Thomas Johnson

Oct 17, 2019

Thomas Johnson, 68, of Evington, died Thursday, October 17, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

David M. Paisley

Oct 16, 2019

David Mearns Paisley of Forest, Virginia , 84, died October 16, 2019. He was born February 26, 1935 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the son of Leah Mearns Paisley and Ivan Lambert Paisley. A pharmaceutical industry investment and technical specialist who had a unique career in industry, finance, and academia, he was a 1957 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and...

David Frank Burdette

Oct 15, 2019

David Frank Burdette, 88 of Monroe, VA died on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Fairmont Crossing in Amherst, Virginia.Born April 18, 1931, in Whitehouse, NJ, David was a son of the late David Frank Burdette, and the late Hazel Hatman BurdetteDavid is survived by his son, Andrew Spielberger and his wife, Joanne, a half-sister, Catherine, a close friend Larry S....

Ashby L. Tyree

Oct 15, 2019

Ashby L. Tyree, 95, of Madison Heights, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019.He was born in Amherst County on November 26, 1923. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Elizabeth Mays Tyree his father, Henry Tyree and mother, Eva Perry Tyree.He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946.He was a member...

Carlease Samuels Burnette

Oct 14, 2019

Carlease Samuels Burnette, 93, of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019. She was the wife of the late Ralph E. Burnette.She is survived by two sons, Honorable R. Edwin Burnette, Jr. of Lynchburg, Thornton G. Burnette and wife Kelly of Durham, NC; a daughter Larkin B. Conley and husband Steve of Galax; three grandchildren, William (Cole) Coleman Conley, II and...

Robert Walter Tyree, Jr.

Oct 14, 2019

Robert Walter Tyree, Jr., 67 of Lynchburg died Monday, October 14, 2019.Robert was born April 30, 1952 in Lynchburg, a son of the late Robert Walter Tyree, Sr. and Dana Rodgers Tyree. Robert honorably served his country in the Army National Guard, was retired as a HVAC technician and was a past member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church.He is survived...

Robert Franklin Mawyer

Oct 13, 2019

Robert Franklin Mawyer, 72, of Lynchburg passed away at his home, Sunday, October 13, 2019.Born November 12, 1946, he was a son to the late Lloyd and Bessie Franklin Mawyer.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Vanda Mawyer.Robert was retired from Lynchburg Steel where he was a welder and a proud member of the...

Joseph E. Goode

Oct 12, 2019

Joseph Edward Goode, age 100, of Bedford, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at English Meadows. He preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Austin Goode and his second wife, Louise Goode. Born June 30, 1919 in Bedford, VA, he was a son of Ira Clay Goode and Hinda Austin Goode.Joseph is survived...

Ethel Mays

Oct 11, 2019

Ethel Mays, 92, of Coleman Falls, died on Friday, October 11, 2019.She is survived by her loving daughter, Theresa; her son, Nicholas, and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and  great-great-grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at Sunset Hill on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.

Sharon Filicia Read Strange

Oct 9, 2019

Sharon Filicia Read Strange of 2357 Bateman Bridge Road, Forest, Va. departed this life on Wednesday morning October 9, 2019 after a brief illness.She was born in Lynchburg on June 25, 1964 to the late Thomas A. Read, Sr. and Evelyn Poindexter Read. She was educated in the Bedford County School System where she graduated from Jefferson Forest High School...