Ida June Thorpe, age 76, wife of Mitchell David Thorpe of Court Street, Stanton, Kentucky passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born in Harrisonville, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late William Samuel and Ida Mae Kesler Chard. She was the former cafeteria manager of South Harrisonville Township Elementary in New Jersey. She was a member of the Women's Ministry Group at the Stanton Assembly of God where she lead prayer every Sunday morning. She attended Saint Johns United Methodist Church in Harrisonville, NJ and Springs of Life Christian Center in Mullica Hill, NJ where she played the organ each Sunday. At every church she taught Sunday School and lead Vacation Bible School. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Justin Michael Whitesall and Samuel Kenneth Grow and by two brothers, William Earl Chard and Irvin George Chard. She is survived by her husband, Mitchell David Thorpe and her son, David Mitchell Thorpe of Stanton; two daughters, Karen Elizabeth Pyle and Polly Ann Thorpe of Collegeville, PA; adoptive daughter, DeDe (Brian) Edwards of Hurricane, WV; one brother, Loren Samuel (Peg) Chard of Carneys Point, NJ; three grandchildren, Ashley Marie (Jerole) Delrosario, Ashley Elizabeth Grow and Jessie Ray Grow; four great grandchildren, Damani, Cameron, Jordan and Kyron Mitchell Delrosario, Hailey Skye Partlow and Samuel Kenneth Friday along with one great-great grandchild, Stevie Delrosario. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Ed Tackett and Bro. Eddie Thomas will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Hearne Funeral Home, Inc., 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY. Visitation begins at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Thorpe Cemetery with Daniel Thorpe, David Thorpe, Jerole Delrosario, Irvin Chard, David Taylor and Damani Delrosario serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Stanton Assembly of God, Bill Thorpe, Bobby Derickson, William Lawrence Rogers and Steve Harrison. A special "Thank You" goes to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for their kind and compassionate care. Memorial contributions can be made to Stanton Assembly of God or GBS/CIDP Foundation International. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.
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