Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Michael (Mike) Lee Mcdaniel
Nov 3, 2015
Michael Lee McDaniel, 57, of Lynchburg, VA, passed Tuesday, November 03, 2015, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.Born Tuesday, September 09, 1958 in Java, Mike was a son of Merle Rogers McDaniel and the late Doris Simmons McDaniel.In addition to his father, Mike is survived by his best friend, James Goff, of Lynchburg, two sisters, Barbara Wilson, of Lynchburg,...
Marilyn Marie Woody
Nov 3, 2015
Marilyn Marie Woody, 72, of Forest, passed Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She is survived by her husband Arnell Tony Woody.Marilyn was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on December 23, 1942, a daughter of the late Nathan Pullen, Sr., and the late Flossie Calloway Pullen. She was a devoted member of Rivermont Baptist Church in Lynchburg.Marilyn is also survived by her son,...
Herman Visser
Nov 2, 2015
Herman Visser, of Bedford, 75, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015. He was the loving husband of Beverly Vaughan Visser of 55 years.A son of Karel and Suzanna Visser, Herman was born September 15, 1940 in Queens, N.Y. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force for four years as a radar operator. After his time in...
Dora Jean Shoemaker
Nov 1, 2015
Dora Jean Shoemaker, 83, of Lynchburg, died Sunday November 1,2015.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Althea Snead Throckmorton
Oct 31, 2015
Althea Snead Throckmorton, 85, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, October 31, 2015. Born October 24, 1930, in Halifax; she was a daughter of the late Charlie Roy Snead and Lanie Newton Snead.She is survived by a son, Danny L. Throckmorton and wife, Peggy; grandchildren, Marc Cirlot and wife, Ellen, Lance Throckmorton and fiancée, Tasha Dodd; great-grandchildren, Ashley Cirlot and Morgan Cirlot;...
Stephen Howard Caldwell
Oct 30, 2015
Stephen Howard Caldwell, 90, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, October 30, 2015. He was the husband of the late Catherine Fariss Caldwell. Born in Campbell County on November 2, 1924, he was a son of the late Washington Hunter Caldwell, Jr. and the late Mary Willie Bagby Caldwell.He is survived by two sons, Kenneth Stephen Caldwell and wife, Kathryn of...
Ann Howard Hutter
Oct 29, 2015
Ann Howard Thompson Hutter, known to many as mother, wife, daughter, sister, grandmother and friend, a beautiful and vibrant woman, lost a courageously fought battle with cancer when her life ended late Thursday evening, October 29, 2015. Her father and mother, John and Barbara Richeson Thompson and also a brother, John H. Thompson Jr., predeceased Ann.With anything in life, whether...
Gabriel Wise
Oct 29, 2015
Gabriel Wise, 41, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, October 29, 2015. He was the husband of Melissa Dawn Nicely Wise for 19 years.Born Wednesday, June 26, 1974, in San Antonio, TX, Gabriel was a son of Michael Wise and Evangelina Solis Wise, of San Antonio, TX.Gabriel was preceded in death by his father and mother in-law, Hudnall and Elizabeth Nicely.In addition...
William Edward Mcrorie
Oct 29, 2015
William Edward McRorie passed on to eternal life on Thursday, October 29, 2015. Born in Rutherfordton, NC on April 8, 1940. He was 75 years old. He has permanently joined his heavenly father and his parents, Cyrus and Rosalie McRorie.Growing up, he lived in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and Greensboro, NC as well as Norfolk, VA. He attended the University of North...
Helen Lorraine Myers Booth
Oct 29, 2015
Helen Lorraine Myers Booth, 96, of Waynesboro, Virginia, passed away peacefully and serenely at Augusta Health Hospital on Thursday, October 29, 2015, following a brief illness. She formerly made her home in both Bedford and Williamsburg, Virginia.She was born April 11, 1919, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of the late David S. Myers and Ethel N. Poindexter Myers...
Mildred Phyllis Prillaman
Oct 29, 2015
Mildred Phyllis Prillaman, 76, of Callaway, died Thursday, October 29, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Smith Mountain Lake, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Buddy Rhodes
Oct 29, 2015
Buddy Rhodes, 42, of Forest, VA, died Thursday, October 29, 2015.Born Tuesday, December 05, 1972 in Roanoke, Va, Buddy was a son of Clarence Edward Rhodes and Laura Ann Bowles.Buddy is survived by his care giver and friend Aida Yeatts and her son, Sean.A Celebration of Buddy’s Life will be held from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, November...
Ann Phillips Holdren
Oct 28, 2015
Ann Phillips Holdren, 82, of Bedford, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Runk & Pratt in Forest. She was the wife of the late Francis H. “Shorty” Holdren.Born December 5, 1932 in Bedford, she was a daughter of the late Lenwood Earl Phillips and Martha Ruth Cundiff Phillips. She is also preceded in death by her twin brother, Sonny Phillips;...
Gloria Debardino
Oct 28, 2015
Gloria Debardino, 79, of Bedford died Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Melvin Harold Glass, Jr.
Oct 27, 2015
Melvin Harold Glass, Jr. 75, of Vinton, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Friendship Health & Rehab. He was the loving husband of the late Sue Ellen Reed Glass.Born October 16, 1940 in Linden, Alabama, he was the son of the late Melvin Harold Glass, Sr. and Hortense Daniels Glass.Melvin is survived by his daughter, Amy G. Dullaghan; brother, Pat...
Robert Neal Chambers
Oct 27, 2015
Robert Neal Chambers, 62, of Moneta, died October 27, 2015. Neal was the husband of Judith Shelburne Chambers, his Juju and the love of his life.Neal was born July 21, 1953, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the only son of Billie Adams Chambers and the recently deceased Robert Lee Chambers, Jr.Neal loved the life he shared with Judith, much of it spent...
Robert Withers Massie
Oct 26, 2015
Robert Withers Massie III passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home in Lynchburg.He was born September 16, 1927 at Lone Jack Farm in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was the son of Robert Withers Massie Jr. and Wyatt McKinnon Massie of Red Hill, NC. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1945 and Virginia Military Institute as a...
Charles Richard Moorman
Oct 24, 2015
C. Richard Moorman, 85, of Forest, died Saturday October 24, 2015. Services are being held privately.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, assisted the family.
Lucy Elizabeth Smith Stewart
Oct 24, 2015
Lucy Smith Stewart, 85, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at her residence at Westminster Canterbury.Lucy was born Dec. 22, 1929, in Manhasset, NY, to Lloyd Gaston Smith and Lucy Fairhall Smith. Most of her childhood years were spent in Aruba, where her father was manager of the Standard Oil refinery and a beloved leader in the Lago community....
Richard Blair White
Oct 23, 2015
Richard Blair White, Sr., 64 of Bedford died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He fought a long battle and showed great faith and courage until the end. He did not judge, he never met a stranger and he had a heart of gold. He would give his shirt off his back or the last dime he had...
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