Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Buddy Rhodes
Oct 29, 2015
Buddy Rhodes, 42, of Forest, VA, died Thursday, October 29, 2015.Born Tuesday, December 05, 1972 in Roanoke, Va, Buddy was a son of Clarence Edward Rhodes and Laura Ann Bowles.Buddy is survived by his care giver and friend Aida Yeatts and her son, Sean.A Celebration of Buddy’s Life will be held from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, November...
Ann Phillips Holdren
Oct 28, 2015
Ann Phillips Holdren, 82, of Bedford, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Runk & Pratt in Forest. She was the wife of the late Francis H. “Shorty” Holdren.Born December 5, 1932 in Bedford, she was a daughter of the late Lenwood Earl Phillips and Martha Ruth Cundiff Phillips. She is also preceded in death by her twin brother, Sonny Phillips;...
Gloria Debardino
Oct 28, 2015
Gloria Debardino, 79, of Bedford died Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Melvin Harold Glass, Jr.
Oct 27, 2015
Melvin Harold Glass, Jr. 75, of Vinton, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Friendship Health & Rehab. He was the loving husband of the late Sue Ellen Reed Glass.Born October 16, 1940 in Linden, Alabama, he was the son of the late Melvin Harold Glass, Sr. and Hortense Daniels Glass.Melvin is survived by his daughter, Amy G. Dullaghan; brother, Pat...
Robert Neal Chambers
Oct 27, 2015
Robert Neal Chambers, 62, of Moneta, died October 27, 2015. Neal was the husband of Judith Shelburne Chambers, his Juju and the love of his life.Neal was born July 21, 1953, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the only son of Billie Adams Chambers and the recently deceased Robert Lee Chambers, Jr.Neal loved the life he shared with Judith, much of it spent...
Robert Withers Massie
Oct 26, 2015
Robert Withers Massie III passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home in Lynchburg.He was born September 16, 1927 at Lone Jack Farm in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was the son of Robert Withers Massie Jr. and Wyatt McKinnon Massie of Red Hill, NC. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1945 and Virginia Military Institute as a...
Charles Richard Moorman
Oct 24, 2015
C. Richard Moorman, 85, of Forest, died Saturday October 24, 2015. Services are being held privately.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, assisted the family.
Lucy Elizabeth Smith Stewart
Oct 24, 2015
Lucy Smith Stewart, 85, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at her residence at Westminster Canterbury.Lucy was born Dec. 22, 1929, in Manhasset, NY, to Lloyd Gaston Smith and Lucy Fairhall Smith. Most of her childhood years were spent in Aruba, where her father was manager of the Standard Oil refinery and a beloved leader in the Lago community....
Richard Blair White
Oct 23, 2015
Richard Blair White, Sr., 64 of Bedford died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He fought a long battle and showed great faith and courage until the end. He did not judge, he never met a stranger and he had a heart of gold. He would give his shirt off his back or the last dime he had...
Allan Ervin Augustine
Oct 22, 2015
Allan E. Augustine, 65, of Lynchburg passed away Thursday October 22, 2015.He is survived by cherished and devoted wife of 42 years, Rhonda Augustine (Rhonda’s K-9 Barber Shop).He was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Augustine. He is survived by his father Major Augustine, two sisters, a brother, six nieces and nine nephews, many great nieces, nephews, aunts and...
Terrell Lee Gravely, Sr.
Oct 22, 2015
Terrell “Terry” Lee Gravely, Sr., 68, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Kay Gravely; his son, Terrell Lee Gravely, Jr.; his daughter, Julie O’dell Gravely; and brother, James Morton Gravely (Carey). Also surviving are Lauren Taylor Wright, Alexis O’dell Gravely, Emily Nicole Moore, Philip R. Marshall, Allison Wyatt Gravely, James Morton...
Taylor Elizabeth Lane
Oct 22, 2015
Taylor E. Lane reunited with Goddess Gaia on the late morning hours of October 22, 2015. She leaves behind her mother, Tina Marie West, (Robert White). Her sister, Destiney Lane, her brothers, Brandon Wilder and Jared Lane (Jonathon White). She also leaves behind her Angelic daughter, Kylie Faith, (Jeff Pregent), maternal grandparents, Edward and Linda Irvine; her uncle, Henry West,...
Roy Neal Adams
Oct 22, 2015
Roy Neal Adams, 78, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, as a result of an accident while deer hunting, which is what he loved to do. He was the husband of the late Olivia Turner Adams.Born Sunday, November 8, 1936, in Hurt, Va. Roy was a son of the late Roy Thomas Adams and the late Lena Shelton Adams.Roy...
Eleanor Hicks Whorley
Oct 21, 2015
Eleanor Hicks Whorley of Lowry died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Oakwood Health & Rehab. She was born in Moneta, Virginia on December 27, 1919. Eleanor was the first daughter and forth child of the late Sallie Holland Hicks and Wesley P. Hicks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ashby L. Whorley Sr.;...
Joanne Hamilton Mays Hammock
Oct 20, 2015
Joanne Hamilton Mays Hammock, 74, of Evington, VA, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015.Joanne was born February 19, 1941 in Lynchburg, a daughter of Eddie Hamilton and Ellen Worley Hamilton. She was employed by Hamilton’s Café where she enjoyed seeing her friends each day.Joanne is survived by a daughter: Denise Skinner and husband, Joey of Evington; three grandchildren: Joseph Skinner IV...
Donald E. Davis
Oct 19, 2015
Don Davis, 88, of Mohawk Drive, while surrounded by his loving daughters, Donna Lloyd, and Wanda Wilson and her husband, Buddy, crossed over into the Promised Land to spend eternity with his wife, Kitty H. Davis, the love of his life!Born in Radford, he was the son of the late Charlie and Lula Davis and stepfather Draper Vaughn. Don was...
Bernardine Ursula Doberstein Lewis
Oct 18, 2015
Bernardine Ursula Doberstein Lewis, 90, of Moneta, went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Richard “Dick” Lewis.Bernie was born March 5, 1925 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Stanley and Martha Doberstein. In addition to her husband, Dick, and her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Jeremy Miller
Oct 18, 2015
Jeremy Wayne Miller, 29, of Bedford, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015. Born October 28, 1985 in Charlottesville; he was a son of Virginia Carrol Miller.In addition to his mom, Jeremy is survived by his children, Sierra Leigh Miller and Hunter Wayne Miller; two brothers, his twin brother, Jarrod O’Neil Miller and Jason Shawn Miller and wife, Jennifer; grandparents, Willie...
Edward Lewis Wood
Oct 17, 2015
Edward Lewis Wood, 60, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. A son of the late Lewis Dewitt Wood and Florine Gross Wood. Ed was born on October 26, 1954 in Bedford, VA.Ed worked for many years as a mechanic for Ford Motor Company. Later in life he worked for Scott’s Automotive in...
Patricia Mae Miles
Oct 17, 2015
Patricia Mae Miles, 70, of Lynchburg, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015.Born in Campbell County on August 11, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Winston Bueford and Mary Ruth Womack Miles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Wendell R. Miles.Left behind to cherish Patricia’s memory are her son, Rev. Brian...
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