Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Mary Alice Murphy
Oct 8, 2016
Mary Alice Murphy, age 72, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on October 8, 2016. Mary Alice was born in Norfolk, Va., on June 18th, 1944, a daughter of the late Dick and Marie Murphy. Overcoming disabilities, she graduated from Holy Cross School and completed two years of college at the University of Virginia Extension. Marie...
Virginia S. Governor
Oct 6, 2016
Virginia S. Governor, 96, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, October 6, 2016. She was the wife of the late John Smith Governor.She is survived by her three sons, Mike Governor, John Governor IV and his wife, Sandy, and Kenneth Governor and his wife, Rebecca; grandchildren, Kevin Governor, Amy Linn Governor, and Christy Bolten; brothers, Frank and Roy Saunders; and five great-grandchildren.A...
Bruce William Peters
Oct 5, 2016
Bruce William Peters, 65, of Bedford passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016. He was the loving husband of Julia Ann Knestout Peters.Born November 1, 1950 in Hyattsville, Maryland, he was a son of Betty Louise Hartley and the late Sumner Eugene Peters.Bruce is also survived by his children: Cheryl Pron, Pamela Lightner and husband, Billy, Travis William Peters and wife,...
Nancy Gaynelle Cox Tuck
Oct 4, 2016
Nancy Gaynelle Cox Tuck, 82, of Bedford, passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She was born on August 8, 1934, the daughter of the late Clarence Albert Cox and Flora Bell Dinkle Cox.Gaynelle retired from Tharp Funeral Home after many years of serving families in our community, and she was also Co-Founder of Tucks...
Darrell Craig Hamlett
Oct 4, 2016
Darrell Craig Hamlett, 54, of Lynchburg, passed away unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, October 4, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Kathy Hamlett.Darrell was born in Lynchburg, on April 4, 1962. He was a son to Earnest E. Hamlett and Linda Brown Hamlett. He was a graduate of Brookville High School, class of 1980. He began...
Ricky Andre Sadler
Oct 3, 2016
Ricky Andre Sadler passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He is survived by his three children, Andre Sadler, Kevin Salder, and Monique Sadler; two sisters, Linda Matthews and Gloria Miller; one granddaughter, Lynnise Sadler, and other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.A memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org/donate.A...
Dennis O. Hockett
Oct 3, 2016
Dennis O’Neal Hockett, Sr., 69, of Lynchburg died Monday, October 3, 2016. He was the husband of Vivian Burns Hockett for 48 years.Dennis was born on March 27, 1947, in Lynchburg, the son of the late Harold O’Neal Hockett and Martha Holmes Holland Hockett. Dennis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969. He retired from...
Dr. Robert H. White
Oct 2, 2016
Dr. Robert Henry White, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the age of 77. He died in Alexandria, Virginia, of advanced Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. His sons, daughters-in-law, and long-time friend Steven Whitney were with him at his passing.Dr. White was born Robert Salisbury on August 28, 1939, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Paul and Ruth...
Giovannina "Jennie" Bianco
Oct 2, 2016
Giovannina “Jennie” Cavallaro Bianco, 97, of Lynchburg, died peacefully Sunday, October 2, 2016. She was the wife of the late Gerardo “Gerry” Antonio Bianco Sr. Together they enjoyed 58 years of marriage.Jennie was born May 30, 1919, in Dorchester, Mass.; a daughter of Sicilian immigrants, the late Dominico Cavallaro and the late Antonietta Battaglia Cavallaro. She was a member of...
John Coe, Jr.
Oct 1, 2016
John Coe, Jr. died Saturday, October 1, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Richard Evan Holley, Sr.
Sep 30, 2016
Lt. Col. US Air Force (Ret) Richard Evan Holley, Sr., 88, of Farmville, passed away on September 30, 2016. He was born in Martins Ferry, OH on May 29, 1928, a son of the late Evan Alfred Holley and Susan Linn Perry Holley.Richard served his country for 32 years and retired from the United States Air Force as Lt. Colonel....
Jayda Lynn Anderson
Sep 29, 2016
Jayda Lynn Anderson, born August 15, 2016, 7lbs 1oz 19 ½ “ long passed away to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She touched many lives and was loved by all who met her.She is survived by her loving mother: Era Penn; father: Clarence Anderson; brother: Bentley Anderson; Granny: Tanya Palmer; grandfather: Wayne...
Frank William Simcik
Sep 29, 2016
Frank William Simcik, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was the husband of Shirley Ann Myers Simcik.Frank William Simcik, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was the husband of Shirley Ann Myers Simcik. In addition to his wife, Frank is survived by daughter, Stephanie S. Ruskin and her husband, Alan, of Arnold, MD, and...
Frances Clyde Elliott Falls
Sep 29, 2016
Frances Clyde Elliott Falls, 80, of Forest, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Bedford Co. Nursing Home. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on February 2, 1936. A daughter of the late Harry Taylor Elliott and Frances Clyde Marshall Elliott. In addition to her parents, Frances was preceded in death by her loving husband, Edward Lewis Falls.Frances loved...
William Teeter Withers
Sep 29, 2016
William Teeter Withers, 87, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 29, 2016. William was born May 23, 1929, in Abingdon, Virginia. He was predeceased by his parents, Henry Wilson Withers Sr., and Natalie Terry Withers Birckhead, and by his three brothers: Henry Wilson Withers Jr., Dr. Sydnor Terry Withers, and Robert Spotswood Withers.He is survived by his wife...
Frances B. Foster
Sep 29, 2016
Frances B. Foster, 87, originally of Lynchburg, passed away September 29, 2016, in her home in Midlothian, Va.Frances proudly owned and operated a beauty salon out of her home for over 40 years. She and her husband enjoyed making crafts and attending craft fares. Frances loved to sew, making clothes, costumes and anything we could convince her to make especially...
Donna Pierce Shepard
Sep 29, 2016
Donna Pierce Shepard, 69, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Thursday, September 29, 2016. Donna was born February 7, 1947 in Waterbury, Conn., a daughter of the late Donald and Edith Pierce. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by grandparents, Howard and Ethel Turner.She attended school in Conn. and Findlay College, Ohio. Donna retired from...
Anabel Parshall
Sep 29, 2016
Anabel Parshall, 92, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Sept. 29, 2016 after a brief illness. Anabel was born in 1924 and raised in Manhattan, N.Y. In her high school years she moved to Merrick, Long Island where she spent her summers at Jones Beach. Anabel had been a painter since she was fourteen years old and...
Herbert George Smith
Sep 27, 2016
Herbert George Smith, 84, of Forest, Va., passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016. He was the loving husband to Glenice V. Howe Smith for 61 years, who survives him.He was a son of the late Frank Harvey Smith and the late Myrtle Mae Skinner Smith. Herb was preceded in death by his brother Donald Smith, of N.Y. and his sister...
Tina Dawn Tedder
Sep 27, 2016
Tina Dawn (Roach) Tedder passed away on the morning of September 27, 2016. She leaves behind two sons, Brandon Noel Tedder and Kyle Mason Tedder. She is survived by a brother, Troy Roach, and a sister, Tracey Powell. Tina may now put a lifelong struggle behind of her and rest peacefully, mentally and physically.‘May the road rise to meet you,...
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