Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Isabelle Horton Scruggs, 94, of Lynchburg died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, following a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Frederick Thornton Scruggs. She was born November 11, 1916, in Lynchburg, Virginia.She graduated from Randolph Macon Women\"™s College in 1937 and started her teaching career in Campbell County and later in Fairfax, Virginia.  She returned to...

Gary \"Wayne\" Yarbrough, Jr., died on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at his residence. He is the son of Gary Wayne Yarbrough Sr. and his wife Florine of TN and the late Debra Carol Yarbrough. In addition to his father and step-mother, \"Wayne\" is survived by a half-sister:  Heather Throne of Bedford, step-sister: Laurie Bane and step-brothers:  Michael Bane and Chad...

Mackie Ann Spinner, 87, of Lynchburg died Monday November 19, 2012.Mackie was born February 23, 1925 in Charlotte County a daughter of the late George Allen Boyd and the late Gladys Bolden Boyd. Mackie was retired from the Internal Revenue Service and was a member of Grace Memorial Episcopal Church.She is survived by her children: Jesse R. Spinner of Lynchburg;...

Thelma Coleman Porter, 77, of Bedford went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2010. She was born in Bedford County on December 7, 1932 a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Coleman and Delilah Ester Woodford Coleman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Burks \"Buck\" Porter and her half-sisters,...

Ethel Waugh Garbee, 93, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Campbell Rest Home in Bedford. Born April 7, 1919 in Gloucester, NJ; she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Cleveland Waugh and Esta Duffield Waugh, and the widow of Henry Clifton Garbee.Ethel graduated in 1935, at the age of 16, from E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg,...

Elizabeth \"Libba\" Dickens Newton Hughes, 94, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, April 11, 2010.  She was twice married, first to the late Orson Benjamin Newton, Jr. and second to the late George Taylor Hughes.Libba was born on October 23, 1915 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Dr. Clem Luck Dickens and the late Vera Taylor Dickens.  After her mother...

Ruth Mackenstedt Smith died on January 4, 2013. She was born in Newport, KY on February 27, 1923, the daughter of Juanita and Will Mackenstedt and grew up in Ft. Thomas, KY. She is survived by her daughters Kathy Barton and husband Jeff of Roanoke , VA and Susan Culpepper and husband Robert of Columbus, GA, four grandsons, Tyler Shelton,...

Arnold \"Botsy\" Little, Sr., 86, of Lynchburg, VA, died Monday, August 30, 2010. He was the husband of Charleen Shelton Little for 62 years.Arnold was born Tuesday, May 06, 1924 in Evington, VA, a son of the late Wyatt Mark Little and Mary Dudley Little. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army and was a decorated war veteran...

On April 22, 2011, our world became a poorer place with the tragic loss of a remarkable, beloved husband, father, son and brother.  Robert (Bob) H. Di Giulio, a long-term Lynchburg resident and medical doctor, died suddenly when his private plane crashed as he was returning home to Lynchburg.Bob was born in Ann Arbor, MI, to Sandra and Hugo (deceased)...

Linda B. Seay, 58, of Forest, went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2013 after a courageous, two year battle with cancer. Linda was born on December 12, 1954 in Washington, D.C., the fourth child of the late John and Mildred Bussler of Annandale, Va. Linda was a long-time teacher in the Lynchburg City and Bedford School Systems...

Deward Delane Dillon, 78, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his residence. Born in Thorpe, West Virginia on February 26, 1935, a son of the late Oather Lee Dillon and Margaret Wright Dillon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Dillon and his sister, Peggy Dillion Carter.Deward served his...

Steve Bush, of Lynchburg, left this life Monday, July 16, 2012. Steve was born in Radford, VA, a son of the late Kenneth and Yvonne Bush. He spent his childhood growing up in Hampton, and grew to become a selfless, devoted, loving son, husband, and father. He was the husband of Linda Burnett Bush for 26 years. In addition to...

Mary McAfee Hutcheson Wines, 75, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Winston-Salem, NC, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond. She was born March 10, 1935 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Dorothy Spottswood West Hutcheson and James Edward Hutcheson. Mary Mac was a member of St. Paul\"™s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC. She was also the...

Dorothy Hilder Overstreet., 88, of Lynchburg, died Friday, January 1, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Norman Andrew (Jack) Overstreet.Mrs. Overstreet was born June 26, 1921 in Wymore, NE, daughter of the late Charles Henry Hilder and Alice Brandt Hilder.Mrs. Overstreet was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Forest and served as president of the UMW,...

 \"The thief comes to kill, steal and destroy, but I have come that you may have life and have it to the fullest\"(John 10: 10.) Eve Cruz Keaton, 85, of Amherst County, entered peacefully into her heavenly home on June 16th, 2013.  Eve was born March 1st, 1928 to Severino Cruz and Dionecia Aquino in Cagayan Province, Philippines. The Cruz\"™s...

Madie Lean Jones Brewer, 88, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Born December 8, 1923 in Louisburg, NC; she was a daughter of the late Zachus Jones and Mamie Radford Jones.In addition to her parents, Madie was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Creighton Brewer; her son, Brantley Creighton Brewer; her brothers, Ashley Jones and \"T Model\"...

Campbell County has lost one of its finest citizens. Dr. Stephen L. \"Doc\" Thompson, age 73, passed from this world surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the only home he ever knew in Rustburg.Dr. Thompson was born on April 21, 1939 to the late Samuel J. Thompson and Laura Watkins Thompson. His sister, Elizabeth T. Hoback,...

Doris Ayers Van Wagner, 104, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Welton Barthoff Van Wagner.Doris was born January 22, 1906, in Canonsburg, PA; she was the daughter of the late McCarrell Luther Ayers and Sarah Dorris Anderson Ayers. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased...

Claude lee Watson, Jr., 80, of Moneta, VA passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Born in Winston-Salem, NC on January 19, 1930 to Claude Lee and Sadie Thompson Watson. Claude attended schools in Winston-Salem and North Carolina State University. He retired in 1990 after 28 years with Westinghouse Oceanic Division in Annapolis, MD. The 37 years in Maryland...

Phillip Matthew Frazier entered into rest with his savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 3.  He is no longer restricted by his diseases of Alzheimer\"™s and liver cancer that afflicted his body.  He is preceded in death by his parents James and Monnie Evans Frazier, his wife Letty Roegge Frazier, brother Noah Frazier and sister Ruby Frazier Sanderson.He is survived...