Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

June McRee Wilkerson Mens, 84, of Bedford, died Monday, July 29, 2013 in Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Maynard John Mens.Born March 25, 1929 in Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Walter Wilkerson and Hettie James Wilkerson. She retired from Sam Moore Furniture and was a member of Suck Spring Baptist Church.June...

Sheila Kidd Mooney, 52, of Madison Heights died Thursday January 31, 2013. She was the fianc̩e of Jeffrey Arthur of Rustburg.Sheila was born November 1, 1960 a daughter of the late Elwood Kidd and Shannon C. McChesney and her husband Barry of Madison Heights. Sheila was a devoted mother and grandmother and was a member of Tree of Life Ministries.In...

Henry Bethel Stamps of Forest, VA died on April 24, 2012. At VA Baptist Hospice in Lynchburg, VA after a brief illness.Born in 1925 in Monterey, TN \"where the hilltops kiss the sky\". He was the youngest and last remaining of the 13 children of Lee Monroe Stamps and Dora Henry Stamps. He was a WWII veteran serving in the...

Betty Ann Moses, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. She was a beautiful and dearly loved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother. Born in Scottsburg, VA on July 10, 1932, she was preceded in death by her father and mother, Haywood and Gracie Trammel. She was the loving wife of James Edward...

Larry Phillip Lawhorne, 69, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Candace Theurer Lawhorne for 38 years. Born Sunday, September 20, 1942 in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Carl Lawhorne and the late Katherine Currier Lawhorne Davis. Being a native of Lynchburg, Larry graduated from EC...

Helene Berg Sanders, January 18, 1954 \"" July 30, 2012, of Forest, Virginia died after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was the oldest of five children born to the late Finn and Bjorg Berg of Norway. Helene was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up on Long Island, living there until moving to Virginia in 2002. Helene received...

Ronald Blumenfeld, 74, of Bedford, died Saturday, April 20, 2013. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443.

Judith Ann Harris, 70, of Lynchburg, VA passed away August 12, 2012 after a long battle with cancer at Lynchburg General Hospital.Born in Lynchburg, VA on October 8, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Hattie M. Hoefle and Frank Ayers. She is survived by her husband: Irvin C. Harris (Pete), one daughter: Jackie D. Atkins and husband, Scott;...

Arthur Duncan SaundersArthur Duncan Saunders, 75, of Lynchburg died Tuesday, January 29, 2013. He was the husband of Barbara Howerton Saunders for 55 years.  Born October 19, 1937, in Lynchburg, Duncan was a son of the late Thomas Arthur Saunders, and the late Mabel Reid Saunders.In addition to his wife, Duncan is survived by three sons: A.D. Saunders and his...

Glautin Collins Bagby Jr.,69, of Concord, VA, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at home surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Grace W. Bagby.Mr. Bagby was born Sunday, September 13, 1942 in Lynchburg, a son of Christine V. Bagby of Appomattox and the late Glautin C. Bagby, Sr.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy from...

Pearl Marie Smith Lacy, 83 of Forest, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010.  She was born October 22, 1926 in Nelson County.In addition to her loving husband of 63 years, Edwin Lewis Lacy, she is survived by her brothers, and sisters: Evelyn and Dixie Lattanze of Roswell, GA, Everett and Audrey Smith of Goochland, VA, Harold and Linda Smith, of...

Paul Wesley Scott, 67, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, April 19, 2013. He was the husband of   Faye Hamlett Scott.Mr. Scott was born Friday, April 19, 1946 in VA, a son of the late Ercy Lee Scott and Shirley Schrader Scott.He was the owner/operator of Scott's Cabinet Shop for 47 years, a cabinet maker extraordinaire and was a Charter Member...

Mattie Frances Reed Overstreet, 89, of Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Bedford County Nursing Home. Born in Floyd, VA on December 2, 1922, a daughter of the late Charles Benjamin Reed and Ollie Ocie Beckner. In addition to her parents, Mattie is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest Ted Overstreet; three brothers, Cliff, James,...

James Owen Key, 84, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born January 4, 1928 in Bedford County, a son of the late Alma Katherine Meador Key and Jimmie Tooms Key.James was a member of Peaks Presbyterian Church. He was a self-employed dairy farmer who loved the outdoors...

Miriam Mostwill Goggin, 89, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, February 24, 2013. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443.

Tinamarie Denise Lupacchino 51, of Bedford, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013.Born April 2, 1962 in South Carolina, she was the daughter of Anthony Lupacchino and Beverly and Gerald Knowlton.In addition to her parents, Tina is survived by her brother, Christopher and wife, Tina Lupacchino; sister, Holly and husband, Mark Woodcock; Niece, Kathryn Woodcrock; Nephew and God Son, Michael Woodcock; Beloved...

Dale Conrad RumsmokeDale Conrad Rumsmoke, 79, of Lynchburg died Thursday December 6, 2012. He was the husband of Jacqueline Lovell Rumsmoke.Dale was born October 29, 1933 in Constancia, NY a son of the late Lester Charles Rumsmoke and the late Eleanor Williams Rumsmoke. Dale honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was active in...

Samuel Kent Nichols, beloved husband of Rosalie Kerrigan Nichols, passed from this earthly life on April 12, 2011 at the age of 90 after a month long illness. Mr. Nichols was born in Bedford County on March 16, 1921 and was preceded in death by his father, James Robert Nichols; his mother Mary Waldron Cooney Nichols; two brothers, James Robert...

Janet Elizabeth Lindsay Moore, 68 formerly of Lynchburg Virginia, died on Monday, July 23, 2012, at Parham Road Health and Rehab Center in Richmond, Virginia. Born Monday, May 15, 1944 in Bedford, Virginia, She was the daughter of the late William Lindsay and the late Frances Powell Lindsay and granddaughter of the late John Mott Lindsay and the late Bessie...

Ross Clinton Pollock, 64, of Monroe died Sunday August 7, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Beverly Dawn Pollock for 35 years.In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to the Humane Society of Amherst County 318 Shelter Lane Amherst, VA 24521 or to a charity of your choice.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory Madison Heights Chapel is...