Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Doris Jane Dodd Pryor
Sep 24, 2014
Pryor, Doris Jane Dodd,78, of Midlothian, VA, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, passed peacefully on Sept. 24, 2014. She joined her high school sweetheart, favorite dancer, and husband, Tommy, on their annual Fall trip to the Outer Banks. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fletcher Banks and Paulina Moore Dodd; her husband, John Thomas Pryor III; her daughter, Lisa...
Patricia Weedon Rice
Sep 23, 2014
Patricia Weedon Rice, 82, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. She was the wife of the late George Russell Rice, Sr. She was born on March 28, 1932, the eldest daughter of the late Alphonso H. Weedon and Madeline Styne Weedon.Left behind to cherish Pat
Clarence Lee Burkholder, Sr.
Sep 23, 2014
Clarence Lee Burkholder Sr., 85, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014.Clarence was retired from the United States Postal Service and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of Korea serving on the U.S.S. Jeffers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Gwendolyn H. Burkholder, and his parents Harry P. Burkholder and Frances B. Burkholder.Surviving are Sons...
Brenda Kay Albertson
Sep 22, 2014
Brenda Kay Albertson, 58, of Lynchburg died Monday September 22, 2014.Brenda was born May 21, 1956 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Joseph Carter Albertson and the late Gladys McNeil Price.She is survived by two daughters: Courtney Woody and her husband Scott of Lynchburg, and Michelle Hughes and her husband William of Rustburg, nine grandchildren: Karter, Miles, Jackson, Jamie,...
Coley Loudell Thornsbury
Sep 22, 2014
Lou Thornsbury, 78, of Lynchburg passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital with his family by his side. Born March 17, 1936, in Litwar, WV; he was a son of the late Joseph and Ruth Morgan Thornsbury.Lou served four years in the Army National Guard and was employed for 31 years at Progress Printing Company. He was...
David Peter Ireland
Sep 21, 2014
David Peter Ireland, 38, of Bedford passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014. He was born in New Canaan, CT on August 11, 1976. Dave was the former owner of Dave
Beverly E. Strong
Sep 20, 2014
Beverly E. Strong, 84, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, September 20, 2014. .Born Sunday, February 23, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH, Beverly was a daughter of the late Cyrus Melvin Trask and the late Eunice Marie Trask. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg. A graveside...
Robert D. Myers
Sep 19, 2014
On Friday, September 19, 2014, Robert D. Myers went to join the love of his life Shallamar, to whom he was married to for 64 years. Bob was surrounded by his children as he left this world. He will be dearly missed by his sister, Shirley Hauck and his children: Robert D. Myers II, Roanoke; Linda M. Davidson and her...
Jane Rambeau Holmes Amnott
Sep 19, 2014
Jane Rambeau Holmes Amnott, 93, of Bedford, VA, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of the late Delphis
James Stuart Womack, Iii
Sep 19, 2014
James Stuart Womack, III went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, September 19, 2014. Jimmy was born to Nancy Wilson Womack and James Stuart Womack, Jr. on January 10, 1941, in Lynchburg, VA. Left behind to cherish his memory is his wife of forty-four years, Carleen G. Womack as well as his four children: James Stuart Womack IV...
Clive William Hylton
Sep 19, 2014
Clive William “Bill” Hylton, 76, of Bedford died Friday, September 19, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Judy Hylton for 8 years.Born January 11, 1938 in Radford, VA, he was a son of the late Clive Weddle Hylton. and Verna Mae James Hylton. In addition to his parents Bill was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold...
Hayden Lincoln Martin
Sep 18, 2014
Hayden Martin, 74, of Madison Heights, VA, died Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Lynchburg General Hospital.Born March 13, 1940 in Amherst County, near the forks of the Buffalo River, Hayden was a son of the late Allie Lincoln Martin and the late Mary Hartless Martin.In addition to his parents, Hayden was preceded in death by a brother, Versal Martin and...
Larkin Eugene Nelson
Sep 18, 2014
Larkin Eugene Nelson, 89, of Bedford, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was the husband of the late Katie Irene Fogle Nelson.Born on February 11, 1925, he was a son of the late Thomas Calvin Nelson and Ella Dianne Watson Nelson. In addition to his parents, Larkin is preceded in death by twelve...
Dorothy Elizabeth Turk Kinney
Sep 17, 2014
A resident of Westminster-Canterbury retirement community in Lynchburg, Dorothy T. Kinney departed this life on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Born in Carthage, MO on January 27, 1909, she was the eldest of two living children born to Ella and Elza Turk, dirt poor farmers in Southwest Missouri. She and her brother, Paul, helped their parents tend the small herd of...
Henry Harris Irby, Jr.
Sep 17, 2014
Henry Harris Irby, Jr., 85 of Lynchburg died Thursday September 17, 2014 he was the devoted husband of Kathleen Reese Irby for over 64 years.Harris was born August 25, 1929 in Campbell County a son of the late Henry Harris Irby, Sr. and the late Cora Brooks Irby. Henry was a charter member of Seaford Baptist Church and was a...
Franklin Junior Carr
Sep 16, 2014
Franklin Junior Carr, 85, of Evington, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014. He was the husband of the late Shirley Adams Carr.Born Wednesday, February 06, 1929 in Lynchburg, Buck was a son of the late Jim W. Carr and the late Madie West Carr. In addition to his parents, Buck was preceded in death by a son: Dennis (BoBo) Carr, a...
Elsie Ingram Griffith
Sep 16, 2014
Elsie Ingram Griffith, 89, of Bedford, VA and formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Born July 9, 1925 in Dallas, TX; she was a daughter of the late Herschel and Vivian Ingram.Elsie
Archer Alexander Haskins
Sep 15, 2014
Archer Alexander Haskins, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully September 15, 2014, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Son of Alec and Catherine Haskins; he was born in Lynchburg and spent the majority of his life here after graduating from Lynchburg College and working at Lynchburg Foundry. He frequently travelled for work with various nuclear companies including ORNL, NFS, B&W, and...
James Francis Griggs
Sep 15, 2014
James Francis Griggs passed away on September 15th, 2014. Mr. Griggs was 90 years young at the time of his death.He is survived by his wife Carol, four children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Griggs worked for the Bell System, retiring from AT&T in 1983. He traveled extensively and had so many...
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