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Betty Joyce <I>Tharp</I> Porter

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Betty Joyce Tharp Porter

Birth
Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, USA
Death
27 Oct 2020 (aged 79)
Two Egg, Jackson County, Florida, USA
Burial
Jackson County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Obituary for Betty Joyce Porter
Betty Joyce Tharp Porter, 79, passed away at her home in Two Egg, Florida on October 27, 2020.

Mrs. Porter was born in Dothan, Alabama, December 18,1940 to Charles R. and Geraldine Tharp. She graduated from Chipley High school in 1959 and later received her secretarial diploma from Riley Business College. Mrs. Porter worked at Sunland Training Center before beginning her career at H & R Block where she worked for 35 years before retiring in 2019. She was a long time member of New Hope Baptist Church in Dellwood, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jerry Tharp; sister, Wynell Melvin; bonus daughter, Darlisa Linne; step-daughter, Candace MandeVelle; bonus son, James Porter; and husband, Darrell Porter.

She is survived by her two daughters; four bonus children; granddaughter, who was also her special caregiver; numerous grandchildren; great grandchildren; three sisters; as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Special Thanks to Dr. Steven Spence, PCU Nurses and Covenant Care.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, October 31, 2020 at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel with Revs. Michael Carr and Holland Braxton officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Dellwood, Florida with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Officiating.

Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2020 at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel.
https://www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Betty-Porter-15/#!/Obituary
Obituary for Betty Joyce Porter
Betty Joyce Tharp Porter, 79, passed away at her home in Two Egg, Florida on October 27, 2020.

Mrs. Porter was born in Dothan, Alabama, December 18,1940 to Charles R. and Geraldine Tharp. She graduated from Chipley High school in 1959 and later received her secretarial diploma from Riley Business College. Mrs. Porter worked at Sunland Training Center before beginning her career at H & R Block where she worked for 35 years before retiring in 2019. She was a long time member of New Hope Baptist Church in Dellwood, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jerry Tharp; sister, Wynell Melvin; bonus daughter, Darlisa Linne; step-daughter, Candace MandeVelle; bonus son, James Porter; and husband, Darrell Porter.

She is survived by her two daughters; four bonus children; granddaughter, who was also her special caregiver; numerous grandchildren; great grandchildren; three sisters; as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Special Thanks to Dr. Steven Spence, PCU Nurses and Covenant Care.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, October 31, 2020 at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel with Revs. Michael Carr and Holland Braxton officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Dellwood, Florida with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Officiating.

Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2020 at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel.
https://www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Betty-Porter-15/#!/Obituary


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