Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
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...
Edward "Ed" D. Jones
Mar 6, 2015
Edward “Ed” D. Jones, 54 of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away at home on Friday March 6, 2015.Ed graduated from Carroll County High School in 1978 and from Old Dominion University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. He later obtained his Professional Engineer designation. He was an employee of Acres of Virginia.He was preceded in death by his father,...
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr.
Mar 6, 2015
Lewis Alvin Fralish, Jr., died Friday, March 6, 2015. Lewis had the greatest opportunity to meet with the Lord. He will greatly be missed by all, which includes his loving mother, Linda B. Cassidy and step-father, James Cassidy of Lynchburg; his older sister, Sherry Lambert and brother-in-law, Gerald E. Lambert in Lynchburg; and a baby sister, Jerri C. Baker of...
Earl Dean Hensley
Mar 5, 2015
Earl Dean (“Dean”) Hensley passed away after a long illness on March 5, 2015. He was born on March 14, 1935, to parents Darwin L. Hensley and Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Chapman Hensley in Big Island, Va.In addition to his parents, Dean was predeceased by his sister, Nyla Kayren “Kaye” Hensley Boyers.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathryn...
John Gary Flesch
Mar 4, 2015
John Gary Flesch Sr., 73, of Farmville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the husband of Carlene Flesch.Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late John Andrew Flesch and the late Frances Elizabeth Dillon Flesch.In addition to his wife, he is survived his children; John G. Flesch Jr. and (Tina) of Jamesburg, NJ, Karen Franklin of...
John Parsons Eckert
Mar 4, 2015
John “Jack” Parsons Eckert, 81, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was the loving husband of Constance “Connie” Eckert for over 58 years.Born on September 26, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late George and Viola Parsons Eckert.He attended Lehigh University and graduated with a degree in Engineering in 1955. After earning his degree,...
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr.
Mar 3, 2015
Wesley Thomas Silby, Jr. stepped out of this life and into life eternal with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 3, 2015, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca “Becky” Bass Silby for just three days shy of ten years. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 25, 1967, he was the oldest son of Sylvia...
Irvin Calvin Harris
Mar 2, 2015
Irvin Calvin “Pete” Harris, 76, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 2, 2015. He was the husband of the late Judith Ann Ayers Harris for 53 years.Born Thursday, April 7, 1938, in Gladstone, Va., Pete was a son of the late Irvin T. and Emma White Harris.Pete is survived by his daughter, Jackie Atkins and her husband, Scott, of Rustburg; four...
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