Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Dorothy W. Smith, 85 of Lynchburg, VA passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her residence.   Dorothy was born September 7, 1928 in Hill, NH to the late Harry E. Woodman and Claris D. Crosby.In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Smith, Sr., a daughter, Shirley M. Keyses and two brothers, Donald...

Lucy Lavenia Merritt Graham, of Bedford, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Edgar Herbert Merritt and Opal Ruley Merritt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Herman Graham; a son, Dr. Donald E. Graham; a brother Archie Lewis Merritt and two sisters Elizabeth M. Overstreet and...

On Friday, January, 13, 2012, Bill (Blue Knight, Rent-a- Cop, Poppy, Pops) lost his long battle with the ravages of diabetes, heart and kidney disease. While he may have lost the battle, he won the war and is now healthy and at peace with his Savior and is enjoying a happy reunion with his infant son, William Jay (Jay) Knight...

Joseph Vita Caraccia, 77, passed away at home in Forest, VA on Sunday, August 26, 2012. He was born on February 28, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Joseph Caraccia and Vitina Bianco Caraccia. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Marco and Francis and his sister Josephine. Joe was honorably discharged from reserve duty in...

Lavinia S. (Nina) Chiappi, 99, of Wirtz, VA, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Born in New York, NY, on June 19, 1912; she was a daughter of the late Horatio Nelson Sears and Catherine Fagan Sears. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Michael Montagnino and her second husband, Frank Chiappi;...

Rev.Woodrow Wilson Glass, Sr., 98, of Rustburg, VA, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Medical Care Center.  He was the husband of the late Vida Mae Coleburn Glass.Woodrow was born, June 16, 1913 in Halifax County, VA, a son of the late James Edward Glass and the late Emma Compton Glass.  He was the last living sibling in his immediate...

LTC William Douglas Cook, 88, of Lynchburg (formerly of Colonial Heights) died Saturday, January 7, 2012.   He is survived by his beloved wife, Iris Dunnavant Cook. William was born, August 25, 1923 in Decatur, Alabama, a son of the late Henry T. Cook and the late Fannie Holland Cook. William proudly served his country in the U. S. Army for...

Larry went to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 18, 2011 after a courageous and lengthy battle of his illnesses. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Kim of Hardy; his Mother, Margaret Willis of Garden City and a son, Lee Willis and his wife, Jeanne of Bedford; a grandson, Montana Willis also of Bedford. A...

Dr. Raymond Jack Irons, 84, of Lynchburg passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. He was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia on October 6, 1928 to Mabel Coffman Irons & Raymond Johnson Irons. He attended Greenbrier Military Academy, West Virginia University and the Medical College of Virginia and graduated early from all schools. He married his...

Helen Grace Brown Palmer, 97, of Lynchburg died January 14, 2012. She was the wife of the late Everett Luther Palmer.Helen was born, March 18, 1914 in Syracuse, New York, a daughter of the late Clifford Ernest Brown and Bertha Grace Bloser.She is survived by one son; William E. Palmer of Hagerstown, MD: two daughters; Jean P. Kaldor of Hagerstown,...

Donald \"Don\" Hoar, 77, of Moneta, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Born on July 14, 1934 in Melrose, MA, son of the late Lorne Eli Hoar and Clasina Aldenberg Hoar. Don served his country in the United States Air Force for 20 years. He worked for E-Systems as...

Warren Beers Melroy, 87, of Forest, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Warren was born February 9, 1924 in Summit, New Jersey, a son of the late Karl David & Mary Beers Melroy. He is predeceased by his brothers, Karl Jr. William, and Fredrick, and his sister, Jane Ness. Warren is survived by his loving wife, Claire, and children: Douglas (Debra)...

Thomas Clayton Harvey, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Elsie Neighbors Harvey for 57 years.Born Thursday, November 16, 1933 in Campbell County, Thomas was a son of the late Carlton Reeves Harvey and the late Mary Ina Moore Harvey.In addition to his wife...

Thomas \"Wayne\" Mason, Sr. 63, of Forest died Saturday April 20, 2013. He was the husband of Barbara Williams Mason.Wayne was born March 3, 1950 in Lynchburg a son of the late Thomas Burton Mason and Shirley Garth Mason. Thomas honorably served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was the owner of Mason Construction...

Mary \"˜Frances\"™ Ware Wilson, 90, of Monroe, went to be with Jesus Thursday, February 17, 2011.  She was the wife of the late Ligon J. Wilson.Mrs. Wilson was born November 23, 1920, in Amherst County; she was a daughter of the late Talmage DeWitt Ware and Mary Foster Ware. She was a lifelong member of Big Island Baptist Church and...

William Samuel Conner, 83, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, February 18, 2013.  He was the husband of Catherine McCraw Conner.Mr. Conner was born Monday, January 20, 1930 in Chillicothe, OH, a son of the late Samuel Daniel Conner and Alice Blanche Rakes Conner.   He was retired from Babcock & Wilcox where he was a manager and was a member of...

James Edward Carwile 85, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, April 15, 2011. He was the husband of Dorothy Reynolds Carwile for 64 years.Born Sunday, April 11, 1926 in Hat Creek, VA, James was a son of the late Willie Morton Carwile and Sally Smith Carwile.In addition to his wife, James is survived by his daughters: Shirley C. Walthall and her...

Edward Lawrence Crowley, 84 of Bedford, VA more commonly known as, Ned Crowley, was born in Kitchner, Ontario Canada on February 12, 1926. He went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 4, 2010. His father Lawrence Joseph was a doctor in the days when payment was often a chicken or a dozen eggs. Together with his mother...

Hilda Farmer Shepherd, 93, of Lynchburg passed away at Virginia Baptist Hospital Hospice after a short illness.  She was the daughter of Ovid Gravitt Farmer & William Marvin Farmer.  She was married to the late John W. Shepherd, Jr. In addition to her husband she was predeceased by her two sisters, Juanita F. Lasher and Hortense Farmer, a son, Jay...

Sandra Kaye Boyd, 61, of Bedford, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Lewis-Gale Hospital. Sandra was born in Bedford County on September 25, 1951 and raised by her grandparents, Oscar Wright Dooley and Pearl Trent Dooley.She was a member of Cool Spring Pentecostal Holiness Church and was retired from ITT Night Vision.Sandra is survived by her husband, Kenneth Edward Boyd,...