Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Audrey Lynn Phelps
May 15, 2015
Audrey Lynn Phelps, 57, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015.Audrey was born in Lynchburg on October 25, 1957, to the late June Mason Mayberry and the late Milton Mayberry. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and spent her life taking care of those she loved.Left behind to cherish Audrey’s memory are her two sons, Robert Phelps...
Darden B. Hurt
May 14, 2015
Darden B. Hurt, 56, of Blue Ridge passed away at his home on Thursday, May 14, 2015.He loved his “God”, the great outdoors and fishing. He can now fish in his heavenly eternal stream without pain and suffering.Darden was preceded in death by his parents, Ken and Marilyn Hurt, his brother, Tim Hurt, whom he missed greatly.He is survived by...
Somisara Bandara Ellegala
May 14, 2015
Somisara Bandara Ellegala, 92, died at his home May 14, 2015. A life in light will help us let go of everything that is impermanent and opens the heart to freedom and loving kindness. He was the consummate teacher and a man who lived a truly generous life. He is survived by his wife, three children, seven grandchildren, and the...
Darryl Macarthur Singleton
May 13, 2015
Darryl MacArthur Singleton, “Mack,” 70, of Gladys, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015. He was the loving father of Brandy Shenea Singleton and Lee MacArthur Singleton, and “Papa Mack” to one granddaughter, Granger Lee Bradshaw, all of Richmond.Born February 6, 1945, in Naruna, he was the youngest child of the late James Monroe Singleton and Janie Dunn Singleton. He was a...
Janet Lynne Wroncy Wilson
May 12, 2015
Janet Lynne Wroncy Wilson, 71, of Goode, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015. She was born on Feb 23, 1944 in Long Branch, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Richard A. Wroncy and Rachel Mazza Wroncy.Janet is a member of Brookhill Wesleyan Church in Forest. She loved to read and attending church activities. She was a member of the...
Kathryn Evans Uotinen
May 12, 2015
Kathryn “Kay” Evans Uotinen, 74, of Lynchburg went to be with her Lord on Monday, May 12, 2015. She was the wife of Veikko “Vic” Uotinen for fifty-two years.Kay was born in Guatemala City on July 29, 1940, the daughter of the late Reverend Thomas Burt Evans and the late Vesta Knudson Evans, who were serving as missionaries at the...
Kenny Kemp
May 12, 2015
Kenny Kemp passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at home with his family after a brave battle with cancer.Kenneth Taylor Kemp was born on October 22, 1965 in Jacksonville, Florida, the youngest of four children to Douglas and Jo Lynn Kemp. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg in 1983. He went on to study forestry...
Eleanor White Rossler
May 10, 2015
Eleanor White Rossler, 96, of Bedford, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Oakwood Manor Health & Rehab. She was born on May 24, 1918 in Dillwyn, VA. She is the daughter of the late Melvin H. Hackney and Mary Helen Davis Hackney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Lee...
James Edward Martin
May 10, 2015
James Edward Martin, 63, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, May 10, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Denny Lewis Fringer, Jr.
May 9, 2015
Denny Lewis Fringer, Jr., 91, of Lynchburg, VA, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, May 9, 2015. He was the husband of the late Jean Paul Fringer for 64 years, who preceded him in death on September 6, 2014.Denny was born on Saturday, September 8, 1923, in Jarrettsville, Maryland and was a son of the...
Joseph Eubank Holt, Jr.
May 9, 2015
Joseph Eubank Holt, Jr., born in Roanoke, Virginia, April 7, 1924, died May 9, 2015.He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Holt.Joseph is survived by his loving wife, Mary Agnes Holt; daughter, Sherran Smiley, Carol Easterly and husband Bill; four grandchildren, Paige Fraasch and her husband Don, John Michael Holt and his wife Sonia, Dean Wendt, and Jennifer...
Donna Helene Schewel Clark
May 8, 2015
Donna Schewel Clark died peacefully at her home on Burnt Bridge Road on Friday, May 8, 2015, after a brief but devastating illness.Donna was the daughter of Helene P. Schewel and the late Bertram R. Schewel. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Benjamin D. Schewel and Rae N. Schewel, and by her maternal grandparents, Jacob H. Parish...
Lonzie Elwood Tomlin
May 8, 2015
Lonzie Elwood Tomlin, 74, of Lynchburg, died Friday, May 8, 2015. He was the husband of Catherine Millner Wills Tomlin for 9 years.Born Wednesday, April 9, 1941 in Amherst County, Elwood was a son of the late Howard Scott Tomlin and Mary Tomlin.In addition to his wife, Elwood is survived by a son, David Tomlin and his wife, Stephanie; two...
Dolores Carol Tuttle Mullins
May 6, 2015
Dolores Carol Mullins, 61, of Hurt, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.Born on January 29, 1954, in Moundsville, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Tuttle and the late Mary Haught Tuttle.Left behind to cherish Carol’s memory are her children, Matthew Keatts and his wife, Elizabeth, Kim Smith and her husband, Barry, and Christie Wood; her...
Joyce Wingfield Little
May 5, 2015
Joyce Wingfield Little, 84, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at her residence with her loving children by her side. She was married for over 50 years to the late Therman O. Little.Born November 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John Nordon Wingfield, Sr. and the late Marie Londeree of Lynchburg. As well as...
Duval A. Davis, Sr.
May 5, 2015
Duval A. Davis, Sr., 79, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.Duval was born on October 6, 1935, in Lynchburg to the late Roy and Mamie Davis. He proudly served his country during the 1950’s in the National Guard. A hardworking man, he spent over forty years in masonry.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Ann T. Daniel
May 5, 2015
Ann T. Daniel, 89, of Moneta, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Brookdale at Cave Spring.She was born October 15, 1925 in Richmond, VA, a daughter of the late James Franklin Tedder and Janie Cliborne Tedder.Ann was a communicant of Trinity Ecumenical Parish and was a retired secretary of Daniel Insurance Company. She loved sewing, flowers, gardening, dancing, and...
Elizabeth Margaret Bischoff
May 4, 2015
Elizabeth Margaret Bischoff, 89, of Lynchburg, died Monday, May 04, 2015.Born Wednesday, March 10, 1926 in Perth Amboy, NJ, Elizabeth was a daughter of the late Christian L. Bischoff and the late Elsie Walter Bischoff.In addition to her parents, Elizabeth was preceded in death by her brother, Rev. Fred Bischoff.Elizabeth is survived by a special friend, Sandra Young, her sister-in-law,...
Charlie (Chuck) Randolph Tucker
May 4, 2015
Charlie (Chuck) Randolph Tucker, husband of Anne Wilson Tucker, died Monday, May 4, 2015. He was born in Gladys, VA on May 6, 1925, son of the late Ottie W. and Estelle Hodnett Tucker.Chuck was a veteran of World War II, serving in three campaigns in the European Theater of Operations. Subsequent to his discharge from the Army, he enlisted...
Ruby “Bea” Staples Sheppard
May 3, 2015
Ruby “Bea” Staples Sheppard, 96, of Madison Heights passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her home.She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, ten sisters, her husband and daughter.Surviving are a son, Charles R. Sheppard and a number of nieces and nephews.A celebration of Ruby’s life will be held at New Beginning Tabernacle Church Wednesday, May 6,...
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