Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home

June Irvine Torbert of Lynchburg, 83, died Thursday, March 3, 2011.She was the loving wife of the late, Dr. John Vernon Torbert, Jr. She was the daughter of the late John Woodward Irvine and Laura Anderson Irvine. She was born in Roanoke, VA on May 12, 1927 and grew up in Newport News where her father was Chief Engineer of...

Alda Lorena Mergler Burnette, 91, of Leatherwood Farms, Leesville, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.She is survived by a brother, George L.P. Mergler and family; a son, Mahlon Admire III and family, Mary, Josh and Brett; a son, James Tilson and wife Sam; a daughter, Janis Burnette Hubbard and family, Henry, Kyle, Christy and Blair; and a son, Robert Kyle and...

Eddie Ray Williams, 39, of Lynchburg, died Monday, March 08, 2010.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.Â

Douglas Harrison Stinespring, Sr., 76, of Lynchburg died on Monday, May 7, 2012. He was the devoted husband of Ruth Cook Stinespring. Doug was born on March 15, 1936 in Charlottesville and was the son of the late Forrest Bernard and the late Dora Lucille Norman Stinespring.Doug cherished his children and grandchildren and in addition to his wife, he is...

Dennis \"Denny\" Mentzer, 60, of Lynchburg, VA, died Saturday, March 16, 2013.He was born October 26, 1952 in , PA, a son of the late Robert Harvey Mentzer and Marianna Williams Mentzer.Denny was an avid hunter and fisherman but was best known as the owner-operator of Sunken Gardens Pets and Supplies. He was currently employed at Andrew-CommScope, Forest, VA where...

Terry Lynn Long, 49, of Lynchburg died October 27, 2010. She was the wife of Jeff Allen Long.The family will hold a private memorial service for Terry in Ohio at a later date.

Wallace Junior Majure, 95, passed away quietly Thursday night, August 30, 2012. He was born September 23, 1916 in Neshoba County, Mississippi. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles Clyde Majure and Onie Hall Majure; a son, Wallace J. Majure II, and nine of twelve brothers and sisters.He is survived by his devoted wife of 70 years, Margarett Mitchiner Majure;...

Claiborne Watkins Craddock died on May 15, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital after a long and joyful life. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 10, 1925, the son of George Gilmer Craddock and Nan Atkinson Craddock.He leaves behind his wife of 30 years, Jerry G. Craddock and three daughters, Cullen Craddock of Charlottesville, Virginia, Libba Dudley (Cabell) of...

Martha Jean Robinson, 71, of Forest, died Thursday, March 22, 2012. Martha was born on October 15, 1940 in Barberton, Ohio, to the late John and Relda Smith.She is survived by her son; Tony Robinson of Forest; her two daughters; Cindy Patterson of Lynchburg and Shelby Robinson of Barberton, OH; her brother, Don Smith of Rock Hill, SC and her...

Anne Marie Hoffman, 95, of Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012. She was the loving wife of the late William Bertrand Hoffman for 68 years.Anne was born November 30, 1916 in Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Charles William Gutekunst and Anna Brugel Gutenkunst. Anne was a devoted homemaker, wife mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an active...

Ruth Charlene Murray (Robbins) died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at her home in Lynchburg. A memorial service will be held to celebrate her life at Tharp Funeral Home Chapel in Lynchburg on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 2:00 PM. The reverend William A. Jester will officiate. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of...

Nataliya Michelle Daniluk, of Lynchburg, VA, fell asleep in the Lord Thursday, May 12, 2011.Nataliya was born Tuesday, March 01, 2011 in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of  Jason Michael Daniluk and Ashley  MacMillan Daniluk. In addition to her parents, Nataliya is survived by a sister, Anastasija Mckinstry Daniluk, of Lynchburg; her maternal grandparents, William and Lisa MacMillan, of Lynchburg, VA;...

David Bocock Wingfield, 85, of Lynchburg, VA breathed his last on Easter Sunday April 4th at his retirement home in the Westminster Canterbury.  He died of complications brought on by Parkinson disease.David was born in Lynchburg City on October 31, 1924 a son of the late John Fowler Wingfield and Ruth Armetta Bocock Wingfield.  He was the couple\"™s second child. ...

Charles H. Wheelock, III, 75, of Forest, died on April 13, 2012 at Westminster Canterbury. He was born in Boston, MA on August 26, 1936, a son of the late Charles Wheelock, Jr. and Helen Mulcahy Wheelock.Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, David and Thomas Pendleton. He was the oldest of 7 siblings. He is survived by...

Jerrel Lee Hamlett age 58 of Maryland died Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Lynchburg.Born February 9, 1954 in Brookneal, VA, he was a son of the late Mary Berkley Hamlett and the late Lawrence Hamlett.Jerrel is survived by his wife of 30 years, Helen N. Hamlett, a son Trevor J. Hamlett, two brothers, Kent and Bruce Hamlett, three sisters: Hattie...

STEPHEN SISA \"" 94 3 June 1918 \"" 20 November 2012Cold War Author-Warrior Stephen Sisa, most recently of Huddleston VA, died peacefully at his beloved lake house on Bella Vista Island on Smith Mountain Lake in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A son of Central Europe\"™s Carpathian Basin, with a keen sense of history, he was born in...

Sallie McWillie Freeman Bogle passed away quietly, Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, at home in the company of her loving family. She was born July 18, 1949 in Coronado, CA to Sallie Harris Rodgers and Ross Edmonston Freeman. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved brother, Peter Lawrence Freeman.Her survivors include her husband, Robert Williams Bogle, and...

Earline Mable Carter Karnes, 76, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Bedford on July 15, 1937, a daughter of the late Tut Lewis Carter and Pernie Amos Carter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Nathan Karnes; two sons, Thomas Nathan Karnes, Jr....

Patricia Mathews Langhorne, of Evington died Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Lynchburg.Born September 2, 1928 in Miami, FL, she was the daughter of the late June Horn Mathews and the late Wesley Houser Mathews.In addition to her parents Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Nelson Langhorne, Jr.Patricia is survived by a her children; Thomas Nelson Langhorne, III,...

Hazel Dishman Berry, 92, of Lynchburg died Wednesday June 26, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Reginald S. Berry.Hazel was born September 15, 1920 in King George County, VA, a daughter of the late James Samuel Dishman and the late Betty Grigsby Dishman. She was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was a member...