Elsie Tharpe

Mrs. Elsie Tharpe, 85, of Paris died Saturday, December 23, 2023, at AHC Paris.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Elsie Mae Hudson Tharpe was born in Springville, Tennessee to her late parents, William Perry Hudson and Lenora Teague Hudson.

Elsie was married to Hiawaitha Tharpe , Sr., who preceded her in death. To this union five children were born.

Elsie was a homemaker and a member of Sparks Street Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother; William Perry, Jr., two sons; Paul Tharpe and Donald Ray Tharpe and other relatives.

Leaving behind to cherish her memories her children; Betty (Robert) Willis, Hiawaitha Tharpe, Jr., Elroy Tharpe and Imogene Tharpe; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515