Robbie Lee Kirby, Sr.

Dec 28, 2024

Robbie Lee Kirby Sr., 64, of Farmville, VA, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024.

Robbie was born on August 19, 1960, in Quantico, VA to the late John Warwick Kirby, Sr. and Doris Shephard Kirby. Robbie will be greatly missed by his son, Robbie Lee Kirby, Jr., his sister Dianne K. Mayberry, and his brothers Bill Kirby and Troy Kirby.

In...

Raymond R. (Ray) Chamberlin

Dec 28, 2024

Raymond R. (Ray) Chamberlin of Geneseo, NY passed away on December 28, 2024, at the age of 93. Ray was born and raised in Buffalo and always stayed close to his roots.

In elementary school, he was seated alphabetically behind Sadie Boyd, which led to them being high school sweethearts, eventually marrying in 1953. At Sadie’s passing in 2020 they had...

Frederick D. Scruggs

Dec 27, 2024

Frederick Scruggs, 84, of Gladstone, passed away December 27, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents Clarence D. Scruggs and Virginia Estelle Scruggs of Gladstone,Va.

All services will be private.

Tharp Funeral Home is serving the family. 

Deacon Calvin Nowlin

Dec 26, 2024

Deacon Calvin M. Nowlin went home to be with the Lord on Thursday afternoon December 26, 2024, at the Lynchburg Dialysis Center. Calvin was born on June 19, 1945, to Richard Gilbert Nowlin and Anna Flowers Nowlin in Campbell County, Virginia. 

On July 12, 1985, Calvin was joined in Holy Matrimony to his beloved wife, Elizabeth (Liz) Dempsey. Calvin was preceded...

Robert Terrell Gordon

Dec 24, 2024

Robert Terrell Gordon, 99, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on December 24, 2024. He was the son of the late Alexander Terrell Gordon and Mattie Lee Read Gordon, and the husband of the late Mary Baxter Gordon for 69 years.

Mr. Gordon was born on March 27, 1925, in Madison Heights, Virginia. He graduated from E C Glass High School. He...

Marshall Alexander Shuff, III

Dec 24, 2024

Marshall Alexander Shuff III, 83, of Lynchburg, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

 Marshall was born in Pulaski, VA, on November 12, 1941. He graduated from Pulaski County High School and Central Virginia Community College with a degree in fire science.

 He was the son of the late Marshall Alexander Shuff, Jr. and the late...

Thomas Edward Williams

Dec 24, 2024

Thomas Edward Williams, 79, of Lynchburg, Virginia went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2024. He was the son of the late Robert Melton Williams, Sr. and Irene Proffitt Williams.

Thomas was born on March 24, 1945, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He worked proudly for over 40 years as a welder and retired from Lynchburg Steel. 

He was a member of...

Richard Lee St Clair, Sr.

Dec 24, 2024

Richard Lee St Clair, Sr., 80, of Huddleston, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family.

Edward Elwood Frisa, Jr.

Dec 23, 2024

Edward Elwood Frisa, Jr., of Lynchburg, passed away in the company of his family members on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, after a brief illness. 

Beloved father, husband, brother, son, and master structural engineer, Ed was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 49 years, Jane Frisa. He is survived by his partner, Mary Jo Krufka; sister Beth Frisa...

Phyllis Lucado Smith

Dec 23, 2024

Phyllis Lucado Smith died suddenly December 23, 2024.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Ralph H. Smith, Sr. She was the daughter of the late John Miller and Elma Marsh Lucado.

She retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the County of Appomattox. She was a faithful member of Thomas Terrace Baptist Church, where she sang in...