Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
George Geissler
Jan 9, 2015
George Oscar Geissler, 75, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, January 9, 2015. He was the husband of the late Sally Andrews Geissler. He was born in New York, NY, on March 11, 1939, and was the son of the late Oscar Geissler and the late Marie Hummel Geissler. In addition to his wife and parents, George was predeceased by a...
Eldridge Russell Page, Jr.
Jan 9, 2015
(Elmo) Gone to rest, no more pain, no more sorrow.(Elmo) Russell Page, Jr., of Madison Heights died January 9, 2015.Born April 23, 1940 in Lynchburg, Elmo was a son of the late Russell and Irene Page.He was the husband of Nancy F. Page for 55 years.In addition to his wife, Elmo is survived by a step-daughter, Connie Kendrick and her...
Gloria Kavanaugh Hughes
Jan 7, 2015
Gloria Kavanaugh Hughes, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, January 07, 2015. She was the wife of the late William Reinhardt Hughes.Gloria was a daughter of the late Frances Paul Kavanaugh and Helen Welden Kavanaugh.Gloria is survived by, a son: William Reinhardt Hughes, Jr., three daughters, Philomena Hughes, Bridget Alcorn, and Kate Burton and her husband, Penn, a granddaughter, Christina Boyette, a...
Daniel Arthur Lightner
Jan 7, 2015
Daniel Arthur Lightner, 51, of Bedford, passed away on, Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He was born in Lynchburg on July 9, 1963, a son of John Arthur Lightner and the late, Elizabeth Ewald Lightner.Daniel attended Blue Ridge Community Church. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved the outdoors. Dan held several citations for marlin and sailfish caught offshore of...
Peggy Deibler Tibbs
Jan 7, 2015
Peggy Deibler Tibbs, 64, of Forest, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in Mint Hill, NC.Peggy was born on November 6, 1950, to the late Elmer H. and Jacqueline G. Deibler in Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from Lynchburg General/Marshall Lodge School of Nursing in 1972. Peggy had a gift of caring for others, and she spent her working years...
Sara May Dunham Welch
Jan 6, 2015
Sara May Welch, 40, of Bedford, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Michael Shawn Welch.Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 7, 1974, she was a daughter of Jerry Edward Pierce and Cynthia Lynn Dunham Pierce.Sara is also survived by her children: Colin Michael Welch, Hannah May Welch and Jasmine Josefowitz; sister:...
William Voris Hemphill
Jan 6, 2015
William “Bill” Voris Hemphill, 90, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was the loving husband of the late Doris Audrey Nelp Hemphill for fifty-four years. Born July 8, 1924 in Franklin, Indiana, Bill attended Franklin College where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Second World...
Gerald Norman Fisette, Sr.
Jan 6, 2015
A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 4:00 6:00 pm at 110 McKenna Circle, Lynchburg, VA 24503. (434)426-0641. Please feel free to share a memory or story with the family at this time.Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Joseph William Gilliam
Jan 6, 2015
Joseph William “Billy” Gilliam, Sr., died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of Marcia Darnell Guthrie Gilliam for 43 years. Born July 19, 1945 in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Roy and Ruby Gilliam. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Lawhorne. Billy was a Veteran of the U.S....
Charles David Hendrick
Jan 5, 2015
Charles David Hendrick, 76 of Lynchburg, died on Monday, January 5, 2015.He was born Thursday, December 15, 1938 in Campbell County; and was the son of Lucille Tibbs Hendrick Walton and the late Charlie Hendrick.In addition to his mother Lucille, he is survived by a step-brother, Robert Walton and his wife Ollie, all of Lynchburg and numerous nieces and nephews.A...
John Morton Flippin
Jan 3, 2015
“Let me down easy, Jesus, let me down easy” was John Flippin’s prayer for the last two weeks of his life. God answered that prayer when John Morton Flippin peacefully passed from this earth to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.John was born April 7, 1942, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to...
Gloria Jean Rubito
Jan 2, 2015
Gloria Jean Staddie Rubito, 82, of Bedford died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late John Mitchell Galaini and the late Bianco Rubito. Born March 6, 1932 in Somerville, NJ she was the daughter of the late Joseph Staddie and Alice Mae Drake Staddie. Gloria retired from Hillsboro Public Schools in...
David Lynn Sullivan
Jan 2, 2015
David Lynn Sullivan, 33, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, January 02, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.Born Wednesday, August 05, 1981 in Baton Rouge, LA, David was the son of John and Jackie Lynn Bass Sullivan.In addition to his parents David is survived by his fiancée, Gina McChesney, of Lynchburg, his maternal grandparents, Herman and Faye Bass, of Jacksonville,...
Erlangen "Ellen" Bartlett
Jan 2, 2015
Erlangen “Ellen” Bartlett, 63, of Altavista went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2015. She was the loving wife of Gary B. Bartlett.Ellen was born on January 27, 1951 in Manhattan, NY a daughter of the late Tony Devito and the late Anna Frida Devito. She worked as an Assistant Branch Manager for Sun Trust Bank and was...
Constance Katherine "Snookie" Head
Jan 1, 2015
Constance Katherine (Snookie) Head, 82, of Lynchburg passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015.She was preceded in death by her son, Danny Galen Penick, beloved mother and father, Nettie and Willie Sherman Perdieu, sisters: Shirley Bosiger and Myrtis Wade, brother, Butch Perdieu and grandson, SSG. Daniel B. Becker.Surviving are her husband, Henry Richard Head, daughters: Karen Shirley Boyd, Robin Jayne Patterson,...
Robert Louis Overstreet Jr.
Dec 31, 2014
Robert Louis Overstreet, Jr. passed away in the early morning hours on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 after a brief illness. He was fortunate to have just spent Christmas with his devoted wife of 38 years, Nancy, and his children.Bob was a proud Virginian and a patriotic American to the very end. Born in Bedford, VA on august 11, 1931, he...
Farrah Grey Cook
Dec 31, 2014
Farrah Grey Cook, infant daughter of Joseph Martin Cook and Katie Grey Hamrick, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014.The family will receive family and friends at the home of Katie’s parents, 808 Maybeury Drive, Bedford, VA. 24523, from 4:00 – 8:00 pm on Sunday, January 4, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family. (540-586-3443).
Warren Aulton Gardner
Dec 30, 2014
Warren Aulton Gardner, 90, of Lynchburg died Tuesday December 30, 2014. He was the devoted husband of Elizabeth Margaret Gardner.Warren was born April 26, 1924 in Wadsworth, OH; a son of the late Heber Gardner and Hilda Long Gardner. Warren honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars...
Joseph Edley Thornton
Dec 30, 2014
Joseph Edley Thornton, 90, died December 30, 2014, at Westminster Canterbury of natural causes. Joe was born November 30, 1924, in DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois, the son of Leslie and Ruth Kelly Thornton. He served his country honorably as an officer in the US Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. He was a teacher of history...
Mildred Lacy Howell
Dec 29, 2014
Mildred Lacy Howell, 82, of Rocky Mount, previously of Bedford passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Trinity Missions Health and Rehab. Mildred was born on December 29, 1932 in Bedford County. A daughter of the late, John Frank Lacy and Gracie Padgett Lacy. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, A. Barry...
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