Tharon Anthony

HUNTINGTOWN, Md. -- G. Tharon Anthony, 85, of Huntingtown, formally of Oran, Missouri, passed away Nov. 13, 2018, at Calvert Health Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 15, 1932, in Hickey, Arkansas, to Burl Lord and Mary Rebecca Waldo Anthony. Tharon was raised on a farm in Oran and graduated from Oran High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1955.

Tharon married Glenda Clark on May 30, 1954, and they lived in Oran; Toledo, Ohio; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Baltimore; Bowie, Maryland; and Chicago, before settling in Huntingtown in 1994.

He was employed by Federal Grain Inspection Services, retiring in 1992 as supervisor. Following his retirement, Tharon worked at Lord Calvert Bowling in Huntingtown for 10 years. Tharon became an ordained deacon at Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids and was an active member and deacon at Bayside Baptist Church in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.

He enjoyed football and baseball and was an avid fan of the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. Tharon also enjoyed country music, bowling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Tharon and Glenda took two special trips Tharon thoroughly enjoyed, a 21-day trip to Australia and New Zealand and later a trip to Ireland.

Tharon was preceded in death by his son, Tharon Wayne Anthony, Oct., 19, 2018.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Glenda Mae Anthony of Huntingtown; daughter, Cheryl Ann (Richard) Jameson of Prattville, Alabama; grandchildren, Benjamin Tharon (Kate) Anthony of Oahu, Hawaii; Lauren Rebecca (Chris) Wissmann of Cape Girardeau; Megan Aileen (William) Higgins of McAlester, Oklahoma; and Graham Shelton Kelly of Nashville, Tennessee; great-grandchildren, Avery, William and Brady Higgins; twin brother, David Aaron Anthony; sisters Wanda Lee Smith and Glenda Lou Buchanan; and daughter-in-law, Stacy Anthony of Huntingtown.

Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Morley, Missouri.

Online condolence may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.