Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
William Knight Thomas
Jul 22, 2016
William Knight “ToJoe” Thomas, 84, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Hill Thomas.Born in Buckingham County, June 7, 1932 to the late Tom Thomas and the late Murdis Gary Thomas. He was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters.William was a self-employed contractor. He was a member of...
Ronnie Dale Staton
Jul 20, 2016
Ronnie Dale Staton, 58, passed away on July 20, 2016 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, VA.Born on January 21, 1958 in Lynchburg, he was the son of Patricia Anne Staton and the late Clinton Elwood Staton.Ronnie is survived by his daughter, Lisa Dawn Norwood of Lynchburg, Va.; son, Bradford Wayne Staton of Charlottesville, Va.; brother, Barry K. Staton and...
Spencer Monroe Hughes
Jul 20, 2016
Spencer Monroe Hughes, 98, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.Born on April 23, 1918, in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late John Powell Hughes and Alice Bowling Hughes.Spencer was retired from Craddock Terry Shoe Corporation, and was the Vice President and a board member of the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center. A member of First Presbyterian Church, he served...
Chester Floyd Cartrett Jr.
Jul 19, 2016
The life and memory of Chester Floyd Cartrett Jr., will be celebrated at the home of Joe and Lora Cartrett, at 3645 Stonewall Road, Concord, VA 24538 on Saturday, July 23rd, at 10 a.m. please dress casual, and bring bag chairs, as we will celebrate outside, followed by lunch.In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Make A Wish Foundation...
Albert Walter Sites Jr.
Jul 19, 2016
Albert Walter Sites, Jr., 68, of Lynchburg, VA, went home to be with his Lord, Tuesday July 19, 2016, at MCV Hospital in Richmond. He was the loving and devoted husband of Dr. Elizabeth C. Sites. Everyone who met him was aware of his love for the Lord, for his family, for people in need, and for our country. Al...
Helen Pugh Daniel
Jul 16, 2016
Helen Pugh Daniel, 86, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, July 16, 2016. She was the wife of the late James Murrell Daniel for 54 years.Helen was born in Lynchburg on May 12, 1930, to the late Frank Jones Pugh and the late Odell Johnson Pugh. For her time, Helen was a very accomplished woman. She graduated from E C Glass High...
Phyllis Peters O'Brien
Jul 16, 2016
Phyllis Peters O’Brien, 85, of Lynchburg died Saturday July 16, 2016. She was the loving wife of the late George Edward O’Brien.Phyllis was born in Lynchburg on September 30, 1930 a daughter of the late Eugene Bell Peters and Dorothy Sale Peters. Phyllis was a graduate of Holy Cross Regional Catholic School and was retired from Nationwide Insurance. She was...
Teddy Wayne Williams
Jul 14, 2016
Teddy Wayne Williams, 68, of Amherst, died Thursday, July 14, 2016. He was the husband of Nancy Gail Williams.Ted was born December 14, 1947, in Lynchburg, a son of the late Emmett Earl Williams and Opal Williams of Altavista. Teddy honorably served his country in the U.S. Army and was a professional floor installer.In addition to his mother and wife...
Barrye Eugene Maddera
Jul 12, 2016
Barrye Eugene Maddera, 59, of Forest died Tuesday July 12, 2016. He was the loving husband of Patricia Templeton Maddera for 35 years.Barrye was born December 7, 1956 in Lynchburg a son of Eugene Davidson Maddera of Lynchburg and the late Doris Overtreet Maddera. Barrye worked in customer service for many years at the Supply Room Companies, Inc. Barrye enjoyed...
Robert Louis Beatty
Jul 10, 2016
Robert Louis Beatty, 61, of Forest died Sunday July 10, 2016 at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville.Robert was born July 27, 1954 in Marks, Mississippi a son of the late Louis Beatty and Ruby Russell Beatty of Forest. Robert honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a nuclear technician with Areva. He loved spending time with...
Layla Rogue Bentley
Jul 10, 2016
Layla Rogue Bentley, two months old, of Bedford, Va. passed away surrounded by family Sunday, July 10, 2016. Born April 28, 2016, she was the beloved daughter of Justin and Jessica Bentley.In addition to her parents, left to cherish Layla’s memory are siblings, Riley Hill, Anslee Bentley, and Loretta B. Bentley; grandparents, Dorothy Pettett and husband, Michael, Roy Collier, Kellie...
Alice Marie Miller Jones
Jul 8, 2016
Alice Miller Jones of Lynchburg, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital.Alice was born September 8, 1950 to the late Herman H. and Ruby Dull Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant sister Judy and step-father Jesse E. Phlegar.Alice is survived by her daughter Wendy Lee McNeil; grandchildren Cory R....
Louise Ransom Taylor
Jul 8, 2016
Louise Ransom Taylor, 86, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter B. Taylor, and by her daughter, Deborah K. Eichenlaub.She is survived by her daughter, Jeannette K. Hildebrand; four grandchildren, Eric Eichenlaub, Dylan Eichenlaub, Amy Lutero and Sara McDole and four great-grandchildren.A graveside service will be held...
Hugh William Macdonell
Jul 8, 2016
Hugh William MacDonell, 81, of Forest, went to be with the Lord July 8, 2016. He was the loving husband of Lisa Fratesi MacDonell for more than sixty years. Hugh honorably served in the Army National Guard and the US Air Force during the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, had a long and rewarding career in higher education, and was active...
Opal Blankenship
Jul 8, 2016
Opal Slagle Blankenship, 87, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was the wife of the late Preston Lee Blankenship.Born on April 2, 1929, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Opal was a daughter of the late Charles William Slagle and the late Louise Sams Slagle. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two...
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,...
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