Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Roger Wayne Andrews, 60, of Bedford, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. Born February 5, 1953 in Bedford County; he was a son of late Edison James Andrews and Ethel N. Lovell.He was an Oakland Raiders football fan and a Jeff Gordon racing fan. He loved watching TV, softball, and a good cold one.In addition to his parents, Roger was...

Linda Gail Millner Grubbs, 53 of Lynchburg passed away suddenly at her residence on Tuesday, August 3, 2010.Linda was born October 4, 1956 in Lynchburg. She was the daughter of Carol and Carrie Scott Millner.She is survived by her daughters, Shannon Grubbs McNeal (Joseph) of Forest, Jessica Grubbs(Shavar Kennedy) of Evington; a sister, Joan Balser (Larry) of Lynchburg; a brother,...

Murdoch, Francis Johnstone Jr. Maj. Gen. USA (Ret.) died Sunday, February 21, 2010.The last surviving Battalion Commander of the D-Day landing at Normandy June 6,1944, General Murdoch was born in Tarboro, NC July 22,1912.   After spending 1 year at the University of North Carolina he attended the US Military Academy at West Point and graduated with the Class of 1935....

Karl Heinz Hersch, 70, of Lynchburg died June 22, 2012. He was the devoted husband of Marie T. Hersch.Karl was born December 3, 1941 in Munich, Germany a son of the late Karl Schmekal and Hilda Woppman. Karl immigrated to America and became a successful business owner of Jersey Mail Systems and was a parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church...

Edward \"Len\" Stork, 78, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Born August 23, 1935 in Lynchburg; he was a son of the late Herbert John Stork and Irene Mahone Stork. Len proudly served his country in the US Air Force and was an avid college sports fan. He was a dedicated and loving husband and father. Len is survived...

Christine Meckling died peacefully on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital.Tina was born January 9, 1918 in Philadelphia, PA and lived her entire life in the area until moving to Lynchburg with her husband in 2001 to be near family.She was predeceased by her husband, George, a daughter; Joyce Humrichouse and two sons-in-law, C. Peter Humrichouse and Richards...

Mary Virginia Woodford Spradlin, 94, of Altavista, died Monday, May 21, 2012 in Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was born November 23, 1917 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Ella Catherine Wood Woodford and Joel Shepherd Woodford. She was the last of thirteen children surviving.Mary was a member of Ephesus United Methodist Church. She was employed at Rubatex Corp....

Nancy Burruss Almond, 80, of Evington, VA, left her earthly home for her Heavenly home to join her loving husband, William Hoskins \"Hoss\" Almond on Thursday, January 3, 2013.Nancy was born on May 19, 1932 in, Lynchburg a daughter of the late Lillian Brown Burruss and the late Joseph Malcolm Burruss.She is survived by two daughters, Debra Almond Driskill of...

Quietly, and in the presence of her loved ones, Margaret Miller Nelson of Lynchburg, Virginia, completed her life journey, on June 12, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the devoted wife of Dr. Joseph Lee Nelson, Jr. for sixty-three years.Born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 30, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John Milton Miller and the...

Madeline Elizabeth Looney, 83, of Thaxton, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011. She was born January 2, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late James H. Coleman and Edna M. Hoffman Coleman. Madeline is survived by her husband, Otha Lee Looney, Jr., two sons; John Young and wife, Sharon, Raymond E. Young and wife, Trisha, one daughter; Beverly Clark,...

Carolyn \"Sue\" Lodge, 65, of Salem, formally of Bedford, died on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Born on July 15, 1946, a daughter of the late David E. Citty and Louise May Bush Citty. In addition to her parents Sue is preceded in death by three sisters, Maxine Pierce, Audrey Spradlin and Barbara Martin.Sue was a...

Caroline Doyle Saunders, 94, known to her grandchildren as \"My Mudder,\" died Thursday, January 17, 2013. Caroline was born December 31, 1918, in McKenney, VA, the daughter of Charles Watson Doyle and Eva Thomas Doyle. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. John R. Saunders.A graduate of Westhampton College (University of Richmond) and The Pan American School,...

Edward Colhoun Suhling died November 28th after a long and happy life. Born June 25, 1924, he was the son of William Gerhard Suhling Jr. and Tina Colhoun Suhling. He was preceded in death by both parents and an older brother William Gerhard Suhling III. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Margieanne Gregory Suhling, a sister, Eleanor...

Allen Floyd Arthur, 86, of Goode, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1926 in Bedford County, a son of the late Earl and Cora Arthur.Allen was a member of Norwood Baptist Church and a retired plumber. He was an U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII. He also loved his family dearly, his...

Mary Ann Gittings Mulcahy, 81, of Huddleston, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013. She was the wife of the late George James Mulcahy.Born October 25, 1931 in New Castle, Pa; she was a daughter of the late Reginald Gittings and Martha Elizabeth Howard Gittings. Mary retired with the Fairfax County Water Authority after 20 years.She is also preceded in death...

Cynthia Anne \"Cindi\" Witt, 62, of Bedford died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Bedford Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Bedford County on January 15, 1948, daughter of the late Macon B. and Florence Witt.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Jamie Dale Wittand her brother, Marshall Witt Cindi was manager of the...

Sarah Elizabeth Stinson Dolan, 81, of Bedford, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at Carriage Hill Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Wilbert Wilson Dolan. She was born on April 20, 1932 in Lynchburg, VA., she was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church, and she loved to cook for her large family. Working in her flower...

Jack Wood, 87, of Forest, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.  Tharp Funeral Home Lynchburg is assisting the family (434) 237-9424. Services are incomplete at this time.

Charles \"Chuck\" Fredric Heuslein, 80, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Born Februay 23, 1933 in Pearl River, NY; he was a son of the late William August Heuslein and Theresa Scheideler Heuslein. Chuck was a member of St. Paul\"™s Episcopal Church and a retiree of Apple Ford Motor Company. Chuck served in US Air Force in the Korean...

Kimberly Diane Hahn, 53, of Lynchburg was called to Heaven Monday June 17, 2013 after a very courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Walter J. Hahn, Jr. Kimberly was born March 6, 1960 in Lynchburg a daughter of Robert E. Driskill of Lynchburg and Betty Davidson Ligon also of Lynchburg. Kimberly worked as Director of Operations...