Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
William Cranston Albee
Apr 4, 2015
William “Bill” Cranston Albee, 98, of 501 V.E.S. Road, died at Lynchburg General Hospital on April 4, 2015. He was the husband of Karoline Seibel Happell Albee of Lynchburg and the late Eleanor S. Albee of Grafton, Mass.William Albee, a graduate of Brown University, was born in Providence, R.I. on February 2, 1917, a son of the late Percy F....
Carlton Ferris Lacy
Apr 2, 2015
Carlton Ferris Lacy, 87, of Bedford, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Tove Grethe Juul Christensen Lacy. Born April16, 1927 in Bedford; he was a son of the late John Frank Lacy and Gracie Padgett Lacy.Carlton enjoyed fishing and traveling when he was younger. He was a U.S. Army...
Verna Fore Houston Falwell
Apr 2, 2015
Verna Fore Houston Falwell, 92, of Forest, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Fay and James Cothran’s home, her daughter and son-in-law.She was the daughter of the late Daniel Milton Fore and the late Wycliffe Hamlett Fore, and was born in Charlotte County, Va. on November 6, 1922.Verna worked for the U.S. Government during WWII. She was the former...
Anne Bryan Reeves
Apr 1, 2015
Anne Bryan Reeves, 62, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2015 at Holy Angels Residential Facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was a native of Richmond VA.She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Wight Reeves, and her father, Leland Whyte Reeves.Memorial gifts can be made to Holy Angels Residential Facility: 10450 Ellerbe Rd, Shreveport, LA 71106.There will be a...
Anne Thompson Alcock Richardson
Mar 31, 2015
Anne Alcock Thompson RichardsonAnne Alcock Thompson Richardson, 88, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015. She was the widow of the late Fred H. “Pete” Thompson, Jr. and the late W. Conrad Richardson.A celebration of Anne’s life will take place on Friday, April 3, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Timberlake Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. Robert “Bob” Mooty officiating,...
Betty Baldwin Tuttle
Mar 30, 2015
Betty Baldwin Tuttle, 68, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015.She retired from Ericson of Lynchburg.Betty was preceded in death by her father, Monroe George Baldwin, Sr.Surviving are her husband of 46 years, David James Tuttle, two daughters: Jennifer and Travis Baker and Trisha and Tony Manning, all of Lynchburg, her mother, Dolores Mansfield Baldwin, five grandchildren: Sidney, Owen,...
Cora Mae Jess Minkler
Mar 29, 2015
Cora Mae Jess Minkler born August 18, 1922 passed away peacefully on March 29th 2015 at the Runk and Pratt Memory Care Residence.She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred and Walter Jess, her husband Robert (Bob) Minkler and sister Hazel Mulyca.Cora is survived by her children, Robert (Nick) Minkler (Janice) of Forest VA and Cathy Lequin (Jerry) of...
Sarah Forse Busch
Mar 29, 2015
Sarah Forse Busch, born September 30, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of James Monroe Forse and Margaret Bee Forse, died March 29, 2015, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was a resident of the Westminster Canterbury Home, where she moved, along with husband Russell, from Bedford, Virginia, in June of 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell W....
Roger Lee Rice Sr.
Mar 28, 2015
Roger Lee Rice Sr., 74, of Coleman Falls, VA, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home. He was the loving husband of Rosalita Branch Rice.Roger was born on January 13, 1941 to the late Benjamin Rice and the late Sally Sleigh Rice. He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, logging, and spending time in...
Alexander Frederick John
Mar 28, 2015
Alexander Frederick John, 53, of Lynchburg departed this life Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Debra Lynn John, his devoted wife of 27 years. Alex was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church, and a long-time employee of Grand Home Furnishings.In addition to his wife, Alex is survived by his brother, Douglas Barr...
Nancy Lee Goggin Cushwa
Mar 27, 2015
Nancy Lee Goggin Cushwa, 82, of Lynchburg, died Friday, March 27, 2015.Born Wednesday, February 08, 1933 in Lynchburg, Nancy was the daughter of the late Harry Thomas Goggin and the late Nannie Lee Davis Goggin.In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by a sister Jean Goggin Payne.Nancy is survived by her husband of 57 years, Charles Terry...
Brenda Gayle Campbell
Mar 25, 2015
Brenda Gayle Campbell, 61, of Pamplin, Virginia, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was the wife of Raymond Arnold Campbell for 23 years.Born on Wednesday, September 16, 1953, in Lynchburg, Brenda was a daughter of the late Raymond Tyree and Inez Proffitt Tyree of Madison Heights.In addition to her husband and...
Mary Esther Sheely Carpenter
Mar 23, 2015
Mary Esther Sheely Carpenter, 88, of Forest went to be with her Lord Monday March 23, 2015. She was the devoted wife of the late Robert G. Carpenter. Mary was born August 18, 1926, in Lima, Ohio, a daughter of the late Berl William Sheely and the late Helen Thiesing Sheely. She retired as a bookkeeper with Sinclair Implement Company...
Velma Jean Smith
Mar 22, 2015
Velma Jean Smith, age 93, of Lynchburg, VA, died in Lynchburg on March 22nd, 2015 of congestive heart failure. Velma was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years in 2004, Eugene J. Smith.Velma Jean Smith (Ordiway) was born on 12/4/1921, in Gladwin County, Michigan to John and Vera Oridway. She is preceded in death by her brother Eldon...
Elda Prudden Overstreet
Mar 20, 2015
Elda Prudden Overstreet, known by all as “Sam”, of Rustburg, died on Friday, March 20, 2015. Sam was born on December 14, 1946, in Perth Amboy, N.J. to the late Orrin Dwight Prudden and the late Elinor Cash Prudden. She attended and graduated from Stratford College in Danville, Va. and the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Sam married...
Lois Jeanne Pearson
Mar 20, 2015
Lois Jeanne Pearson, 87, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Centra Health Hospice House. She was the beloved wife of L. Joel Pearson for 66 years.Born Friday, October 7, 1927, in Danville, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Roy Milton Bottorff and the late Grace Green Bottorff, and was born...
Annie Laura Keyes
Mar 20, 2015
Annie Laura Arthur Keyes, 93, of Bedford County, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015. She was the wife of the late George William Keyes.Born February 6, 1922, in Campbell County she was a daughter of the late Harry Cephus Arthur and Elizabeth Beatrice Campbell Arthur. She was a U.S. Army Veteran. Annie worked at Frank Chervan Chair Factory, and she...
Darrell Eugene Hudson
Mar 17, 2015
Darrell Eugene Hudson, 53, of Lynchburg, left our world unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. He was born in Lynchburg on September 5, 1961, to Beatrice Tinnell Hudson and the late Attley Ray Hudson.In addition to his father, Darrell is preceded in death by a nephew, Erik Hudson, and his mother-in-law, Ann Ogden.Left behind with a lifetime of memories are...
Rupert B. Tarbell
Mar 16, 2015
Rupert B. Tarbell, 85 of Moneta, Virginia, died on March 16, 2015. Born in Earlville, New York.Rupert is survived by his devoted and loving wife Marolyn, two daughters, Michelle Tarbell Ligon of Kentucky and Roxane Tarbell Biondo of New Jersey, son-in-law, Don Biondo four grandsons, one great grandson and one great granddaughter. He is survived by his sister Barbara Tarbell...
Walter C. Dyba
Mar 16, 2015
Walter Charles Dyba, 49, of Forest, died Monday, March 16, 2015 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born September 24, 1965 in New York a son of Dorcas Alena Hendershot Dyba and the late Stanley Joseph Dyba.Walter was owner/operator of Unlimited Electrical Contracting, Inc. He was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church and a lifetime year member of Brookville-Timberlake...
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