We are sad to announce that on June 30, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Betty Jo Tharpe of Smyrna, Tennessee, born in Paris, Tennessee. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Betty Jo Tharpe to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Billy Lee "Chipmunk" Howard, Sr. and Elnora Milligan Howard; and her siblings, Christopher Howard, Robert Ford Howard, Larry Howard and Jaqueline Whitsey.

She is survived by : her children, Felicia Chatman (John), Phyllis Palmer and John Bradley Tharpe; her siblings, Billy Howard (Annie), Michael Wells, Theresa Williams, Melissa London (Joseph) and Gloria Thomas (Richard); and her aunts, Cordia "Penny" Freeman and Jacqueline "Tenny" Tharpe. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rawls Funeral Home