Arminda Jane Tharp

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Obituary: Decatur County Journal-Iowa ---Thursday, April 5, l9l7-- MINNIE MCGAHUEY was born in Decatur County, Iowa, in the year 1854, and departed this life at her home in Leon, Iowa, March 29, 1917. On March 30, 1893 she was married to JAMES THARP, who died about three years ago. MRS. THARP has made her home here in Leon for about 12 years. During that time she has endeared herself to all who have come to know her as a modest, virtuous, kind hearted, hard working woman, who never was guilty of shirking a responsibility or duty. All who knew MRS. THARP will miss her and because of their high esteem and respect for her, they extend sympathy in this time of bereavement to her surviving three sisters and four brothers , who besides many other relatives and friends, mourn her loss. They are MRS. LEONA EVANS, of Mena, Arkansas; MRS. MINERVA MCGAHUEY, of Keosququa, Iowa; MRS. HENRIETTA NORMAN, of Decatur, Iowa; BUDD and CALVIN MCGAHUEY, of Oregon City, Oreson; EDWARD, of Kellerton, Iowa; and SANFORD, of Decatur, Iowa. Her spirit has been summoned into the presence of a just God, her memory will be cherished among her friends. The funeral services were held in the Methodist Church, Friday afternoon, March 30, Rev. Moser, of the local church having charge of the services, after which the interment took place in Leon's Cemetery.