Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Milton Samuel Ridgeway
May 19, 2015
Milton Samuel Ridgeway, 71, of Rustburg, VA, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015. He was the husband of Glenda Faye Chambers Ridgeway of 50 years.Born Friday, December 10, 1943 in Chattanooga, TN, Milton was a son of the late Arthur L. Ridgeway and the late Mozelle Spence Ridgeway.In addition to his wife, Milton is survived by his son, Milton Brent Ridgeway...
Evelyn Coleman Glass
May 19, 2015
Evelyn Coleman Glass, 95, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday May 19, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Charlie Lewis Glass.Evelyn was born on October 11, 1919, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Frank Lester Coleman and the late Eva Bryant Coleman. Evelyn was a devoted homemaker for her children and a member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church.She...
Alisha Renee Downin
May 18, 2015
Alisha Renee Downin, 41, of Bedford passed away Monday, May 18, 2015. She was the fiancé of Kevin Furber.Born November 5, 1973, she was a daughter of Landon Knight, and Larri Prosser Knight.Alisha is also survived by the light of her life, her daughter, Brooke Leighann Downin; grandparents: Don and Nellie Knight; sister: Robyn Downin and her fiancé Kevin Coles;...
Mary Frances Shifflet Drumheller
May 18, 2015
Mary Frances Shifflet (Shifty) Drumheller, age 86, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 18, 2015.Born July 2, 1928 in Covington, VA daughter of the late George Washington Shifflet and Carrie Rose Shifflet. Wife of the late James F. Drumheller, Jr.She was a graduate of Covington High School and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. She was previously...
Ruth Koehn Harrison
May 18, 2015
Ruth Koehn Harrison, 78, of Lynchburg, died Monday, May 18, 2015. She was born December 29, 1936, in Marion, South Dakota, a daughter of the late Tobias Jacob Koehn and Emma Schmidt Koehn.Ruth earned her first Bachelor of Arts from Grace Bible Institute in 1959, and then graduated from Pierre School of Practical Nursing in 1961. Ruth then received her...
Ann Campbell Howard
May 17, 2015
Ann Campbell Howard, 87, of Lynchburg died Sunday May 17, 2015. She was the wife of the late Dr. Lawrence Max Howard, Jr. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Albert Cletus Hicks
May 17, 2015
Albert Cletus “A.C.” Hicks, Jr., age 72, of Rustburg passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015.He was preceded in death by his parents A.C. Hicks, Sr. and Katherine Tinnell Hicks. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired owner and operator of Hicks Market.He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sandra Hicks; daughter and son-in-law, Trina and Stuart...
Ann Campbell Howard
May 17, 2015
Ann Campbell Howard, 87, of Lynchburg died Sunday May 17, 2015. She was the wife of the late Dr. Lawrence Max Howard, Jr.Ann died as she lived, with hope and joy and in the presence of family and friends whom she loved. Ann was a remarkable mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, who did not know a stranger. Her sparkling eyes,...
Norman "Squid" Snead Throckmorton
May 17, 2015
Norman “Squid” Snead Throckmorton, 63, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, May 17, 2015. He was the husband of the late Gail Blair Throckmorton.Squid was born November 15, 1951, in Halifax County, Virginia, a son of Althea Snead Throckmorton of Calera, Ala. and the late Earl Norman Throckmorton.In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Danny L. Throckmorton of...
Joan Marie Bruning Castellon
May 16, 2015
Joan Marie Bruning Castellon, 80, of Moneta, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Philip Henry Castellon.Born December 20, 1934 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late, Walter S. Bruning and Katherine Sugrue Bruning. Joan was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church.Joan is survived by her brother-in-laws, Joseph...
Rose Marie Bucar Farrar
May 15, 2015
Rose Marie (Bucar) Farrar (62) of Moneta, Virginia, passed away on May 15 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. An enthusiastic advocate of everything she did, Rose Marie left the world a better place than she found it.Rose Marie was born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised on a farm in nearby Clairton. She moved to Washington in 1971 and...
Frances Ruth Hendrick Saunders
May 15, 2015
Frances Ruth Hendrick Saunders, from Bedford, went into the arms of her Heavenly Father May 15, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph James Saunders, Jr.Born January 29, 1918 in Roanoke, VA, she was a daughter of the late Thurston Woody Hendrick and Fannie Ruth Tosh Hendrick. Frances retired after 40 years with Leggett’s Department Store which later...
Teresa Lynn Carwile Pierce
May 15, 2015
Teresa Lynn Carwile Pierce, 42 of Lynchburg, died peacefully at her home Friday, May 15, 2015.She was born in Lynchburg on October 16, 1972 a daughter of Daniel B. Carwile of Concord and Veronica Brown, of Rustburg.In addition to her parents, she is survived by her children: Kelsey Pierce Burnett, of Callands, Stephen Pierce Carwile of the USMC, Beaufort MCAS,...
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...
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