Teresa June Thorpe Obituary

Teresa June Thorpe, age 88, of Saxe, Virginia, entered eternal rest and joined her Heavenly Father on May 3, 2018, in Rock Hill, SC, after a long battle with dementia. Mrs. Thorpe, or “Sis” as she was affectionately called, was the widow of Frank G. Thorpe, Jr. Mrs. Thorpe was born on June 19, 1929 in Schuyler, Va., to her parents Harry and Nellie (Wray) Phillips and was the youngest of eight children. She married Frank G. Thorpe Jr. on September 29, 1945, in Alexandria, Va., and they were married for 67 years. Mrs. Thorpe worked for several years as a switchboard operator for the telephone company in Alexandria, Va.

Cherishing her memory are her daughters, Nancy Shipp and Tammy (Bruce) Morris; grandchildren, Stephanie (Steve), Abby (Jamie), Ashley (Matthew), and Joshua (Carly); and four great-grandchildren, Olivia, Elizabeth, Makayla, and Abigail.

The family received friends and celebrated her life at Lebanon United Methodist Church Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Interment was in Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, 11135 Crafton’s Gate Highway, Drakes Branch, Va. The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, Va., is serving the family.