Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Larkin Eugene Nelson
Sep 18, 2014
Larkin Eugene Nelson, 89, of Bedford, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was the husband of the late Katie Irene Fogle Nelson.Born on February 11, 1925, he was a son of the late Thomas Calvin Nelson and Ella Dianne Watson Nelson. In addition to his parents, Larkin is preceded in death by twelve...
Dorothy Elizabeth Turk Kinney
Sep 17, 2014
A resident of Westminster-Canterbury retirement community in Lynchburg, Dorothy T. Kinney departed this life on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Born in Carthage, MO on January 27, 1909, she was the eldest of two living children born to Ella and Elza Turk, dirt poor farmers in Southwest Missouri. She and her brother, Paul, helped their parents tend the small herd of...
Henry Harris Irby, Jr.
Sep 17, 2014
Henry Harris Irby, Jr., 85 of Lynchburg died Thursday September 17, 2014 he was the devoted husband of Kathleen Reese Irby for over 64 years.Harris was born August 25, 1929 in Campbell County a son of the late Henry Harris Irby, Sr. and the late Cora Brooks Irby. Henry was a charter member of Seaford Baptist Church and was a...
Franklin Junior Carr
Sep 16, 2014
Franklin Junior Carr, 85, of Evington, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014. He was the husband of the late Shirley Adams Carr.Born Wednesday, February 06, 1929 in Lynchburg, Buck was a son of the late Jim W. Carr and the late Madie West Carr. In addition to his parents, Buck was preceded in death by a son: Dennis (BoBo) Carr, a...
Elsie Ingram Griffith
Sep 16, 2014
Elsie Ingram Griffith, 89, of Bedford, VA and formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Born July 9, 1925 in Dallas, TX; she was a daughter of the late Herschel and Vivian Ingram.Elsie
Archer Alexander Haskins
Sep 15, 2014
Archer Alexander Haskins, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully September 15, 2014, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Son of Alec and Catherine Haskins; he was born in Lynchburg and spent the majority of his life here after graduating from Lynchburg College and working at Lynchburg Foundry. He frequently travelled for work with various nuclear companies including ORNL, NFS, B&W, and...
James Francis Griggs
Sep 15, 2014
James Francis Griggs passed away on September 15th, 2014. Mr. Griggs was 90 years young at the time of his death.He is survived by his wife Carol, four children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Griggs worked for the Bell System, retiring from AT&T in 1983. He traveled extensively and had so many...
Brian Keith Drinkard
Sep 14, 2014
Brian Keith Drinkard, 38, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, September 14, 2014. He was the husband of Charlene Lambert Drinkard. Born in Lynchburg on October 3, 1975,he was the son of Nelson Keith Drinkard and Brenda Evans Drinkard.In addition to his wife and parents, Brian is survived by one sister, Dawn D. Crouch and her children Christina and Adam of...
Joshua Thomas Duncan
Sep 12, 2014
Joshua Thomas “T.J.” Duncan, 24, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was the son of Thomas Edward “Ted†Duncan and Rebecca Murphy Duncan.In addition to his parents, “J. T.†is survived by his sister, Michele Duncan Morgan and her husband, Ian of Fredericksburg.T.J. was a loving and devoted son. He was an employee of Schewels Furniture Company.Memorial...
Henry Garrett Smith
Sep 12, 2014
Henry Garrett Smith, 82, of Goode, VA, died on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was the husband of Carol Lee Lipscomb Smith.Henry was born December 09, 1931 in Bedford, VA, a son of the late Kester Smith and the late Mary Lucy Parker Smith. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired...
Lewis Jackson Chryssikos
Sep 12, 2014
Lewis Jackson Chryssikos, 79, of Bedford passed away on September 12, 2014. He was the loving husband of Pauline (Kathy) Warren Chryssikos.Born in Bedford, March 5, 1935, Lewis was the son of the late John Nick Chryssikos and Katie Coleman Chryssikos. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a retired firefighter and a member of Bedford Presbyterian Church.Lewis is preceded in...
Mark Matthew Wilkerson
Sep 11, 2014
Mark Matthew Wilkerson, 53, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, September 11, 2014. He was the husband of the late Renee Carwile Wilkerson.Born Thursday, March 16, 1961 in Lynchburg, Mark was a son of the late Charles Wilkerson, Sr. and the late Naomi Johnson Wilkerson.In addition to his wife and parents, Mark was preceded in death by a brother, Ashley Wilkerson.Mark is...
Dorothy Taylor Connelly-Ryan
Sep 11, 2014
Dorothy Connelly-Ryan, 88, of Lynchburg died peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, September 8, 2014. Her first husband, Eugene Coartland Connelly, preceded her in death. She was the wife of Robert Francis Ryan.In addition to her husband, Dorothy
Louise Jackson Little
Sep 10, 2014
Louis Jackson Little, 64, of Lynchburg died Wednesday September 10, 2014.Louis was born July 3, 1950 in Elkton, Maryland a son of the late John Little and the late Betty Wright Little. Louis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a construction worker by trade.He is survived by his brother Ronald Little and...
Marie Maureen Timoney Szorosy
Sep 8, 2014
Marie Maureen Timoney Szorosy 63, of Wirtz, Virginia passed away September 8, 2014, at her residence. Born October 3, 1950 in Hoboken, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Lawrence Timoney and Doris Vivian Ising Timoney. In addition to her parents, Marie was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph John Timoney and Robert Edward Timoney.Marie is...
Lester Payne Harris
Sep 8, 2014
Lester Payne Harris, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, September 08, 2014. He was the loving husband of Sadie McConville Harris for 61 years.Mr. Harris was born Thursday, April 21, 1932 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Joseph Thomas Harris and the late Alma Hudson Harris. He was a Carpenter by trade, who enjoyed building. He was a...
Jean Shannon Paul Fringer
Sep 6, 2014
Jean Paul Fringer, 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, September 06, 2014. She was the wife of Denny Lewis Fringer Jr., for 64 years.Born Jean Shannon Paul on Wednesday, November 23, 1927 in Lynchburg, Jean was a daughter of the late Harry August Paul and the late Frances Satterfield Paul.In addition to her husband, Jean is survived by her children:...
Sean Christopher Wuttke
Sep 5, 2014
Sean Christopher Wuttke, 33, of Roanoke passed away Friday, September 5, 2014.Born September 17, 1980 in Queens, New York, he is the son of Wolfgang Gehardt Wuttke and Judy Anne DeGregory Hilton.Arrangements are by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 586-3443.
Robert Ted Younger
Sep 4, 2014
Robert Ted Younger, 74, of Lynchburg, VA, passed into the arms of our Lord while surrounded by his family on September 4, 2014. His death came after a long and valiant struggle against cancer and emphysema.Born on August 3, 1940, Ted was the only child of the late Robert C. Younger of Lynchburg and Willie (Billie) Vernon Quill of Appomattox....
Arlene Tyree Floyd
Sep 3, 2014
Arlene Tyree Floyd, 79, of Concord died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at home with her family by her side.Born September 3, 1934, in Lynchburg, Arlene was a daughter of the late James Lacy Tyree and the late Edna Shepherd Jennings.In addition to her parents, Arlene was preceded in death by a son, Melvin Dale Floyd.Arlene is survived by her two...
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