Obituary for Robert Gerald Tharp

Robert Gerald Tharp, 101, of Tonto Basin, Ariz., passed away on June 20, 2015. He was born on Oct. 3, 1913 in Hemlock, Ohio.
Gerald lived in Perry County Ohio (Hemlock) until moving to Bisbee, Ariz. in 1953 and then settling in Payson, Ariz. in 1989.
He was employed by Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1953 to 1975.
Gerald was a member of the Christian Church, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
He is survived by daughters, Judith R. Kellis (Ed) of Bagdad, Ariz. and Jane K. Harrington (Homer) of Payson, Ariz. He is preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Luella Frasure Tharp; and brothers, Thomas “Todd” Gordon Tharp and Glen Tharp.