David Alvin Tharp

David A. Tharp, 72, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lynn Massey officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with John Roberts, Mike Horton, Robert Howell, Brian Jones, Shannon Brock, and Ryan Weathersby serving as active pallbearers.

The family will receive friends prior to the service, from 9:00- 9:45 a.m. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.

David Alvin Tharp was born September 8, 1949, in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Thomas A. & Adell Barber Tharp. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. David retired from Steward Machine and was a member of West Bainbridge Baptist Church.

Riding by David's house gave away two of his favorite activities: fishing—the boat was usually hooked to the truck—and gardening—his flowers were always on point. He enjoyed mud bogging and woodworking when he wasn't working. David rarely passed by a yard sale without stopping. In his mind "one man's trash was another man's treasure".

Survivors include his children, Cheryl & Chas Harrell and Jeff Tharp all of Bainbridge; his grandchildren, Carson, Megan, and Grayson; and his siblings, Mike Tharp of Alabama and Mary Blair of Bainbridge. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by his brother, Benny Tharp, and his grandchildren, Tyler & Talor.