Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family. Robert Lewis “Bob” Ferrell, 85, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away on , surrounded by the love of his family. Born on , in Bedford, Virginia, Bob was the son of the late Nelson and Vivian Ferrell.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory is a funeral home located at 220 Breezewood Dr in Lynchburg, VA 24502, within Lynchburg County. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory supports local families through the farewell process with care and attention to the details that matter most.

Virginia Ann Tharp, 63, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, , at her home after a long courageous battle of cancer. A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 15, at 11:00 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home with Roy Riley officiating.

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Today, Marie Tharp is recognized for the revolutionary that she was. In 1997, the Library of Congress named her as one of the four greatest cartographers of the 20th century. She died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 86, but her legacy lives on in the countless women scientists she has inspired.

Marie Tharp ( – ) was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. In the 1950s, she collaborated with geologist Bruce Heezen to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. [1]

Marie Tharp was an American geologist and marine cartographer whose groundbreaking studies into ocean floors and discovery of the mid-Atlantic rift valley challenged the widely accepted geological views of the time.