Bernice Tharpe Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Bernice Tharpe (Warner Robins, Georgia), born in Rochelle, Georgia, who passed away on May 20, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bernice Tharpe to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Bernice farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Bernice is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Homer "Buddy" Lynwood Tharpe, Jr.. She is survived by: her daughters, Debbie Brunson (Randy) of Warner Robins and Rhonda Burchette (Scott) of Stockbridge; her grandchildren, Daniel Brunson of Kathleen, Rebecca Burchette of Indianapolis, IN, Sarah Brunson West (Colin) of Bonaire, Jennifer Burchette of Stockbridge and Joshua Brunson of Kathleen; and her great grandchildren, Maddie and Evelyn West of Bonaire. She is also survived by sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and friends.