Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Margaret \"Peggy\" Brooks Burruss died September 28, 2011.  Born in Lynchburg, April 17, 1923 and was the daughter of Benjamin Lee Brooks, DDS and Grace Showalter Brooks.  She was the wife of the late State Senator Robert Sidney Burruss, Jr. At her death she was a resident of Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg.Mrs. Burruss was educated in the Lynchburg Public Schools...

Sue Kelly Droog, 64, of Rustburg died Monday December 12, 2011 in Lynchburg.Sue was born January 14, 1947 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Rawliegh Kelly and Geraldine Bullock Kelly. Sue worked as a licensed CNA and loved spending time with her grandchildren and her \"four legged companions\". Sue was a member of Rustburg Baptist Church.She is survived by...

Richard F. Novak , 61, of Bedford, VA, died September 23, 2011. He was the son of the late John H. Novak and Mary Ann Dorcso Novak. Richard was born May 31, 1950, in Penn Valley, PA. He was retired from his work in the Parks Department for the Lower Merion Township. Richard was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church....

David Millar Rainey, 79, passed away Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010, at his residence after a brief illness.  Dave was born on September 22, 1930 in Lynchburg, Va, to the late Cecil Dubois Rainey and Mariamna Rucker Rainey. He was predeceased in death by his beloved wife of 55 years, the former Ann Shoaf Rainey, of Roanoke.  He is survived...

Robert Ray Clement, 90, passed away at his home in Lynchburg on Sunday afternoon February 13, 2011. Born September 30, 1920 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Millard Fane Clement and Marietta Ray Clement of Whitefield, New Hampshire. He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 67 years, Janet Sutherland Clement, along with his...

Benny Dale Dean, 60, of Bedford died unexpectedly Saturday, January 18, 2014. He was born August 18, 1953, in Bedford a son of the late Lester Thomas Dean and Edna Melva Overstreet Dean. Benny owned and operated Deans Plumbing. In addition to his parents, Benny was preceded in death by an infant brother, Cecil Wade Dean and his nephew, Chip...

Jerry Winston Hipps , 72, of Rustburg, VA, died Thursday, November 03, 2011. He was the husband of Faye Myers Fitzgerald Hipps for 33 years.Born Wednesday, February 15, 1939 in Martinsville, VA, Jerry was a son of the late Ezera Winston Hipps and Annie Rorer Hipps.In addition to his wife, Jerry is survived by two daughters; Lisa MacDonald and her...

Elijah Christopher Marshall, 3 months old, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, April 11, 2010.  Elijah was born with a heart defect and was diagnosed with Down Syndrome.  May he rest in peace and be our angel in heaven.Elijah was born in Lynchburg on January 12, 2010, a son of Ricardo Marshall and Britten King Marshall.He is survived by his sister, Isabella...

James Melvin \"Big M\" Ellis, 63, of Moneta, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, on February 27, 2011. He was born on July 1, 1947, a son of the late James Dalton Ellis and Maydean Fielder Ellis.  Melvin worked for many companies in his lifetime but his greatest love was helping his brother Danny with their...

James Joseph Towey, 74, of Bedford, VA, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.

Olive Moyer Landis Horner, 95, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, January 28, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Louis Harry Horner, of Tuckerton, NJ.Mrs. Horner was born Tuesday, March 10, 1914, in Lancaster, PA, a daughter of the late Rev. Elbert Ephrim Landis and Henrietta Kern Moyer Landis.  She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the...

Mabel Hoback Phelps, 95, of Bedford died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in Campbell\"™s Rest Home. She was born in Bedford County on Monday, November 8, 1915, a daughter of the late John Samuel and Macie Robertson Hoback.In addition to her parents, Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Burge Phelps; a son, Clarence Allen Phelps; and three brothers,...

Sandra Barley Taylor, 62 of Arrington, Virginia  died on Monday, February 25, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born Sunday, November 19, 1950 in Daytona, Florida, she was the daughter of the late James Barley and the late Janette McCorkle Barley. She is survived by the love of her life; Jerry Taylor and their daughter, Stacy Taylor, and their grandchildren: Kyle...

Curtis Hugh Hamilton, 76 of Lynchburg died Tuesday October 23, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of Joann Beard Hamilton.Curtis was born October 15, 1936 in Lynchburg a son of the late Eddie Temple Hamilton and the late Ellen Rose Worley. Curtis worked for 34 years with both Flavor Rich and Sealtest as a...

Charlie Martin Gibson, Sr., 80, of Lynchburg, died Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Ruby Cofflin Gibson for 53 years. orn in Charlotte County, July 10, 1931 he was a son of the late Fred Washington Gibson and Blanche Shields Gibson. As a young man,...

Jeannette Frances Reynolds Banton, 69, of Lynchburg, VA, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Virginia Baptist Hospital after a long illness.Born in Damascus, VA, June 15, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Lucy W. Reynolds of Madison Heights. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, David Allen Banton, and...

Betty Rae Evans, 81, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, August 25, 2013. She was the wife of the late Geary Wayne Evans for 41 years.Born Thursday, October 01, 1931 in Norfolk, VA, Betty was the daughter of the late Ellis Edwards Strickland and the late Sadie Rae Strickland.Betty is survived by her daughters: Linda Allison, of Evington, and Cindy Dolan and...

Jaunett Louise Switzer Neighbors, 70, of Lynchburg died Tuesday August 19, 2013. She was the loving wife of Warren B. Neighbors, Jr. for exactly 40 years.Jaunett was born August 30, 1942 in Moberly, MO, a daughter of the late Charles Edward Switzer and Dorothy Coffman Switzer of Ozark, MO. Jaunett had a Masters Degree in Business Education from Truman University...

Paul Gene Baker, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, October 11, 2010. He was the husband of Doris Ann Culbreth Baker for almost 50 years.Mr. Baker was born Thursday, April 05, 1928 in Dongola, IL, a son of the late Frank Barton Baker and Geneva Greer Baker. He was retired from the U.S. Navy seeing active duty at Pearl Harbor...

Viola Florence Warf, 85, of Madison Heights passed away on, Friday, December 28, 2012. She is survived by her caregiver, Anita Drinkard. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Holy Land Cemetery in Bedford. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443.