Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

STEPHEN SISA \"" 94 3 June 1918 \"" 20 November 2012Cold War Author-Warrior Stephen Sisa, most recently of Huddleston VA, died peacefully at his beloved lake house on Bella Vista Island on Smith Mountain Lake in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A son of Central Europe\"™s Carpathian Basin, with a keen sense of history, he was born in...

Sallie McWillie Freeman Bogle passed away quietly, Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, at home in the company of her loving family. She was born July 18, 1949 in Coronado, CA to Sallie Harris Rodgers and Ross Edmonston Freeman. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved brother, Peter Lawrence Freeman.Her survivors include her husband, Robert Williams Bogle, and...

Earline Mable Carter Karnes, 76, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Bedford on July 15, 1937, a daughter of the late Tut Lewis Carter and Pernie Amos Carter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Nathan Karnes; two sons, Thomas Nathan Karnes, Jr....

Patricia Mathews Langhorne, of Evington died Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Lynchburg.Born September 2, 1928 in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late June Horn Mathews and the late Wesley Houser Mathews.In addition to her parents Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Nelson Langhorne, Jr.Patricia is survived by a her children; Thomas Nelson Langhorne, III,...

Hazel Dishman Berry, 92, of Lynchburg died Wednesday June 26, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Reginald S. Berry.Hazel was born September 15, 1920 in King George County, VA, a daughter of the late James Samuel Dishman and the late Betty Grigsby Dishman. She was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was a member...

James Roby Wilson, 73, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, February 14, 2011, in Lynchburg, after a short illness.  He was the husband of Ethel (Susie) Beverly Wilson, for 50 years.Born Saturday, November 13, 1937 in Scott County, VA, James was a son of the late Denver Wilson and Almeda Johnson Wilson.In addition to his wife, James is survived by his...

Patricia Kell West, 80 of Moneta, Virginia died on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 131 Charmwood Circle Moneta, Virginia. Born Saturday, September 24, 1932 in Millville, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William Forrest Kell and the late Kathryn Summers Kell. She was the devoted wife for 58 years of J. Richard West. Patricia graduated from Millville...

Charles Richard Wilson Schoew of Lynchburg died Saturday February 13, 2010 at his residence.  He was 88.  He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Margaret Ann (the former Margaret Ann Hopkins of Lynchburg) and two of their three children, Susan Schoew Cox and her husband Ron of Jacksonville, FL; Richard Wilson Schoew and his wife Winifred of Lynchburg. ...

Mrs. Faye Cole Crawford, 77, of Forest, Virginia died at her home after a long illness on Sunday, March 18, 2012.  She was the wife of the late Guy E. Crawford.  Faye was born on July 21, 1934 in Lynchburg, Virginia, the daughter of the late Clarence and Jessie Cole. Faye was a graduate of E. C. Glass High School.  ...

Diana Blevins ThrockmortonDiana Blevins Throckmorton, 62, entered into rest, far too early, on May 10, 2011, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 19, 1948 in Coeburn Virginia, daughter of the late Loyd and Ella Blevins of Scott County, Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Dairl and Tommy; and...

The Lord called home his servant, George Laurence (Larry) Mills, 69, of Bedford, VA, on Saturday, October 23, 2010. All who knew Larry knew of his passion for Jesus Christ, for his family, for his friends, and for his music. Left to cherish his memory are his father, Melvin Mills, of Bedford, VA; wife, Margaret (Maggie), also of Bedford, VA;...

Carl Edmond Licht passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 9.  He was born on April 11, 1919, to Edmond and Tekla Licht of Aurora, IL.  He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in chemical engineering.Carl married Bernice Aber from Wyandotte, MI in 1947 and was a loving father to Greg and Diana.  Carl owned and operated Licht...

Kevin Stuart Ring, 48, Lynchburg, went to be with his lord on April 29, 2013. Born March 2, 1965, he was a son of Albert Stuart Ring and Nancy Bedsaul Ring of Lynchburg. Kevin, as a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church, served his country in the United States Navy, and was employed at Lees Carpet. He was predeceased by...

William (Bill) Simmerman, 80, of Thaxton, Virginia, died on May 28, 2010, in Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford, Virginia.Bill was the youngest of five children of Thomas Edward and Miriam Robinson Simmerman.  He was born in Wytheville, Virginia, on December 12, 1929.  He grew up on the family farm in Max Meadows (Wythe County) and graduated from Max Meadows High School...

Walter Hildreth Abbott, 83, died Sunday July 29, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA.   He was married to Edna Levasseur Abbott on June 23, 1957.He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on September 8, 1928.  He was the only boy out of four children born to the late Wallace and Olive Abbott. He was a graduate of Brattleboro High School...

Eileen Virginia Riess Murtha, 83, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011.  She was the loving wife of the late James Edward Murtha.Born in Brooklyn, NY, May 20, 1928 she was a daughter of the late Andrew Riess and Mabel Burbach Riess.  Eileen attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church.She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Peterman and husband, Ralph of...

Rachel Bair Blandford, 87, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011. Born in Bourbon, IN, she was a daughter of James Ulmont Bair and Mina Keyser Bair. A teacher for 27 years in Lynchburg Public Schools, Rachel loved and valued the worth of teaching. In addition to her parents, Rachel was preceded in death by her husband of 50...

All I ever wanted was my baby girl, she was mine for a short time and she knew how to rock my world, \"you are my baby girl, my world\". Debra Gaye Leftwich Custer, 46, of Bedford, went home to be with The Lord Friday, August 2, 2013 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Roanoke, July 10, 1967. ...

Alliene Robbins Hooks, 96, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., died February 26 in Lynchburg, Va. She had been a resident of Valley View Retirement Community in Lynchburg for the past 16 years and most recently of Heritage Green Assisted Living in Lynchburg. Mrs. Hooks was born September 8, 1917, in Shannon, Miss., the daughter of the late Robert L. and Pearl...

Isola Johnston, presently of The Summit Assisted Living Facility, formerly of Rustburg, known to friends as \"Shug\", passed away on September 25, 2012. She was born May 10, 1922, to Herbert and Jeanette Nelson in Frankfort, Indiana. She attended Western University for Women, now part of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, where she met and married Donald N. \"Buck\" Johnston,...