Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Sally Andrews Geissler, 73, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013. She was the wife of George Oscar Geissler. Born in Westville, NJ on June 29, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Henry Alloway Andrews and the late Violet Weber Andrews.In addition to her husband, Sally is survived by one daughter, Karen Taylor Brown and husband, Matthew...

Elizabeth (Betty) Shaw Wineman Pearson, 91, passed away in Lynchburg, VA on January 7, 2014. A daughter of the late Edgar Ward and Elizabeth Shaw, she was born October 26, 1922 in East McKeesport, PA. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Walter R. Wineman to whom she was married for 46 years and her second husband,...

Lloyd Foster Eagle, 76, of Lynchburg died Monday September 24, 2012. He was the loving husband of the late Evelyn Clark Eagle for 56 years.Born May 1, 1936 in Appomattox County, Lloyd was a son of the late John Asa Eagle and the late Tencie Martin Eagle Jamerson.Lloyd is survived by his son Mike Eagle and his wife, Diane, of...

Sandra Miller Gardner, 72, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012. She was the wife of the late Miles Robert (Bob) Gardner. Born November 15, 1939, the daughter of the late McCoy (Coy) Mumford Miller and the late Eva Thompson Miller. Sandra was a member of Fort Hill United Methodist Church, a 40+ year member of Beta Sigma Phi Service...

Jimmy Lee Blevins, 71, of Moneta passed away Friday, January 27, 2012. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443, is assisting the family.

Shirley Mitchell Lynch, 55 of Madison Heights, Virginia died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at her home in Madison Heights, Virginia.Born Friday, November 16, 1956 in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Donald Mitchell and Rosa Gowen Mitchell. She was the wife of Darrel Reed Lynch, 35 years.In addition to her husband and mother Shirley is survived...

Ann Blake Francisco Jones, 75, of Lynchburg (formerly of Pocahontas, VA) died Monday July 30, 2012. She was the loving wife of Jack Michael Jones. Ann was born March 10, 1937 in Brushfork, WV a daughter of the late Charles \"Doc\" Francisco and Mary Elizabeth Davis Francisco. Ann was a devoted homemaker and worked as a travel specialist with Babcock...

Arnold Richard Glazier, 86, of Lynchburg died Tuesday September 5, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Phyllis M. Glazier.Arnold was born June 8, 1925 in Leverett, MA a son of the late Perry E. Glazier and Helen Beebe Glazier. Arnold honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart. He then...

Captain Robert P. \"Bob\" Brunett, 67, of Forest, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, September 7, 2013. He was the husband of Jane Rega Brunett for 40 years. Born August 1, 1946, in Brooklyn, NY, Bob was a son of the late Walter Brunett and the late Conchetta Caliva Brunett. He was also preceded in death by a...

Anna Magdalene Newton, 96, of Forest died August 30, 2012.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, (434) 237-9424 is assisting the family.

Mary Louise McDilda, 68, of Moneta, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, February 4, 2010 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born December 23, 1941 in Washington, DC a daughter of Nellie Inez Gray Nichols and the late Robert Thomas Nichols. Lou was a member of East Gate Church of the Nazarene in Roanoke and the Roanoke...

Bonnie Lou Trent Harris Ducharme, 62, of Rustburg, died April 19, 2011 at her residence. Born in Bedford, Virginia on July 3, 1948, a daughter of the late Carl Edward Trent and Edna Powell Trent. Bonnie is survived by her loving husband, Eric Brian Ducharme, two children, Sonya Jensen and her husband, Joe of Rustburg, and Richard Harris and his...

Christine Bagby Dugger, 90, of Lynchburg passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was the wife of the late Ernest M. Dugger Sr.Mrs. Dugger was born on May 13, 1921, in Appomattox, a daughter of the late Samuel Pleasant Bagby and the late Annie Pearl Lee Bagby.Christine was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church and had been...

Anna B. Elcan, 95, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, August 31, 2013. She was the wife of the late George Hannah Elcan, Jr.Anna was born August 19, 1918 in Floyd County. She was the daughter of the late Eddie Samuel Burnett and the late Iturea Weeks Burnett. Anna graduated from Radford University and also completed graduate work at both Cornell and...

Milton Reed Fore, Sr., 89, of Lynchburg died Monday May 31, 2010 he was the devoted husband of the late Gladys McCraw Fore for 62 loving years.Milton was born June 18, 1920 in Charlotte County the son of the late Daniel Milton Fore and Wyckcliffe Hamlett Fore. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a...

Preston Arthur Martin, 74, of Evington, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.  Services will be private.

Helen Marie Loughran, 89, of Lynchburg, died peacefully with her family at her side on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to her family.Born March 31, 1924 in Oswego, NY she graduated in 1942 from Oswego High School and graduated from Passaic Business School in...

Jessie Baum Selander, 89, of Lynchburg, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was the wife of Charles Leslie Selander, Jr. Jessie was born in Duval, Ohio on November 11, 1923 a daughter of the late Jesse Baum and the late Essie Somers Baum.In addition to her husband, Jessie is survived...

Edward \"Ed\" Harrison Hatter, 81, of Bedford, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Carriage Hill Nursing Home. Born in Bedford Co. on June 16, 1930 a son of the late Andrew Harrison Hatter and Mary Frances Taylor Hatter. In addition to her parents Ed was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Wayne Hatter; two sisters, Irene Hatter Orange...

Margaret Gearhart Wilson, 86, of Forest, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011. Margaret was born in Bedford County, March 21, 1925. She was preceded in death by her parents Eugene Edwin Wilson and Erna Lucille Gearhart Wilson. Margaret is survived by numerous cousins.Margaret was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. She retired from Rubatex Corporation in Bedford. Graveside services...