Richard R. “Dick” Thorpe, 67, of Pittsburg, formerly of Parsons, died on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at his home.
He was born on July 8, 1952 in Wichita, KS to Marion Eugene and Betty Ann (Botkin) Thorpe. He grew up in Louisiana and Pittsburg and attended College High School in Pittsburg.
Dick worked in various grocery stores in southeast Kansas. He most recently worked for Day and Zimmerman retiring in 2017.
Dick married Joyce Dianne (Bevans) Thorpe on June 1, 2002 in Parsons. Dick and Dianne enjoyed traveling, spending time with their friends and family, and being his daughter, Brianna’s biggest fan at her volleyball games. The family enjoyed a yearly father’s day trip to Silver Dollar City and trips to Texas.
Dick and Dianne cohosted the annual Halloween Fear Fest for several years as well as their full combat Spoon’s games. Dianne lost her battle with cancer on August 6, 2015. Dick pursued their dreams of buying an RV and moving to Arizona to golf for a year.
Dick then moved back to Southeast Kansas to watch his niece, Audrey, and nephews, Reece and Nate, play high school sports. Dick enjoyed telling funny stories about the kids to anyone who would listen. Most recently Dick enjoyed spending time with his future grandson, Brody, who was always thoroughly entertained learning his “Richardisms”.
Survivors include his daughter, Brianna Stapleton, and her fiancé, Trey Ely and his son Brody of Independence; his mother, Betty Thorpe, of San Antonio, TX; sisters, Kellee Thorpe, of Odessa, Texas, Susan Thorpe, and her husband, Jay McLaughlin, of Yuma, AZ; his brother’s children Nick Thorpe, Chrissy Thorpe and Sara Miller, all of Texas; Mother in law, Joyce Bevans, of Parsons; father in law, W.O. Bevans, of South Mound; sisters in law, Barbara and David Spurgeon of Amarillo, TX, Chris and Kenny Smith of Salida, CO, Ginger Bevans of St. Paul, Melissa and Josh Jacobs and their children, Reece, Nathan and Audrey of Pittsburg; Brianna’s niece and nephews, Trevor, McKenna, Brandon, Alec and Jase, and the bajillion nieces and nephews on the Bevans side.
He was preceded in death by his father; brother, Tom Thorpe and brother in law, Mike Bevans.
The family will receive friends to celebrate Dick’s life from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society and may be left at or mailed to the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com
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