Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:58 pm Friday, May 4, 2012

Lucille Tharp

Lucille Tharp

April 30, 2012

Lucille Tharp, 86, Littleville, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Cottage of the Shoals in Tuscumbia.

She had lived in Littleville for more than 60 years and was a member of Littleville First Baptist Church.

Graveside services were Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Colbert Memorial Gardens, Tuscumbia, with Andy Cansler officiating.

Survivors include son, Bennie W. Tharp, Littleville; daughter, Gloria A. Hughes, Littleville; sister, Alice E. Cox, Adrian, Mich.; grandson Keith Hughes, Red Bay.

She was preceded in death by husband, Bennie A. Tharp.

Special thanks to Patricia Britt and Guy Hughes for the kindness they have shown to our mother during her illness.

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