Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Kenneth Owen \"Kenny\" Arrington, 64 of Bedford, died Saturday, July 16, 2011 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital from injuries he received in a home accident. Born May 14, 1947 in Bedford County, he was a son of Mildred Wilkerson Arrington of Bedford and the late W. Ellis Arrington. Kenny attended New London Academy and was a member of the first graduating...

Janette Browning Foster Storm, age 99, and a resident at Westminster-Canterbury, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday night, September 14, 2013.Born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 25, 1913 to William and Charlotte Foster, she graduated from Stafford Springs High School (Connecticut) and attended Pine Manor Junior College, LaSalle College, and Wellesley College. At age 26, she married Carl A....

Suzanne Garst Glass, 76, of Radford, Virginia, passed away on August 12, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 4, 1936, in Roanoke, Virginia, a daughter of the late Hazel Blackburn Garst of Roanoke, Virginia, and the late Russell Leo Garst of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Jack Leo...

Robert Edwin DeVries, 84, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, June 15, 2013. He was the husband of June Johnson DeVries for 64 years. Born Saturday, October 27, 1928 in Chicago, IL, Robert was a son of the late Joseph DeVries and the late Zena Keizer DeVries.In addition to his wife, Robert is survived by: a daughter, Debra E. Toews (Barry), of...

William James Dunford Jr., 87, of Lynchburg, died Friday, January 1, 2010.  He was the husband of Janet Price Dunford for 65 years.Mr. Dunford was born November 24, 1922 in Campbell County, VA, a son of the late William James Dunford, Sr. and Virginia Wood Dunford.  He proudly served our country as an X-Ray Technician in the U.S. Army Air...

Richard Columbus Covington, 69, of Bedford, VA and formerly of Cary, NC died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at his residence.  Born November 5, 1940 in Waynesville, NC, a son of the late Alice Blanche White Covington and Howard Columbus Covington. Richard was a graduate of Western Carolina University and a healthcare consultant.  He was a member of NC State Association...

Margaret Lee Abbott Ramsey, 87, of Bedford, Virginia died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at Runk & Pratt in Lynchburg. She was the wife of the late Albert Harrison Ramsey.Born February 16, 1927 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Brown Abbott, Sr. and Ollie Noell Abbott. She is also preceded in death by brothers, Carey...

Charles Emil Johnson, 90, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010.  He was the husband of the late Margaret E. Long Johnson for 56 years.Charles was born Thursday, March 4, 1920 in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Emil Johnson and Anna Michels Johnson.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, the Korean...

James Collie Payne, 89, of Rustburg, Virginia, was taken away from his loved ones suddenly and tragically, on Friday, August 3, 2012. As his eyes closed in death here they opened in heaven! Never has there been a man with such a kind and generous heart, who always saw the good in people and went out of his way to...

On Thursday, July 25, 2013 James H. Connolly passed into the presence of Jesus after a very long illness. Mr. Connolly, a 15 year resident of Lynchburg, retired from Bell Atlantic after a career as a Central Office Equipment Engineering Manager in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be...

Charlyne Faith Thompson Luedke, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Wednesday, March 02, 2011. She was the wife of the late William John Luedke for 52 years.In addition to her parents, and her husband, Mrs. Luedke was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Thompson.Mrs. Luedke was born Wednesday, February 06, 1924 in Mishawaka, IN, the daughter of the late Arthur...

Lucille M. Holloway, 91, of Bedford VA and formerly of Lynchburg, VA and Albuquerque died Friday, January 7, 2011. She was the wife of the late Ned Alvis Holloway.Born October 17, 1919, in Dolores, Colorado, Lucille was a daughter of the late Jacob Swenk and Ida Knight Swenk King. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in...

Joyce Ann Owens, 77, of Lynchburg died October 2, 2012.  She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ernest Waddell Owens, Jr. of the residence.Born October 14, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Hilary William Wilson and Ruby Pearl Laughlin Wilson of Bedford County, Va. Joyce was an obedient follower of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. ...

Dorothy Estelle Johnson Arthur, 95, of Coleman Falls, Virginia, died on Friday, September 3, 2010 at The Oaks of Lynchburg after a long illness.She was born in Amherst County on April 22, 1915. She was predeceased in death by her husband Nickodemus Arthur; her parents Ida Loving Burleigh Johnson and John Houston Johnson; her brothers Louis Waddell Johnson and James...

Linda A. Engels of Amherst, VA and formerly from Franklinville, N.Y. passed on November 1, 2011. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Artist, and Businesswoman.Born in 1943 she was the daughter of Anthony and Alfrieda Argenio. Linda was raised in Buffalo, N.Y. and worked as a beautician in Orchard Park, N.Y. where she met and later married her husband Arthur.In...

Martha Falwell Ferguson, 68, of Lynchburg died Wednesday February 6, 2013.Martha was born August 5, 1944 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Walker Eubank Falwell and the late Gertrude Ella Thomas Falwell. Martha worked in the Finance department with General Electric and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.She is survived by her son Alan Ferguson and his wife...

Joziah Crus Gonzalez, infant, died on Friday, July 5, 2013, at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.He was the son of Jonathan and Jessica Gonzalez.A graveside service will be held at Old City Cemetery on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 11:00 am.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com

Justin Bailey Holt, 16, of Forest, VA, died Monday, March 26, 2012, as a result of a dirt bike accident.Born Sunday, May 28, 1995 in Lynchburg, Justin was a son of Larry and Darlene Holt.Justin was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bruce Holt.In addition to his parents Justin is survived by a brother, Jacob Holt and a sister, Serena...

Jackson Clerf Hager, 83, of Forest, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was the husband of Patricia Carpenter Hager.Mr. Hager was born May 26, 1929, a son of the late Albert Hager and Nannie Hoosier Hager. He was an engineer with General Electric and served his country in the United States Air force.In addition to his wife, he is survived...

James Ray "Jim" Melton, 58, of Bedford died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 while vacationing in Belize, Central America. He was born in Bedford on May 11, 1953, son of Ethlyn Holmes Graves "Patsy" Melton who survives and the late George Henry Melton. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Page Melton.Jim...