Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Alvin D. Goyne
Mar 7, 2016
Alvin Davis Goyne, 87, of Huddleston passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016. Alvin was born on June 3, 1928 in Chesterfield County. He was the son of the late Harry John Goyne and Catherine Layman Goyne. In addition to his parents Alvin was preceded in death by brothers, Harry, William and Jerry Goyne also a sister, Marjorie Rickman. Alvin...
Frank L Luschen
Mar 6, 2016
Col Frank Leslie Luschen was born in Stapleton, Nebraska to Fred & Elizabeth Luschen however, his family soon moved to Seattle. Frank was attending the University of Washington when the US military began to call men in preparation for what would become WWII. He enlisted in 1940 when he was attracted to an offer from the Army Air Force in...
Col. Frank Leslie Luschen
Mar 6, 2016
Col Frank Leslie Luschen was born in Stapleton, Nebraska to Fred & Elizabeth Luschen however, his family soon moved to Seattle. Frank was attending the University of Washington when the US military began to call men in preparation for what would become WWII. He enlisted in 1940 when he was attracted to an offer from the Army Air Force in...
Billy P. Craft
Mar 5, 2016
Billy Perroneau Craft, 85, of Forest, Va. went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 5, 2016.Mr. Craft was born on March 18, 1930, in Lynchburg, Va., a son of William Augusta Craft and Bessie Jordan Craft. He attended Brookville High School and in 1948 enlisted in the United States Army, stationed in Camp Pickett where he served as...
Steven Kelly Kendall
Mar 4, 2016
Steven Kelly Kendall, 66, of Lynchburg, passed away at his residence on Friday, March 4, 2016. He was the loving husband of Stephani Burt Kendall.Born on March 31, 1949, he was a son of the late Robert and Marjorie Kendall. Steven proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and the Virginia Army National Guard. For years he worked for...
Jean Jordan Hart
Mar 1, 2016
Jean Jordan Hart, 90, died at her residence in Florence, S.C. on March 1, 2016.Mrs. Hart was born in Troy, New York, the daughter of the late William and Anita Bertrand Jordan. She was married to the late Robert T. Hart, Sr.Surviving are two sons, Robert Thomas Hart (Rebecca) of Lynchburg, and William Peter Hart of Florence, S.C.; three daughters,...
Lucille A. Kohout
Mar 1, 2016
Lucille Agnes Kohout, 93, of Lynchburg (formerly of Prospect Heights, IL), died Tuesday, March 01, 2016. She was the wife of the late George R. Kohout for 55 years.Born Wednesday, March 15, 1922 in Chicago, IL, Lucille was a daughter of the late Paul Semmerling and the late LaVarda Ficht Semmerling.Lucille is survived by her son Keith and his wife,...
Arthur E. Sprouse
Feb 29, 2016
Arthur Earl Sprouse Jr., 71, of Forest, VA, died Monday, February 29, 2016. He was the husband of Linda Meadows Sprouse, for 52 years.Born October 01, 1944 in Lynchburg, Arthur was the son of the late Arthur Earl Sprouse, Sr., and the late Beulah White Sprouse.In addition to his wife, Arthur is survived by his children, Brian Sprouse and Melissa...
Eileen Bryant Price
Feb 29, 2016
Eileen Bryant Price, 96, of Lynchburg passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Reynolds Price.Born on April 7, 1919, Eileen was a daughter of the late Charles A. Bryant and the late Margaret Reilly Bryant. Eileen was an active member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church for many years. She also worked...
Claude Morgan Carwile, Jr.
Feb 28, 2016
Claude Morgan Carwile, Jr., 84, of Lynchburg went to be with His Lord on Sunday February 28, 2016. He was the loving husband of Eleanor Bondurant Carwile for 63 years.Claude was born October 27, 1931 in Bedford County. He was the son of the late Claude Morgan Carwile, Sr. and Thelma Tucker Carwile. Claude was preceded in death by his...
Joel Allan Joseph
Feb 28, 2016
Joel “JJ” Joseph of Saint Petersburg, Florida passed away February 28th, 2016 suddenly in his sleep. He was 44 years old.Joel was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1971. He attended Calvary Baptist Academy where he graduated in 1989. Joel served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a mail carrier for several years...
Mabel Gillette
Feb 28, 2016
Mabel Reynolds Gillette , 90, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was the loving wife of the late John Ralph Gillette. Mabel was born Monday, March 16, 1925 in Campbell Co., Va., a daughter of the late David Gilmore and Mary Evie Reynolds.Left to cherish her memory are devoted nieces and nephews, Debra Spradlin, Angie Bryant, Mark...
Cheryl S. Georgiana
Feb 28, 2016
Cheryl Sue Snyder Georgiana, 55, of Evington, stepped into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2016, following a brief illness.Cheryl was born on Saturday, April 09, 1960 to Ruth M. Snyder, currently of Lynchburg and the late Raymond M. Snyder, Jr.In addition to her mother, Cheryl is survived by her son, Jason Paul Georgiana, a...
John Brantley Sydnor, M. D.
Feb 28, 2016
John Brantley Sydnor, M. D. died Sunday, February 28, 2016. He is survived by his family: Jane Smith Sydnor, his wife of 49 years; his daughter, Anna Sydnor Wheeling, her husband Chad, and their children Taylor, Matthew and Grace of Daleville, VA; his sons, John Brantley Sydnor, Jr. of Oklahoma City, OK; and William Smith Sydnor and his wife Anna...
Mary Lou Stahl Deuber
Feb 28, 2016
Mary Lou (Stahl) Deuber , 72, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, February 27, 2016.A daughter of the late Benjamin Hubbard and Agnes June Stahl, Mary was born Sunday, January 30, 1944 in Penn. Mary attended Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church.Left to cherish Mary’s memory are her daughters, Nancy Gameson and husband, Lyn; Sharon Richter and husband, Marc; grandchildren, Victoria, Margaret, Abigail,...
Constance Celestine Rufi
Feb 28, 2016
Constance “Connie” Celestine Rufi, 93, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, February 28, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Traquan Maleque Dudley
Feb 27, 2016
Traquan Maleque Dudley of Madison Heights, Virginia, departed this life on February 27, 2016, after an epic and heroic battle with leukemia. He was 18 years old.Traquan was born on September 16, 1997, the son of Michelle Wright, Timothy Dudley, and Lorecco Thomas. A senior at Amherst County High School, Traquan had completed all coursework and testing requirements while undergoing...
Frances P. Harriss
Feb 25, 2016
Frances Ellison Peters Harriss died February 25, 2016. She was the wife of the late Harvey Wood Harriss. Born November 12, 1921, she was the first child of the late Harry Glenn Peters and Elsie Mae Obenchain Peters. Frances was preceded in death by three sisters, Ann Josephine Peters Wright and her husband, Johnny, Edith Bernley Peters Penfield, Catherine Mae...
Leslie Cabell Hurt
Feb 25, 2016
Leslie Cabell Hurt passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his home in Appomattox.He was born in Drakes Branch, Virginia and was a 1941 graduate of VPI, and later received a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maryland. He spent thirty-eight years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-first with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation,...
Rose Virginia Villarial Jackson
Feb 25, 2016
Rose Virginia Jackson Villarial, 83, of Bedford, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016. She was born in Washington, DC on November 28, 1932, a daughter of the late Richard Edward Jackson and Estelle Virginia Dickerson Jackson. In addition to her parents Rose was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Armond Villarial, Jr.; a daughter, Beverly Ann Villarial; three...
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