictorian from Concord High School, Class of 1957. She went on to work for First Federal Savings and...
Myrtle Holland Burley
May 8, 2016
Myrtle Holland Burley, 82, of Moneta, died Sunday, May 8, 2016. She was the wife of the late Julian Marcellus Burley.Born June 29, 1933 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Earl Davis Holland and Lena Mae Porter Holland.In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by one son: Larry Burley; a grandson:...
Faye Carroll Guill
May 8, 2016
Faye Carroll Guill, 84, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 8, 2016.Born on January 2, 1932, in Pennsylvania Co., Mrs. Guill was the eldest child of the late Robert and Ethel Godsey and sister to the late Larry Godsey.Faye graduated from E.C. Glass High School and Phillips Business College. Her career included working in the circulation...
Elizabeth Morgan Eaton
May 8, 2016
Elizabeth “Betty” Lois Morgan Eaton, 81, of Lynchburg died Sunday May 8, 2016. She was the loving wife of Kenneth William Eaton.Betty was born February 7, 1935 in Dunstable, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late William Rice Morgan, Jr. and Lillian Simington Morgan. Betty was retired after 35 years of caring for the elderly at Baker-Katz Nursing Home. She was...
Michael H. Phillips
May 7, 2016
Michael Howard Phillips, 55 of Thaxton, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital in Richmond, Va. He was born July 24, 1960 and graduated from Liberty High School in 1979.He was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Rose Phillips and is survived by his father, Donald H. Phillips; a sister...
Henry Richard Head
May 6, 2016
Henry Richard Head, Jr. 68, of Lynchburg died Friday May 6, 2016. He was the devoted husband of the late Constance Katherine Head, whom was waiting for him at the eastern gate.Henry was born June 23, 1947 in Newport News, a son of the late Henry Richard Head, Sr. and Marion Finerghty Head. Henry honorably served his country in the...
Debra Gwin Simmons
May 6, 2016
Debra Gwin Simmons, 60, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 at her residence. She leaves behind her husband and lifelong friend of Bill Simmons.She was born on January 26, 1956 in Bloomington, Illinois; she was the daughter of the late Robert Gwin and Edna Davis Gwin.Debra leaves to cherish her memory her two sons; Michael A. Simmons...
David Emerson Weddle
May 5, 2016
David Emerson WeddleDavid Emerson Weddle, 37, of Montvale, died on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born February 12, 1979 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Mary McMullen Weddle and the late David Edward Weddle.In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sisters; Jenny Weddle of Ohio, Jodi Arnold and husband, Joseph of Bedford and Angie Weddle of...
Judi Nardelli King
May 5, 2016
Judi Nardelli King of Lynchburg, Va. died peacefully and went to be with her Lord in heaven on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Judi was full of life and a true blessing to all who knew her. She gave generously of herself to her multitude of friends and dearest family. She was born on February 25, 1943 in Iron Mountain, Michigan...
Margaret Weigle Quillian
May 4, 2016
Margaret Weigle Quillian died peacefully on May 4, 2016, at Westminster Canterbury where she and her late husband of 74 years, William F. Quillian, Jr., had lived since 2003.She was born on August 24, 1916, in New Haven, Connecticut. Her parents were Dean and Mrs. Luther A. Weigle. Dean Weigle was Dean of Yale Divinity School from 1931 until his...
Margaret Ware Watts
May 4, 2016
Margaret Ware Watts, 91, of South Boston, formerly of Big Island, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born in Amherst County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Talmadge D. Ware and Mary Foster Ware. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Loyd M. Watts; two sisters, Frances W. Wilson and Mildred W. Snead; and a son-in-law,...
Charles Daniel Druen
May 4, 2016
Charles Daniel Druen, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was the husband of the late Joyce Harvey Druen.Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, with the 82nd Airborne Division and later with the military police. He was an investigator with American International Group (AIG) and his home church was Jamestown Presbyterian.He is survived...
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