Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Mabel Virginia Anderson Jones, 94, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Oakwood Manor. Born on August 8, 1918, a daughter of the late Robert Melvin Anderson and Octavia Overstreet Anderson. In addition to her parents Mabel was preceded in death by her loving husband, William Cecil Jones; five brothers and five sisters.Mable was a member of...

Parmly Burridge Johnson, Sr., 74, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 30, 2011.Born March 27, 1937 in Harrisburg, PA. He is survived by his wife Jane Montgomery Johnson of 42 years.His parents preceded his death, as well as his sister, Dorothy J. Snyder.He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman.  He was...

Delores Moore Catlett, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, December 25, 2011. She was the wife of the late David Lee Clark Catlett.   Delores was born August 19, 1929, in Nashville, TN, the daughter of the late Edward R. Moore and Daisy Rushing Moore. She was a member of Unity of Seven Hills Church.   In addition to her husband and...

Robert M. Hitner, 78, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2014, at Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by his loving family following a brief illness.Robert was born on March 31, 1935 in West Conshohocken, PA to the late Harry O. and Lillian M. (Rissell) Hitner.During his lifetime, he served in the U.S. Air Force, was a former fire chief...

David Lawrence (Peck) Tanner, 77, of Rustburg, VA passed away Saturday, October 1, at the UVA Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the son of the late William Thomas and Lizzie Smith Tanner.  David was twice married and preceded in death by his wives, Nellie Dawson Tanner and Mary Maxey Tanner.  He was a faithful member of New...

Ursel Carwile Calhoun passed away Sunday, October 24, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  She was born in Brookneal, VA to the late Willie Morton Carwile and Sally Smith Carwile. Ursel was the wife of the late James D. Calhoun, the love of her life for sixty nine years. She was a member of Fairview Christian Church and faithfully attended for...

Brandi Kaye Peters-Pannell, 28, of Rustburg died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at her residence.Born May 23, 1985 in Ft. Lewis, Washington, she is the daughter of Rhonda Kaye Evans and step-dad, Jim Jennings, James Lee Peters, and step-mom, Lois.In addition to her parents, Brandi is survived by her finance, Michael Wayne Pannell; her children, Chasity Bonnie\"™Ann Cox, Jessica Dorr, and...

Jack Carson Mitchell, age 84, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at his home. Born December 5, 1928 in Bedford; he was the only child of the late Virginia Watson and Rucker T. Mitchell.Jack was a member and Deacon of Bedford Baptist Church. He retired as an Agent and District Manager of Southwestern Life Insurance Company with 30 years of...

Stewart Dale Tyree, 59, of Lynchburg, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Roni Brown-Tyree for 30 years.Born July 18, 1954 in Lynchburg, he was the son of Homer Stewart Tyree and the late Mary Phillips Tyree. Stewart was a Pharmacist with Centra Health and was a member of Madison Heights Baptist...

Gladys Hensley Wood, 93, died May 2, 2013 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Arcadia, VA, she was the daughter of the late Emma Bryant Hensley and the late Walter Marion Hensley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John Thomas Wood and five brothers and four sisters: Curtis Hensley, Harry Hensley, Roy Hensley,...

Pete Albert Jackson, 78, of South Boston died on Thursday, December 27, 2012. A memorial service will be held today, December 30, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family (434) 237-9424.

Alice Cooke Giles, 93, of Bedford, Virginia, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Born Wednesday, May 8, 1918, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Carrie Amman Cooke.In addition to her parents, Alice was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clarence J. Giles, and three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by five...

James \"Fuzzy\" Edward Dalton, 80, of Big Island, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Summit Health & Rehab in Forest. He was born on July 18, 1932, in Bedford County, a son of the late Russell Patterson Dalton and Dora Brown Dalton.Fuzzy served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of...

Lena May Bradley Crawford, 72, of Moneta and formerly of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 in Martinsville Memorial Hospital. She was born December 21, 1938 in Clifton Forge, a daughter of the late Edith Lee Perry Bradley and Lawrence Price Bradley.In addition to her parents, Lena was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Tingler; a brother, William...

Louis Barberis, 95, of Melbourne, FL and previously of Bedford, VA passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit in Merritt Island, FL. He was born in New York on February 8, 1918, a son of the late Guido Barberis and Francesco Scagliotti Barberis.Louis served his country in the United States Army during WWII, as an...

Karen Elizabeth (Russell) English, 63, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 following a lengthy illness at her home in Hardy, VA. Karen was the daughter of the late William Withers \"Luke\" and Alma Keith (Harvey) Russell.  She was born August 11, 1950 in Campbell County, VA and was the devoted wife of Thomas F. English, Jr. of Bedford, VA Karen was...

Elma Lee Price, 82 of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Daniel J. Price. Born Sunday, June 22, 1930 in Marion, VA she was the daughter of the late Roy Coley and the late Selma Carrico Coley. In addition to her...

Pearl Madeline Cutter, 69, of Lynchburg , went to be with the Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.   Born and raised in Keyport, New Jersey. She is survived by her husband Peter Cutter of 13 years.   A son and daughter in-law; Ronald and Joanne Fleming of Staten Island, NY. Four...

Stephen Pederofsky, 70, of Rustburg, died on Sunday, August 8, 2010. He was the husband of Louise Ochsner Pederofsky. Stephen was born on December 1, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Joseph George Pederofsky and the late Frieda Goldberg Pederofsky.In addition to his wife, Stephen is survived by his daughter, Cindy Biba and her husband, Bill...

Cassandra Lynn Neylon, 68 of Rustburg, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Guggenheimer Nursing Home. She retired from the Tazewell Scholl System after 17 years as a home economics teacher. Born October 20, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles Vincent King and Thelma Holbrook King. She is survived by her daughter, Diana Baldassarre and husband, Matthew; son,...