Local Obituaries for Tharp Funeral Home
Carl P. Miller
Sep 20, 2025
Carl P. Miller, 75, of Lynchburg Virginia transitioned September 20, 2025. He was the son of the late Aubrey Sr and Josephine Miller, both of Lynchburg Virginia. He was born on August, 19,1950. He served in the Marines and was a devoted truck driver, for over 40 years, until he retired due to illness.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra...
Joseph Josephus Wilson
Sep 19, 2025
Joseph Josephus Wilson, , 70, of Lynchburg, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025.
A service will be held at Cross Road Baptist Church on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Betty Ray Statham
Sep 18, 2025
Betty Ray Statham, of Lynchburg, Virginia departed this life on September 18, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 5517 Pleasant Valley Blvd, Lynchburg, Virginia on September 28, 2025, at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow at the Megginson Family Cemetery.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights, is assisting the family.
Howard Herndon
Sep 5, 2025
Howard Eugene Herndon, 58 of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on September 5, 2025, He was the son of the late Payton Patillo and Earlie L. Scott Herndon.
Howard was born on January 27, 1967, in Lynchburg, Va. He attended school at E.C Glass High School then pursued his career in the military for many years. Howard was a member of Peaceful...
Ricky Wayne Little, Sr.
Sep 12, 2025
Ricky Wayne Little, Sr. passed away on September 12, 2025, in Lynchburg, Virginia.
No services will be held at this time.
The family asks if you would like to contribute to the memorial costs, the family would be grateful for your kindness and support and can be donated here.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights is assisting the family.
Linda Pollard Jones
Sep 13, 2025
Linda Pollard Jones, 70, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Dennis "Kane" Kinney
Sep 5, 2025
Dennis Ray "Kane" Kinney, 72, of Salem, Virginia passed away on September 5, 2025.
A service will be on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg at 3pm with a visitation one hour prior.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg is assisting the family.
Harold Lee Manley
Sep 10, 2025
Harold Lee Manley, 57, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on September 10th, 2025. He was the son of the Felix Manley and Corine Manley.
Harold was born on May 29th, 1968, in Forest, VA. He attended school at Jefferson Forest High School.
Harold is survived by his children, Tabatha Manley, Ashley Manley, Christopher Manley, Robert Manley and Alivia Manley; His grandchildren Scarlett...
Dr. James Mulligan Rodman
Sep 3, 2025
Dr. James Mulligan Rodman, 78, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away September 3, 2025. He was the son of the late Dr. George Hurst and Frances Rodman.
Jim was born on October 17, 1946 in Greenville, Kentucky. He attended undergrad at Bellarmine College then pursued his medical degree at the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1976, followed by his residency at Carilion...
MaryJane Hobbs
Sep 21, 2025
MaryJane Hobbs , 100, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Robert Scotten Bonheim
Sep 18, 2025
Robert Scotten “Bob” Bonheim, 95, of Lynchburg went to be with his Lord & Savior Thursday, September 18, 2025. He is preceded in death by Barbara Wingard Bonheim (March 1968) and Brenda Alderfer Bonheim (September 2020).
Bob was raised in Los Angeles, CA, where after 2 years in the US Army, he attended UCLA. After graduating, he began his first teaching...
Dorothy Ethel Dautel Finger
Sep 17, 2025
Dorothy Ethel Dautel Finger passed peacefully from this life on September 17th, 2025 in Daleville Virginia at the age of 91. The daughter of Ethel and George Dautel, she was born in New York City and grew up in Astoria, Queens before attending Flushing Hospital Nursing School. She loved being a nurse, working in the Danbury Connecticut Hospital ICU, Potomac...
Karoline (Kay) Happell Albee
Sep 16, 2025
Karoline (Kay) Happell Albee went to be with her Lord on September 16, 2025 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was 94 years old. She was born in West Orange, New Jersey on December 26, 1930, the daughter of Frederick and Lillian Weidner Seibel. She was married to John J. Happell for almost 50 wonderful years. Her marriage to her second husband...
Marvin R. Davis, Sr.
Sep 15, 2025
On September 15, 2025, Marvin R. Davis Sr. transitioned to his heavenly home.
Marvin (Bob) accepted Christ at a young age and was a devoted member of Union Hill Baptist Church, of Amherst VA, where he served as a trustee, was a member of the Men’s Ministry, and regular attendee of Sunday School. He retired from Old Dominion Freight in 2005.
Marvin...
Tammy Lynn Wilgus
Sep 14, 2025
Tammy Lynn Wilgus, 39, of Concord, Virginia, passed away on September 14, 2025. She was born on January 29, 1986 in Lynchburg, Virginia.
She graduated from Rustburg High School in 2006. Tammy enjoyed all types of music, dancing, and social activities. Tammy never met a stranger and was a friend to all.
Tammy is survived by her father and mother, Earl and...
Thelma Louise "Lou" Cardwell
Sep 13, 2025
Thelma Louise Cardwell, affectionately known as “Lou”, peacefully departed this life, surrounded by loved ones on September 13, 2025, at her place of residence. She was born on February 20, 1940, in Lynchburg, VA to Viola and Albert Anderson, both of whom preceded her in death.
Growing up in Lynchburg, she graduated from Dunbar High School, shaping a foundation for a...
Roger N. Maxfield, Jr.
Sep 13, 2025
On Saturday, September 13th, 2025, Roger N. Maxfield Jr. went home to be with his Lord.
He was a loving husband and father, and he is survived by his wife Julie N. Maxfield and his son Roger N. Maxfield III, "Trip."
He obtained his associate’s degree from Newbury College. He spent the majority of his career working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
Luanne Elizabeth Lewis Coker
Sep 12, 2025
Luanne Elizabeth Lewis Coker of Lynchburg, VA, passed away September 12, 2025 at the age of 95 years old. She was born July 26, 1930 in Chattanooga, TN, daughter of the late Arthur Bernard Lewis and Helen Robertson Lewis. She is survived by her children Sherry Coker, Lamar Coker, and Cindy Coker Martin and children that preceded her in death...
Judy Dooley
Sep 12, 2025
Judy Law Dooley (Langford), age 78, of Lynchburg, Va., passed away on September 12, 2025. She was born on November 7, 1946, in North Carolina.
Judy leaves to cherish her memory her beloved husband, Wayne Langford.
She is also survived by her children, Heath, Jeremy, and Chris Dooley; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was a bartender at Moose Lodge 715 for several...
Thelma Martin Hudson
Sep 12, 2025
Thelma Martin Hudson, of Lynchburg, known lovingly as “Ga Ga” or “Thel,” passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Claude Edward “Eddie” Hudson, Jr., in November 2006.
Born in Campbell County near Brookneal on March 19, 1929, Thelma was the daughter of Mary Holland Lipscomb and Richard Brian Martin. After...
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