Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

Rufus Dwight Orange, Sr., 64, of Bedford, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 16, 1948 in Bedford County a son of Irene Overstreet Orange and Rufus Cosby Orange.Rufus was a U.S. Army veteran. He loved hunting, fishing and being around people.In addition to his parents, Rufus is survived by his wife of 41 years,...

Laura Wilson Cumbie, 82, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, March 8, 2012. She was the wife of the late Perry Major Cumbie.Mrs. Cumbie was born in Bedford County, VA on August 4, 1929, a daughter of the late Comer Wilson and Rosa Sheppard Wilson.She is survived by her daughter Mona Hagstrom of Lynchburg, two grandchildren, Brian Hagstrom of Forest, and Hillary...

Ottie R. Wright, 91, of Altavista, VA, died Monday, March 18, 2013.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424,

Richard Lee Burkholder, III, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, January 21, 2011.  He was the husband of  Shirley  Burkholder . Mr. Burkholder was born Wednesday, September 16, 1931 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Harry Palmer Burkholder and of the late Frances Burkholder  Burkholder.   He was retired from A & P Grocery where he was the Meat...

Larry Wayne Franklin Sr., 61, of Rustburg, VA, died Thursday, November 17, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Brenda Green Franklin for 42 years.Born Wednesday, March 15, 1950 in Rustburg, Larry was a son of the late John Marshall Franklin, Jr. and Bertha Rosser Franklin.In addition to his wife he is survived by two daughters: Lori Lynn Hammond and...

Donnie Lee Altice, 76 of Forest, VA, died Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Viar Altice. Born October 1, 1937 in Franklin County, Donnie was a son of the late Charles Bud Altice and Sally Davis Altice. He is survived by his two step-daughters: Cheryl Mann and her husband, Ricky, Deborah Wooldridge; two step-grandchildren:...

Marilyn Post Edwards, of Forest, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2010, after a long illness.  She was the wife of James Harvey Edwards.Mrs. Edwards was born January 3, 1936, in Mineola, New York, a daughter of the late Frederick Garfield Post and the late Florence Helen Yates Post.  Marilyn was a professionally trained dancer.  In her younger years, she...

Juanita Elliott Burnette, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. She was the wife of the late Alexander H. \"Zan\" Burnette. She was born in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Mabel Hogan Elliott and the late Howard Washington Elliott. She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Tymchyn and her husband, Jack and Deronda Burnette all of Forest; her...

Lenore Schang Holbrook, 73 of Lynchburg, Virginia died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at her home. She was the loving wife of Richard Holbrook for 52 years.Lenore was born, October 6, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Archie Schang and the late Julia Barry Schang.She was a retired counselor from Alliance for Families and Children and a...

Charles Cannon Sullivan III, 82, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2014, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of 56 years to Alice Fenn Diggs Sullivan. Charles was born October 15, 1931 in Memphis, TN. He was the son of the late Charles Cannon Sullivan, Jr. and the late Martha Lovett Tabb Sullivan. Charles was a...

Alice Margaret \"Dolly\" Armstrong Markham, 92, of Anderson, SC and formerly of Lavonia, GA, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 in NHC Healthcare, Anderson, SC. She was born October 5, 1920 in Providence, RI, a daughter of the late Alice L. Medcalf Armstrong and William Armstrong.Dolly was a member of First Baptist Church, Okeechobee, FL. She was also a retired school...

Billy Eugene Westmoreland, 63, of Goodview, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 as a result of a car accident. Born April 16, 1946 in West Virginia, a son of the late Evelyn Grace Westmoreland and John Wesley Westmoreland. In addition to his parents, Billy was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Susan Westmoreland; two sisters, Nellie Sue Hutton and...

Henry Hamner Gay, died peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012. \"Ham\" was born in Lynchburg on April 5, 1926, being one of three sons of the late Samuel R. Gay and Beatrice M. Gay. Ham was educated in Lynchburg City Schools, attended Hampden Sydney College and the University of Richmond and was graduated from the University of Virginia with a...

Barbara Ann Fitzgerald Goff, 55, of Big Island, died Saturday, March 17, 2012. Born February 22, 1957 in Rockbridge; she was the daughter of Elvin Herbert Fitzgerald and Shirley Farris Fitzgerald of Stuarts Draft.She attended Hunting Creek Baptist Church in Big Island, VA. Barbara was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, decorating, and animals \""...

Dorothy Nolte Schmich, 78, of Forest, died Monday, March 15, 2010.  She was the wife of Edgerley M. Schmich.Mrs. Schmich was born April 6, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Ronald and Elizabeth Cochrane Willock.  She served as a teacher for Roanoke County and was a member of Forest Presbyterian Church.In addition to her husband, she is...

Joseph Lurvey, 68, of Lynchburg died on July 28, 2012.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424,

Martha Neal Burnley, 64, of Forest, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born on October 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Annie Neal.Martha is survived by her husband of 42 years, Dan Burnley; two sons, Allen Bowyer and his wife, Lisa, of Lynchburg and Chris Burnley and his wife, Becky,...

George Arthur Costan, founder of Southern Air, Inc., and long-time civic leader, died following a massive stroke on Sunday, September 23.   He was 97 years young. He was predeceased by his wife Gladys; a brother Arthur; and three sisters, Helen Costan, Marie Clark, and Olga Griffith. He is survived by sisters Angeline Coyle and Kalypso Furniss as well as his...

Jack Churchill Carpenter, 86, of Bedford, died Thursday, February 7, 2013. Born August 17, 1926, in Jackson, MS, he is a son of the late William Churchill Carpenter and Myrtle Latham Carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Dora Lee Comer Carpenter; a sister, Martha Belle Parker; and a...

Linda Reynolds Kinsley, 61, of Goode, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born May 30, 1950 in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late James Ralph and Katherine Wilson Reynolds. Linda was a bus driver with Bedford County Public Schools for 20 years.She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Neil Ernest Kinsley, and...