Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Oscar Bland \"O.B.\" Ayers, Jr. of Madison Heights passed on October 30, 2011. A wonderfully, dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend has left us three days before his 82nd birthday. The family is at peace knowing that O. B. is in a happy pain free place having left us with a life time of great memories. He was...

Nancy Curtis Driskill — our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend — died on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 after a brief illness. She lived her life with wisdom, tenderness and compassion. Amid our grief is gratitude that we have known and loved her.Nancy was born on March 9, 1949 in Elizabeth City, NC to the late William M. Curtis...

Virginia (Ginny) Hafey Morris, of Lynchburg passed away at home March 20, 2013 after a lengthy illness. The family wishes to send special thanks to her devoted caregivers, Judy and Linda, who provided such loving and compassionate care for her.Funeral arrangements are private.

Clay Jessup Ritter, 91, of Forest died Thursday February 28, 2013.  He was the devoted husband of Betty Carlton Ritter.Clay was born September 14, 1921 in Glenwood Springs, CO, the son of the late John Columbine Ritter and the late Helene Jessup Ritter. After graduating from Colorado State University, Clay honorably served his country during World War II. He served...

Michael Stephen Marut, 90, of Concord died on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at his residence. Born August 10, 1920 in Trenton, NJ, he was a son of the late Frank Marut and Agnes Szwast Marut. In addition to his parents, Michael was preceded in death by his brother, John Marut. Michael is survived by his sister; Josephine Bainbridge, of Trenton,...

Louis Cappel Fischer, III, a resident of Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, died October 15, 2012. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but grew up in Charleston, S.C., the son of the late Louis C. Fischer, Jr. and Adele R. Fischer, who survives him. His wife Charlotte A. Fischer and a daughter Elizabeth E. Fischer of Honolulu, H.I. also survive him,...

Ronald Hugh Baker, 77, of Altavista, VA and Plant City, FL died Tuesday, August 30, 2011. He was Barbara Anne Baker\"™s loving husband for 57 years. He died at home, as was his wish.Born December 11, 1933 in Erie, PA, Ron was the father of Ronda Schulte  (Arnold) of Dover, FL, Curt Baker (Alison) of Lynchburg, VA, and Lincoln Baker...

Woodrow \"Woodie\" Lawrence Hennessey, 94, of Lynchburg died Sunday September 5, 2010. He was the devoted husband of Wanda Lee Kern Hennessey for 61 years. Woodie was born September 17, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY a son of the late John Joseph Hennessey and Kjersten Aanonsen Hennessey. Woodie proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army Corps...

Mary Ann Woodlief Shields, 72, of Bedford, VA, passed away on August 9, 2010 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.Mary Ann was born December 10, 1937 in Lynchburg a daughter of the late John Calvin Woodlief and Martha Ann Duty Woodlief. Mary Ann was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Bedford.In addition to her parents Mary Ann was preceded...

Sarah Corrin Wright, 20, of Madison Heights, died Saturday, April 16, 2011.Born in Lynchburg, September 27, 1990, she was a daughter of Linda Stone Wright and the late Harry Daniel Wright Jr.In addition to her mother she is survived by a sister, Danielle Phyllis Wright and her fiancé Eric Peters, of Madison Heights; grandparents, Harry Wright Sr, and his wife...

Daniel James Burns, 59, of Amherst died Wednesday August 2, 2011. He was the loving husband of Cindy (Judd) Burns for 33 years.Daniel was born December 17, 1951 in Syracuse, NY a son of the late Edward John Burns and Anna Kleist Burns. Daniel honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and also the U.S....

 Clara \"Beth\" Clowdis Johnson, 78, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully Monday, February 4, 2014 with her children by her side. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Ethel Clowdis.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, David \"Whitey\" P. Johnson and her siblings, Ned Clowdis and Marie Harper.She is survived...

Austin David Mattox, 13, of Amherst died Friday January 21, 2011 at his home.Austin was born December 7, 1997 in Charlottesville a son of Billie Jo Bibb of Amherst and Scott Mattox of Piney River. Austin bravely battled his disease all his life and especially enjoyed listening to Blue Grass music.In addition to his parents he is survived by a...

Anne Lester Moore died Saturday morning, June 8th, at her residence in Campbell County, Virginia.  She was 77 and the loving wife of William R. "Bill" Moore of Mount Athos for almost 58 wonderful years.  Born March 4, 1936, to William Gibson Lester, Jr. and Eleanor Buhrman Lester of Wallace, Washington County, VA.  She is survived by her husband and ...

Tristen James Salido, 9 months old, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010.  He was the son of Eddie Salido and Jamie Inge Salido.Tristen was born Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in Lynchburg, Va.In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents, Robert and Irene Salido of Lynchburg; uncles, Robert, Nicky, Arthur, Jeff and Allen; and aunts, Nicki, Sandy...

John Austin Maddox, 85, passed away Saturday October 8, 2011 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Born June 15, 1926, he was the son of the late John Henley Maddox and the late Lula Ponton Maddox and was the husband of the late Lydia Williams Maddox.John was a retired truck driver and a veteran of WWII. During his time in the service,...

James Robert Davenport, Jr., 54, of Sacramento, CA died on Sunday May 19, 2013. He was the husband of Lori Ann Davenport.Bobby was born at St. Vincent\"™s Hospital in New York City on October 13, 1958 and as a baby, he and his parents returned to their hometown of Roanoke, VA. In 1969 the family moved to Martinsville, VA, where...

Eric Philippe Billard died on Sunday, April 29th 2012 after a short illness. Eric was born on December 6, 1958, in Choisy-le-Roi, France, a suburb of Paris beribboned by the Seine. Cities would beckon to him all his life, and at the age of 18 he moved to Paris, where he became a mechanical draftsman at the Dassault, the French...

Sheila Fitchett Malloy, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, died Sunday, July 08, 2012 at her residence. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Malloy, Jr. Born Friday, February 21, 1930 in Yorkshire, England, a daughter of the late George Albert Fitchett and Edne Hilda Halling Fitchett. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and retired from Joan...

Calvin Clyde Powell, 80, of Rustburg, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011.Calvin was born June 8, 1930 in Nelson County, a son of the late William A. Powell, Sr. and the late Helen Ballew Powell.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Teamsters Joint Union. He was a truck driver for more than...