Jay Lewis Barnhart

Sep 9, 2022

Jay Lewis Barnhart, 67 of Amherst, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 9, 2022. He was the loving husband of Katherine A. Barnhart for 28 years.Jay was born January 23, 1955, in Dover, PA, he was the son of Doris Hottinger Barnhart of Chambersburg, PA and the late Eugene Barnhart. He was a basketball coach, who...

Margaret Jennings Fitch

Sep 9, 2022

Margaret Jennings Fitch, 91, of Lynchburg, VA, died Friday, September 9, 2022. She was the wife of Harold W. Fitch for 73 years.Margaret was born September 29, 1930, in Spout Spring, VA, a daughter of the late Samuel Thomas Jennings and Mirla Burnett Jennings. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church on Timberlake Road. Margaret loved quilting, knitting, and...

Nancy Lee Poe

Sep 9, 2022

Nancy Lee Poe, 78, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away on September 9, 2022. She was the daughter of the late James Martin Sr. and Maggie Martin, and the husband of Clarence “Billy” Poe Sr. of 60 years.Nancy was born on January 22. 1944 in Lynchburg, VA. She attended EC Glass High School and spent her married years as a loving...

Margaret Ward Morland

Sep 8, 2022

Margaret Ward Morland, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, poet and teacher, passed away September 8, 2022. Born on April 28, 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama, she graduated with highest honors from Samford University, pursued graduate studies at Northwestern University, and received an MA in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. While she made her home in Lynchburg, Virginia,...

Patrick David Harris

Sep 8, 2022

Patrick David Harris, 64, of Evington, Va. passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022. He was the son of James Harris and the late Elsie Harris. In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by his brother Timmy.Patrick is survived by his loving wife of 38 years Rita Harris and son Ryan Harris (Allyson Brasseur) of Lynchburg, Va....

Janeene Headlee Crook

Sep 8, 2022

Janeene Headlee Crook, 84, of Roanoke, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Roanoke is assisting the family.

John Herdic Patterson

Sep 8, 2022

John Herdic Patterson, 71, of Salem, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home, Roanoke is assisting the family.

Clyde W. Shepherd, Jr.

Sep 6, 2022

Clyde W. Shepherd, Jr., aged 80, died on September 6, 2022, at Lynchburg General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born to Agnes and Clyde W. Shepherd, Sr., at their home in Lynchburg on March 22, 1942.Dr. Shepherd devoted much of his life to supporting young people. A brilliant and energetic thinker, he earned his PhD in Education from...

Danny Wilson Garrett

Sep 6, 2022

Danny Wilson Garrett, 76, of Montvale, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at his residence. He was born on May 4, 1946, to the late Henry Wilson Garrett and Iris Snow Garrett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Diane Damewood Garrett, brother, Henry Wayne Garrett and sister, Nancy Bird.He is survived...

Elizabeth Ann Babbitt

Sep 5, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Babbitt, 80, of Bedford, died Monday, September 5, 2022.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.