Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Wanda Gail Grishaw Marshall, 55, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was the wife of James Harry Marshall. Wanda was born on January 4, 1957 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Richard Howard and Margaret Johnson Grishaw.In addition to her husband, Wanda is survived by one daughter, Tonya Ferguson Good and husband, Steven; four grandchildren, Payton,...

Jerry Lowell Peverall, 66, of Bedford, died Thursday, January 31, 2013, in Bedford. Born December 13, 1946, in Bedford, he is a son of Leonard Willie Peverall, of Bedford, and the late Hazel Marie Daniels Peverall. A sister, Sandra Gail Hurt, also preceded him in death.Jerry attended Fredrick College, Roanoke College, Auburn University and Lynchburg College, where he received many...

  Charles, \"Chuck\" Worthington Stokes, 67, passed away peacefully June 14, 2013 surrounded by his family.   He was born December 7, 1945 in Lynchburg, VA.  He was the son of the late Mary Off Stokes and Richard Gaines Stokes.  He graduated from Lynchburg College after serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War of which he received numerous medals including...

D. Joyce Detamore, 66, of Bedford, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born on November 25, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Arlie Elmer Mullins and Beatrice Mullins. In addition to her father, Joyce was preceded in death by two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. She was a member of Lighthouse Free Will Baptist Church in...

Gladys Reddy Humphrey passed away Monday , December 3, 2012. She was the daughter of Ottillia and John Daniel. She was born July 30, 1921 in White Valley, Pa. Twice married she was the wife of James H. Reddy and Reece J. Humphrey. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Nancy R. Horine. She is survived by two sons,...

Celeste Cheatham O'Neil passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at her residence in North Palm Beach, Florida, as a result of head injuries sustained from a fall in April. Celeste was born November 29, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia, and later moved to New York City, but never forgot her Southern roots. She was the daughter of Owen Robertson Cheatham,...

Claude Douglas Unrue Jr., 85, of Rustburg, went to be with the Lord Thursday, November 3, 2011.  He was the husband of Mary Shipp Unrue for 56 years. Douglas was born December 8, 1925 in Lynch Station a son of the late Nathalie and the late Claude D. Unrue Sr. He served his country with the utmost honor in the...

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...