Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Arnetta Read
Jun 29, 2026
Arnetta Read, 82, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on June 29, 2026. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Kidney Fund, link is below.
Arnetta Read, 82, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away peacefully while in the presence of her loved ones on June 29, 2026. She was the daughter of the late, Addison Thomas Sr. and Gwendolyn Tisdale.
Arnetta...
Diane Brown
Jun 24, 2026
We celebrate the life of Diane Virginia (Donigan) Brown, age 79, who passed away on June 24, 2026 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was a woman of extraordinary beauty, strength, perseverance, compassion, and grace who lived a life full of unyielding love.
Diane obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College and later retired from Ford Motor Company. She adored African American art...
Andrew John Bell
Jun 29, 2026
Andrew John Bell was born near Leeds in England on March 19, 1967. He was the second child of William Bell and Mary Wilson. His parents, proud Scots, had migrated South so that his father could pursue a career as a football player and manager. As a consequence Andrew and his siblings lived itinerant lives during their formative years.
When Andrew...
Dolphine Lucille Overstreet Swofford
Jun 22, 2026
Dolphine Lucille Overstreet Swofford left this life peacefully on June 22,2026 to join her Heavenly Father and the love of her life James O. Swofford Jr.
She was born February 27, 1928 to Elbert D. (Ned) and Lura Foster Overstreet. Raised in Bedford VA, she was a graduate of Montvale High School and National Business College.
Marrying USAF Master Sargent, James Swofford,...
Nicholas Daniel Joseph Fisher
Jul 5, 2026
Nicholas Fisher, 22, of Lynchburg, VA, went home to the house of the Father on July 5, 2026. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on December 6, 2003, he was the eldest child of Benjamin and Theresa (Ford) Fisher. The sheer grit and ginger personality of his redhead nature was apparent in the indomitable spirit that helped him with his early medical...
Nancy Louise Burnette
Jul 1, 2026
Nancy Louise Scott Burnette passed away peacefully on July 1st, 2026 at Bedford County Nursing Home, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on September 14th, 1938, in Bedford, Virginia, the daughter of the late Henry Dew Scott and Mabel Bibb Scott. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years Robert G (Bob)...
Clarine Rose Jefferson
Jul 1, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Clarine (Missy) Rose Jefferson, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend who died on July 1, 2026, at the age of 91. She was the daughter of the late Floyd Rose and Josie Irving Rose.
Clarine was born on September 15, 1934, in Amherst County, Virginia and attended...
Dianna Hatzell Bolton-Wingfield
Jun 18, 2026
Dianna Hatzell Bolton-Wingfield entered into the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 18, 2026, just days after celebrating her eightieth birthday on June 6. Dianna was born in Conway, Arkansas, and soon thereafter she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in California where she spent most of her life before relocating to Lynchburg, Virginia, in 2016.
Dianna lived...
Howerton Gowen, Jr.
Jul 6, 2026
Howerton “Tony” Gowen, Jr., 85, passed away on July 6, 2026, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born on May 17, 1941, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, to Howerton “Hoot” Gowen and Priscilla Mullen Gowen. A 1964 graduate of North Carolina State University and a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Tony met and quickly fell in love with Patricia Silliman of...
Betty Brodie Addison
Jul 5, 2026
Betty Brodie Addison, 81, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2026, at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Born in Newport News, Virginia, Betty was the daughter of the late Talmage and Alice Brodie.
Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leslie Addison; her son, David Addison; her grandson, Tyler Addison; and her brother, Sammy Brodie.
She is survived by her great-granddaughter,...
Mary Anne Mills
Jul 4, 2026
Mary Anne Mills, of Forest, Virginia, passed away at home on July 4, 2026. She was the daughter of the late James and Mary Bates.
Born on June 26, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut, Mary Anne graduated from Immaculata University near Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She later earned her Master's degree in Education from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mary...
Mary Ann Maddox Clark
Jul 4, 2026
Mary Ann Maddox Clark, 92, of Lynchburg, VA, entered the arms of Jesus on Saturday, July 4, 2026. She was born on May 14, 1934 in Naruna, VA. She was the daughter of the late Wesley Gillian Maddox and Lucy Mae Harper Maddox. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Arthur (Art) Clark. She is...
Ronald Wayne Pack
Jul 4, 2026
Ronald Wayne Pack, 78, of Rustburg, Virginia, passed away on July 4, 2026. He was the son of the late Herbert Eustis Pack and Mildred Driskill Pack.
Ron was born on June 13,1948, in Radford, Virginia. He graduated from Radford High School in 1966. Ron proudly served in the United States Navy for four years. While serving in the navy he...
LaVaughn Wooden Phillips
Jul 3, 2026
LaVaughn Wooden Phillips, 83, of Goode, Virginia, passed away at her home on Friday, July 3, 2026. The home she and her beloved husband built together. She was the daughter of the late John James and Mary Aline Ferguson Wooden.
Born on March 24, 1943, in Lynchburg, Virginia, LaVaughn was a proud graduate of E.C. Glass High School, Class of 1961....
Carol Yvette Miller
Jul 2, 2026
Carol Miller, age 61, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Tate Springs Health and Rehabilitation in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Carol was born on August 12, 1964, to Catherine Gills Miller and the late Claude Miller, Jr. She was a "people person" and made friends wherever she went. Although she battled illness throughout her adult life, she maintained her wittiness,...
Anne Marie Faria
Jul 2, 2026
Anne Marie Lambert Faria, 87, of Goode passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at her home in Goode. She was born in Fall River Massachusetts on September 21, 1938 a daughter of the late Charles Emile Lambert and Maria Joseph Viveiros Lambert. In addition to her Parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Nomesio Faria; and son,...
Rachel Lambright Shenigo
Jun 29, 2026
Rachel Lambright Shenigo died on Monday, June 29, 2026, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was the wife of the late Michael George Shenigo.
Born in Tiffin, Ohio on October 5, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Francis Lambright and Florence Scheiber Lambright. A lifelong learner, she graduated from Heidelberg College and continued her education at the University of North...
Thomas Roosevelt Scruggs
Jun 29, 2026
Thomas Roosevelt Scruggs died on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the age of 88. He was born on June 23, 1938, to the late Theodore Roosevelt and Mattie Mayhew Scruggs of Red House, Va.
He proudly served in the United States Army, a lifetime member of the Big Island Rescue Squad, and volunteered with Bedford Ride. He retired from the News...
Donald Keith Hartman
Jun 28, 2026
Donald Keith Hartman, 67, of Forest, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Keith lived a life overflowing with love, faith, and quiet strength. He walked closely with Jesus, and anyone who knew him could feel that steady, gentle spirit in everything he did. He was the kind of man who made you feel...
William Arthur Eggl
Jun 28, 2026
William “Bill” Arthur Eggl, 89, of Forest, Virginia went home to be with his savior, Jesus Christ on June 28, 2026. He was the son of the late Lyle William Eggl and Helen Elizabeth Hilt Eggl. Bill was born on July 6, 1936, in Toledo, Point Place, Ohio. He graduated from Macomber vocational high school in 1954 specializing in electric...
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