Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Hunter Everette Nash
May 10, 2014
Hunter Everette Nash, 94, died Saturday May 10, 2014 at Odd Fellows Home, Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born August 22, 1919 in Appomattox, VA, a son of the late Lloyd Everette Nash and the late Mattie Harvey Nash.He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Opal Beatrice Townsend Nash and two sons, Wiley L. Nash (Dianne) Forest, and Harold...
Starr Sorenson
May 9, 2014
Starr Evangaline Niles Sorenson, 63, of Moneta, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Stanley L. Sorenson.Born July 11, 1950 in Warren, PA, she was the daughter Avalon Powers Niles and the late Kelly J. Niles. Starr was a travel nurse with Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.Starr is also survived by her children: Steven...
Vivian Collier Little
May 9, 2014
Vivian Collier Little, a resident of Westminster-Canterbury in Lynchburg, Virginia, did May 9, 2014 at the age of 100. She was born August 1, 1913, in Portsmouth, Virginia to Edward Lee Collier and Manie Blanche Revere Collier. She grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Mildred Collier Knight in 1963...
Patricia Burley Irby Williams
May 8, 2014
Patricia Burley Irby Williams, 64, of Lynchburg died Thursday May 8, 2014. Twice widowed she was the wife of the late Roy Irby and the late Bennie Williams.Patricia was born December 5, 1949 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Bernard Alvin Burley and Lucille Hudson Burley of Lynchburg.In addition to her mother she is survived by her daughter Barbara...
Ann Bedsworth
May 8, 2014
Ann Bedsworth Super Hero dies unexpectedly. Ann Bedsworth of Lynchburg, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at the age of 83. After moving to Lynchburg in 2009, she hung up her cape and enjoyed her retirement in her new hometown. As the mother of three boys, Michael, Patrick and Jon (deceased), she always put her family’s needs...
Clara Etta Mahan
May 7, 2014
Clara Etta Mahan 92, of Lynchburg, formerly of Valdosta, Georgia passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, May 7, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Wayne Cordell Mahan.She is survived by her children Susan Morykon (Mike) of Lynchburg, Virginia, Judy Lewis (Robert) of Winooski, Vermont, Marilyn Shahan (Tom) of Gate, Oklahoma, Gary Smith (Deanna) of...
Virginia Pearce Packert
May 7, 2014
Virginia Elizabeth Pearce Packert, of Lynchburg, Virginia, died May 7, 2014, at the age of 86, as a result of a bout with pneumonia. She was born on June 21, 1927, on her family’s cotton plantation on the banks of Bayou Boeuf in Cheneyville, Louisiana, the daughter of Cornelia Elizabeth Fullilove and Paul Reed Pearce.She grew up and attended schools...
Paul Shields
May 4, 2014
Paul Berman Shields, 88, of Lynchburg died Sunday, May 4, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita Epps Shields, and first wife Ruth Curd Shields.Paul was born November 21, 1925 in Altavista, a son of the late Henry and Ruthie Shields. Paul was in the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He received multiple honors...
Eva Marie Stephenson
May 4, 2014
Eva Marie Donald Stephenson, 70, of Evington, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born November 28, 1943 in Lynchburg; she was a daughter of the late William Hubert Donald and Alice Vest Donald.Eva is survived by her husband Leroy Stephenson of Evington; her daughters, Katherine Marie Smith and her husband Bobby of Altavista and Jennifer Renee Barrett and her husband...
Jack Joseph Noll
May 3, 2014
Jack Joseph Noll, 79, of Lynchburg died Saturday, May 03, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Bonnie Tate Noll. Born in 1934 at North Ridgeville, Ohio, a son of the late Joseph Wendell Noll and the late Helen Noll.Jack is survived by his devoted wife, as well as his adopted son: William Keith Noll of Sugar Hill,...
Elsie Marie Hesson
May 2, 2014
Elsie Hesson, 92, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, May 2, 2014, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA. She was the wife of the late Edward Hesson.She was the daughter of the late Joseph Dewey Crawford and the late Rose Crawford.In addition to her parents, Elsie was preceded in death by her siblings, Bill G. Crawford, Joseph Crawford, and Mary...
Katherine Ann Cooke
May 2, 2014
Katherine Ann Brown Cooke, 59, died at Liberty Ridge on May 02, 2014, with her family by her side.Kathy was born January 30, 1955 in Syracuse, New York, to Jean and Jim Brown, of Lynchburg, Virginia. In addition to her parents, Kathy is survived by her husband of 39 years Richard (Buzzy) Cooke, Jr., one son BJ Cooke and his...
Kaleah D'Shay Jefferson
May 1, 2014
Monday, 05 May 2014 Our hearts and prayers are with your family. May God comfort and hold you during your time of loss.Cheryl & Shirley James
Kermit W. Ford
May 1, 2014
Kermit W. Ford, 82, of Lynchburg, went home to be with Jesus, Thursday, May 01, 2014. He was the husband of Lesa Ann LaBaff Ford for 62 years.Born Tuesday, November 10, 1931 in Potsdam, NY, Kermit was a son of the late Harry Ford and the late Carmel Gonyea Ford. In addition to his wife, Kermit is survived by his...
Frank Milton Tedder
Apr 30, 2014
Frank Milton Tedder, 93, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at The Carrington. He was the husband of the late Frances Elizabeth Sheehan.Born in Richmond, Va., November 17, 1920 he was a son of the late James Franklin Tedder and Janie Cliborne Tedder. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Frank was a shoe cobbler for over 50...
Ann Lee Overstreet Hargis
Apr 30, 2014
Ann Lee Overstreet Hargis, 70, of Goode, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born May 6, 1943 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late Richard D. Overstreet and Ethel Tinsley Overstreet.Ann graduated from New London Academy in 1962 and was an employee of G.E. for three years as an engineering secretary. She then went...
Louis Edward Hawkins, Jr.
Apr 29, 2014
Louis Edward Hawkins, Jr. 75, of Appomattox, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born October 24, 1938 in Lynchburg; he was the son of the late Louis Edward Hawkins and Helen Nelson Hawkins.Louis is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia Wood Hawkins; children, Keith Hawkins and wife, Susan of Appomattox, Liz Rucker and husband, Sparky of Rustburg, Lisa...
Wanda Lee Orndorff
Apr 29, 2014
Wanda Lee Orndorff, 83, formerly of Quinwood, West Virginia, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Born January 25, 1931 in Quinwood, WV; she was a daughter of the late Telford Zopp and Verna Nutter Zopp.Wanda is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wyldon Orndorff; daughters, Lynn Green and husband, Tim, Jennifer Burton and husband, Ronnie; grandchildren, Zachary Green (Phi...
Ann Olivia Ogden
Apr 29, 2014
Ann Olivia Hayslett Ogden, 66, of Lynchburg, VA, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014. She was the wife of Thurman E. Ogden for 49 years.Born August 8, 1947, in Lynchburg, Ann was a daughter of the late Edgar Moore Lee Hayslett and the late Elsie Olivia McConville Hayslett.Ann was raised in the Methodist Church and was a lifelong member of Court...
Arthur Freeman "Red" Tyler
Apr 28, 2014
Arthur Freeman “Red†Tyler, 88, of Bedford, died Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Bedford County Nursing Home. He was born September 9, 1925 in Blue Ridge, VA a son of the late Herman Arthur Tyler and Irene Bell Jones Tyler.Red attended Thaxton Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII and a retiree of N&S...
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