Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Dr. Peter William Houck
Mar 10, 2015
Dr. Peter William Houck died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1938, son of Joseph William Houck and Katherine Kemp Houck. He is survived by his brothers Kemp Houck, Thomas Houck, and Leighton Houck, all of Lynchburg, Va. He was a graduate of the Virginia...
Richard Thompsen
Mar 9, 2015
Richard Thompsen, age 84, of Amherst, VA, died Monday, March 9, 2015.Arrangements are being handled by Tharp Funeral Home – Madison Heights, 118 Commonwealth Drive, Madison Heights, VA
Sidney Edwin Dyer
Mar 8, 2015
Sidney Edwin Dyer, 85, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424
John W. Hawkins
Mar 8, 2015
John W. Hawkins, 59, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Jean Hodge Hawkins for over 38 years.John was born January 21, 1956, in Louisville, Ky., a son of the late Charles B. Hawkins and the late Jean Wayne Hawkins. John worked as an electrical engineer before answering...
Robert Harold Acord
Mar 8, 2015
Robert Harold Acord, 87, of Collinsville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of JoAnn Smithson Acord.Harold was born in Glen Morrison, W. Va. on October 18, 1927, to the late Walter William Acord and the late Thelma Martha Acord. He worked as a coal miner in West Virginia, and later...
Frances Chaplin Newman
Mar 7, 2015
Frances Chaplin Newman, 86, of Lynchburg died Saturday, March 7, 2015.She was a daughter of the late Emmett Houston Chaplin and Maude Taylor Newman.Frances was retired from Babcock and Wilcox.She is survived by one brother Lawrence Chaplin and many loving neighbors.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Angeline Costan Coyle
Mar 7, 2015
Angeline Costan Coyle, age 106, died on Saturday, March 7. She was the widow of Fred A. Coyle, who predeceased her. Born August 23, 1908, she was the first child of the late Arthur George and Carrie Burch Costan, and also outlived her six siblings; sisters, Helen Costan, Olga Griffith, Marie Clark, and Kalypso Furniss; and brothers, Arthur A. Costan...
Edward "Ed" D. Jones
Mar 6, 2015
Edward “Ed” D. Jones, 54 of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away at home on Friday March 6, 2015.Ed graduated from Carroll County High School in 1978 and from Old Dominion University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. He later obtained his Professional Engineer designation. He was an employee of Acres of Virginia.He was preceded in death by his father,...
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr.
Mar 6, 2015
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr., died Friday, March 6, 2015. Lewis had the greatest opportunity to meet with the Lord. He will greatly be missed by all, which includes his loving mother, Linda B. Cassidy and step-father, James Cassidy of Lynchburg; his older sister, Sherry Lambert and brother-in-law, Gerald E. Lambert in Lynchburg; and a baby sister, Jerri C. Baker of...
Earl Dean Hensley
Mar 5, 2015
Earl Dean (“Dean”) Hensley passed away after a long illness on March 5, 2015. He was born on March 14, 1935, to parents Darwin L. Hensley and Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Chapman Hensley in Big Island, Va.In addition to his parents, Dean was predeceased by his sister, Nyla Kayren “Kaye” Hensley Boyers.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathryn...
John Gary Flesch
Mar 4, 2015
John Gary Flesch Sr., 73, of Farmville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the husband of Carlene Flesch.Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late John Andrew Flesch and the late Frances Elizabeth Dillon Flesch.In addition to his wife, he is survived his children; John G. Flesch Jr. and (Tina) of Jamesburg, NJ, Karen Franklin of...
John Parsons Eckert
Mar 4, 2015
John “Jack” Parsons Eckert, 81, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the loving husband of Constance “Connie” Eckert for over 58 years.Born on September 26, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late George and Viola Parsons Eckert.He attended Lehigh University and graduated with a degree in Engineering in 1955. After earning his degree,...
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr.
Mar 3, 2015
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr. stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 3, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca “Becky” Bass Silby for just three days shy of ten years. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 25, 1967, he was the oldest son of Sylvia...
Irvin Calvin Harris
Mar 2, 2015
Irvin Calvin “Pete” Harris, 76, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 2, 2015. He was the husband of the late Judith Ann Ayers Harris for 53 years.Born Thursday, April 7, 1938, in Gladstone, Va., Pete was a son of the late Irvin T. and Emma White Harris.Pete is survived by his daughter, Jackie Atkins and her husband, Scott, of Rustburg; four...
Frank Wyatt Shorter
Mar 1, 2015
Frank Wyatt Shorter, 85, of Rustburg died Sunday, March 1, 2015, surrounded by his family Born August 16, 1929, Frank was a son of the late John Shorter and Janie Green Shorter. Frank was a member of the Boonsboro Ruritan Club, Moose Lodge 1727, where he was known as the “Bingo Man,” and was a lifetime member of Rivermont Avenue...
James Daymond Little
Mar 1, 2015
James Daymond Little, 68, of Lynchburg, lost his battle with lung cancer on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Iris Arrington Little for forty-four years.Jim was born on May 14, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a son of the late Paul Daymond and Mary Aljean Little. He was retired from the Old Dominion...
Larry John Riffee
Mar 1, 2015
Larry John Riffee went to be with his Lord after more than a ten-year courageous fight with cancer. He went peacefully at home with his wife present at his side on March 1, 2015.Larry was born November 17, 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia. The only child of the late Walter and Lorena Riffee, and grandson of the late Ezra and...
Louis Frank Sette
Feb 28, 2015
Louis Frank Sette, born May 17, 1946, stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 8:45 am on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 after more than two years battling leukemia. Born to an Italian American neighborhood in South Hackensack, New Jersey, Louis graduated from Paramus High School in 1964, where he was...
Edith Hull Dalton
Feb 26, 2015
Edith Hull Dalton, of Bedford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 26, 2015 at the age of 86.Edith was born and raised in Bedford, Virginia in 1929. A daughter of the late Kitty Ola Moran Hull and Joseph McMahon Hull. Edith was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. She loved spending time with...
Joseph F. Healy, Jr.
Feb 25, 2015
Joseph F. Healy, Jr., a loving husband and father, died peacefully at his home in Lynchburg, VA on February 25th. He was 84 years old. Mr. Healy had long and distinguished career in law and aviation, serving as General Counsel and senior executive for numerous U.S. Major air carriers. Born in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, New York on...
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