Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Jake Randolph Goff, 72, of, Big Island, died Monday, March 7, 2011. He was born March 25, 1938 in Bedford. A son of the late Thomas William Goff and Mattie Frances Tolley Goff, he was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Jake was an honest, hardworking man who had a special love for being outdoors and...

Margaret Ann Shelton Nichols, 74, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, May 31, 2010.  She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Twyman Clay Nichols for 30 years.Margaret was born Sunday, June 16, 1935 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Harry Shelton and Leathia Worley Shelton.  She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church.Our devoted mother...

Virginia \"June\" Law Philbrook, 72, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, February 15, 2013. She was the wife of the late John Victor Philbrook. June was born on January 5, 1941 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Jasper Law and the late Eliza (Ethel) Dalton Law.June is survived by one daughter, Junemarie Wilkins of NC and her children, Robert, Tiffany,...

Annie Virginia Woody Gilmer, 91, of Huddleston, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the home of her daughter, Virginia. She was the wife of the late Robert John Gilmer, Sr.Born January 5, 1922 in Eagle Rock, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late John Walton Woody and Emma Peery Woody. Annie was a member of Staunton Baptist Church...

Mary Chitwood Taylor, 93, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 7, 2011.  She was the wife of the late Horace Taylor.Mary was born May 24, 1917 in Sylvatus, VA a daughter of the late Giles Chitwood           and the late Ella Blankenship Chitwood. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, a member of Timberlake Christian Church, and by following her...

Kenneth D. Wade, II, of 1082 N. Fairway Drive, London Downs, Forest, departed this life on May 15, 2011. Born in Virginia Beach on August 11, 1964, he is survived by his parents Dr. K. Dallas Wade and Pamela M. Wade of Forest; sister, Shannon K. Horning; brother-in-law, Jeffrey Horning; nephew Kathan Horning and niece Kinley Ann Horning of Forest....

Evelyn Ann Taylor Watson, 77, died Monday, May 02, 2011.  She was the loving wife of the late Robert Levi Watson.Born in Lynchburg, July 11, 1933 she was a daughter of the late Daniel Lee Taylor, Jr and Annie Clare Taylor. Ann was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church and was one of the first female draftsmen for Wiley...

Edith Gwendolyn Johnson Williams, 81, of Bedford, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bedford, Virginia on December 20, 1928 a daughter of the late Carey Johnson and Effie Belle Hughes Johnson.She confessed Christ at an early age at Washington Street Baptist Church. She worked as an LPN with Bedford Memorial Hospital for 35 plus years....

Linda Mae Carr Hartless, 63, of Amherst, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at her home.  She was the wife of Roger Hartless for 41 years. Born Saturday, August 13, 1949, in Lynchburg, Linda was a daughter of the late Bernard L. Carr and the late Dorothy Sprouse Carr. In addition to her husband, Linda is survived by a sister,...

Stanford Roland Shearer, Jr., 86 of Moneta, passed away on Friday January 17, 2014 at South Roanoke Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Caroline Jane Menditto Shearer and the late Margaret Marie Underwood Myers Shearer. Born February 20, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stanford Roland Shearer, Sr. and Lillian Nace. Stanford...

Zackary Dustin Flower, 25, of Berea, KY went to be with the Lord Monday November 21, 2011.Zackary was born January 10, 1986 in Johnson City, TN a son of Mark and Laurie Flower of Lynchburg. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard during the Iraq War and was a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Zackary...

Leonard William Monteith, Sr., 67, of Bedford, died Saturday, November 2, 2013. Born May 5, 1946, in Farmville, he was a son of the late James Burlin Monteith and the late Annie Pearl Quinn Monteith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, James Lee Monteith.Leonard was a self-employed auto mechanic for 25 years. He...

 Faye Patterson Burnett, 80, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2014. She was born in Lynchburg on April 4, 1933, the only child of Kenith and Thelma Patterson. She and her husband, Eugene Franklin Burnett, raised three children and were married for nearly 45 years. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a graphic artist for General...

Gerald Bryan Scruggs, 51, of Evington, VA, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012. He was the devoted husband of April Phipps Scruggs for 29 years. Gerald was born Friday, February 24, 1961 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of Reginald Dennis Scruggs and Doris Torian Scruggs. He was employed with Centra Health where he was HVAC Supervisor. He was a man of...

Mary Lee Noell Hughes, 82, of Lynchburg died Wednesday November 16, 2011. She was the wife of Spencer Monroe Hughes of Lynchburg.Mary Lee was born October 11, 1929 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late Emory Lee Noell, Sr. and Mary Mildred Jones Noell. Mary Lee retired from Randolph-Macon Woman\"™s College where she was the Admissions Office Secretary for 21...

David Gene Johnson, 57, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, April 17, 2011. He was the husband of Martha Lise Kjeseth-Johnson for seventeen years. David was born in Great Falls, Montana on February 16, 1954, a son of the late Robert W. Johnson and the late Rosemarie Funk Johnson.David is survived by his son, Hunter Pharis Johnson; his daughters, Siri, Steena,...

Raymond Triplett, 68, of Lynchburg died Thursday July 29, 2010 at his home. He was the loving husband of Brenda Welch Triplett.Raymond was born December 5, 1941 in Tazewell County the son of the late Mack Triplett and Ida Hardy Triplett. He worked as a supervisor at the Central Virginia Training Center for 37 years, loved hunting and fishing, and...

Marjorie Bickford Zito, 95, of Stuarts Draft, VA (formerly of Lynchburg) passed into the arms of her Savior on Tuesday March 12, 2013 at Shenandoah Nursing Home, Fishersville, VA where she had been cared for lovingly for the past five years.. She was the loving wife of the late Benjamin Joseph Zito.Marjorie was born April 28, 1917 in Upper Darby,...

Healing has come and faith became reality for Ida Lillian Moore Claytor, age 80, of Rustburg, VA on Saturday, December 10, when she went home to be with her Lord and Savior and was reunited with her husband of 53 years, Paul P. Claytor, who preceded her in 2002. Ida was born August 24, 1931 in Campbell County, VA.She was...

Alpha Hildren Cumbie Monroe, 93, of Forest, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Runk & Pratt in Forest. She was the loving wife of the late Alfred Carlton \"Carl\" Monroe.Born May 1, 1920 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late David Wesley Cumbie and Pearl Green Dudley Cumbie.Alpha is also preceded in death by two sons,...