Tharp Funeral Home

11/24/2025

⭐🎄 Be part of something meaningful — join us at the NOLA Families in Need “Christmas for the Kids” Event! 🎁💛

A day full of heart, holiday magic, and community impact.
Come help us sort and organize toy donations while enjoying:
✨ Free food from local sponsors
🎶 Holiday music
🎈 Fun spacewalks
📸 Festive photo ops
✉️ Letters to Santa
… and so much more for the whole family!

⭐ The highlight:
You’ll leave with a special bag of Christmas gifts to anonymously deliver to a family in need before Christmas.
A simple act that reminds us what the season is really about.

Entry Requirement:
Please bring ONE new, unwrapped toy ($20+) per person attending — for a child ages 0–16.

🚫 IMPORTANT: This is NOT a toy giveaway.
No toys will be distributed to families at the event.

This day is about giving, helping, and making Christmas brighter for others. Let’s create memories, share joy, and spread hope across our community.

We can’t wait to see you there! 💛🎁

Tony Bertucci
Founder & Director of NOLA Families in Need

11/22/2025

Come join us for our Mardi Gras Kick Off Open House!

Free small bites, drinks, tour of our beautiful facility and discounts on pre-arrangement packages!

Please call (504) 835-2341 to RSVP.

11/21/2025

Maggie “Geneva” Varner Hawthorne passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025 in Covington, Louisiana at the age of 99. Geneva was born on August 8,1926 to the late Allen F. Varner and Mattie P. Varner in Pulaski, MS. Geneva was the loving mother of John Warren Hawthorne of Kenner, LA, Gary Allen Haw...

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11/21/2025

🚨 Santa please stop here!!! 🎅 🎄 🧸

From now until December 8, 2025, Tharp Funeral Home will be collecting unwrapped, new toys for
NOLA Families in Need.

You can drop off your donations Monday-Friday from 9 AM-4 PM.

11/19/2025

Tharp Funeral Home is accepting donations for Second Harvest Food Bank until Friday, November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM.
Thank you in advance!

11/18/2025

Tharp Funeral Home is accepting donations for Second Harvest Food Bank until Friday, November 21. You can drop off your donations from 9 AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday.
Thank you in advance!

11/17/2025

Paul Charles Bravata, aged 91, peacefully passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Paul was born in Tickfaw, Louisiana, on March 19, 1934, to Joseph Pravata and Mary Burregi Pravata.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Geraldine “Gerry” E. Bravata; and four sisters (...

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11/17/2025

Shirley Aguzin passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She had many illnesses throughout life and now is pain free. Free from the physical, mental, and emotional episodes of her life. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Violet Aguzin. Mother to Justin Taylor (Chrislyn) and Joel Sider. Her ...

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11/15/2025

New year!!
New dates for our Free Grief Support Groups!

11/13/2025

Now through November 21, Tharp Funeral Home will be collecting canned yams 🍠 and canned green beans for Second Harvest Food Bank ‼️
You can drop off your donations Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM until 5 PM. 🍁 🍂

11/12/2025

Bobby Thompson, 67, passed away peacefully at his cabin in Slidell, LA on September 26, 2025, surrounded by the love that had carried him through eight remarkable years beyond a dire prognosis.
Born March 18, 1958, in Montgomery, Alabama to Edward and Lucy “Sunshine” Thompson, Bobby grew up with a...

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11/12/2025

Judith Ann “Judy” Hanchey, 85, of River Ridge, Louisiana, passed away on November 11, 2025. Born on March 10, 1940, in Oberlin, LA, she was the daughter of the late James Aswell and Wynonah Genius Hanchey. A 1958 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School, she earned her R.N. from Charity Hospital Scho...

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