Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Ronald Neal Gibson, 77, of Harrisonburg, died in Roanoke. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting.

Donald Wright Johnson, age 85, of Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Carlson Johnson and his two brothers Cecil Stafford Johnson, Jr. (Peggy-living) and Julius Rober Johnson (Ann-living).Donald was born on March 19, 1935, in Charlottesville, Va., to the late Cecil Stafford, Sr. and Samantha Eleanor Johnson. After graduating...

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Sean Anthony Payne, 36, of Campbell County, died Thursday, December 1, 2016. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Tharp Funeral Home, care of Sean Anthony Payne Funeral Fund, 220 Breezewood Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502

George Thomas Mihalow Jr, 65, of Lynchburg VA, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family

Billie Burke Lowe, 82, of Bedford, formerly of Concord, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Bedford Memorial Hospital.  He was the loving husband of 62 years to Helen Louise Griffith Lowe. Born in Tazewell County on August 14, 1935 he was the son of the late George Washington Lowe and Ida Ellen Bailey Lowe. He is also preceded in...

Maria Dolores Fernandez Colliflower, 73 of Huddleston, Va. passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born on October 28, 1941 in Madrid, Spain. She was a daughter of the late Jose Fernandez Teijeiro and Margarita Pradillo Urgoiti Fernandez. In addition to her parents Maria was preceded in death by two sisters, Mercedes Fernandez and Josefina...

John Michael Schmidt, 51, passed away unexpectedly December 06, 2018 at his home in Roanoke, VA.John was born March 13, 1967 in the neighborhood of Evergreen Park in Chicago, Illinois to Jack and Sandra Schmidt.John loved his family and close friends dearly. He always loved to be the jokester and brought joy to many people’s lives. His favorite place to...

Constance “Connie” Celestine Rufi, 93, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, February 28, 2016.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. To send condolences, please visit obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.

Kelsey ‘Kelso’ Marie Phelps was called home to be with Jesus on June 14, 2023.Born in Bedford County, VA on April 2, 1997, she was the 4th of 5 children born to Stephan Ray Phelps and Michelle Hawkins Phelps. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her siblings: Lauren (Dan) Hayden, Brittany (Jared) Etheridge, Andrew Phelps, and Sydney...

Joseph Michael Peniche, 31, of Lynchburg, VA, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

Barbara Hudson Kimmel, 71, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed Saturday, December 16, 2018. She was a much loved mother to her surviving son John and his wife Melinda, and a wonderful grandmother to their two children, John and Lily.Barbara was preceded in death by her adoring husband, Chet, with whom she was joyfully waiting to be rejoined. Her stories of their...

Ronald John Luhman, Sr. 73, of Huddleston, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, his sister Pauline Luhman Rada passed away four days before Ronald.Born January 7, 1944 in Newark, N.J. he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary Luhman.Ronald served his country in the U.S. Navy.He is survived by his son Ronald John Luhman, Jr. and wife,...

Joyce Marie Johnson transitioned on Monday May 31, 2021 at the Bedford Health and Rehabilitation Center. Joyce was born on March 1,1960 to the late Norman H. Johnson Sr, and Augusta W. Johnson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her siblings C. Ray Wilson, Reuben Lee Johnson, and Juan Johnson.Joyce lived in the Dearington...

Herbert Howard Zoll Jr., 62, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, January 6, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

Franklin Dexter Terry, Sr., 79, of Hardy, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. He was born on August 8, 1938 in Christiansburg, VA. He was a son of the late Cecil Dexter Terry and Hallie Marie Shepherd Terry. Frank served his country in the United States Army. He loved the outdoors, doing work around his home and going fishing....

Vonda Lee Elder Miles, 87, of Rustburg, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Frank “Buck” Miles, and by her daughter-in-law, Jane Miles. Vonda was born November 15, 1930, in Rustburg, a daughter of the late Mary Louise Elder. Vonda was retired from the Central Virginia Training Center after 28 years as a...

Janet Ann Christie Eagler, 86, of Bedford passed away at Bedford County Nursing Home on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. She was the wife of the late Steve Joseph Eagler,Born in Patterson, New Jersey on December 16, 1934, Janet was the daughter of the late David Christie and Dorothy Nussbaum Christie. She graduated from William Patterson Teacher’s College in 1956 before...

Larry Owen Peters, age 79, of South Boston, VA, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.

Virginia Pearl “Jenny” Layne, 95, of Forest, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018.Jenny was born in Lynchburg on September 30, 1922 to the late Lucy Coleman Layne and Curtis Lester Layne. Jenny was retired from G. E. and a member of Timberlake Baptist Church for 60+ years.She was predeceased by her sister, Stella H. Fuqua and brothers, Robert L. Layne...