Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Betty Lou Gunter, 87, of Lynchburg died Monday November 5, 2012. She was the wife of the late Garland Otho Gunter.Betty was born April 10, 1925 in Denver, CO, a daughter of the late Edward William Gallenkamp and the late Montzilla Cosgrove Gallenkamp.She is survived by her daughter Helen J. Henson and her husband Bo of Lynchburg, two grandchildren: Kristin...

Colonel Frank James Pursley, 85 of Lynchburg, died Friday, November16, 2012. He was the widower of Dymple Edwards Pursley (1986) and Barbara McCombie Pursley (2007).Born May 5, 1927, in Durham, NC, Frank was the son of the late Alton James and Vesta Andrews Pursley.Frank is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Niles (Ray) of Fairfax Station and Susan Evans (Doug) of...

Carlton Gordon Meador, 86, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Born May 17, 1924 in Moneta, a son of the late Lizzie C. Hannabass Meador and Virgil A. Meador.He was retired from Montvale Shredded Products and was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He was a wonderful Christian who loved God, his family and bluegrass and...

An Immigrant Who Lived the American DreamUwe Hans Bruno Lewandowski (known as Bruno) was born January 22, 1937 in Lagerdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Anne Margareta Wilma Hinz and Hermann Konrad Lewandowski.  He had no sisters or brothers.  Mr. Lewandowski died in his own home in Appomattox, at his own request, with his wife and his daughter on March 5, 2010...

Bronwyn Mae Farris, 15, of Forest died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 after an automobile accident.Bronwyn was born June 14, 1998 in Lynchburg the daughter of Rickey Lee Farris and Debbie Lynn Farris. She was a loving sweet girl full of life and shared it with people and animals alike, from the very young to the old she showed no discrimination,...

Edith Mae DeWitt Elliott, 75, of Bedford, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012. She was born June 17, 1937 at Sedalia, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Charlie S. DeWitt and Elsie Casey DeWitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward S. DeWitt and Jack E. DeWitt, and a little...

Nancy A. Johnson, 61, of Bedford, died Saturday, June 8, 2013. Born January 6, 1952, a daughter of Eleanor Marie Everingham and the late Benjamin Everingham.Nancy was a woman of many passions, her family, Christ and love of animals. She was owner/operator of Windy Ridge Kennel and also co-founder of the Bedford Humane Society. She spent 30 years caring for...

Sandra Lee Johnston, 69, of Lynchburg died Wednesday August 25, 2010.Sandra was born December 6, 1940 in Lynchburg, the daughter of the late Charlie E. Johnston and Mary Wolfrom Johnston. Sandra graduated from E.C. Glass High School and the College of William & Mary. She was a passionate school teacher who retired with over 30 years service at Concord Elementary...

Michael Darin Jeffreys, 44, of Edgewater, Maryland, died Monday August 16, 2010.Michael is survived by his mother, Peggy Noell Jeffreys, of Bedford, two brothers, William A. Jeffreys and Jack Todd Jeffreys and his wife, Angie of Annapolis. A niece Alexandra Isabel Jeffreys and a nephew, Jack Conner Jeffreys. His grandmothers, Margaret L. Noell of Bedford, VA and Madell Day, of...

Charles Aaron Radford, 74, of Forest died at his home Sunday following a lengthy battle with cancer.  He was the husband of Virginia Cyrus Radford. Born in Lynchburg, Chuck was the son of the late Charlie and Virginia Wood Radford.  He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was retired from GE/Ericsson.  He was a member of Forest Presbyterian...

Jean Hilton Wilson, 84, of Lynchburg passed away, Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Heritage Green. She was the wife of Robert Homer Wilson. Born March 31, 1928 in Maysville, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late A. Lance Hilton and Ollie Wolford Hilton. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Robert Hilton Wilson and wife,...

Audrey Lee Gray Gregg, 80, of Bedford, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born in October 3, 1930 in Bedford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Earl Luck Gray and Lula Anderson Gray. In addition to her parents, Audrey was preceded in death by her brother Earl Luck Gray, Jr. and a...

Franklin Alexander Bell, Jr., 82, of Goode, passed away on Sunday July 22, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Wythe Co, VA on August 3, 1929, a son of the late Franklin Alexander Bell, Sr. and Louise Moles Bell. In addition to his parents Frank was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Bell and a sister, Bonnie Swanson.Coon...

Sally Rusher Kidd, born Bedford County 1918, formerly of Madison, VA, recently of Salem Health and Rehab Center in Salem, VA, passed away October 23, 2012, at the age of 94.  She was preceded in death by her parents Jesse Harry and Bessie Rusher, and her sister Margaret R. Nelson.  Sally was an active member of Beth Car Baptist Church...

Roger Andre Bessette, 61, of Goode died Friday, December 27, 2013. He was the loving husband of Pamela Fitzpatrick Bessette.Born April 10, 1952 in Plainfield, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Laurent and Beatrice Monroe Bessette. Roger retired with Babcock & Wilcox Co. as a manufacturing engineer. He was a member of Timberlake United Methodist Church. Roger was...

Thomas S. Gwynne, Jr., 81, of Forest, died on Wednesday, April 07, 2010, surrounded by wonderful friends and neighbors.  Born on December 11, 1929 in Ridley Park, PA he was the son of the late Thomas S. Gwynne, Sr. and the late, Marie Devlin Gwynne.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Jean Watkins Gwynne.He is...

Services have been rescheduled due to inclement weather.  Visitation will be on Friday, December 17 from 6:00-7:00 PM and services will be Saturday, December 18 at 2:00 PM, both at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.Ronald Preston Wood of Lynchburg, went to Heaven Tuesday, December 14, 2010, to the loving arms of his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.  He was the beloved...

Isabell Catherine Craig Johnson, 96, of Bedford, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Born June 10, 1915 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late Paschal Hopkins Craig and Luettie Jane Stevens Craig.Isabell was the last charter member of Bedford Church of God.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claude E. Johnson; a...

John Edward Fisher, 65, of Lynchburg, went to join his wife Donna in heaven on Thursday, April 1, 2010.Mr. Fisher was born Saturday, November 4, 1944 in Bedford, a son of the late Edward Davis Fisher and Ruth Krantz Fisher. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy.  He was retired from Aerofin where he worked in quality control. ...

Owen Lee Banton, Jr., age 67, of Madison Heights, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Roanoke, VA.   Born October 13, 1945 in Lynchburg, Binky was a son of the late Madeline Woody Banton and the late Owen Lee Banton, Sr.Binky is survived by his sister Bonnie Gowen and her husband, Bernie, of Madison Heights, a nephew Bradley Stinnette, of Madison...