Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Edward J. Woods
Nov 16, 2015
Edward J. Woods, 87, of Lynchburg, died Monday November 16, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Virginia Thomas Cooper
Nov 15, 2015
Virginia Thomas Cooper, 105, died Sunday, November 15, at her home in Lynchburg after a long illness. She was the widow of Norman Henry Cooper.Born June 9, 1910, in Appomattox County, she was a daughter of the late Minnie Marsh and Warner Scott Thomas. She was the last surviving member of her family, having been predeceased by her three brothers,...
William C. Young
Nov 15, 2015
William Crawford Young, 73, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, November 15, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Dr. Rebecca Brown Young.Bill was born September 18, 1942 in Cambridge, MA, a son of the late Freeman Jesse Young and Margaret Ervin Young. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army and was retired from BWXT where he worked for...
Victoria Lynn Worley Doss
Nov 14, 2015
Vicky Lynn Worley Doss, 51, of Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015. She was the loving wife of Charles David Doss for fifteen years.Born on August 9, 1964, in Charleston, W. Va., Vicky was a daughter of Garland Wayne and Sandra Kay Barnette Worley.In addition to her husband and parents, Vicky is survived by her sisters, Karen Mayhew and...
Karen N. Houston
Nov 14, 2015
Karen Sue Nelson Houston, 63, of Lynchburg, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015. She was the loving wife of Melvin Houston, Jr.Born on April 19, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Paul Wayne and Margie Rae Bryant Nelson. She worked for Ericsson for many years as a radio assembler.In addition to her husband, those left behind to...
Maryann Battaglia
Nov 11, 2015
Maryann Battaglia, 81, of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015.She was a retired executive assistant with the Department of Labor. She also was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Anthony and Patricia Battaglia of Houston, TX; her son, Michael T. Battaglia of Lynchburg; her grandson, Anthony Michael Battaglia of Houston,...
Marvin Cardwell Tweedy
Nov 10, 2015
Marvin Cardwell Tweedy, of Lynchburg, passed away on November 10, 2015, at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Frances Evans Tweedy.Born in Campbell County on September 5, 1921, he was the youngest son of the late Marian Cardwell Tweedy and Clayton Burton Tweedy.A graduate of Rustburg High School and Lynchburg College, he...
Roger B. Garland
Nov 10, 2015
Roger was born July 2, 1963, son of Shirley M. Ayres and Fate D. Garland. During the course of his life, he owned and operated several antique auctions and shops. Antiques was his passion. He was very skilled at appraising them and was highly respected in the antiques community.He was also a member of Blue Ridge Community Church for the...
Charles Raine Oliver, Jr.
Nov 9, 2015
Charles “C.R.” Raine Oliver, Jr., of Big Island, died Monday November 9, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Clara Crotts Oliver for over 59 years.C.R. was born October 28, 1929, in Big Island a son of the late Charles Raine Oliver, Sr. and Evelyn Arrington Oliver. He honorably served his country in the Virginia National Guard and was retired...
William Lloyd Brandt
Nov 8, 2015
William “Bill” Lloyd Brandt, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 8, 2015. He was the loving husband of Evelyn Louise Hogaboom Brandt for 64 years.A son of the late Robert Irvine and Grace Edith Brandt, Bill was born February 12, 1928, in Dallas, Texas. He worked as a missionary spreading the word of God in Brazil...
Edward Langhorne Taylor
Nov 8, 2015
Edward Langhorne Taylor , 84, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday, November 8, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Millard Reid Crawley
Nov 6, 2015
Millard Reid Crawley, 88, of Lynchburg, Va., died Friday, November 6, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Thomas Marvin Hess
Nov 6, 2015
Thomas “Tom” Marvin Hess, 63, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Lancaster, PA on April 23, 1949. A son of the late John Marvin Hess and Viola Jean Huffman Hess. In addition to his parents Tom was preceded in death by his loving wife, Ellen Goad Hess and two brothers,...
Dwain Hunter Mason
Nov 6, 2015
Dwain Hunter Mason, 83, of Forest, Virginia, and former resident of Chesapeake, Virginia, died Friday, November 6, 2015, at Summit Health and Rehab in Lynchburg, Virginia.Mr. Mason was born in Swan Quarter, North Carolina, the son of the late Nathaniel Staton and Elvine Mason. He married his loving wife, Sherma Mason, on April 17, 1954.He was a member of Kempsville...
Clarence Winslow Ingalls
Nov 5, 2015
Clarence “Chuck” Winslow Ingalls, 82, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 5, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn Ingalls for 64 years, who survives him.Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, Homer E. Ingalls and Nellie Russell Ingalls; his sister, Ruth; and three brothers, Homer, Harry, and Joseph.Clarence was born in New...
Dreama Kay Mccormick
Nov 5, 2015
Dreama Kay McCormick, 59, of Holcomb Rock, died Thursday, November 05, 2015.Born Saturday, March 10, 1956 in Waynesboro, VA, Dreama was a daughter of Gene Ella Gilbert McCormick, and the late Garrett Eugene McCormickIn addition to her mother, Dreama is survived by her sisters, Ruth M. Harvey and her husband, Glenn, of Forest, Donna J. McCormick, of Bedford, and Twila...
Frank Johnston Mara Jr.
Nov 5, 2015
Frank Johnston Mara, Jr., 72 died Thursday, November 5, 2015.Born Wednesday, November 3, 1943 in Trenton N.J., Frank was a son of the late Frank J. Mara and the late Ruth McKeen.In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his son, Brian Mara.Frank is survived by his previous wife, Stephanie L. Mara; sons, Frank Mara III, and...
Virgil Early "Pete" Farrar
Nov 4, 2015
Virgil Early “Pete” Farrar, 88, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. He was the husband of Janet Estes Farrar.Pete was born in Nelson County on July 13, 1927, a son of the late Russell Early Farrar and Mary Wood Farrar. He proudly served his country in the US Navy after graduating from Virginia Tech for two tours of...
June Kalen
Nov 4, 2015
June Kalen died Nov. 4, 2015, at the age of 92. The family will hold a private ceremony. If you wish to acknowledge her in lieu of flowers please make donations to the Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library. You may contribute online.June Kalen was a graduate of what is now Carnegie-Mellon University, and went on to get her Masters...
James Andries Tomlinson
Nov 3, 2015
James Andries Tomlinson of Lynchburg died November 3, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital.He was born in Victoria, Virginia on September 19, 1920, and was the son of the late Robert Victor and Marie Violet Harris Tomlinson. He was the husband of the late Isabel V. Tomlinson, and preceded in death by two brothers, Claude and George Tomlinson.He is survived by...
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