Mr. Charles Conway Tharp, age 93, of Springfield, MO departed this life to be with God in His eternal home on May 1st, 2015. The wonderful staff at Elfindale Manor and Hospice Compassus lovingly cared for Charles during his final days.

The son of the late Dr. Reason Conway Tharp and Eula Belle Alderson Tharp. Mr. Tharp was born in Osceola, Missouri on December 7, 1921. After his father Dr. Tharp moved his dental practice to Springfield, Charles attended Central High School and Southwest Missouri State College.

He served in the United States Army from September 19, 1942 through November 12, 1945in the Pacific Theatre during WWII.

He graduated from Southwest Missouri State College May 19th, 1948 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He had earned a BA and a Master of Science degree at the University of Illinois February 11, 1951. He retired from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and then moved to St. Louis and then back to Springfield in 2014. Charles has been attending All Saints Anglican Church in Galloway.

Charles is the last of six children; a twin brother Ray Tharp and his brother Roy Tharp; sisters Aline Seaton, Ila Schneider, and Mary Jane Pigg all preceding him in death. He is survived by many nephews and nieces; Robert Earl Tharp, Mike Tharp, Deborah & Robert Kerr, Patricia Morgan, Randy Lacy, Ila Marie Seaton, Steven Tharp and David & Katherine Pigg.

A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 4, 2015 at All Saints Anglican Church in Galloway. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery Springfield, MO with full military honors.