Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

John Joseph Pesco, 86, of the Elks National Home, Bedford, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was born October 26, 1925 in Poughkeepsie, New York, a son of the late Virginia Traudt Pesco and Joseph Pesco. John served in the United States Marine Corps and was a graduate of Syracuse University. He retired after 35 years as the Director of...

Howard Watson Pettyjohn, 89, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Summit. He was the husband of the late Evon Gentry Pettyjohn for 69 years. Born Friday, September 15, 1922 in State Road, NC, Howard a son of the late Samantha Moody Pettyjohn and the late Pleasant Watson Pettyjohn. Howard is survived by two sons: Stephen...

Betty Louise Small, 91, of Moneta, died Monday, July 18, 2011. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com

Phillip Donald Scranton, 61 of Forest, died on Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Sue Scranton for 38 years.He was born 1951 in Lakewood, Ohio, the eldest son of the late Donald Arthur Scranton and the late Marian Kimmich Scranton.Phillip was an Eagle Scout and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He served...

Mildred Worsham Borselli McDaniel, 90, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, August 29, 2010.Mrs. McDaniel was born Wednesday, June 9, 1920 in Pittsylvania County, VA, a daughter of the late Samuel Essex Worsham and Gertrude Hamlet Worsham.  Mildred graduated from E.C. Glass High School.  She went to work for C&P Telephone Co. in Lynchburg where she worked for 15 years as...

Nancy L. Nellum 54, of Bedford, VA went to be with our Lord, Sunday, April 7, 2013. She is the daughter of late, James H. Jordan and Nancy L. Jordan of Goodview, VA. In addition to her parents Nancy was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Jordan; a great niece, Daytasha Jordan.A memorial service and celebration of her life...

Samuel A Hedrick\"¦ dreamer, business owner, marketer, music promoter, philosopher, self-appointed preacher\"¦ husband, father, grandfather\"¦ but above all, friend. Sam was affectionately known as \"The Winshare\" man for more than 15 years at the GE/Ericsson plant on Mountain View Road, now part of Liberty University. Sam started the \"Dreamers,\" a group of employees that were instrumental in keeping the factory...

Mary Dooley Tuck, 89, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 29, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Aubrey Thurston Tuck.Mary was born Saturday, July 31, 1920 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Aubrey Clarence Dooley and Goldie Turner Dooley.  She was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher in the...

Berta Louise O\"™Brien Holdren Noell, 101, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, February 16, 2012. She was the wife of the late Brodis E. Holdren and the late William Robert Noell.Born Saturday, September 24, 1910 in Appomattox, Louise a daughter of the late Berta Thomas O'Brien and the late Joseph Clark O'Brien.In addition to her parents and her husbands, Louise was...

Katherine Frances McInturff McCrea \"Kitty,\" 96, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, VA. Kitty was born on August 23, 1915 in Middletown (Frederick County), VA. She was one of four children and the only daughter of William A. McInturff and Florence F. Willey McInturff. Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Kitty and her...

Kenneth Allen Wooldridge II, 21, of Forest, died Saturday, June 9, 2012. Allen was born February 12, 1991 in Lynchburg the son of Kenneth Allen Wooldridge and Michelle Renee Wooldridge. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son; Dillinger \"Atlus\" Wooldridge, two sisters; Samantha Kay Wooldridge and Mary Catherine Wooldridge both of Forest, maternal grandparents; Michael and...

Marilyn Mueller Mast, 81, of Forest died Friday August 13, 2010.A private family service will be held.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.

Mary John Burnham Laverty, 90, of Lynchburg, VA died Monday, April 22, 2013, at her home with her family by her side. She was born February 27, 1923 in Lynchburg to the late Linden Kent Burnham and Mary Terrell Hughes Burnham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent A. Laverty, to whom she was married for nearly 51...

Charles Herbert \"Herb\" Kinney, 77, of Lynchburg, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at his residence. Born September 20, 1934 in Carthage, MO, the son of Dorothy Turk Kinney and the late Charles Wesley Kinney. Herb grew up in Washington, DC and graduated high school in 1952. Herb attended the University of Maryland as an engineering student. Herb discovered flying at...

Patricia Ann Blydenburg Wright, 76, of Bedford, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Potsdam, New York, on July 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Frederick Blydenburg and Margery MacDonald Blydenburg. In addition to her parents Patricia is preceded in death by her husband, Jack David Wright and a grandson, Aaron Dean Wright.Patricia was...

William Doyle Gentry, PhD, a clinical psychologist, educator and author whose career spanned more than 40 years, passed away Nov. 29 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was 69. He was an irreplaceable mentor and role model, and will be remembered for his intelligence, generous counsel, quick wit and the love he had for his wife, two children and extended family....

Joan Clay Grant Wheat, of Bedford, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Woodhaven Nursing Home.She was born in Hitchens, KY, a daughter of the late Archie Morris Clay and Ethel Womack Clay. She was retired from Allied Chemical in Hopewell, VA with 24 years of service.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William...

James E. \"Goose\" Moorefield, 55, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, October 24, 2010.  He is survived by his wife, Jennifer and his daughter Jamie.James was born March 16, 1955 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of Othelia Davis Moorefield of Lynchburg and the late John E. Moorefield.  He was the owner and operator of Moorefield Trucking and a member of Tree of...

James Frank Chesney, 64, of Lynchburg died September 1, 2011. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg is assisting the family, 434-237-9424

Linda Sue Reed Galyean, 72 of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. She was the wife of Jerry Galyean for 55 years. Born Sunday, March 29, 1942 in Rogersville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Warren Reed and Sarah Tate Reed. She was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church. She lived her life as a good...