Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Jewell B. Easley
Jul 17, 2015
Jewell Bernice Easley passed away on July 17, 2015, with loved ones by her side.Jewell was born on March 7, 1919 in Jasper, Alabama. In 1938 she married David M. Hester, who died in 1943. She was predeceased by her son Malcolm and her husband Eric Easley.Jewell lived in many places throughout her long and good life including Alabama, Rhode...
Kenneth Louis Peery
Jul 16, 2015
Kenneth Louis Peery, 86, of Evington, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was the loving husband of Betty Cook Peery.Born in Botetourt County, Va., January 21, 1929, Kenneth was the son of the late Houston Oliver Peery and Fanny Duke Peery. Kenneth honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired as a driver...
Rogers Leon Taylor
Jul 16, 2015
Rogers Leon Taylor, 83, of Bedford, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was the loving husband of Mildred Kennedy Taylor for 61 years.Born on January 6, 1932, Rogers was a son of the late Boas Winton Taylor and the late Ila Masters Taylor. He proudly served his country for 31 years, 11 months, and 19 days in the...
Martha Lucille Page Durie
Jul 14, 2015
Martha Lucille Page Durie, 84, of Lynchburg, surrounded by her loving family went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She was the wife of the late Charles Thomas Durie, for 29 years.Born Saturday, October 11, 1930 in Appomattox; Lucille was a daughter of the late George Washington Page and the late Virginia Elizabeth Lucado Page.In addition to...
Lewis P. Craig
Jul 14, 2015
Lewis Pascal Craig 89, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born June 19, 1926 in Bedford, VA; a son of the late Paschal Hopkins Craig and Luettie Jane Stevens Craig. In addition to his parents Lewis is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Pauline Audrey Rebecca Woodford Craig and a...
Leigh Ann Jamerson-Fallen
Jul 14, 2015
Leigh Ann Jamerson-Fallen, 34, of Lynchburg passed away on July 14, 2015, with her family by her side.She is survived by her devoted husband, Dan Fallen. She also is survived by her parents, Terry L. and Dixie C. Jamerson; her brother, Greg Jamerson, and her grandparents, William B. and Loraine T. Collins; her step-son and wife, Daniel and Adrienne Fallen;...
David Zegarelli
Jul 12, 2015
“Zig” David Zegarelli, age 43, of Forest, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend to everyone he came in contact with.“Zig” graduated from Rustburg High School in 1990, after which he entered into the U.S. Navy serving his country honorably and was a long-time employee of Teva in Forest,...
Darlene Mae Baker
Jul 12, 2015
Darlene Mae Baker, 77, formerly of Madison Heights, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Dunedin, FL.A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, August 7, 2015, in Spring Hill Cemetery.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Darlene Mae Baker
Jul 12, 2015
Darlene Mae Baker, 77, formerly of Madison Heights, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Dunedin, FL.A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, August 7, 2015, in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Louise Stanko Kennedy
Jul 12, 2015
Louise Stanko Kennedy, 91, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, July 12, 2015.
Maggie Laura Wright
Jul 11, 2015
Maggie Laura Wright, age 72, of Appomattox, Va., went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Bobby Wright.She was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Maggie W. Cash. She was preceded in death by her son, Danny “Bones” Blankenship; her brother, Clinton H....
James Anderson
Jul 11, 2015
James Arthur (Jim) Anderson, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at his residenceafter several years of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Liz)Anderson for 59 years, who survives him.Born February 18, 1938 in Lynchburg, he was a son of Glen Arthur Anderson andFannie Brooks Anderson, who predeceased him, along with a brother, Lewis, and a sister,Grace Anderson...
Robert Lee Arrington
Jul 10, 2015
Robert Lee Arrington, 66, of Forest, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015.Born on March 2, 1949, Robert was a son of the late Leonard Booker Arrington and the late Louise Tyree Arrington. He was a devoted Christian, and drove a school bus for Bedford County Public Schools for many years. Also, he was an avid Washington Redskins fan and...
Barbara Mccray Rucker
Jul 10, 2015
Barbara Ann McCray Rucker, 80, of Amherst, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Hayward Scott Rucker, Sr.Along with her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, George McCray and Agnes McCray; brothers, Donnell McCray, Allen McCray, Harvey McCray, Ruben McCray; sisters, Alma Branch, Clara Perry, Adlean Lacy.She is survived by her...
Mable Allie Apperson
Jul 9, 2015
Mable Allie Apperson, 92, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, July 9, 2015. She was the wife of the late William D. Stratton and the late Thomas Fox Apperson.Mable was born in Rustburg, Va. on May 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Sidney Caldwell and the late Zephna Caldwell. She was a long time member of Court Street United Methodist...
Rosalie Kerrigan Nichols
Jul 8, 2015
Rosalie (Rosella) Kerrigan Nichols, age 91, of Bedford, Virginia, passed into eternity on July 8, 2015 having been surrounded by family, friends, and caregivers. Mrs. Nichols was predeceased by her beloved husband, Samuel Kent Nichols, his two brothers and two sisters, and her four brothers and five sisters. She was born April 30, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut into a large...
Richard Walter Williams Ii
Jul 5, 2015
Richard Walter Williams II, 69, of Colonial Heights, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015. Born on July 10, 1945, Richard was the son of the late Charles Berkley Williams and Nancy Gowen Williams. He is survived by his wife Carol Williams, a daughter Laura Paige Brooks and her husband Brian and granddaughter Sophie; a step daughter...
Garland P. Taylor
Jul 4, 2015
Garland P. Taylor, born September 2, 1915, passed away on July 4, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fleming Taylor and Lillian Watts Taylor, brothers Willie, Roy and Clarence Taylor, sister Ruth Taylor Horsley and Thelma Taylor Smith, and niece Carolyn Horsley Branch.He is survived by his nephew Thomas Abbitt Horsley, Jr. and wife, Carolyn, great nephews...
Ethel Elizabeth Cole Bischoff
Jul 3, 2015
Ethel Elizabeth Cole Bischoff 91, of Lynchburg, died Friday, July 3, 2015 following a very brief illness.Born September 18, 1923, in New Jersey, Ethel was a daughter of Addie Rush Cole and Edgar Russel Cole.Ethel was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Fred Christian Bischoff, a stillborn son, John Bischoff, half-brothers Harry, Donald and Heston Shoemaker.Her sister, Sarah Crouse died June...
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