Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Clyde Edmund King
Aug 20, 2014
Clyde Edmund King, 93, of Madison Heights, VA, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014. He was the loving husband of Sarah Davis Stephens King.In addition to his parents, Clyde was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie Estella King, four brothers: Ernest, Harvey, Claude, and William Timothy King, Jr.; and a sister, Elsie Jeanette King.Born Thursday, February 03, 1921 in...
Russell Barry Turpin
Aug 19, 2014
Lt. Col. Russell Barry Turpin, USMC-Ret., 62, of Goode, passed away August 19, 2014. He was born July 25, 1952 in Lynchburg, VA, the son of Emma Rhodes Abbott of Bedford and the late Russell Cridlin Turpin.A graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Barry was a lifelong public servant. He was commissioned as an officer of the United States Marine Corps, retiring...
Curtis Arnett Cook
Aug 18, 2014
Curtis Arnett Cook, 39, of Lexington, S.C., went home to be with his Lord on Monday August 18, 2014.Curtis was born March 11, 1975 in Waynesboro a son of the late Curtis Ray Cook and the late Sonja Dunaway Somers. Curtis worked at Larry’s Sub Shop in Lexington and was an active member of Calvary Chapel Lexington.He is survived by...
Addalu Tuttle
Aug 18, 2014
Addalu “Lu†Tuttle, 80, of Goode, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 18, 2014. She passed away peacefully in her home.Born September 25, 1933 in Wycliffe Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James Emory McDaniel and Carrie Standt McDaniel. She lived many places through her married life but considered Florida to be her home....
Nancy Diane Martin
Aug 18, 2014
Nancy “Diane†P. Martin, 71, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, August 18, 2014. Born August 27, 1942 in Spartansburg, SC; she was the daughter of the late Joseph Richard Prince and Willodene Weathers Prince.Diane loved quilting and reading. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.Diane is survived by her husband of 53 years, Obediah Allen Martin; children, Sandra Blader...
Juliann Marie Sebastiano Goodman
Aug 17, 2014
Juliann Marie Sebastiano, 63, of Lynchburg died Sunday August 17, 2014.Juliann was born April 21, 1951 in Staten Island, NY a daughter of the late Pasquale Sebastiano and Rose Galletta Sebastiano. Juliann worked as a medical receptionist and was a member of the Red Hat Society and Thomas Terrace Baptist Church.She is survived by her children: Stacey Johnson, Kerri Dieppa,...
Vera Everette Baer
Aug 16, 2014
era “Nell†Everette Baer, affectionately known as Mama Baer, joined her husband Erwin in celebration of a new life on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Nell was born on Sept. 3, 1925 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late James H. Everette, Sr. and the late Vera Allen Everette.She married the love of her life on July 26, 1947 at Holy...
David Ray Johnson
Aug 14, 2014
David Ray Johnson born January 14, 1957 to Inez Owen Johnson Tolley of Lynchburg and the late Oscar Johnson of Brookneal passed away August 14, 2014 at the Hospice Care Center.He was preceded in death by beloved wife Priscilla Clement Johnson, brothers James Oscar Johnson, Tony Carrol Johnson and stepfather John Wyatt Tolley.He is survived by his mother Inez Tolley,...
Rawley Dennis Kelly
Aug 14, 2014
Rawley Dennis “Splash†Kelly, 63, of Rustburg, died on Thursday, August 14, 2014. Dennis was born on June 21, 1951 the son of the late Rawley Kelly and the late Geraldine Bullock Kelly.Dennis is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Kelly and her children, Christopher and Sarah Mills of Gretna and Tammy Fuller and husband, Brady and their children, Collin, Jett...
Dorothy Elizabeth Becker Chimenti
Aug 13, 2014
Dorothy Elizabeth Chimenti, 73, of Lynchburg, VA, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Frank Anthony Chimenti for 50 years.Born Thursday, June 26, 1941 in Dubois, PA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Otto Becker and the late Vera Malasky Becker.In addition to her husband, Dorothy is survived by her children: Stefanie Prokity and her...
Tommy Darrell Goff, Sr.
Aug 12, 2014
Tommy Darrell Goff, Sr., 57, of Bedford died Tuesday, August 12, 2014. He was born February 5, 1957 in Bedford County, a son of the late Silas Owen Goff and Ruth Wilson Robertson.Tommy was a member of Hunting Creek Baptist Church. He was previously employed by Russell Floyd Logging. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, fellowship and visiting with friends.In addition to...
Paul Augustine Wheeler
Aug 11, 2014
Pastor Wheeler was a godly man, who loved his Lord and his family unconditionally and served his church parishioners faithfully for fifty years. His passion for building God’s Kingdom and encouraging everyone he talked with was contagious. His godly example will challenge us for the rest of our lives.Pastor Paul Augustine Wheeler, 93, of Lynchburg died Monday, August 11, 2014...
Eleanor Geneva Keesecker
Aug 11, 2014
Eleanor Geneva “Mema†Keesecker, 72, of Monroe, formerly of Hopewell, died Monday August 11, 2014. She was the devoted wife for over 30 years and reunited back into the loving arms of her husband Jeffrey Allen “Pepa†Keesecker.Geneva was born in Louisa County July 11, 1942 a daughter of the late Clarence Breeden and the late Myrtle Negri Breeden. Geneva...
Jesse Seiferth
Aug 9, 2014
Jesse Seiferth, Jr., 73, passed away on August 9, 2014. Born in Kingston, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Jesse and Laurie Seiferth, who moved to Natchez shortly after his birth. He completed his elementary and high school years in the St. Francis Catholic School system, graduating in 1959 as class salutatorian. After three years of service in...
Arthur Hoskins Hunter
Aug 9, 2014
Arthur Hoskins Hunter, 83, of Linden died Saturday August 9, 2014.Arthur was born July 24, 1931 in Lynchburg a son of the late Theodore Hunter and the late Ruby Hunter Jones. Arthur honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he received the Purple Heart and Silver Star for Bravery in action. He was retired...
Lillian Spencer Wieringo Higginbotham
Aug 9, 2014
Lillian Spencer Wieringo Higginbotham, 89, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, August 9, 2014.Born November 1, 1924 in Lynchburg, Lillian was a daughter of the late Lillie Kidd Spencer, and the late Howard Grover Spencer.Lillian was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward Howard Wieringo, Sr. and James Robert Higginbotham; and daughters: Patricia Pearl Milium and Barbara Murphy.Lillian is survived by her...
Colleen Claire Southall Taylor
Aug 8, 2014
Colleen Claire Southall Taylor, 68, of Coleman Falls, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Roy Southall and the late Erma Small Southall.Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Stephen Taylor; two daughters: Christine Taylor-Hall and her husband, Travis of Marion, VA, and Erin Kulick and her husband Scott of Queens, NY;...
Katherine Clark Hare
Aug 8, 2014
Katherine Clark Hare, 86, died Friday, August 8, 2014at Westminster Canterbury from Alzheimer’s disease, with family by her side.Katherine is survived by her husband of 46 years, R. Bryant Hare III of Lynchburg; sons Lloyd Campbell Agnew, Jr. (Ellen) of Lynchburg, Pendleton Clark Agnew (Elizabeth) of Alexandria, VA, and R. Bryant Hare IV (Vicki) of Raleigh, NC; cherished grandchildren Towns...
William Sidney Foreman, Jr.
Aug 8, 2014
Dr. William Sidney Foreman, Jr. 88, of Forest, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014. He was the loving husband of Hester Jane Smith Foreman for 64 years.Born September 29, 1925 in Norfolk: he was the son of the late William Sidney Foreman, Sr. and Nancy Crump Holland Foreman Boush. Dr. Foreman is also preceded in death by a grandson: Zachary...
Carl Torbjörn Resele-Tiden
Aug 8, 2014
Carl Torbjörn Resele-Tiden, 93, died on Friday August 8, 2014 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born in Skyttorp, Sweden to the late Carl Abraham Resele-Tiden, and Agda Augusta Gustafsson on December 28, 1920.Carl loved to travel. He left Sweden at the age of 27 and came to the United States – where he lived in and...
Make Arrangements Online
Online Pre-Planning
Begin planning now. Online Cremation and Burial Arrangements Available - all details can be arranged from home.
