RITES AT FAIRVIEW FOR WHITFIELD THARP London Mills, Dec 14 - Funeral services for Whitfield Tharp were held in Fairview at the home of his son, George, Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock by the Rev. J. P. Winter, with burial in Coak Creek cemetery. Whitfield Tharp, 84, a former resident of this place passed away Wednesday at the home of his son, George, in Fairview, where he recently had resided. Born in Fairview township, July 11, 1856, he married Miss Mary Martin, Feb. 14, 1882. To this union were born four children: Mrs. Gertrude Lutz, who passed away in Dec. 1918; George Tharp of Fairview, with whom he made his home; Mrs. Clare Harkless of Bryant, and one child died at the age of four years. They lived in the vicinity of London Mills and Raptee, and followed farming until later years. Surviving descendants, besides the two children, are nine grand- children and one great-grandchild. He was one of a family of eight children of which only one survives, William Tharp of Macomb. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Maydelle Meier I'm not sure what paper this appeared in. It was with my grandmother's things. She was Maggie Tharp Nevius, born in Raritan.