Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Thomas S. Weaver
Aug 22, 2015
Thomas Shelburne Weaver, 83 formerly of Victoria, died on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at The Odd Fellows Home in Lynchburg.Born Saturday, May 21, 1932, he was a son of the late Thomas J. Weaver and the late Daisy Vaden Weaver. He graduated from Kenbridge High School in 1950 and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1960. He served his country...
The Rev. Dr. Carl H. Douglass, Jr.
Aug 22, 2015
Rev. Dr. Carl H. Douglass, Jr., 86, of Smith Mountain Lake, died Saturday, August 22, 2015. He was the loving husband of Brenda Mosier Douglass.A United Methodist minister for sixty years, Dr. Douglass served 16 congregations in the Virginia Conference. After earning his divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology, Dr. Douglass began his ministry in 1953. He was...
Marjorie Lou Englehart
Aug 20, 2015
Marjorie Lou Englehart, 88, of Bedford, died Thursday, August 20, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, is assisting the family.
Lucille Tibbs Walton
Aug 20, 2015
Lucille Tibbs Hendrick Walton, 99, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday August 20, 2015. Born March 24, 1916, she was the daughter of Elver Hugh & Nannie Johnson Tibbs and a member of Union Hill Baptist Church.Lucille was twice widowed by Charlie Hendrick & Robert H. Walton. In addition she was preceded in death by Sons,...
William Edward Kirby
Aug 19, 2015
William Edward Kirby, 90, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann Kirby for 47 years.Born in Kingston, PA on April 8, 1925, William was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joseph Kirby. He honorably served our nation in the United States Army during...
Anne M. Reynolds
Aug 19, 2015
Anne M. Reynolds, of Forest passed away at her home on Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Jesse S. Reynolds. Together they owned and operated Reynolds Place, also known as “Jesse’s” in Forest. She was a dispatcher for The Forest Volunteer Fire Dept. for many years. Anne was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in...
James Pearsall Douglass
Aug 18, 2015
James “Jim” Pearsall Douglass peacefully passed away on August 18, 2015. He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China on December 6, 1931 where his parents, Dr. William Courtney Douglass and Dr. Ruth Earp Douglass, were serving as medical missionaries. After his father contracted tuberculosis, the family moved to Madison, New Jersey where Jim (Pear) spent his toddler years in...
Linda Akers Hall
Aug 14, 2015
Linda Akers Hall, 72 years old, born May 7, 1943; of Pulaski, Va.; passed Friday, August 14, 2015 at her daughter’s home, 295 Royal Court, Forest, Va., following a long illness.She was preceded in death by her son, Paul Nathan Hall, Jr.; her parents, Cecil Akers and Sarah Lorena Hagee Akers; her brother, Richard Akers; and her sister Mary Ruth...
Esther Morrison
Aug 14, 2015
Esther Jacobsen Morrison, age 90, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 14, 2015. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Nyack College where she met her future husband, Rev. Wayne Morrison. Their last pastorate was in Carmel, New York. While there, she developed the ladies fellowship, Daughters of Faith, and taught first...
Remmington Malik Jones
Aug 14, 2015
Remmington Malik Jones, 18, of Forest, Va., died Friday, August 14, 2015.Born Saturday, December 7, 1996 in Lynchburg, Remmington was a son of Nincole Jones Calloway.In addition to his mother, Remmington is survived by a brother, Cortdero Jones, of Lynchburg, Va.; a nephew, Kyron Jones of Irving, Texas; a niece, Mia Hathye, of Lynchburg, Va.Remmington was preceded in death by...
Bernice Brubaker Hopkins
Aug 12, 2015
Bernice Brubaker Hopkins, 97, peacefully passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at The Carrington in Lynchburg, VA. She was born on January 1, 1917 in Preble County, Ohio to Charles and Laura Ethel Filbrun Brubaker.In 1939, she married Everett Harold Hopkins, a university professor, college educator, researcher, and administrator, having met while she obtained her undergraduate degree from Miami University...
Cathleen Meyer Page
Aug 11, 2015
Cathleen “Sue” Meyer Page, 92, of Forest died Tuesday August 11, 2015. She was the devoted wife of the late Edwin R. Page.Sue was born November 7, 1922 in Bartlesville, OK. A daughter of the late Charles E. Meyer and Pearl Weiland Meyer. Sue was a graduate of Michigan State University who was active in her community belonging to the:...
Gracie Jane Hurt Boone
Aug 10, 2015
Gracie Jane Hurt Boone, 80, of Bedford, died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Oakwood Health & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Norval Atwater Boone.Born July 13, 1935 in Bedford, she was a daughter of the late, Allen Monroe Hurt and Gracie Wilson Hurt. Gracie is also preceded in death by her sister, Mary Frances Bradley and...
Irene Elizabeth Juliano
Aug 10, 2015
Irene Elizabeth Juliano, 65, of Forest, Va., a fun-loving homemaker who was dedicated to her family, died Monday at home.Born and raised Irene Elizabeth Esposito in South Beach, Mrs. Juliano lived in New Springville for 25 years, before moving to Spring, Texas, in 1992. She relocated to Forest eight months ago.A New Dorp High School graduate, she worked as a...
Phyllis Elder Owen
Aug 8, 2015
Phyllis Elder Owen, 89, of Lynchburg, passed on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.Born Tuesday, March 30, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Elder and the late Flossie Foster Elder. She retired from Craddock-Terry Shoe Corp.Surviving are sisters, Sterling Tuggle, Joyce Crawley, Mary Elder, Katherine Spradlin, and Betty St. John.She was predeceased by a brother,...
Lois Phillips Linkous
Aug 7, 2015
Lois Phillips Linkous, 75, of Bedford, Virginia passed away at her home on Friday, August 7, 2015, after she battled cancer with grace and courage.Born October 18, 1939, in Prosperity, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Pauline (Wingler) Phillips of Cool Ridge, West Virginia. Lois graduated from Shady Spring High School in Shady Spring, West...
Clyde Estes Hicks
Aug 7, 2015
Clyde Estes Hicks, 84, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, August 7, 2015. He was the husband of Martha Ann Thompson Hicks.Born on August 16, 1930, Clyde was a son of the late Warren and Alice Hicks. He proudly served our country during the Korean War in the United States Marine Corps, and worked for Babcox and Wilcox for many years...
Marjorie Logwood Parrish
Aug 5, 2015
Margie Parrish, 87, of Lynchburg, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late Calvin Lee Parrish for 61 years.Born Tuesday, March 13, 1928 in Lynchburg; Margie was a daughter of the late Harry Dulaney Logwood and the late Mary Briggs Logwood.Margie she is survived by her children, Bonnie Whitaker and...
Bruce Elliott Mccormick
Aug 5, 2015
Bruce Elliott McCormick, 69, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Todd Vie officiating. The family will receive friends at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday, August 10, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Memorial contributions may be made...
William Owen Morgan, Sr.
Aug 5, 2015
William Morgan (Mac), 86, passed away on August 5, 2015, in Lynchburg, Va. William was born in Madison Heights, Va., on October 21, 1928. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Pannel Morgan; one daughter, Antionette; six sons, Sherman (Patricia), William, Jr. (Amanda), Wendell (Audrey), David, Kenny (Tara), and Charles (Valerie); nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.He was predeceased by parents, William...
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