Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
John Truman Lee
Mar 15, 2015
John Truman Lee died on March 15, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital with his family by his side. He was born to the late Robert Earnest Lee and Aida Lee in Doniphan, Missouri, on July 28, 1923. He is survived by his devoted wife of sixty eight years, Marjorie Lopez Lee, and his children: Judy Lee Frantz and her husband,...
Ethel Elizabeth Williams Jacovitch
Mar 14, 2015
Ethel Elizabeth Williams Jacovitch, 98, of Bedford, formally of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was the wife of the late Cecil Jacovitch, Sr.Born September 29, 1916 in Davy, West Virginia; she was a daughter of late Wayman Marco Williams, Sr. and Gussie Margaret Musser Williams.Ethel is survived by her son, Stephen Jacovitch and his wife, Janet; two...
Lucile M Dooley Williamson
Mar 14, 2015
Lucile Dooley Williamson, 96, of Montvale, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was the wife of the late Ishmael Flora Williamson. Born May 4, 1918 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Davis Dooley and Hettie May Witt Dooley. Lucile is survived by her son Robert J. Williamson and his wife, Emily; daughter, Sarah Carter...
Rebecca Rose Dremann
Mar 13, 2015
Rebecca Rose Dremann, 50, of Lynchburg, died Friday, March 13, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, 220 Breezewood Drive, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Patricia "Patty" Jane Lynch
Mar 13, 2015
Patricia “Patty” Jane Lynch of Lynchburg, Virginia, died on March 13, 2015, at the age of 90.Patty was born December 8, 1924, in Georgetown, Illinois, to parents John Rodman Grimes and Anna Florence Reed. She had two sisters, Susie and Dorothy, who preceded her in death.Patty married Gene Lynch in 1943 and enjoyed 54 years of marriage before Gene’s death...
Raymond Edwards
Mar 12, 2015
Raymond Edwards, 84, of, Lynchburg, died Thursday, March 12, 2015.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.
Raymond Thomas "R.T." Edwards
Mar 12, 2015
Raymond Thomas “R.T.” Edwards died Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Lynchburg, Va. He was the loving husband of Coretta W. “Toady” Edwards for 59 years.He was born January 25, 1931, in Little Rock, Ark. to the late Roy T. Edwards and Christina A. Edwards. He is preceded in death by his three sisters, Verneal Curtis, Irene Feild, and Eula Nell...
Betty Jean Simpson
Mar 11, 2015
Betty Jean Simpson, 72, of Bedford died Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was the wife of Leo Irvin Simpson for 57 years. Born Thursday, April 16, 1942 in Old Town, Maine, Betty was a daughter of the late Roland McClure and Irma Adams McClure. In addition to her husband, Betty is survived by four children: Robin Johnson (Mike), Kevin Simpson...
Richard Ballowe
Mar 11, 2015
It is rare to find someone who only wishes to spend time with you & enjoy the conversation. Dick Ballowe was one of those people. Known to his family & many friends as “Bunyan” (for his former lumber skills) or Gang-Gang to a few of his grandkids, he enjoyed hugs & great stories; embodied a DIY or “figure it out”...
Louis Moulton Roberts
Mar 10, 2015
Louis Moulton Roberts, 86, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Louis was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School class of 1946. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1948-1952. Louis retired as a draftsman from Piedmont Metal Products in Bedford, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ruble Roberts; son, Ricky Louis...
Geraldine Luck Leftwich
Mar 10, 2015
Geraldine Luck Leftwich, 90, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Junious Hensley Leftwich.Born July 15, 1924 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late James Wellington Luck and Zelma Gladys Arrington Luck. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church.She is preceded in death by two sisters:...
Randall Dean Blake
Mar 10, 2015
Randall Dean Blake, “Randy,” passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 10, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Randy was born on May 2, 1956 in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, the firstborn son of Walter E. Blake, Jr. and Kathryn Blake. His family moved to Pensacola when Randy was 14. Randy graduated from Woodham High School in 1974 and attended the...
Dorothy Mae Carter Marks
Mar 10, 2015
Dorothy Mae Carter Marks, 88, of Madison Heights, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Samuel Watts Marks.Dorothy was born in Schuyler, Va. September 7, 1926, a daughter of the late Lester Omen Carter and the late Willie Nash Carter.She is survived by her children, Debra Gantt and husband, Joey Gantt, Jr....
Dr. Peter William Houck
Mar 10, 2015
Dr. Peter William Houck died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1938, son of Joseph William Houck and Katherine Kemp Houck. He is survived by his brothers Kemp Houck, Thomas Houck, and Leighton Houck, all of Lynchburg, Va. He was a graduate of the Virginia...
Richard Thompsen
Mar 9, 2015
Richard Thompsen, age 84, of Amherst, VA, died Monday, March 9, 2015.Arrangements are being handled by Tharp Funeral Home – Madison Heights, 118 Commonwealth Drive, Madison Heights, VA
Sidney Edwin Dyer
Mar 8, 2015
Sidney Edwin Dyer, 85, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424
John W. Hawkins
Mar 8, 2015
John W. Hawkins, 59, of Lynchburg, Va., went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Jean Hodge Hawkins for over 38 years.John was born January 21, 1956, in Louisville, Ky., a son of the late Charles B. Hawkins and the late Jean Wayne Hawkins. John worked as an electrical engineer before answering...
Robert Harold Acord
Mar 8, 2015
Robert Harold Acord, 87, of Collinsville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of JoAnn Smithson Acord.Harold was born in Glen Morrison, W. Va. on October 18, 1927, to the late Walter William Acord and the late Thelma Martha Acord. He worked as a coal miner in West Virginia, and later...
Frances Chaplin Newman
Mar 7, 2015
Frances Chaplin Newman, 86, of Lynchburg died Saturday, March 7, 2015.She was a daughter of the late Emmett Houston Chaplin and Maude Taylor Newman.Frances was retired from Babcock and Wilcox.She is survived by one brother Lawrence Chaplin and many loving neighbors.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424.
Angeline Costan Coyle
Mar 7, 2015
Angeline Costan Coyle, age 106, died on Saturday, March 7. She was the widow of Fred A. Coyle, who predeceased her. Born August 23, 1908, she was the first child of the late Arthur George and Carrie Burch Costan, and also outlived her six siblings; sisters, Helen Costan, Olga Griffith, Marie Clark, and Kalypso Furniss; and brothers, Arthur A. Costan...
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