Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

James \"Jim\" William Steele, 77, of Lynchburg passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at his residence.Jim was born April 30, 1933 in Campbell County. He was the son of the late John Dillard Steele and the late Alice Goff Steele. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and had retired as a Commander...

Mrs. Willie Annice Humbles Hutcherson, 94, of Lynchburg, transitioned to eternal rest on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born on Saturday, May 18, 1918 at 2460 Campbell Avenue. She was the daughter of the late Alphonso, Sr. and Celindia Wright Humbles. Willie was the eighth of their ten children and the...

James N. \"Jim\" Levesque, 62, of Bedford, VA, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at his home. He is a son of Mary Scott Levesque and the late Earl Levesque. Jim was born October 23, 1950, in Syracuse, New York. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sister, June Cullen, of Cazenovia; two nieces, four nephews and their...

Edgar Thomas Harris of 501 V.E.S. Road died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  He was born on June 21, 1915 in Lynchburg, the son of late Dr. and Mrs. George Thornhill Harris.  He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Georgia Keeling Harris; brothers and sisters, Mary Gordon Harris, Genevieve H. Hoskins, George T. Harris, Jr.,...

Charles Walter Woody, 81, of Madison Heights, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010.  He was the husband of Elizabeth Gale Davis Woody.Mr. Woody was born May 17, 1928, in Madison Heights, a son of the late Walter Edward Woody and Mary Proffitt Woody.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He retired from Montague-Betts where...

Edward Lewis Falls, 80, of Forest, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 10, 2011 at his home. Born Wednesday, February 11, 1931 in Cifax, VA, he was the son of the late John Vanderbilt Falls and the late Lula Cocke Falls.Edward was the devoted husband of Frances Clyde Elliott Falls for 51 years and a loving...

Glen William Overstreet, 78, of Thaxton, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at his home. He was born February 28, 1932, a son of the late Amos Overstreet and Gola Chesterfield Dooley Overstreet. Glen was a member of Cool Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. He worked at Rubatex for nine years and retired from Allen Lumber Company after 33 years. A devoted...

Dorothy Jane Lewis, 85, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Leonard John Lewis.Dorothy was born October 17, 1928 in Cincinnati, OH; the daughter of Willard Lewis Portteus and Mae Elizabeth Portteus. She was a retired administrative assistant at Babcock and Wilcox, a much-loved resident of The Carrington in Lynchburg, and an active member...

Jane Stephenson Montgomery, 68, of Lynchburg, VA passed into God\"™s arms while surrounded by her family on September 7, 2013.She was born in Newport News, Virginia on August 1, 1945 to the late William T. Stephenson, Jr. and the late Elaine Williams Stephenson. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Morgan Pritchett.A tirelessly devoted wife, mother, sister, and...

Richard Hollen Collins, 75, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away February 6, 2012. Born March 14, 1936 in Cumberland, MD, he was a son of the late Audra Fowler Collins and Dorothy Hollen Collins.Richard attended Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, WV, Duke University, and graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor\"™s Degree in Sociology. He also served in...

David Ricky Blumenreich, 60, of Bedford, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at his residence with his long time partner, Helene Susan Edwards by his side. Born on September 11, 1952, in Brooklyn, N.Y. he was the son of the late, Eugene Blumenreich and the late Clara Hanan Blumenreich. He was a retired machinist and an entrepreneur. In addition...

Dorothy Klumpp Enders, 89, of Moneta passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Oakwood Health and Rehab. Services will held at Donald Demmerly Funeral Home in Hamburg, NY. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family, 540-586-3443.

Mary Vernelle Merritt Graham, 90, of Bedford went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Campbell\"™s Rest Home.   She was born in Bedford County on March 24, 1920, a daughter of the late Edgar Herbert Merritt and Opal Ruley Merritt. She was a longtime member of Epworth United Methodist Church in Thaxton and a retired employee...

Dorothy (Dot) Foster Ashworth, 87, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, June 29, 2012. Married twice, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward Lee Foster and her second husband, Carl Wesley Ashworth.Born Monday, February 23, 1925 in Lynchburg, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Henry Hawkins Mayberry and Isabell Hamilton Mayberry.Dorothy is survived by her two sons:...

James W. McGrath, \"Jim\", died peacefully at the Virginia Baptist Hospital Hospice on the morning of Sunday, October 3, 2010.Jim was a Renaissance man who pursued many interests during his life, a success in virtually every endeavor he undertook.  He had a long career as an engineer with Babcock & Wilcox Co., first as a steam power plant generation field...

William Edward Anderson, 34, died at his home in Raleigh, NC on August 27, 2012.  William was a graduate of Radford University and is survived by his parents, Ed and Patricia Anderson of Lynchburg, VA, sister Lori Fields and her husband Keith of Roanoke, grandmother Norma Anderson of Damascus, VA, three aunts: Susan Herndon and husband Fred of Big Stone...

Terry left his earthly home to go home and be with the Lord on April 7, 2013. He was home where he felt most comfortable. Born on March 10, 1967, Terry was 46 years young.Terry was preceded in death by his father Charles W. (Billy) Clements, his half-sister, Sammy Rae Clements, his great-grandmother, Gitty Gililand who had a large part...

Henry Noel Thompson, 62, of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, October 31, 2010. He was the husband of Darlene Briggs Thompson. He was born in Lynchburg on July 3, 1948 a son of George Erle Thompson. of Lynchburg and the late Peggy Noel Thompson.In addition to his wife and father, Noel is survived by his daughter,...

Ernest Smith \"Jack\" White, Jr., 81, of Coleman Falls, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.  He was the loving husband of Mary \"Ann\" Rice White, for 57 years.Born Wednesday, January 16, 1929 in Lynchburg, VA, Jack was a son of the late Ernest Smith White and Mary Catherine Jones White.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. National Guard. ...

Earl Thurman Cowart, 73, of Rustburg, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy M. Cowart.He was born December 6, 1937 in Madison Heights, a son of the late Marion Jesse Cowart and the late Thelma Cowart. Earl was employed at Apple Ford in Lynchburg.In addition to his wife, he is...