Crisp County GaArchives Obituaries.....THORPE, MARVIN SMITH May 2, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: wylie sheppard jr. http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007303 May 5, 2010, 10:34 am CORDELE DISPATCH MAY 4 2010 A GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR MARVIN SMITH THORPE OF CORDELE WAS HELD AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010 AT SUNNYSIDE CEMETARY. REV. JIMMY BLACK CONDUCTED THE SERVICE AT RAINEY FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES WAS IN CHARGE F ARRANGEMENTS. MR. THARPE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL. HE WAS BORN TO THE LATE JAMES DILARD AND IDA BELL DOUROGH THORPE.A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, HE WAS A RETIRED PAINTER AND WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE CRISP COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. MR. THORPE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON MARVIN JEFFERY THORPE OF CORDELE:TWO GRANDCHILDREN, STEVEN JAMES PERRY AND MARVIN JEFFERY THORPE JR.;A STEP DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND DEE AND TRACY ENGLISH OF GREENSBORO, THREE SISTERS, RUTH GLOSS OF CORDELE AND IDA PEARL BAILEY AND HER HUSBAND BILL; AND BETTY MATTHEWS OF PERRY. HE WAS PRECEEDED BY A BROTHER WOODROW THORPE. DANNY POOLE ACCOMPANIED HIMSELF ON THE GUITAR AND SANG "ON YHE WINGS OF A DOVE". THE U.S. FLAG WAS FOLDED AND PRESENTED TO FEFF THORPE AT CLOSE OF THE SERVICE. Additional Comments: MARVIN WAS A KIND MAN AND LIKED BY EVERYONE. HE WILL BE MISED. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/crisp/obits/t/thorpe13040ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb