Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Robert Edward Ollweiler
Dec 16, 2014
Robert “Bob” Edward Ollweiler, 88, of Moneta, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at his residence. Bob was born in New York City on August 22, 1926. He was the son of the late George Robert Ollweiler and Margaret Layer Ollweiler. In addition to his parents Bob was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joan Scarth Ollweiler and...
Nancy Pearl Watson
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy Presley Watson, 72, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014. She was the wife of Rodger J. Watson.Born March 13, 1942 in Pearisburg, VA; she was a daughter of the late Claude Presley and Bernice Graham Presley. Nancy is also preceded in death by a brother: Beverly Presley.Nancy retired from Lynchburg General Hospital after 30 years of employment...
Eugene Edmund Kosa
Dec 14, 2014
Eugene Edmund Kosa, 80, of Nanticoke, PA, died Sunday, December 14, 2014.Born on January 20, 1934, he was the son of the late John and Cecelia Kosa. Eugene graduated from Nanticoke High School, and later received his B.A. from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and his M.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. He also attended Seton Hall University, Columbia...
Mildred Frances Wilkerson Arrington
Dec 13, 2014
Mildred Frances Wilkerson Arrington, 93, of Bedford, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at English Meadows formerly Elks National Home. She was born March 16, 1921 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Walter Holcomb Wilkerson and Hettie James Wilkerson.Mildred was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. She worked as a nursing assistant in the medical field up...
Richard Marshall Fitton
Dec 13, 2014
Richard Marshall Fitton, 84, of Forest, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2014. He was born on March 17, 1930, in Alexandria, Virginia, son of the late Harvey N. and Ada H. Fitton. Marshall served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, and worked as a mortgage banker in Alexandria before retiring...
Julia Carter Phillips
Dec 12, 2014
Julia Carter Phillips, 75, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014, at Lynchburg General Hospital.She was born in Bedford County on June 16, 1939, a daughter of the late Henry and Ellen Carter.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard G. Phillips, and her son-in-laws: Richard Waldron and Bobby Brunk.Julia is survived by her daughters...
Robert Edward Maxey, Sr.
Dec 11, 2014
Robert E. Maxey, Sr., 90, of Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg, formerly of Rustburg, died on Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was born on June 8, 1924, in Campbell County a son of the late David Darnell Maxey and the late Lucy Monroe Maxey. He was the husband of the late Nellie Driskill Maxey. At the time of Nell’s death in 2008,...
George Edward Pick
Dec 11, 2014
George Edward Pick, 91, of Madison Heights died Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was the devoted husband of Ethel Lea Dawson Pick for 67 years.George was born in Washington D.C. on July 7, 1923, a son of the late Artie Terrell Pick and the late Mary Proffitt Pick.George was a sports dictionary. Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, he...
Barbara Ann Scott Witt
Dec 10, 2014
Barbara Ann Scott Witt, 81, of Bedford, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 peacefully in her sleep at her residence. She was born August 14, 1933 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Henrey Dew Scott and Mabel Elizabeth Bibb Scott.Barbara was a member of Bedford Christian Church where she was formerly a choir director and Sunday school teacher. She...
Talmadge Robert Routon
Dec 8, 2014
Talmadge Robert Routon, 87, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 08, 2014. He was the husband of the late Doris Pugh Routon.He was born July 12, 1927, in Lynchburg to the late Hobson Routon and the late Lena Roach Routon.He served his country in the US Army during World War II, and was a member of Clearview Baptist Church. He worked...
Napier Luzerne Dills
Dec 8, 2014
Napier Luzerne Dills, 91, of Moneta, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Bedford County Nursing Home. He was born in Franklinville, NY, on November 21, 1923, son of the late Jay Henry Dills and Ruby Elizabeth Napier Dills. In addition to his parents, Napier was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Stover Dills.Napier was a member...
Wren Mae Carson
Dec 7, 2014
Wren Mae Carson, 69, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord, surrounded by her children, on Sunday, December 7, 2014. She was the cherished wife of the late Kit Carson.Wren was born May 12, 1945, in Dearborn, MI, a daughter of the late William J. Pauley and Rita Gazelle Pauley. Wren was raised in Arcadia, California where she graduated...
William Kirkwood Dance, Sr.
Dec 7, 2014
William Kirkwood Dance, Sr. died December 7, 2014 in Lynchburg, VA.,Kirk was born in Campbell County September 16, 1938. He was the son the late Frank Pendleton Dance and Loretta Harvey Dance. He was predeceased by his brother Frank Pendleton Dance, Jr. and his sister Frances Ann Dance.Kirk is survived by his wife of 55 years, Janet Duke Dance, one...
Jean Moore Crouch
Dec 6, 2014
Jean Moore Crouch, age 78, of Evington, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was the wife of Harold Otey Crouch for 48 years.Born in 1936 in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin Moore and Helen Pearce Moore. She...
Bonnie Ann Kellerhall
Dec 5, 2014
Bonnie A. Kellerhall, 73, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, December 5, 2014.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Margaret Marie Campbell Manley
Dec 5, 2014
Margaret Marie Campbell Manley, 79, of Big Island, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born in Amherst Co., VA on May 14, 1935, a daughter of the late Stokes and Florence Gibson Campbell. She was preceded in death by her late husband’s, Charles Morehead and William “Billy” Manley. Margaret was the...
Carl Woodson Lyles
Dec 3, 2014
Carl Woodson Lyles, 81, of Lynchburg, passed away at his home on December 3, 2014.He was born on September 9, 1933, to the late Gordie Woodson Lyles and the late Elizabeth Jennings Lyles. Carl was a long time member of Beulah Baptist Church, and was the former owner of Lyles’ Home Shop in Lynchburg for twenty-seven years. When he retired,...
Jean Vivian Wilcoxson
Dec 3, 2014
Jean Vivian Wilcoxson, 95, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Conner Lee Dalton
Dec 3, 2014
Conner Lee Dalton, 73, of Forest, VA, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. He was the husband of the late Magalene Rockwell Dalton for 48 years.Born Sunday, June 1, 1941, in Patrick County, VA, Conner was a son of the late Henry Edgar Dalton and the late Mozelle Blue Dalton.Conner is survived by two daughters: Annette...
Lincie Ann Barnes Briscoe
Dec 2, 2014
Lincie Ann Barnes Briscoe, 65, of Thaxton, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 2, 1949 in Richmond, VA, a daughter of the late Alton Anthony “Babe” Barnes and Willyne Smith Barnes.Ann was a devoted mother, co-owner of Black Goose Chimney Sweep, and a member of Thaxton Baptist Church. She started the local Tea Party...
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