Georgia, affectionately known as “Puddy”, was born January 16, 1939 in Front Royal, VA. She is the daughter of the late George William Payne and Brentie Robinson Tharpe. Georgia was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and friend to many.
Georgia is survived by her six daughters, Carol Tincher and Husband Lee, Susan Long and Husband Ron, Christie Carter and Husband Bruce, Camey Dodson, Cindy Kuser and Husband Donnie, Carmen Lewin and Husband Jack, 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 4 great- great grandchildren, three sisters, Helen Cook, Betty Dofermire , Brentie “Whimpy” Doty, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was married to Edgar Lowell Stephenson from 1953 to 1966 and to Robert Wayne Clark from 1967 to 1974.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday July 1, 2020 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home. Services will be held in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday with interment following at Shenandoah Memorial Gardens, 1270 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be her Grandsons, Buster Dodson, Willie Wilson, Wesley Stoltz, Corey Carter, Nathan Miller and Mason Capehart. Honorary Pallbearers will be Michael Ketchem, Jeremy Cohen.
Arrangements are being provided by Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia.
Georgia, affectionately known as “Puddy”, was born January 16, 1939 in Front Royal, VA. She is the daughter of the late George William Payne and Brentie Robinson Tharpe. Georgia was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and friend to many.
Georgia is survived by her six daughters, Carol Tincher and Husband Lee, Susan Long and Husband Ron, Christie Carter and Husband Bruce, Camey Dodson, Cindy Kuser and Husband Donnie, Carmen Lewin and Husband Jack, 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 4 great- great grandchildren, three sisters, Helen Cook, Betty Dofermire , Brentie “Whimpy” Doty, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was married to Edgar Lowell Stephenson from 1953 to 1966 and to Robert Wayne Clark from 1967 to 1974.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday July 1, 2020 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home. Services will be held in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday with interment following at Shenandoah Memorial Gardens, 1270 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be her Grandsons, Buster Dodson, Willie Wilson, Wesley Stoltz, Corey Carter, Nathan Miller and Mason Capehart. Honorary Pallbearers will be Michael Ketchem, Jeremy Cohen.
Arrangements are being provided by Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia.
Family Members
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Robert Franklin "Poppa" Tharpe
1921–2010
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Anna Mae Tharpe Sine
1922–2014
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Ollie Autrim "Buck" Tharpe
1923–1975
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Fannie Virginia "Molly" Tharpe Moore
1925–2008
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Louis Vernon Tharpe
1926–1997
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Hollis Lyle Tharpe
1927–1944
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Ernest Linwood Tharpe
1929–2006
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Sadie Elizabeth Tharpe Walker
1932–2012
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Betty Lou Tharpe Dofermire
1936–2023
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