Will Archie Tharpe

Mr. Will Tharpe, 67, of Paris died Monday, May 23, 2011, at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Services will be noon Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Sparks Street Church of Christ with Edward Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. He was born September 13, 1943, in Mansfield, the son of the late John and Estella Teague Tharpe. He was a member of Sparks Street Church of Christ. He leaves four brothers: Hiwaitha (Elsie Mae) Tharpe of Paris and Odell (Wanda) Tharpe, Raymon (Barbara) Tharpe and Robert Earl (Lillie) Tharpe, all of Mansfield; two sisters: Catherine (Lynwood) Walls of Murray and Ada B. Dickey of Paris; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He also was preceded in death by a brother, John L. Tharpe. Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515