from The Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana)--issue of March 13, 1958--page 7, column 7
HENDRICKS CO. NATIVE SUCCUMBS, RITES FRIDAY
Funeral services for William W. Tharp, 61 years old, of R. R. 2, Plainfield, were held last Friday at the Conkle Speedway Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant cemetery at Glenns Valley. He passed away on Tuesday of last week. He was a native of Hendricks County. He is survived by a foster daughter, Mrs. William Black; two brothers and four sisters, all of Indianapolis.
Submitted By: Mike Phillips, mphillips1@
kc.rr.com