Jessie Henry Martin, Jr.
Sep 29, 2019
Jessie Henry Martin, Jr., 54, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, September 29, 2019.Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.TO MAKE A DONATION TO JESSIE MARTIN’S FUNERAL, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Faye Campbell Winston
Sep 28, 2019
Faye Campbell Winston, 61, of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, September 28, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Gladwell Campbell and the late Mary Reynolds Campbell.Born on January 13, 1958, in Lynchburg, she graduated from EC Glass High School. She was an avid reader and loved being around her family. Most importantly, she knew and loved God. She will...
H. V. Ogle
Sep 27, 2019
H.V. Ogle, 84, of Monroe, died Friday, September 27, 2019.The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights, from 5 to 7 p.m. A celebration of H.V.’s life will be held on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Madison Heights, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Glynn Coleman officiating. Interment will follow...
Joyce Palazzi
Sep 26, 2019
Joyce Palazzi, 85 of Lynchburg, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was the loving wife of Victor Palazzi for sixty-four years. She is preceded in death by her sister Lois Steinberg of Mountainside, NJ.She was born on Wednesday, July 11, 1934 a daughter of the late William Hayer and the late Catherine Hayer.Joyce enjoyed cooking, children’s sports, paddleball, volleyball,...
Virginia Taylor Pickrel
Sep 26, 2019
Virginia Taylor Pickrel, 89, of Forest, died Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late Edgar Donald Pickrel, Sr.Born in Lynchburg, February 26, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Taylor, Sr. and the late Elsie Virginia Foster Taylor. She was a devoted life-long member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Wesley Demorris Grooms
Sep 25, 2019
Wesley “W.D.” Demorris Grooms of Amherst, VA gained his angel wings on September 25, 2019.Wesley was preceded in death by his Father Selba Eugebe Demorris Grooms, Mother Shirley Ann Loving Grooms of Amherst, VA and brother Kelvin Grooms Sr. of Florida.Wesley leaves behind his brother Tony Burton, Sr.; nephew Tony Burton, Jr. both of North Carolina, nephew Kelvin Grooms Jr....
Frank Alex York, Jr.
Sep 24, 2019
Frank Alex York, Jr., 89, of Forest passed on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Alex York, Sr. and Arabelle Woody York. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Pamela K. York; infant daughter Susan Ann York; sister Loretta York Torrence and half-brother Harold York.He was born on January 16, 1930 in Charlottesville,...
Carl Irvin Johnson
Sep 24, 2019
Carl Irvin Johnson, 91, of Lynchburg, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, with his family by his side.He was born on Tuesday, February 21, 1928, in Amherst, VA to the late Harry Johnson and Lucy Stinnett. He was twice widowed, first by Lavana Hawley Johnson and second by Shirley Marie Law Johnson. In addition to his parents and wives, he...
Roderick S. Greene
Sep 24, 2019
Roderick Shelton Greene, 77, of Lynchburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was the husband of Mary Equilla Greene.Roderick was born on April 18, 1942 in Longacre, West Virginia. A son of the late Buster Greene and Barbara Moore Morrison of Tazewell, Va. Roderick was retired as a school bus driver, an avid golfer, fisherman,...
John R. Mccraw
Sep 23, 2019
John Rodney McCraw, 90, a life long resident of Lynchburg, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. He was born Mar. 13, 1929, the only child of Cabell and Carrie Siddons McCraw. He had worked for the News & Advance for many years and then in the funeral service for several years. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and...