Marshall Wade “Lit” Tharpe

Marshall Wade “Lit” Tharpe, age 82, of Drakes Branch, VA, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Tharpe; his sister, Joyce Tharpe Nichols; and two brothers, Curtis W. Tharpe, and Kermit David Tharpe.

“Lit” is survived by two children, Jeffrey W. Tharpe and Bonnie J. Tharpe; two grandchildren, Kaitlyn Tharpe and Braxton Tharpe; two brothers, James R. Tharpe (Ann), and Harold Tharpe (Margaret).

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2018, at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, with interment to follow in the Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Drakes Branch. The family will receive friends at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home one hour prior to the funeral service. The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, VA, is serving the family.