Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Cheryl Renee Murray Ore passed away on September 11, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband Charles Douglas Ore of 20 years. Cheryl was born in Nebraska, a daughter of Dorothy Murray of New Hampshire and she traveled the United States with her military family. She was predeceased by her father John Ivan Murray. In addition to her husband,...

Leslie Warren Addison, 68, of Forest died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Betty B. Addison and a grandson, Tyler A. Addison.Born August 5, 1943, he was the son of the late Roy Elmer Addison and the late Snoda Belle Cook Addison.He had been retired for the past two years from  Addison Construction,...

Ellen Frances Scott Wheeler, 90, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Runk & Pratt assisted living in Forest, VA. Born December 2, 1921, a daughter of the late William Jessee Scott and Bessie Arthur Scott. In addition to her parents Ellen was preceded in death by her loving husband, Nelson Randolph Wheeler; a daughter, Carolyn M....

Ed Foltz, 62, of Monroe, died on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Deanna (Dee) Lohr Foltz for 39 years.Born Monday, April 23, 1951, in Timberville, VA, Ed was the son of the late John E. Foltz, Sr. and the late Ruby Keister FoltzIn addition to his wife, Ed is survived by his...

Virginia Tuck Coleman, 94 of The Summit, formerly of Boonsboro Road, passed away on July 4, 2010.Virginia was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.She will always be in the hearts of her family members.  In her younger years, she was an active member of College Hill Baptist Church and the wives group of the Lynchburg Lifesaving Crew. ...

Hannah E. Williams, 18, of Lynchburg died November 17, 2011.Arrangements are being handled by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, 600 W. Main St., Sanford, NC 27332.  Telephone: 919-774-1111.Tharp Funeral Home assisted the family in Lynchburg, 434-237-9424.

Erna Tuck Creasy, 92, of Lynchburg, passed away January 10, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Hughey Vernon Creasy.  Born August 22, 1917 in Huddleston in Bedford County, daughter of the late John Davis Tuck and Addie White Tuck.She is survived by a daughter, Connie Stephens and husband, Bob Stephens of Huddleston, Va.Mrs. Creasy was a faithful and...

Evelyn (Chaychuk) Kowalchuk, 93, of Moneta, left this world to join her son Ivan and husband, Andrew in the Forever After on April 7, 2013. Born on March 29, 1920 in Jersey City, she was the youngest of three sisters to parents born in the Ukraine.Starting at 15 Evelyn worked at the RCA Radio Factory in Harrison, NJ as a...

Peter Vivian Daniel died December 12, 2013 in Lynchburg. Mr. Daniel was the son of the late Katharine Verner Daniel and the late Channing Williams Daniel.He was predeceased by his wife Lydia Cruikshank Daniel, his sister Helen Daniel Rodman, and his brothers: William V. Daniel and Channing W. Daniel.Mr. Daniel is survived by his sons Peter Vivian Daniel, Jr., of...

Edwin Lewis Lacy, 84 of Forest, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011, quietly in his home.  He was born August 30, 1926 in Richmond, VA.He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Pearl Smith Lacy, his brother Vernon S. Lacy, as well as his parents Beatrice Hotzbech Lacy and Jesse Chesterman Lacy.He is survived by his...

Dennis \"Dickie\" Edward Witt, 79, of Bedford, died Thursday, July 19, 2012. Born July 27, 1932 in Buchanan; he was a son of the late James Corbit Witt and Ethel Ferrell Witt.Dickie served in the US Army in Korea, 1951 \"" 1952. He loved bird hunting, trout fishing, and was a great gardener. He was a member of Bedford Christian...

Robert Hunter Owens, 90, passed away on February 28, 2012, in his home in Lynchburg. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921 and was the son of Baker Leroy Owens and Lillian Johnston Owens.   He was predeceased by his brother, Baker L. Owens, Jr. and his wife Dorothy Hedden Owens. He received his B.S. degree in Naval Architecture at...

Laurence Barrett Wells, who lived at Westminster-Canterbury, died Sunday, February 24, 2013.  He is survived by his wife, Ruth Morrissett Wells. Larry was born March 16, 1927.  His parents were Hallie Apperson Barrett Wells and Herman Dulany Wells.  His brother, John Stewart Wells preceded him in death.  His aunt, Miss Laurie Barrett, raised him after his mother\"™s death. In addition...

Junior Lee Whorley, 74, of Big Island went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the home of his daughter. He was born in Bedford County on April 28, 1936, a son of the late Stonewall Jackson Whorley and Nannie Spence Whorley.Junior was a retired painter, loved blue grass and country music and was...

Robin Wesley Hartman, 53, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born August 15, 1959 in Danville, he was a son of the late Earl L. Hartman and the late Edith Turner Hartman.Robin is survived by his sons, Benjamin Brooks and Andrew Brooks; his long time girlfriend, Shane Hubbard and her son, Jonathan; one brother,...

William Adams Dooley, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, December 22, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Alice Chambers Dooley for 65 years.Born Friday, November 13, 1925 in Lynchburg, Bill was a son of the late Aubrey Clarence Dooley and the late Goldie Turner Dooley.In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by a son William Aubrey Dooley and...

Kathryn Dowdy Willcockson, 79, of Lynchburg, VA died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Lynchburg General Hospital.  She was the wife of the loving and devoted SGM Harold Alton Willcockson.  Kathryn was the daughter of the late Reynolds Dowdy and Esther James Dowdy.She was retired from Aerofin Corporation and a member of Beulah Baptist Church where she was very active in...

Wanda Willene Huddleston Nichols, born September 21, 1919, passed from this earthly life into the loving arms of the Lord on Friday, December 10th, 2010, after a long but graceful battle with Alzheimer\"™s disease. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph St. George (\"Rusty\") Nichols, her parents Ada and Howard Huddleston of Cookeville, Tennessee, and her twin...

 Mary Sophia Bartram, 70, of Madison Heights, passed away March 21, 2013. Born in Pocahontas, Virginia on July 9, 1942, she was preceded in death by her parents, Noah William and Mary Margaret Shumate; her sisters, Constance Vera Knowles and Dorothy Bettina Cox; her brothers, George Virgil Shumate, John Howard Shumate, Noah William Shumate, Jr., and Walter Lesley Shumate; and...

Thelma B. Templeton Haymes of Lynchburg, died on October 7, 2013 after a long illness, at the Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was born in Bedford County to the late Raleigh Edward and Dollie Dimple Templeton. Thelma graduated from Boonsboro High School, Allen School of Cosmetology and Saint Mary\"™s School of Nursing in Kansas City, MO. She enjoyed a career in...