Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Melvin Charles Mills, 94, of Cherokee Village, AR, died Sunday, January 02, 2011 at Carriage Hill Retirement Community, Bedford, VA. Born Saturday, September 23, 1916 in Oakland, Iowa, he was a son of the late Laurence Mills and Gleeora Mills.   He was retired from Centel Telephone Company in Pekin, Illinois where he was District Superintendent. Melvin received many outstanding citizen...

Jane E. Cunningham, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012, at her family\"™s home in Moneta, VA. Born March 28, 1945 in Louisa, Kentucky; she was a daughter of the late William C. Ewers and Josephine Burke Lynch.She worked as a manager at the Roanoke Valley Visitors Center and Convention Bureau, where she retired in 2010. She attended...

Carolyn Johnson Wingfield, 60, of Rustburg, VA, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010.  She was the wife of David Eugene Wingfield.Mrs. Wingfield was born Tuesday, September 20, 1949 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late Clarence Edward \"Pete\" Johnson and Mary Kirby Johnson.  She was the past owner of Jumbo Restaurant.  She was a member of Women of the Moose...

Anne-Lise Hanson Migneco, 76, of Amherst, died Thursday, October 14, 2010.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.

Murrell Taliaferro Shelton, 87, of Forest died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 29, 1922 a son of the late Frank Thorton Shelton and Bessie Horton Shelton. In addition to his parents Murrell is preceded in death by a brother, Horton Shelton; and a sister Ella Mae Jackson.Murrell served our country with...

Estelle Eva Hill Austin, 91, of Lynchburg, died Friday, March 26, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Cecil Eugene Austin, Sr.Mrs.  Austin was born on August 31, 1918 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late James Hill and Vermont Burge Hill.   She was a member of Fairview Christian Church where she had been the devoted director of...

Mary Virginia Hatcher Stanley, 97, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born April 18, 1916 in Bedford County; she was a daughter of the late Clay O. Hatcher and Minnie Logwood Hatcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Clarence Grady Stanley, Sr., brothers, Maurice Reid Hatcher and Claude...

Josephine Siehien, 80, of Bedford, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 7, 1930 in Manhattan, NY, a daughter of the late Josephine Truzzolino Scarpulla and Joseph Scarpulla. Little Josie always put her family before herself and being a mother was her number one priority. Her gentleness and peacefulness accompanied the spiritual and modest lady...

Arlene Joyce Collins Payne, 81, of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Roanoke, VA on April 15, 1929, a daughter of the late Wiley Willard Collins and Mabel Marie Woods Collins. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Edward Payne; one sister Hazel Louise Collins Ayers. Arlene...

Finn Berg, 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, March 09, 2012. He was the husband of the late Bjorg Pauline Petersen Berg for 44 years.Born Wednesday, February 10, 1926 in Oslo, Norway, Finn was a son of the late Knut Berg and Hjordis Berg.Finn is survived by his daughters: Helene Ingrid Sanders and her husband, Nick of Forest, and Lisa...

Marion Jackson Duclos, 88, of Lynchburg, departed this life on September 11, 2012, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.  She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Robert E. Duclos for 49 years.  Born December 16, 1923 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Tazewell P. Jackson and the late Lucy Adams Jackson.  She was preceded in death...

Sarah Finlayson Toy died peacefully Thursday, October 31 in Drinkard Health Care Center at Westminster Canterbury Retirement Center in Lynchburg, Virginia.            She was the last surviving child of Henry George and Jean Warden Finlayson. Robert Murray Finlayson, her brother, and Janet Finlayson Holley, her sister, predeceased her. She is survived by a daughter, Alice Toy Morgan, and her husband, Steven...

Ethelind Janet (Snead) Henderson, 84, of Granger, formerly of Lynchburg, VA, passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side, Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, IN, following an illness. A child of the "Great Depression" she was born on January 31, 1929, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Henry Maury and Ruth Amelia Vera...

Helen Hubbard Tankersley, 93, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012. Helen was born July 15, 1919, in Bedford County to the late Frank Lee and Cordie Johnson Hubbard.She resided in Newport News, Virginia for twenty-eight years, worked for NASA, and returned to Bedford in 1974. Helen was an active member of Bethany United Methodist Church and several civic organizations. She...

Janie Virginia Thaxton, of Bedford, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. Born in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Ann Nance Thaxton and David Leslie Thaxton.Janie was a charter member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church. The church was started in the Thaxton Family yard in October 1952.In addition to her parents, Janie was preceded in...

Francis Joseph Randazzo, 91, of Bedford, died Saturday, June 30, 2012. Born January 30, 1921 in New York, NY; he was the son of the late Joseph Randazzo and Pearl Bogart Randazzo and thehusband of the late Dorothy Greene Randazzo.Francis served during WWII in the Army Air Corp. He was a retired FAA Radar Chief at Apple Orchard Mountain.In addition...

Marjorie June McLaughlin, 72, of Monroe, died Monday, February 28, 2011.  She was the loving wife and soul mate of John J. McLaughlin Sr. for 48 years.Marjorie was born December 2, 1938, in Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Russell and Mabel Weidner.She graduated from Catasauqua High School in 1955 and graduated from Philadelphia Nursing School in 1959. She loved...

Ralph Raymond Miller, 85, of Lynchburg died Sunday, May 20, 2012. He was the husband of Jean Kubicek Miller for almost sixty-four years and was a member of Heritage Baptist Church.Ralph was born in Jefferson, Ohio, on May 30, 1926, to the late John Milton and Ruth Hoyt Miller. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, John, Richard,...

Saturday, April 16, 2011, Sonny\"™s presence was blessed to be standing with his personal Savior, Jesus Christ. After a long illness, his physical being died at his home in his beloved Ivy Hills.He leaves in the warmth of his love, Linda, his high school sweetheart and wife of 54 years; two special children, Tony Mayhew (Angela) of Gray, TN and...

Walter Earl Branch, 77, of Bedford, died Friday, August 19, 2011 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born August 4, 1934 in Bedford County, son of the late Mayoma Austin Branch and George Walter Branch.Earl was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He was a retired employee of Rubatex Corp. with over 44 years of service. In addition to his parents, Earl...