Obituaries

Benjamin Ray Tharp, 55 of Bedford, died Tuesday, March, 13, 2012, at the Robley Rex Veterans Hospital in Louisville, Ky.

A celebration of life took place on March17 at Faith Community Baptist Church in Carrollton, Ky.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Tharp, son Todd Tharp both of Bedford, Ky.; and his mother Joyce Sanders of Carrollton.

He was preceded in death by his father, Benjamin E. Tharp; and step-father, Kenneth Teague Sanders.

Naomi Louise Wright 87, Bedford, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Signature Healthcare in Bedford.
Born May 31, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George Walter Robertson and Mattie Elizabeth Vest Robertson.  

Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Wright, Bedford; four children, Joyce Dunn, Bedford, Carol McCane, Milton, Ricky Hutchason, Bedford, Tina Davis, Milton; two sisters; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

George Donald Kemp 72, of Bedford, died on March 2, 2012 at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange.

He was born on March 7, 1940 to the late Clarence and Louise Penn Kemp in Trimble County.

Survivors include two sisters, Agnes Elkins, LaGrange, and Martha Louden, Columbus, Ind.
His parents and one brother preceded him in death.

Services were Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford Kentucky with Reverend Jim Bingham officiating the service.
Burial was Bedford Cemetery.
 

LaVerne “Topsy” Burke Wright, 79, Dayton, Ohio, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at the Walnut Creek Nursing Center in Kettering, Ohio.

Born May 14, 1932 in Milton, she was the daughter of Brownlo and Lucinda Burke, who preceded her in death. Her husband, Victor Wright, also preceded her in death.