Rhonda Marline Tharp

1951 - 2025

Funeral services for Rhonda Marline Tharp, 74, West Plains, Mo., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. Tharp passed away at 4:04 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at Ozarks Healthcare.

She was born May 31, 1951, in Hartshorn, Mo., to Leland and Dorothy Plummer Stoops. On June 20, 1970, she was married in Birch Tree, Mo., to Larry Richard "Dick" Tharp, who preceded her in death on May 31, 2019.

Before her retirement, Rhonda worked many years at International Shoe Company and Regal-Beloit. She loved quilting, reading and word searches. She thought the world of her grandkids and her dog, Elvis.

Mrs. Tharp was a faithful member of the Church of God of Prophecy for many years.

She is survived by two children Larry Tharp Jr. and wife Christy, West Plains, and Wendy Leonard and husband Coley, Caulfield, Mo.; two grandchildren Lilly and Jackson Tharp; two brothers Steven Stoops and wife Janet, Ellington, Mo., and Rick Stoops and wife Sheila, West Plains; one sister-in-law Pat Stoops, West Plains; and many nieces and nephews.

Her parents, husband and one brother Paul "Junior" Stoops preceded her in death.

Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Langston Street Chapel. Burial will be in Elk Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Elk Creek Cemetery, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains. Online condolences may be left at www.robertsondrago.com.