Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Robert M. Sandifer
May 10, 2016
Robert Major Sandifer, 54, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Robert was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on September 27, 1961, to Jack Edward and Ethel Cobbs Sandifer.Robert confessed his love for Christ at a young age and attended Peaceful Baptist Church with his mother and siblings during the pastorship of Dr. F. P....
Barbara Drinkard Campbell
May 8, 2016
Barbara Drinkard Campbell, 77, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday May 8, 2016.Born on December 4, 1938, in Campbell Co.; she was the daughter of the late Leonard A. “Pete” Drinkard and Mabel Webb Drinkard. She graduated as Valedictorian from Concord High School, Class of 1957. She went on to work for First Federal Savings and...
Myrtle Holland Burley
May 8, 2016
Myrtle Holland Burley, 82, of Moneta, died Sunday, May 8, 2016. She was the wife of the late Julian Marcellus Burley.Born June 29, 1933 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Earl Davis Holland and Lena Mae Porter Holland.In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by one son: Larry Burley; a grandson:...
Faye Carroll Guill
May 8, 2016
Faye Carroll Guill, 84, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 8, 2016.Born on January 2, 1932, in Pennsylvania Co., Mrs. Guill was the eldest child of the late Robert and Ethel Godsey and sister to the late Larry Godsey.Faye graduated from E.C. Glass High School and Phillips Business College. Her career included working in the circulation...
Elizabeth Morgan Eaton
May 8, 2016
Elizabeth “Betty” Lois Morgan Eaton, 81, of Lynchburg died Sunday May 8, 2016. She was the loving wife of Kenneth William Eaton.Betty was born February 7, 1935 in Dunstable, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late William Rice Morgan, Jr. and Lillian Simington Morgan. Betty was retired after 35 years of caring for the elderly at Baker-Katz Nursing Home. She was...
Michael H. Phillips
May 7, 2016
Michael Howard Phillips, 55 of Thaxton, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital in Richmond, Va. He was born July 24, 1960 and graduated from Liberty High School in 1979.He was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Rose Phillips and is survived by his father, Donald H. Phillips; a sister...
Henry Richard Head
May 6, 2016
Henry Richard Head, Jr. 68, of Lynchburg died Friday May 6, 2016. He was the devoted husband of the late Constance Katherine Head, whom was waiting for him at the eastern gate.Henry was born June 23, 1947 in Newport News, a son of the late Henry Richard Head, Sr. and Marion Finerghty Head. Henry honorably served his country in the...
Debra Gwin Simmons
May 6, 2016
Debra Gwin Simmons, 60, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 at her residence. She leaves behind her husband and lifelong friend of Bill Simmons.She was born on January 26, 1956 in Bloomington, Illinois; she was the daughter of the late Robert Gwin and Edna Davis Gwin.Debra leaves to cherish her memory her two sons; Michael A. Simmons...
David Emerson Weddle
May 5, 2016
David Emerson WeddleDavid Emerson Weddle, 37, of Montvale, died on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born February 12, 1979 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Mary McMullen Weddle and the late David Edward Weddle.In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sisters; Jenny Weddle of Ohio, Jodi Arnold and husband, Joseph of Bedford and Angie Weddle of...
Judi Nardelli King
May 5, 2016
Judi Nardelli King of Lynchburg, Va. died peacefully and went to be with her Lord in heaven on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Judi was full of life and a true blessing to all who knew her. She gave generously of herself to her multitude of friends and dearest family. She was born on February 25, 1943 in Iron Mountain, Michigan...
Margaret Weigle Quillian
May 4, 2016
Margaret Weigle Quillian died peacefully on May 4, 2016, at Westminster Canterbury where she and her late husband of 74 years, William F. Quillian, Jr., had lived since 2003.She was born on August 24, 1916, in New Haven, Connecticut. Her parents were Dean and Mrs. Luther A. Weigle. Dean Weigle was Dean of Yale Divinity School from 1931 until his...
Margaret Ware Watts
May 4, 2016
Margaret Ware Watts, 91, of South Boston, formerly of Big Island, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born in Amherst County, Va. she was the daughter of the late Talmadge D. Ware and Mary Foster Ware. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Loyd M. Watts; two sisters, Frances W. Wilson and Mildred W. Snead; and a son-in-law,...
Charles Daniel Druen
May 4, 2016
Charles Daniel Druen, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was the husband of the late Joyce Harvey Druen.Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, with the 82nd Airborne Division and later with the military police. He was an investigator with American International Group (AIG) and his home church was Jamestown Presbyterian.He is survived...
Virginia B. Purdy
May 1, 2016
Virginia B. Purdy, 94, of Huddleston, died Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was the wife of the late John Andrew Purdy.Born August 30, 1921 in Penhook, she was the daughter of the late Russell Edward Bradner and Mattie Laura Meeks Bradner.She is also preceded in death by her son-in-law: C. Wayne Haley; one grandson: Andrew Wayne Haley; and her brother,...
Winston Hurt
May 1, 2016
Winston “Porter” Hurt passed away on May 1, 2016 at the Privette Home in Lynchburg, Va. Born in Bedford, VA., Jan 3, 1922, he lived most of his 94 years in the place he loved, Bedford. He was the only son of the late Benjamin Porter Hurt and Lula Craig Hurt. He shared his life with his three sisters, who...
Malcolm R. Calloway
Apr 29, 2016
Malcolm Ray Calloway, 77, of 6530 Coffey Rd. Forest, Va., died Friday, April 29, 2016. He was the loving husband of the late Katie Calloway.Born March 31, 1939, in Coleman Falls, Virginia, he received Christ at an early age at the Antioch Baptist Church, Coleman Falls, Virginia. He was a son of the late Albert and Margaret Calloway. He was...
Tina Marie Johnson
Apr 29, 2016
Tina Marie Johnson, 44, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016.She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph T. Johnson; her sister, Melissa Johnson Rambo; her grandmother, Elizabeth Jennings; and her niece, Amanda Marie Johnson.Left behind to cherish Tina’s memory are her mother, Sandra Farrar Johnson; her partner, Beth Tweedy; her brother, Joseph Johnson, Jr.; her loving...
Barbara J Giacalone Cox
Apr 28, 2016
Barbara June Giacalone Cox, 73, of Forest, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 28, 2016. She was the wife of the late William Henry Cox, Jr. for 56 years.Born June 4, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Barbara was a daughter of the late Leo Giacalone and the late June LeMay Giacalone.She is survived by three sons and their...
Leslie Beatrice Gratto
Apr 27, 2016
Leslie Beatrice Gratto, 92, of Lynchburg died Wednesday April 27, 2016. She was the wife of the late Charles Raymond Gratto.Leslie was born February 11, 1924 in the Tye River community of Nelson County, a daughter of the late George Franklin Smith and Nellie Hope Hughes Smith.She is survived by her two daughters, Debbie Smith and husband, Mike, of Lynchburg,...
Shirley Marie Pearce
Apr 27, 2016
Shirley Marie Presley Pearce, 78, of Lynchburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.Born on June 9, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William and Louise Presley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane Marie Pearce; and three brothers.Left behind to cherish Shirley’s memory are her children, Deborah Coleman and her...
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