Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Jane Ann Shakes Lovins
Jan 5, 2016
Jane Ann Shakes Lovins, 67, of Forest, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She was the loving wife of Leonard Lovins, Jr.Born on November 30, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Allen Frederick and Reba Hayden Shakes. She worked for seven years at Lynchburg General Hospital as the Oncology Unit Coordinator and was a member of Mountain...
Annie Elizabeth Austin Bennett
Jan 4, 2016
Annie “Ann” Elizabeth Austin Bennett, age 87, of Big Island, died Monday, January 4, 2016.She was the loving wife of Robert Thomas Bennett.A daughter of the late John “Jack” G. Austin and Ruby Johnson Austin, she was born November 10, 1928 in Rockbridge, Va. She was a Sunday School teacher and home maker who enjoyed babysitting, reading, church functions and...
Dora Alberta Callahan Moore
Jan 3, 2016
Dora Alberta Callahan Moore, 94, of Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016She was the wife of the late William Henry Moore, Sr.Born November 9, 1921 she is the daughter of the late Elijah and Annie Mash Callahan.She is survived by her son, William H. Moore, Jr and wife, Patti.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Tharp...
Kenneth D Witt
Jan 3, 2016
Kenneth D. Witt, Sr., age 69, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 3, 2016.He was the last young man to graduate from New London Academy. He retired after 46 years of service to B & W as a manufacturing engineer. He was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church and the London Downs Senior Golf Group.Surviving...
John Martinez Rocha, Sr.
Jan 3, 2016
John Martinez Rocha Sr., 79, of Rustburg, VA, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, January 03, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Alice Steele Rocha for 55 years.Born Thursday, May 07, 1936 in San Antonio, TX, John was a son of the late Charles Rocha and the late Eleanor Martinez Rocha. He proudly served our country as...
Urban Lyle Joy
Jan 2, 2016
Urban Lyle Joy, Jr., 84, of Lynchburg, passed away January 2, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of Patsy Ann Loving Joy for 59 years.Lyle was born January 7, 1931 in Campbell County, Virginia. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 23 years of dedicated service that included duty during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He...
Terry Lee Brooks
Dec 31, 2015
Terry Lee Brooks, 56, of Lynchburg died on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at his home. He was the husband of Mary Ann Conner Brooks.Terry was born in Union, WVA, on December 16, 1959, a son of the late Marshall Brooks and Shirley Cook Brooks.After retiring as a Sergeant First Class from the U.S. Army, Terry worked as a vendor for...
Harold Leon "Pastor Rocky" Roberts
Dec 31, 2015
Harold Leon “Pastor Rocky” Roberts passed away from this world and entered into the arms of Jesus on December 31, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Susan McIntosh Roberts and his 7 daughters and their spouses, Deana & Tennyson Cason of Palau, Deborah & David O’Brien of Lynchburg, Virginia, Teresa & Thomas Sweat of Sarasota,...
Randall Scott Rice
Dec 31, 2015
Randall Scott Rice, 44, of Forest, passed away on, Thursday, December 31, 2015. He was the loving husband of Berri Janine Anderson Rice.Born October 2, 1971 in Bedford, he was a son of Rosalita Branch Rice and the late Roger Lee Rice, Sr. Randall is also preceded in death by one brother: Rodney Orlando Rice.Randall was an avid hunter; he...
Benjamin H Stahl
Dec 31, 2015
Benjamin “Ben” Hubbard Stahl, 95, of Lynchburg died Thursday, December 31, 2015. He was the loving husband of the late June Decker.The son of the late John and Mabel Stahl, he was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 4, 1920, and raised in Bogota, N.J. He attended Botoga Public School and graduated from Bogota High School in 1937. He graduated from...
Gregory Alan Maharg
Dec 31, 2015
Gregory Alan Maharg, 58, of Lynchburg went to be with his Lord Thursday December 31, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Nancy A. Maharg.Gregory was born March 8, 1957 in Evansville, IN a son of the late W. Dean Maharg and Pat L. Breivogel Maharg of Evansville, IN. Gregory worked as a project engineer for Bristol Myers and then...
Mary Agnes Plybon Holt
Dec 31, 2015
Mary Agnes Plybon Holt., born in Roanoke, Virginia, April 1, 1923, died December 31, 2015.She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Holt and husband, Joseph E. Holt, Jr.She is survived by her daughter, Sherran Smiley; daughter in law, Carol Easterly and her husband Bill; 4 grandchildren, Paige Fraasch and her husband Don, John Michael Holt and his wife,...
Nancy Elder Johnson
Dec 30, 2015
Nancy Elder Johnson, 78, of Lynchburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Curt H. Johnson, Jr. for 48 years. They were married by Maurice Grissom at First Baptist Church on December 1, 1967.Nancy was born in Brookneal, Va. on September 3, 1937 to the late Josephine Elder. She was raised...
Marvin James Penny
Dec 30, 2015
Marvin James “Jimmy” Penny, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his residence with his son by his side.Born February 26, 1942, he was predeceased by his father, Marvin James Penny, Sr. and his brother, Roger Lee Penny.He is survived by his mother, Beatrice (Bea) Harris Penny; his son, Marvin James “M.J.” Penny, III; and his brother, Dwight Penny.He...
Charles Frank Schulenberg
Dec 30, 2015
He was born March 25, 1922, in Dunkirk, NY, the second son of the late William and Gladys (Dean) Schulenberg. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Effingham as a 1st class radioman in the South Pacific campaign.October 11, 1942, Frank married the love of his life, Virginia Sherman, to whom he remained devoted...
Layard Thomas Fortune, Jr.
Dec 30, 2015
Layard Thomas “LT” Fortune, Jr. died in Lynchburg General Hospital on Wednesday, December, 30th, 2015. LT was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on May 10, 1937, the son of Layard Thomas Fortune, Sr. and Elaine Hill Fortune. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Anita Fortune Murdock, and his blue-eyed hound dog “Buddy”.LT is survived by his wife...
Mary Joan Gumprich
Dec 30, 2015
Beloved and respected mother, grandmother and friend, age 90, died peacefully in her sleep on December 30, 2015 in her home of 59 years. She is survived by her three children, Janet Lynn Gumprich Freeman (Bob), John W. Gumprich (Joan), and Lawrence Kilgore Gumprich (Sherry) and two grandchildren, Alyson Claire Gumprich and Joseph Preston Gumprich.Born in Flushing, Ohio on September...
Doris Meade Ray Handy
Dec 29, 2015
Doris Meade Ray Handy, 95, of Lynchburg, formerly of Bedford, passed away at Westminster Canterbury on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Doris was preceded in death by her loving husband of 52 years, Dr. Douglas Quentin Handy, to whom she was devoted.Born in Sanford, North Carolina on May 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Alba Waite Ray and...
Peggy Ore Powell
Dec 28, 2015
Peggy Powell, 66, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 28, 2015. She was the wife of Carl Powell.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Susan Ellen Johnson
Dec 25, 2015
Susan Ellen Johnson, 67, of Spout Spring died Friday, December 25, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
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