Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Thelma Rice Pace, 81, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, October 30, 2010.Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Ruby Lee Stanley Temples, 97, of Bedford, died, Friday 20, January 20, 2012 at Oakwood Manor Health & Rehab. She was born October 26, 1914 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Parry Lee Cundiff Thomas and William Howard Thomas. In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her first husband,   Thomas Bernard Stanley and her...

Elizabeth \"Betty\" Hamilton Johnson, 83, of Lynchburg died April 8, 2013. She was the wife, for 62 years, of Charles Johnson, Sr.Born in Wakefield, NH, on December 16, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Harry Hamilton and Mary Hamilton Laughlin.She is survived by her children, Charles Johnson, Jr., (Joanne) of Lynchburg, Karen Lawson of Lynchburg, Dawna Lewis (Randy)...

Betty McConnell Thornton, 81, of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011. She was the wife of Joseph Edley Thornton. Mrs. Thornton was born on May 21, 1929 in Benton, Illinois, a daughter of the late Otis and Prudence Golden McConnell. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a retired teacher at Duquoin High...

Elizabeth Langhorne Berry-Mosley, 63, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, August 29. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on April 13, 1949 to William Wallace Berry III of Bedford and Edith Appleton Wilson Berry of Lynchburg.Elizabeth was a member of the first graduating class of Liberty High School, where she was selected as Female Athlete of the Year. She graduated from...

John Thomas Drewry, 90, of Madison Heights passed peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of the late Frances Clemmons Drewry for 57 years.Born Dec. 18, 1921 in Buckingham County, John was a son of the late William Andrew Drewry and the late Lillian Huddleston Drewry.In addition to his wife, John was predeceased...

Patricia Straw, 76 of Spout Spring, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late David Ernest Straw.Born Thursday, April 16, 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Willard Chesly Tompkins and the late Fern Curwen Tompkins. In addition, she was predeceased by her brother, Tommy Grant Tompkins.She...

Shirley Ann Eggl, 71, of Forest passed away Sun., Jan. 31, 2010. She was the loving wife of William A. \"Bill\" Eggl for 52 years.Shirley was born June 26, 1938 in Nashville, TN. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Roberta Sweeney. She was a member of Grace Evangelical Free Church.In addition to her husband she is survived...

Edna Lorraine Firebaugh Hodges, 81, of Daleville, VA went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. She was born September 1, 1930, in Roanoke, VA. She was the loving wife of Samuel H. Hodges for 63 years.She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Louise Firebaugh; a sister, Helen Ferguson; and a brother, Cecil Firebaugh.She...

Earl Ashby Cocke, Sr., 80, of Bedford passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bedford, Co. on May 10, 1932, a son of the late Roy Webster Cocke and Carrie Noell Cocke. In addition to his parents Earl was preceded in death by a son, Earl Ashby Cocke, Jr.; a sister, Violet Bell and...

Ronald G. Kidd, Sr. \"Bud\" 80, of Concord was called home to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, March 7, 2013.   He was the loving husband of 62 years to Dolly Bradner Kidd. In addition to his wife, he leaves behind to cherish his memory, a son, Ronald G. Kidd, Jr., wife, Bonnie, three...

Joyce Stewart, 92, of Lynchburg died Friday December 21. 2012. She was the loving wife of the late Morton C. Stewart.Joyce was born September 17, 1920 in Meridian, Mississippi, a daughter of the late Ethel Graham and Louise May Graham.She is survived by two daughters; Becky Moore of Concord and Jeanette Stewart of Falls Church, a son-in-law Roy Moore of...

Annie Holmes Trent Pritchett, 89, of Lynchburg, died Friday, August 12, 2011, in Lynchburg.Born September 14, 1921 at Green Hill Plantation near Long Island in Campbell County, she was a daughter of the late Nannie Hale Trent and Cleaion Trent. Anne retired from the Occupational Therapy Department at CVTC and was a member of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church.Annie is survived...

James Carl \"Cotton\" Hensley, 55, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, December 3 2013. Born February 15, 1958 in Winston Salem, NC; he was a son of George Hensley and Nancy Harpe Overstreet.Cotton loved his family. He especially loved spending time with his only son, Josh, and his grandson, Eli. He enjoyed reading, music, playing the guitar, and western movies.Cotton was...

Virginia Louise Simmons Adams, 89, of Lynchburg, died Monday, August 6, 2012. She was the wife of the late Leonard Allen Adams. Mrs. Adams was born in Buckingham County, a daughter of the late Thomas A. Simmons and Mattie Ayres Simmons.   She was a member of Marsh Memorial United Methodist Church where she was also of member of the United...

Michael A. Mason, 54, of Forest, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com

Franklin Thomas \"Tom\" Showalter died February 20, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born October 17, 1934 in Iron Gate, VA to Joseph Y. and Virginia D. Showalter. He was a resident of Lynchburg, VA for over 45 years. He served as an employee and manager of several stores for The Kroger Company. He was a beloved member of...

Yolanda Michelle Nichols Miller, 37, of Bedford, suddenly went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Bedford Memorial Hospital.  Born September 8, 1973 in Bedford, VA, a daughter of Gloria Jean Wright Nichols and the late William Michael Nichols.She was a member of Blue Ridge Baptist Church and an employee of Carriage Hill Retirement Center.In addition to...

Jean Mosier Maye Lane of Hardy, VA passed away, Monday, May 28, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 28, 1930 in Sumter, SC; she was a daughter of the late Eugene Tarleton Mosier and Beulah Way Mosier Avinger.Jean was the loving matriarch of the family. She was the glue that held the family together always making certain that everyone\"™s...

Mattie Teresa Turpin Harlan entered heaven on Friday, December 9, 2011; she was 92 years old. Teresa was born to Thomas Nelson Turpin and Mattie Parks Turpin on November 17, 1919 in her family home in Big Island, Virginia. She was the fourth of five children. Teresa grew up in Big Island where she learned to love the outdoors and...