Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Thelma Nadine Bill
Dec 21, 2015
Thelma Nadine Bill, 90, of Lynchburg departed this life on December 21, 2015 at her residence. She was the loving wife of the late George Leo Bill.Thelma was born on October 7, 1925 in St. Louis, MO., the daughter of the late Lloyd Wesley Munkres and Wylia Amelia Munkres. Thelma is survived by two sons, Lloyd and wife Patricia, of...
Paul Richard Greenhow
Dec 21, 2015
Paul Richard Greenhow passed away peacefully in the arms of his wife, Anne Nesta Greenhow, on December 21, 2015 at the UVA Medical Center. His death came after a 15 month long and doctor astounding fight with Leukemia. Paul was loved by many and touched each life he encountered; his wife Anne will remember him as a loving husband, best...
Mary Ellen Hylton
Dec 20, 2015
Mary Ellen Hylton, 84, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, in Lynchburg.She was born in Lynchburg on April 30, 1931, a daughter of the late Swanson Simmons Hylton and Ellen Thornton Hylton. As a child, Mary Ellen grew up in Bedford.Mary Ellen earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Madison College (now James Madison University) and her Master...
Shirley Hopper
Dec 20, 2015
Shirley Ann Hopper, 80, of Lynchburg died Sunday December 20, 2015. She was the wife of Bill Wayne Hopper, I.Shirley was born April 29, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Casey Radecki and Veronica Bernowski Radecki. Shirley was a retired as a manager of the Rustburg DMV and was a member of Forest Road United Methodist Church.In...
Alma Lee Lancaster Grubbs
Dec 18, 2015
Alma Lee Lancaster Grubbs went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 18, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Merrill Howard Grubbs for 51 years. Alma was born in Naples, NC, Oct. 5, 1926, the older daughter of Oren and Lucy Lancaster. She graduated from Maryville College with a B.A. in Bible and...
Paul Nathan Hall
Dec 18, 2015
Paul Nathan Hall, 66, born April 1, 1939; in Richmond, VA, passed Friday, December 18, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital.He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Akers Hall, his son, Paul Nathan Hall, Jr. and his parents, Ivan and Nina Hall.He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Larissa and John Norman; his grandchildren: Skylar, Jacob, Adam and...
Avonlea Laurel Ellen Wilmer
Dec 17, 2015
Avonlea Laurel Ellen Wilmer“Once in a while right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a little Angel.”Avonlea Laurel Ellen Wilmer , 11, of Lynchburg died Thursday, December 17, 2015.Born Saturday, April 03, 2004 in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of Adam Sean Wilmer and Carrie Ellen Lewis Wilmer.In addition to parents, Avonlea is survived by her...
Donald Baker Brah
Dec 17, 2015
Donald Baker Brah, 87, of Lynchburg died, December 17, 2015.Born in Davenport, Iowa March 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Stanley Michael Brah and the late Frances Baker Brah.Mr. Brah was the husband for more than 55 years of Dorothy Moffatt Snow Brah of Ripon, WV who predeceased him in 2007. They were married in Lynchburg in...
Heather Sue Nance
Dec 16, 2015
Heather Nance, 34, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at her residence.Born May 8, 1981, she is the daughter of Carol Tyree and the late Duke Tyree.Heather was a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband Jason P. Nance, her son Carter M. Nance, daughter Macie Lynn Nance, and her mother-in-law Vicki Harris.A visitation for...
Betty Ewers Vaughan
Dec 15, 2015
Betty Ewers Vaughan, 83, of Forest died Monday December 15, 2015. She was the wife of the late Thomas Conway Vaughan.Betty Lou was born March 25, 1932 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Alfred Clark Ewers and Thelma Garber Lorentz.She is survived by her children: Wes Morton (Garland) of Forest, Steve Morton (Cheryl) of Forest, Deborah Lovette (Tony) of...
Bessie Wade
Dec 14, 2015
Bessie Willivine Wade, 97, of Forest, VA, died Monday, December 14, 2015.A Mass of Ressurection will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Holy Cross Catholic Church with Msgr. J. Kenneth Rush, The Celebrant.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Sherrie Butler Cash
Dec 14, 2015
Sherrie Butler Cash, 57, of Forest, Va., died Monday, December 14, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Timothy Shannon Cash.Born November 8, 1958, she was the daughter of James Roland Butler, Sr. and Josephine Rittenour Butler.In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Derek Cash and his wife, Sarah, of Atlanta, Ga., and...
Louise C Womack
Dec 13, 2015
Louise Crawley Womack was born in Bruceton, Tennessee on August 24th, 1930, and now has left us to join her husband, Robert, in the next life. Only a short time ago, she was playing the piano and working with the choir chairperson for church services at The Summit, where she had been living for the past five years. During that...
Margaret Ada Durham Young
Dec 13, 2015
Margaret Ada Durham Young, 81, of Moneta, died Sunday, December 13, 2015. She was the loving wife of U.S. Air Force pilot, Col. Keith Roy Young for 56 years.Born November 22, 1934 in Pontiac, Illinois she was a daughter of the late Charles Durham and Nolan Parsons Durham.Margaret raised two sons: Brian Young of Huntington Beach, Calif. and Erick Young...
O. Maryanna (Polly) Henderson
Dec 13, 2015
O., Maryanna (Polly) Henderson, 98, of Bedford, Va. died December 13, 2015 at Oakwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford, Va.Born November 28, 1917 in Albemarle County, Va., the daughter of the late Hatcher and Mary Linkous, she married Robyn H. Henderson on December 31, 1938.In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Robyn, in...
John H Mcewan
Dec 12, 2015
John Harold McEwan, 93, of Lynchburg, and formerly Forest, passed away at the Summit Heath and Rehab on Saturday, December 12, 2015. John was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Barbara Riebs McEwan, his sister Daphne Henderson and her husband Bill, and his parents, Harold and Alice McEwan.He is survived by three daughters, Karen Schwabe and...
Dorothy (Dottie) Lovell Vazzana
Dec 12, 2015
Dorothy (Dottie) Lovell Vazzana, 82, died Saturday, December 12, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Smith Mountain Lake is assisting the family.
Michael Kurt Leonhardt
Dec 11, 2015
Michael Kurt Leonhardt , 64, of Danville, Va., died December 11, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
James Edwin Booth, Jr.
Dec 11, 2015
James Edwin Booth, Jr., long-time football coach and educator in Norfolk and Virginia Beach passed away December 11, 2015. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 10, 1930 to James Edwin Booth, Sr. and Francis Lee Elliott Booth, Ed graduated from Bedford High School where he was the tailback in the single wing on the football team. Initially, he attended and...
Vicente Isaac Torres Montenegro
Dec 10, 2015
Vicente Isaac Torres Montenegro passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family.
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