Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Diane Taylor Baldwin
Oct 25, 2025
Diane Taylor Baldwin, 81, of Bedford, VA, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Oakwood Health and Rehab. Diane was born in Salem, Massachusetts on August 29, 1944, to the late Curtis Rosvil Taylor Jr. and Eleanor Pedrick Taylor. Diane was predeceased by her parents and her son, Freddie Edwin Baldwin, Jr.
Left to cherish...
Spensir Wood
Oct 21, 2025
Spensir Logan Wood, 27-years-old, of Rustburg, Virginia, passed away on October 21st, 2025. He was the son of Shellie Wood Smith and the late Justin Smith.
Spensir was born on November 7th, 1997, in North Carolina. He attended school at Community Christian School and graduated in 2016, then went to Liberty University for a couple of years. Spensir started working in...
Keith Anderson Cardwell
Oct 19, 2025
Keith Anderson Cardwell, 59, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025. He was born July 11, 1966, to the late James Cardwell and Jennie Mae Hardman.
Keith loved his family and friends. He was a member of Pilot Mountain Baptist Church, Concord, Virginia.
He is survived by his brothers, Bernard Cardwell, Clinton Cardwell; sister, Lisa Cardwell; aunts, Mable Johnson,...
Sandra Kaye Spence
Oct 24, 2025
Sandra Kaye Spence, 80, of Goode, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born on May 25, 1945, to the late William Spence and Hallie Burks Spence. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Faye Ramsey, Gene Spence, Bobby Spence and Betty Waugh.
Sandra enjoyed going to vendor craft...
Watson Wallace
Oct 21, 2025
Watson Irving Wallace, 92, fondly known as “The Appliance Doctor,” passed from this life to his eternal home on Tuesday morning, October 21, 2025, just 5 days after his wife of 68 years, Clare.Born on June 21, 1933, in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, Irving was the son of the late Watson Samuel Wallace and Mary Bartholomew Wallace. His...
Clare Davis Wallace
Oct 16, 2025
Because of her belief in Jesus Christ as her Savior, Clare Davis Wallace, 92, stepped into heaven on Thursday morning, October 16, 2025. She was the devoted wife of Watson Irving Wallace for 68 years.Born Virginia Clare Davis in Lynchburg on July 2, 1933, she was the youngest child of the late James T. Davis, Sr. and Sue Adams Davis....
Nollner Morrissett Watts
Oct 16, 2025
Nollner Morrissett Watts of Lynchburg, Virginia, died on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Westminster Canterbury. Nollner was born on June 3, 1936, in Lynchburg to the late Landon Dewey Morrissett and Annie Ruth Coleman Morrissett. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1954 and Salem College in 1958.
A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Nollner worked...
Tammy Lynn Heddings
Oct 14, 2025
Tammy Lynn Cuddy Heddings, 53, of Bedford, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. She was the daughter of Willian Cuddy and the late Judith Gregory.
She was born on December 21, 1971, in Roanoke, Virginia. Tammy attended school at Patrick Henry, then pursued her Bachelor of Arts in Education at Randolph College. Upon graduation, she began teaching at R.S....
Frances Scott Lineberry
Oct 16, 2025
Frances Orrell Lineberry, 98, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025. She was the daughter of Rev. S. Roy Orrell and Ina S. Orrell, and the wife of Berlin B. Lineberry, Jr.
Mrs. Lineberry was born on May 31, 1927, in Danville, Virginia. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Westhampton College of the University of Richmond,...
Irma Stiltner Reynolds
Oct 19, 2025
Irma Stiltner Reynolds, 86, of Roanoke, VA passed away on October 19, 2025. A daughter of the late Ezra and Eleanor Stiltner of Grundy, Irma was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William “Bill” Reynolds and her brother, Paul, and sister, Jeanette Stiltner.
Irma graduated from Roanoke Memorial nursing school in 1961 starting her career as a registered...
Katharine Murray Arrowood Hicks
Sep 24, 2025
Katharine Murray Arrowood Hicks (“Kay”) departed this life on September 24, 2025, just three weeks shy of her 98th birthday.
Kay was born in Concord, North Carolina on October 15, 1927, to the Reverend Robert S. Arrowood, Sr., and Mary Dimock Murray Arrowood. After the death of her mother at a young age, she was raised by an aunt who became...
Joyce Ann Stulgis-Blalock
Oct 18, 2025
Joyce Ann Stulgis-Blalock, 82, of Bedford passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was born in New Kensington, PA on December 7, 1942. A daughter of the late Frank Anthony Stulgis and Rosalia Hotkowski Stulgis. In addition to her parents Joyce was preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Stulgis; Sister, Theresa Stulgis.
Joyce graduated from Plum Borough High School...
Nancy Virginia Crowder
Jul 25, 2025
The world became a little less bright on July 25, 2025, with the passing of Nancy Virginia Crowder who passed away peacefully at the age of 79. She was born on October 14, 1945, in Lynchburg, VA to Lola Virginia and Houston Maie Crowder.
She is survived by her loving brother and sister-in-law, Houston Maie Crowder, Jr. and Linda McLennan Crowder;...
William Charles Jackson
Oct 24, 2025
William Charles Jackson, 64, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025. He will be remembered for his unwavering optimism, warm spirit, and the strength with which he faced life’s challenges. Per Mr. Jackson’s request, no services will be held.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Wesley Harris Ferguson
Oct 23, 2025
Wesley Harris Ferguson, age 80, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Per Wesley’s wishes, no services will be held. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Betty Ann Dooley Goff
Oct 21, 2025
Betty Ann Dooley Goff, 70, of Big Island passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at her residence. She was born on November 22, 1954, to the late Walter Clay Dooley and Roxie Agee Dooley.
Betty knew the meaning of hard work. She was always working beside her husband no matter what he was doing. She would help him garden, put...
John Michael Brooks
Oct 20, 2025
John Michael Brooks , 76, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Herb Winegard
Oct 19, 2025
Herb Winegard, 73, originally of Levittown, NY passed away peacefully after long illness, at home, in Lynchburg, VA surrounded by his loving wife and family. Herb built a life that was defined by intelligence, and humor. Herb attended school SUNY Stoney Brook graduating with a physics degree subsequently attended Washington University Law School in St. Louis. He was a gifted...
Donna Hamlet Ward
Oct 18, 2025
Donna Hamlet Ward, 80, of Lynchburg, VA passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was born on July 17, 1945, in Lafayette, Kentucky to the late James Hamlet and Frances Hicks Hamlet.
Donna attended E.C. Glass High School. She worked for many years as a Bank Teller. She was a member of St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church. Donna enjoyed bird...
Melba Leigh Perkins Martin
Oct 17, 2025
Melba Leigh Perkins Martin, 66, of Blacksburg, Virginia passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025. She was born March 12, 1959, to Mary Elizabeth Perkins and the late Gerald Perkins.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son, David Martin and wife, Kailie; daughter, Frances Stowe and husband, Daniel; grandchildren, Oliva Stowe, Lydia Davis, Alex Davis; and numerous...
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