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W D Tharp
1914 - 2003 Age: 89
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W. D. "Dub" Tharp, 88, a resident of Bloomfield and Farmington for 47 years died on Saturday, March 2, 2002 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was the eldest child of Isaac Darrell and Maggie Lyons Tharp and was born on a farm near Turnersville, Texas where he attended school and grew to manhood. He is survived by: his wife, Rosalia; a brother, Grady Tharp of Bay City, Texas; a sister, Lorene Turner of Norwalk, California; and two sons, Elbert Lee of Flora Vista and Don and wife Patty, of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Two children preceded him in death, Duane Tharp who died in Korea on October 8, 1956 and Barbara Webb who died from breast cancer in Panhandle, Texas on February 13, 1995. During World War II, W. D. served as a machinist in the Houston Ship Yards. After the war he worked in the Permian Basin as a derrick man prior to joining El Paso Natural Gas Company in 1952. He transferred to northern New Mexico in 1955 and lived at Blanco Plant near Bloomfield until 1973 when he moved to Farmington. W. D. was an eyewitness to the intrepid oil boom days across Texas and New Mexico. He retired from El Paso in 1979 with over 27 years of dedicated service. W. D. was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason with over 52 years of devoted service to The Masonic Order. He was two time Past Master of San Juan Masonic Lodge #25 and earned the distinction of Life Deputy Lecturer. Jack Wheat conducted funeral services at Cope Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2002. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery with the graveside services conducted by San Juan Masonic Lodge #25. THE DAILY TRIBUNE Sunday, March 10, 2002 Matagorda County, Texas
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