Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Edith Alberta Newman, 90, of Evington, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at her residence. For 54 years, she was the wife of William Henry Newman.Born October 7, 1923 in Upper Marlboro, MD, Edith was the daughter of the late Bernard Andrew Smith and Myrtle Watson Smith.In addition to her husband, Edith is survived by her sister, Evelyn Josephine Floyd.Alberta loved...

Josephine \"Jo\" Bullington of Homewood Nursing Home in Williamsport, MD, died April 10, 2011.Born May 18, 1913, in Troutdale, Virginia, Grayson County, she was the daughter of the late Blanche May Greear Paisley and Grover Cleveland Paisley. Mrs. Bullington was a graduate of Jefferson High School, Roanoke, VA in 1931 and National Business College in Roanoke in 1933. She was...

Robert Rider Clauss Jr., 62, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010.  He was the husband of Joan Margaret Cashion Clauss.Bob was born September 30, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA to Robert R. Clauss, Sr. of Lynchburg and Patricia Gene Davis Sanders of Cassopolis, MI.  He was the founder and former owner of The Lock Shop and a member of New...

Alice Pearl Overstreet McKinney, 88, of Bedford died on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Oakwood Manor. She was born in Bedford, VA on June 2, 1924, a daughter of the late Amos Overstreet and Gola Chesterfield Dooley Overstreet. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Willie Madison McKinney, Sr., an infant son, Ronnie Jay...

Kathryn Evans Puckett, 93, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, May 5, 2011. She was the wife of the late Nowlin Puckett.Born in Campbell County, November 7, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Herman Evans and Ethel Sowell Evans. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mae Evans Coleman, and her brother, Robert P. Evans.Kathryn is survived by her...

 Anne Craddock Hammerstrom died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Westminster Canterbury, Drinkard Health Care Center, following an extensive illness. She was 91 years old. Born Anne Atkinson Craddock on September 27, 1920 in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late George Gilmer and Nan Atkinson Craddock. In June 1942, she married William Neil Hammerstrom, also of Lynchburg. It was...

Irvin Carroll \"Slick\" Creasy Sr., 72, of Lynchburg, VA, departed this life and went to his heavenly home on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Slick was born on April 28, 1940 in Bedford County, the son of the late Gillie Johnson Creasy and Rowena Miers Creasy. Slick was a hardworking man and didn\"™t mind working for his family. In his early...

Edward Morris Lewis passed away at home Monday after a valiant fight against Parkinson\"™s Plus / MSA. He was born in Suffolk, VA on September 10, 1947 the son of Edward L. Lewis and Nellie C. Lewis of Lynchburg, VA. Edward Lewis was a devoted husband and loving father who served his country by enlisting in the Navy. He worked...

Billy Joe Cutshaw, 85, of Bedford, died Friday, June 8, 2012. Born October 16, 1926 in Greenville, TN; he was a son of the late Noah Joseph Cutshaw and Gertrude Dixon Cutshaw.Billy was a member of Ephesus United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Bedford Moose Lodge and the National Rifle Association.In addition to his parents, Billy...

Gertrude Taylor Coleman Phillips, 94, of Evington, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. She was born on June 12, 1918 in Fries, VA the daughter of the late Robert Taylor and the late Elizabeth Dillon Taylor.Gertrude is survived by four daughters; Cheryl Coleman of Evington, Brenda Sprouse of Lynchburg, Joanna Miller and husband, Richard...

Jerry Lee Bagby, 70, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, March 04, 2010.  He was the husband of Beverly Moon Bagby.In addition to his spouse, he is survived by his children, Greg Bagby, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, Edwina Landers and husband, Wade, of Moyock, NC, and Crystal Bagby, of Lynchburg, VA, his brother, Eugene Bagby , of Rockingham, NC, his sisters, ...

Lydia McLane Cruikshank Daniel, 87, died Friday, August 5, 2011.    She is survived by her husband, Peter Vivian Daniel, Vice President and Treasurer Emeritus of Sweet Briar College.  They were married in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   She was the daughter of the late Nan Maury Halsey Cruikshank of Philadelphia and the late Harrison Cruikshank of Cecil County.  Maryland.  Her brother,...

Joyce Persinger Showalter, 79 of Lynchburg, went home to be with Jesus Thursday, November 15, 2012. She was the loving wife of Franklin T. \"Tom\" Showalter for 59 years. She was born in Dunellon, NJ, a daughter of the late John Edward Persinger and Beatrice Apgar Persinger. Joyce was a long time member of Timberlake Baptist Church and her greatest...

Derek Brian Hensley Sr., 57, of Forest, VA, died Friday, January 24, 2014. He was the husband of Nancy Ann Holsinger Hensley for 26 years.Born Thursday, September 13, 1956 in Washington, DC, Derek was a son of the late Howard Homer Hensley and the late Laura Long Hensley.In addition to his wife Nancy, Derek is survived his children: Derek Brian...

Essie Rowe Spruill of The Summit, Lynchburg Virginia, gently departed this life in her sleep on May 30, 2012. Born in Blount's Creek, North Carolina to Esau and Annie Rowe on August 14, 1923; her siblings were Mae, Celia, Thelma, Frances and Alton Rowe. She attended Aurora primary and secondary school and at the age of 17 went to Rocky...

Lorraine Marie Gage Bubb, 51, of Lynchburg died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at her residence with her family around her. She was the loving wife of Barry Dale Bubb.Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa she was the daughter of JoAnn Lorraine Sellers Gage and the late Keith Dewitt Gage.Lorraine is also survived by her daughter, Carlee Nicole Bubb; sister, Susan Elizabeth...

Jane Ann Kirby Mostoller, 90, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Edward Joseph Kirby and Jane Ann Brady, and the widow of Nevin B. Mostoller.She is survived by her brother, William E. Kirby, and his wife, Mary Ann, of Lynchburg, and two nephews, William E. Kirby, Jr. of Reston, VA, and...

Emma Lee Stinnett, 76, of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012.She was born July 30, 1935 in Lynchburg, to the late Sarah Baldwin Gallier and Oscar Gallier Sr.She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Stinnett Sr. Emma is survived by her two children: a daughter, Gail Mays of Forest; and a son, Robert Stinnett Jr. (Judy) of Lynchburg....

Aubrey Odell Neas, Sr. 81, of Bedford, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Ann Tolly Neas for 23 years. He was known to his friends as Odell.Born September 1932 in Coleman Falls, VA; a son of the late Murray Hammond Neas and Ethel May Hudson Neas. He served with...

Robert Rider \"Bob\" Clauss, Sr. was born April 18, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to William Arthur Clauss and Clara Wehrmann Clauss.Bob graduated from Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, with a degree in Math and Physics.  He continued his education throughout his career by taking courses at 12 different colleges and universities. ...