Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Lawrence Stephen Ouellette
Apr 14, 2016
Lawrence Stephen “Larry” Ouellette, 74, of Lynchburg, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the loving and devoted husband of Edna M. Ouellette for 51 years.Larry was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on October 11, 1941. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1960, serving his country with honor and distinction until his retirement in 1981 with...
Evelyn Webb Hodges
Apr 14, 2016
Evelyn Webb Hodges, formerly of Howard Drive, Lynchburg, died April 14 at Heritage Green Assisted Living Community.Evelyn was born August 27, 1929 in Lynchburg, Virginia, the daughter of Evelyn Pinkston Webb and Thomas Harper Webb. She was educated in Lynchburg schools, graduating in the Class of 1946 from E. C. Glass High School. She was in the clerical world from...
David Ross
Apr 14, 2016
David Bryan Ross, 63, of Birmingham, AL, died Thursday, April 14, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Harris Talmadge Carroll
Apr 13, 2016
Harris Talmadge Carroll , 66, of Evington, Va., died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was the devoted husband of Patricia Carroll.Harris was born Monday, September 12, 1949 in Bedford, Va. He worked for the Lynchburg Foundry Company until his retirement. He enjoyed classic antique vehicles and car racing. Harris was a loving man and father who will be sorely missed...
Robert Edward Ryan
Apr 13, 2016
Robert Edward Ryan, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born in Oil City, Pa., February 10, 1919, son of Edward S. and Anna May Ryan. His brother, William J. Ryan, and sister, Betty Ryan Roddy, preceded him in death.He graduated from University of Pittsburgh after serving in The South Pacific with the...
Marguerite Williams Gottschall
Apr 12, 2016
Marguerite Williams Gottschall, 94, of Madison Heights, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016. She was the wife of the late Willaim Henry Gottschall.Marguerite was born July 24, 1921, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Frank Williams and June Bayne Williams. Marguerite was a licensed beautician working from her home for many years following her retirement from Baldwin’s Beauty Salon and...
Jeanne Delpha Sherburne
Apr 12, 2016
Jeanne Delpha Sherburne , 79, of Lynchburg, Va., died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Lynchburg General Hospital.Jeanne was born Tuesday, July 28, 1936 in Rutland, VT, the daughter of the late Robert and Louise Delpha. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Joel Bradford Sherburne; two children: daughter, Leigh Anne Cunningham, and husband, Gary of Manhattan, KS and...
George Allen Robertson
Apr 12, 2016
George Allen Robertson, 57, of Lynchburg, Va., died Tuesday, April 12, 2016. George was born Tuesday, September 30, 1958 to the late George Lee Robertson and Thelma Jamerson Robertson. He was raised by his devoted grandparents, the late Allen and Mary Jamerson.He most recently was employed at Richland Hills Exxon as a master technician until his battle with cancer began.He...
Perry Lynn Pendleton
Apr 10, 2016
Perry Lynn Pendleton, 58, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his residence. His life was cut short by cancer but cancer was helpless against Perry and his will to live life to the fullest.Born May 21, 1957 in Bedford, he was preceded in death by his loving mother, Myrtle Lansdown Gibson.Perry is survived by his two daughters:...
Joann Margaret Saari
Apr 10, 2016
Joann M. Saari, 86, of Lynchburg passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 after a brief illness.She was preceded in death by her parents Albino and Susan Gessini, her husband of 29 years Ray J. Saari and her four brothers.She is survived by her four children Karen and Tanis Smith, Julie and Mark Bedner, Sue and Craig Soss, Michael and Harriet...
Mazina Pearl Hannabass Broesamle
Apr 8, 2016
Mazina Pearl Hannabass Broesamle, 77, of Bedford, died Friday, April 8, 2016 in Oakwood Health & Rehab. She was the loving wife of Corwin Hazen “Sam” Broesamle.Born November 27, 1938 in Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Willie Everett Hannabass and Lizzie Blanche.Pearl is also preceded in death by her son: Edward William “Boo” Broesamle; and her brother:...
Elizabeth Liz Gardner
Apr 7, 2016
Elizabeth “Liz” Margaret Gardner, 90, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016.She was the wife of the late Warren Aulton Gardner.Born September 20, 1925 in Akron, Ohio the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tippel Sr.,In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her brother John Tippel Jr., sister-in-law, Helen Moore and nephew...
Dorothy Mays Perrow
Apr 7, 2016
Dorothy Mays “Dot” Perrow, 89, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Virginia Baptist Hospital.Born on December 17, 1926, in Amherst County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene Mays and the late Ada Massie Mays.Dot was a devoted member of Central Baptist Church. She retired from Lynchburg College,...
Sandra Young
Apr 6, 2016
Sandra “Sandy” Persons Young died peacefully at home. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she graduated from Lynchburg College and never left the area. She is survived by her first cousin, Janice Persons Biggers, of Columbus, Georgia. She was predeceased by her parents, Frances Bowden Persons and John Knox Persons, her first cousin, Truman Capote, and dear friend, Elizabeth Bischoff.Sandy loved many...
Bernice Mayberry Calhoun
Apr 6, 2016
Bernice Mayberry Calhoun, 92, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday , April 6, 2016.Born in Madison Heights, May 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Glenn Mayberry and Myrtle Turner Mayberry. She is survived by her husband of 68 years C. Ray Calhoun.In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son C.W. (Bill) Calhoun and his wife...
Thomas Lee Matthews
Apr 5, 2016
Thomas Lee Matthews, 73, of Forest, VA, went to be with the Lord at Lynchburg General Hospital, Tuesday, April 05, 2016.Tom was preceded in death by his parents O. N. Matthews and Meta Duffey Matthews and his brother Bennett Taylor Matthews.Born April 26, 1942 in Farmville, VA, he graduated from Appomattox County High School with the class of 1961. Tom...
Henry Hegner
Apr 5, 2016
Henry “Hank” Richard Hegner, 79, of Moneta, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at home. He was the loving husband of Erna. Born in Chicago, IL. he was the son of the late Henry and Estella Hegner and brother to the late Judy Vetrovec. Hank was a retired electrical engineer with a Master’s Degree which through his career worked...
Paul Jerry Latimer
Apr 4, 2016
Paul Jerry Latimer, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016. He was the loving husband of Susan Cole Latimer for forty-nine years.Born on July 21, 1943, in Portland, Tenn., Paul was a son of the late Paul Daniel Latimer and the late Juanita Inez Richie Latimer. He worked for many years as a physicist for the U.S....
Zane Lee Robertson
Apr 4, 2016
Zane Lee Robertson, 35, of Lynchburg, joined his Creator in Heaven on Monday, April 4, 2016. He was the husband of Sarah Puckette Robertson and father of two sons.Born February 6, 1981, in Lynchburg, Zane was the son of Bill & Elaine Robertson and Terry & Linda Brown, of Lynchburg and son-in-law of Steve & Edna Puckette, of Forest.In addition...
James E Adams
Apr 4, 2016
James Earl Adams passed away on April 3, 2016 at home, surrounded by his family.He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Kathryn B. Adams; his parents, Henry and Mary Ella Adams; three brothers, Collens, Odell, and Nelson Adams; one sister, Mary Adkins; daughter-in-law, Michelle Davis Adams; and one granddaughter, Alyssa Adams.He is survived by two sons,...
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