Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Norman Wallace Scholes, Ph.D., 83, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was the husband of Marianne Schenkel Scholes for 39 years. Norman was born Monday, June 9, 1930 in Odgen, UT, a son of the late Wallace Burnham Scholes and the late Rozanna Lee Scholes. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force during Korea Conflict. He...

Ronald Edward Hood, Sr., 84 of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 22, 2013. He was the husband of the late Barbara Hood.Born Saturday, June 2, 1928 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Hood and the late Catherine Barrow Hood. He spent most of his youth in the coal...

Priscilla Susan Clement Johnson, 55, passed away at her home in Lynchburg on Sunday, August 26, 2012, following complications from a series of recent health problems. She is survived by her devoted and beloved husband of ten years, David Ray Johnson. Priscilla is the second daughter of Janet Sutherland Clement currently of Staunton, VA and the late Robert Ray Clement,...

Madeline Mayberry Wright, 90, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 02, 2013. She was the wife of the late Homer Lee Wright.Born on Wednesday, April 18, 1923 in Evergreen, VA, Madeline was the daughter of the late Dock Nowlin Mayberry and the late Virginia Elder Mayberry.Madeline is survived by her children: Nancy Wiley, Kay McCrickard and her husband, Haywood, and Mark...

William McKnight \"Bill\" Benton, Sr., 96, and Edith Sligh "Edie" Benton, 97, of Big Island died together at their residence Saturday, June 30, 2012. They were married 71 loving years.Bill was born in the Panama Canal Zone, March 10, 1916; a son of the late Henry and Edna Benton. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by...

Frances Jenny Farra, 80, of Lynchburg, VA died Thursday, August 8, 2013. She was the wife of the late Roy A. Farra.Born March 21, 1933 in Queens, New York, Frances was a daughter of the late Anthony Abruzzino and Rafaella DellaRocca. She was a former resident of Ridgefield Conn., owner of the Village Printers and flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.She...

Dr. William Lawson Driskill, Jr. of Lynchburg died on Sunday morning May 30th, 2010.  Born in Lynchburg to Mary Hamlet Driskill and William Lawson Driskill on November 28, 1928, he was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, June Driskill Weaver. His beloved wife, Nancy Whitehead Patterson Driskill, also preceded him in death. The mother of his four...

Margaret \"Peggy\" Elizabeth Mattox McKenna, 87, of Huddleston and formerly of Lynchburg died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Bedford Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.Born, February 2, 1923, in Huddleston, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Davis Mattox and Margaret Black Balfour Mattox. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Floyd Knight McKenna.Following graduation...

Alice Anne Proffitt, 73, of Madison Heights, VA, died Friday, December 09, 2011. She was the wife of Robert Lewis Proffitt Jr., for 54 yearsBorn Sunday, September 04, 1938 in Lynchburg, Anne was the daughter of the late Annie Louise Enoch Bryant and William Bryant.In addition to her husband, Anne she is survived by her four children: Dana Carol Proffitt...

Dorothy Edith Kay, 80, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, October 15, 2011. Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, Tharpfuneralhome.com.

Bernice Bunn Decker, 95, a longtime resident of Portsmouth,VA, passed away at The Oaks of Lynchburg on Monday July 23, 2012. She was born on August 12, 1916, the youngest of ten children to John Council Bunn and Laura Porter Bunn in Newsoms, VA.  After marrying Clyde, her cherished husband of 70 years, she moved to Portsmouth. Bernice was very...

Wendy Sams Tepper, 66, of Forest, died on Thursday, November 7, 2013. She was the wife of Ivan H. Tepper. She was born on October 29, 1947 in Waukegan, IL a daughter of the late Irene Engstrom Sams and the late Kenneth G. Sams.At the time of her death, Wendy was ESOP Chairman and Member of the Board of Delta...

Allen "Cecil" Higginbotham, "Nailhead" (his C. B. Handle), 72, of Rustburg, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 13, 2011 after a long battle with COPD.  He is survived by his loving wife of thirty years, Pat Higginbotham of the residence.Born March 31, 1938, in Campbell County, a son of the late Alfred and MaryHigginbotham.In addition to his wife,...

Wayne Lee Smith, 61, of Altavista, died on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was the husband of Donna Hamlett Smith. Wayne was born on March 12, 1952 in Bedford County, a son of Zena Overstreet Smith and the late George Edward Smith.In addition to his wife and mother, Wayne is survived by three daughters; Emily Smith of Rustburg, Casey Smith...

Elsie Lee Williams Burford, 94, went to be with the Lord from the Bedford County Nursing Home on January 18, 2013. Born Tuesday, August 27, 1918 in Bedford County, VA, to the late Pernander Duval Williams and Emma Cleveland Newcomb Williams. She was a devoted wife for 70 years to the late Macon E. Burford. In addition to her parents...

Joyce M. Hawkins Williams, 86, of Goode, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Bedford, Co., Virginia on March 22, 1924, a daughter of the late Thomas Glovier Hawkins and Bertha Jane Stone Hawkins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Frank Winston Williams. Joyce was a member of Mt....

Patricia Ann Tinsley Wingfield (Cissy) lost her long and courageous battle with cancer, passing away peacefully while in the Lynchburg General Hospital on Tuesday, June 19th 2012, at approximately 4:00 PM. Cissy was a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia her entire life.Cissy was born on October 28, 1958, in Lynchburg to Robert Edward Tinsley, Sr. and Patricia Osborne Tinsley, their third...

Dianne Crews Leonard, 65, of Lynchburg died Sunday, November 18, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Elmo Howard and Vivian Phelps Crews. Dianne was born February 19, 1947 in Lynchburg, Va. She was a receptionist for The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company. She attended Tree of Life Ministries. Dianne had a special love for her animals and going to...

John Victor Philbrook, 73, of Lynchburg, died on Friday, February 15, 2013. He was the husband of the late Virginia \"June\" Law Philbrook. John was born in Vinalhaven, ME on July 28, 1939 a son of the late William Philbrook and the late Ethel Nelson Philbrook.John is survived by one daughter, Junemarie Wilkins of NC and her children, Robert, Tiffany,...

Dianne Arrington James, 71, of Forest died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Lynchburg General Hospital following cancer related complications.  She was born on October 3, 1938, in Bedford County daughter of Louise Coffey Arrington of Forest who survives and the late Roy R. Arrington.  She was a graduate of New London Academy and retained strong ties with her community. She...