WILLIAM THARP

THARP, POE, CRAWFORD, JORDAN

Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 2/19/2010 at 13:55:56

Decatur County Journal
Leon, Iowa
Thursday, February 19, 1914

WILLIAM THARP, the eldest son of JOHN and MARGERY THARP, deceased, was born
in Marion County, Ohio, August 3, 1833, and died of that dread disease,
cancer, at Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, on the evening of Feb. 14, 1914. At
the good ripe age of 80 years, 6 months, and 11 days, the wheels of life
stood still and the deceased passed out of the world and entered the great
Ocean of Eternity.

Brother THARP joined the M.E. Church, Leon, Iowa, when a young man, and
retained his Christian integrity till the day of his death. He was united
in marriage to Miss JANE POE in about 1857 at Leon, Iowa to whom were born
two sons, CHARLEY THARP, of Hastings, Nebraska, and HAZEL J. THARP, of Los
Angeles, California, who died on Christmas day, Dec. 25, 1913, at Los
Angeles.

The deceased moved with his parents, brothers and sisters from Jasper County
Indiana, to Decatur County, Iowa Nov. 29th, 1853, locating on a farm two
miles northeast of Leon where he lived for many years. His first wife died
about 35 years ago, and was buried in the Leon Cemetery. He married Mrs.
MARY E. CRAWFORD, at Leon, Iowa, about 1895. To this union were born two
daughters, EVA B. THARP and RUTH A. THARP, aged 18 and 15 respectively.

The deceased's brothers and sisters were: twins, who died in infancy in Ohio
BELL THARP, of Argona, Kansas; O.C. THARP, who died at Carrollton, La. in
the hospital as a union soldier in 1863; MARTHA S. JORDAN, of Denver, Colo.;
JOSEPH THARP, of Davis City, Iowa; AL THARP, of Grand Island, Neb.; and
JABEZ THARP, deceased, of Denver, Colo. Bro. THARP is survived by two
brothers and one sister, by his widow, MAY E. THARP, of Leon, Iowa; his two
daughters, and a large list of other relatives.

The funeral services were held in the Leon Methodist Church on Monday
afternoon, February 16, 1914, at 2:30 o'clock. A mixed quartette sang three
helpful hymns. The service was conducted by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, the
minister of the church. Interment was in the Leon Cemetery.
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