Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Gordon Eskil Peterson
Jul 26, 2014
Lt. Col. Gordon Eskil Peterson Jr., 81, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 26, 2014. He was the devoted husband to Elena T. Peterson for 49 years.Born Tuesday, March 14, 1933 in Auburn, NE, Gordon was the son of the late Gordon Eskil Peterson, Sr. and the late Cornelia Tackett Peterson. He attended Auburn High School...
James Wesley Weston
Jul 26, 2014
James Wesley Weston, 77, of Lynchburg, passed away Friday, July 26, 2014 in Michigan. He was the loving husband of Linda L. Weston for 53 years.Born November 18, 1936 in Peck, Michigan, James was a son of the late Hazel Eveleigh Weston and the late Kenneth Otto Weston.In addition to his wife, James is survived by his sons: Michael Weston...
Opal Spivey Edwards
Jul 25, 2014
Opal Spivey Edwards, 90, of Bedford passed away Friday, July 25, 2014 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Warren Jefferson Edwards.Born December 5, 1923 in Galax, Virginia she was the daughter of the late James Fred Spivey and Marietta Hall Spivey.Opal retired as a houseparent from Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville,...
Addie Glenola Trent
Jul 25, 2014
Addie Glenola Trent, 93, born June 21, 1921, passed on July 25, 2014. She was the loving wife of Hurley T. Trent for 72 years. She is survived by her children, Glenda Lalone, and her husband, Bob; Cheryl Tate, and her husband, Donnie, Meryl Smith, and her husband, Bob, and Hurley Thomas (Tom) Trent, Jr., and his wife, Valinda, and...
Dorice Lee Bennett Harding
Jul 25, 2014
Dorice Bennett Harding, 85, of Lynchburg, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 25, 2014. She was the wife of Charles Walker Harding for 63 years.Born May 16, 1929 in Sandy Level, she was a daughter of the late Henry Coleman Bennett and the late Mae Davis Bennett.She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and a devoted mother...
Carol Alice Redgate
Jul 21, 2014
Carol Alice Redgate, 79, of Forest, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014. She was born June 2, 1935 in Plymouth, MA and was a daughter of the late Astore Scagliarini and Nella Boccacci Scagliarini.Carol graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School and went on to receive her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA. She married John
Tammy Lee Piper
Jul 20, 2014
Tammy Lee Piper, 57, of Forest died on Sunday, July 20, 2014. She was born in Tom Green County, TX on May 30, 1957, the daughter of Lee Wootton Von Winkle of TX and the late August Piper, Jr. In addition to her mother, Tammy is survived by two sons, Mitch Athearn of Lynchburg and Trent Athearn of FL and...
Loreen Yeatts Stephens
Jul 19, 2014
Loreen Yeatts Stephens, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother, 80, of Forest, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 19, 2014. She was the wife of John P. Stephens for 61 years. Loreen was born in Lynchburg on May 21, 1934, a daughter of the late Clarence Coleman Yeatts and the late Lora Towler Yeatts.In addition to...
James Gluck
Jul 19, 2014
James Gluck, 88, of Lynchburg, VA died Saturday, July 19, 2014.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Ruby Irene Wildman Laughon
Jul 19, 2014
Ruby Irene Wildman Laughon, 73, of Evington, died Saturday, July 19, 2014. She was born February 18, 1941 in Evington, VA a daughter of the late Elton Wildman and Dorothy Hackworth Wildman.Ruby was an active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and a retired Guidance Counselor of Heritage High School. She loved volunteering for the American Red Cross Blood Drives,...
Jane King Weeks Murray
Jul 18, 2014
Jane King Weeks Murray, 98, of Bedford, VA died Friday, July 18, 2014 at Oakwood Health & Rehabilitation. She was born May 9, 1916 in Roanoke, VA to the late Hallie Woods Weeks and T. A. Weeks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy E. Murray, Sr., her sister, Phyllis Martin, and her grandson, Wade D. Murray. Survivors...
Martha Barksdale Carter Franklin
Jul 17, 2014
Martha Barksdale Carter Franklin, 75, of Westminster Canterbury 501 VES Road Lynchburg Virginia and formerly of Farmville Virginia and Hampden Sydney, Abilene and Darlington Heights in Prince Edward County passed away Thursday, July, 17, 2014.Martha was the faithful and supportive helpmate for 48 years to her husband, The Reverend A. Howell Franklin who served 36 years in the Virginia Annual...
Frances Carolyn Blankenship
Jul 17, 2014
Frances Carolyn Blankenship, 71, of Lynchburg, died Friday, May 16, 2014.Born Friday, July 17, 1942 in Lynchburg, Frances was a daughter of the late Arthur Wright and the late Hilda Stewart Wright Southworth.Frances is survived by her children: Deanna Carol Blankenship, of High Point, NC, Michelle Skinner and her husband, John, of Lynchburg, and Scott Winston Blankenship and his wife,...
Laura Lee Stickley Slayton
Jul 16, 2014
Laura Lee Stickley Johnson Slayton died July 16, 2014. She was the daughter of Robert Palmer and Alpha Lee Crump Stickley. Robert Palmer Stickley Jr., her brother, preceded her in death.Allen Easley Johnson, her husband of 50 years, died in 2001. Her second husband, Lee Slayton, died in 2008. Laura Lee married her current husband and dear friend, John Pelissier...
Mary Mercer Porter Hamblen
Jul 16, 2014
Hamblen, Mary Mercer Porter, 62, passed away on July 16, 2014 after a short illness. Born January 25, 1952 to the late Elizabeth Haile Neal Porter and the late Henry Daniel Porter, Sr., Mary grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia and attended E.C. Glass High School and Winthrop College.Mary is survived by her husband of 36 years James Allen Murdock Hamblen;...
Margieanne Gregory Shuling
Jul 15, 2014
Margieanne Gregory Suhling, 90, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Born June 11, 1924, in Salisbury, NC, she was the daughter of Anne Spencer Gregory and Lee OvermanGregory.Named Margaret Anne Gregory, early in life she embraced her nickname of Margieanne, and in her later years Margieanne was her preferred name even on legal documents.She was preceded in death by her husband...
Rufus Cosby Orange
Jul 14, 2014
Rufus Cosby Orange, 89, of Bedford, died Monday, July 14, 2014 in Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born May 25, 1925 in Bedford County, a son of the late William Benjamin Orange and Ora Whitman Orange. Rufus was an U.S. Army veteran and a retiree of Rubatex Corp with 26 years of service. He loved listening to the Bible...
Lelia Belle Wilson Goff
Jul 13, 2014
Lelia Belle Wilson Goff, 89, of Bedford, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, July 13, 2014. Born January 30, 1925 in Bedford; she was a daughter of the late Jerry Wilson and Ellie Pippins Wilson. A founding member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Lelia was currently a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She kept her Bible by her...
Anita Spain Elcan
Jul 13, 2014
Anita Spain Elcan died July 13, 2014 at Heritage Green in Lynchburg, Virginia.She was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 21, 1923, the daughter of Rush Burton Spain and Mattie Carolyn Barton Spain. She attended Tuscaloosa County High School, received a Bachelor of Religious Education degree from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va., and a Master of...
Howelle Rees Hemphill
Jul 12, 2014
Howelle Rees Hemphill, 89, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.
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