Ella Ruth Tharp
January 13, 1932 — February 28, 2018
Ella Ruth Tharp, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Urbana, Iowa, passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Crestview Acres, Marion, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa. A private family burial will be held at Urbana Memorial Cemetery, Urbana, Iowa.
Ella was born January 13, 1932, in Stephens City, Georgia, the daughter of Bud and Lillian (Haddock) Smith. Ella married Ronald E. Tharp, Sr. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 20, 1951. She was a test technician at Collins Radio for 28 years. Ella was a member of the Legion Auxiliary and Lions Club. She enjoyed reading, tending to her flower gardens and she dearly loved her cat, Precious.
Survivors include her children, Rosemary (Dennis) Taylor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Ruby (Joe) Brown of Toddville, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Lory Tharp of Walker, Iowa; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 2004; sons, Ronald E. Tharp, Jr., Richard Tharp; four sisters; and five brothers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Ella was born January 13, 1932, in Stephens City, Georgia, the daughter of Bud and Lillian (Haddock) Smith. Ella married Ronald E. Tharp, Sr. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 20, 1951. She was a test technician at Collins Radio for 28 years. Ella was a member of the Legion Auxiliary and Lions Club. She enjoyed reading, tending to her flower gardens and she dearly loved her cat, Precious.
Survivors include her children, Rosemary (Dennis) Taylor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Ruby (Joe) Brown of Toddville, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Lory Tharp of Walker, Iowa; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 2004; sons, Ronald E. Tharp, Jr., Richard Tharp; four sisters; and five brothers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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