Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Harold Jennings
Sep 26, 2016
Harold Jennings, 82, of Lynchburg, died Monday, September 26, 2016. He was the husband of Patty Dunkley Jennings of Lynchburg.Harold was born January 13, 1934 in Campbell County, a son of the late Betty St. John. Harold honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired from J.P. Hughes and loved the outdoors. He...
Rudolph "Rudy" Fry
Sep 26, 2016
Rudolph “Rudy” Richard Fry, 80, of Moneta died Monday, September 26, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family.
Lee Edward "Eddie" Lantz
Sep 25, 2016
Lee Edward “Eddie” Lantz, 64, of Lynchburg, Va., died on September 25, 2016, in Charlottesville, Va., following a brief illness. He was born on April 2, 1952, in Harrisonburg, Va. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Lois Lantz, and an infant brother, Jeffrey.Eddie is survived by his brother, Jay Lantz and his wife Cathy, of Mechanicsville,...
Frank "Skip" Roddey
Sep 25, 2016
Frank Carroll Roddey, 82, of Lynchburg died on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Mr. Roddey, the son of Charlotte Carroll Roddey and Oliver Fennell Roddey, was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 26, 1933.He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as an active officer in the...
Elsie Elizabeth Mcfadden
Sep 22, 2016
Elsie Elizabeth McFadden, age 100, of Amherst, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016, surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late John Joseph McFadden.Elsie was born May 23, 1916 in New York, N.Y., a daughter of the late August Christian Scheer and the late Anna Gebhard Scheer. Elsie was very innovative. As a child, she used...
Frances Karnes Bobbitt
Sep 21, 2016
Frances Karnes Miller Bobbitt, 83, of Bedford died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at her residence. She was a member of Thaxton Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was a retiree of Rubatex having worked there for 23 years. Born May 12, 1933 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Jake...
Rev. Peter G. Cosby Iii.
Sep 17, 2016
Rev. Peter Guerrant Cosby III., of Lynchburg, Va., age 103, died Saturday, September 17, 2016.P.G. was born and raised in Lynchburg. His parents were Peter G. Cosby Jr. and Kathleen Gordon Cosby. He was the eldest of five children. Always a high achiever, he graduated as valedictorian of the 1930 class at E. C. Glass High School and as valedictorian...
Raymond Tyree
Sep 16, 2016
Raymond William “Donald” Tyree, Jr., age 70, of Amherst, Va. went to be with his Lord and savior on Friday, September 16, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda A. Tyree; father, Raymond W. Tyree, Sr.; mother, Inez Profitt Tyree; and a sister, Brenda Campbell.Raymond is survived by his daughter, Angie Gunter and her husband, Tony; grandson,...
Jane Allison Hamlett
Sep 15, 2016
Jane Allison Hamlett, 58, of Roanoke, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 15, 2016, at her home. She was born March 25, 1958, in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Allison and is survived by her mother, Rebecca Fizer Allison.Jane was a graduate of Lynchburg College. She loved cooking and taking care of her animals. Most...
Alfred Rose
Sep 15, 2016
Early Thursday morning, September 15, 2016 at 5:25 a.m., Alfred Rose entered into eternal rest at Lynchburg General Hospital after a long struggle with heart disease.He was born July 17, 1945 to the late Charles Radford Rose Sr. and Alberta Jones Rose. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean Alice Davis; and brother, Robert Wilbert Rose.He leaves to...
Jacob Edward Peterson
Sep 14, 2016
Jacob Edward Peterson, 29, of Forest, Va., went to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.Jacob was born December 12, 1986 in Decatur, Ill., a son of Edwin Peterson and Theresa Sailor Peterson. Jacob graduated from Jefferson Forest High School in 2005. He received an Associate’s Degree in Golf Management from the Myrtle Beach...
John Lennie Wilson
Sep 13, 2016
John Lennie Wilson, 84, of Appomattox, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016, he was the husband of Patricia Jean Guill Wilson.John was born September 20, 1931, in Randolph County, N.C., a son of the late Weldon Dock Wilson and the late Queen Victoria Henshaw Wilson-Lambe.John proudly served our country as an officer in the army during the Korean War. He retired...
Robert Wayne Shepherd
Sep 12, 2016
Robert Wayne Shepherd, 78, of Moneta, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016. He was the loving husband of Sue Yancey Shepherd.Born June 1, 1938 in Hemp Hill, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Wiley Franklin Shepherd and Noreen Johnson Shepherd. He is also preceded in death by a brother: Glenn Shepherd.Wayne was an avid Va. Tech...
Mary Bertha Meador Martin
Sep 12, 2016
Mary Bertha Meador Martin, 97, of Bedford, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Oakwood Manor Health & Rehab. She was born in Moneta, on May 21, 1919. She is the daughter of the late General Jackson Meador and Fannie May Miller Meador. In addition to her parents Bertha was preceded in death by her loving husband William Price...
Donald Monroe Mcguire
Sep 12, 2016
Donald Monroe McGuire, 90, of Lynchburg died Monday, September 12, 2016. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Perrow McGuire for 69 years.Donald was born in Watauga County, North Carolina on November 16, 1925 a son of the late George Franklin McGuire, Sr. and Fannie Grogan McGuire. Donald honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II....
Pauline Beatrice Marshall
Sep 11, 2016
The family finds peace in knowing that Pauline Beatrice Elliott Marshall has entered her heavenly home to the loving arms of God and the love of her life Tom. She passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at her home after years of battling Alzheimer’s.We are sadden by our loss, but are grateful for the love, determination, and example that...
Ransom Bryant Hare, Iii
Sep 9, 2016
Ransom Bryant Hare III, 85, of Lynchburg, Va., died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Westminster-Canterbury. He was the husband of the late Katherine Clark Hare.Bryant was born Wednesday, May 20, 1931 in Wilmington, N.C., a son of the late Ransom Bryant Hare, Jr. and Mary Stewart Hare. Bryant attended public schools in Wilmington, a proud two-time graduate of Forest Hills...
Nora Cooper
Sep 9, 2016
Nora Thompson Cooper, 90, of Huddleston, died Friday, September 9, 2016, at Runk & Pratt in Moneta. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Lavern Cooper.Born on December 6, 1925 in Goodwater, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Azell Thompson and Wilma Ward Thompson. Nora is also preceded in death by two brothers: Calvin Dawson Thompson,...
Agnes C. Nash
Sep 8, 2016
Agnes C. Vaughan Nash, 83, of Lynchburg died, Thursday, September 8, 2016.Born Feb. 7, 1933 in Carrol County, Va. Agnes was a daughter of the late Willie Glen Vaughan and the late Mary Isom Vaughan.She was retired from G.E (Ericsson).Agnes is survived by her daughters, Debra Nash, of Galax, Sandra Hartman (Keith), of Forest and Vickie Higginbotham (David), of Lynchburg;...
Ellen Ruth Sherwin
Sep 7, 2016
Ellen Ruth Sherwin, 71, of Evington, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 7, 2016. She was the loving wife of Dean Harvey Sherwin for 54 years, who preceded her in death.Born June 27, 1945, in Blytheville, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Floyd Austin and the late Gertrude Austin. Ellen was a loving, faithful servant...
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