George Washington Carver “Chuck” Thorpe
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Memorial Service Details:
Viewing: Saturday, May 4, 2019
12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m.
Hester, Whitted & Daye Funeral Home, 603 S Main St, Roxboro, NC 27573
Memorial Service: Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 1851 Cedar Grove Church Rd, Roxboro, NC 27574
Tel: (336) 597-5088
Reverend Luke Torian and Reverend James Murphy, Officiating
May 1, 2019 —Former PGA Tour player George Washington Carver “Chuck” Thorpe, 76, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 5:25 am this morning in Durham, NC. A great golfer, and brother of PGA Champions Tour player Jim Thorpe, Chuck was a long-hitter who won many tournaments. “He was a great shot maker. He had the total package, and I wish he would have lived out his potential, ” said good friend Arthur Johnson who received the early morning text from Chuck’s niece Patricia A. Hatchett.
Chuck entered the Mission Hospital in Ashville, N.C. the Saturday before Easter, having a sudden illness and suffered from a stroke. He was moved to Hock Family Pavillion, a hospice, in Durham a few days later, paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak. “Uncle Chuck was very special to all of the family,” said his niece.
Funeral arrangements are pending at this time until notification by the family.
Condolences and any and all correspondence may be sent to: The Thorpe Family, 165 Thaxton Road, Roxboro, NC 27573
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