Seabury Daniel Thorp
June 30, 1933 ~ December 4, 2014
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Seabury Daniel Thorp, 81, went to heaven peacefully at home on Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was born June 30, 1933 in Rocky Mount, the son of the late Lewis Sumner Thorp and Routh Speed Mercer Thorp. He was the youngest of three children.
He is survived by his wife, Sarajane Chambers Thorp of the home; two sons, Seabury Daniel Thorp Jr, of Raleigh and John Hall Chambers Thorp, his wife Sharon Moriarty Thorp, and their children, John Hall Chambers Thorp, Jr. (Jack), and Ann Sumner English Thorp, of Rocky Mount.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Lewis Sumner Thorp; and is survived by his brother, John Mercer Thorp.
Mr. Thorp graduated from Rocky Mount High School and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He served in the US Air Force, and was self-employed with his two sons.
He was a devoted Christian and had a Monday night Bible Study in his home for 43 years. He was an advocate for unity among Christians and area churches. He loved the Lord with all his heart and his neighbor as himself.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00am at First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, with Rev. Dennis Darville, Rev. Chris Jordan and Rev. Jason Cockrell officiating. Burial to follow at Pineview Cemetery, Rocky Mount, NC.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Service.
Memorials may be made to the Rocky Mount Pregnancy Care Center, 400 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
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761 N. Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
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He loved and accepted my boys, and me just the way we were. He was like a father to us. I loved it when he danced and got excited about what God was doing in the lives of others. I remember running through his house yipping and praising God one Monday night! I will miss you Breeze. Sarajane, Dan, and Hall, I am so sorry . If you need anything just call. Liza
Seabury was a kind,gentle, loving person! He and his wife Sarahjane, always made people feel comfortable, and welcome, in their home. Seabury was like a spiritual father, and a great brother to Ray and me. He was always joyful, and he didn’t make people feel condemned, or unimportant. We always enjoyed being around him, and I am sure that all the others he ministered to, felt the same. He loved to move his leg, and hit it with his tambourine ) when they had praise and worship. Seabury had an easygoing way about him, and he didn’t mind letting others light shine, yet his shined bright! He will be missed by many, but we know he is at perfect peace, and is doing well in heaven! love and prayers from Ray and April Solomon
Years ago, I was invited to an ongoing bible study being held at Seabury and Sarajane’s home on Monday evenings. The bible study was so rich and the prayers offered afterwards, that I became a regular attendee after just one visit. I continued attending for several years. Kindness. If you had to ‘label’ Seabury, I would label him one of the kindest persons I have ever met. And noble–yes, sterling was his character. Where could anyone start describing Seabury And who could finish it You can’t. You can’t simply write a book about a man like Seabury. He was too dear to define with mere words. One of Sarajane’s paintings could far better depict the love Seabury–gave out of his love for his Lord and Savior Jesus. Attending the Monday night prayer meetings would eventually change the direction of my life. There, I re-established a friendship with a dear friend of whom our families had been close for many years. Because of this, I became involved in prison ministry. I would not have done so without having attended Seabury and Sarajane’s prayer meetings. We will greatly miss him…But we know where he is and we also know how enriched the praise is around the throne room!
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We were saddened to hear of Seabury’s passing. I mentioned to someone at Apostles recently that I hadn’t seen you guys lately. We’ve missed you. Both of you always had a smile and a kind word for everyone. Sending our love from Apostles and pray for God’s peace and grace to cover the family at this time. Nancy and Drexel Williams
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I am so sorry to hear about Seabury. I count myself as lucky to have grown up as a neighbor. Seabury was one of the most caring and loving people I have ever known. He had a glow about him. And he was very comforting to my parents as they struggled with illness. If anyone ever had a welcoming committee in heaven, it was Seabury. My heart goes out to Sarajane, Dan, and Hall. I love you.
Like many others, I too was impressed and encouraged by Seabury’s kindness and encouragement and love for the scripture. I only attended Bible study over there a few times in the late 70s, but always enjoyed running into Seabury whenever I could. His encouraging retorts of Yes! and Praise the Lord! and Good to see ya! always brought a smile to my face. Sarajane, along with Dan and John were also equally gracious and kind to me. We are sad for your loss, but are greatly comforted by the hope we share in Christ. Kevin Kuhns
I remember the first time I met Seabury. It was a meeting that completely changed my life. He has been a friend and mentor for a long time. I’ll miss him dearly. I know he’s happily worshipping in the presence of his Lord.
I am very sorry to read this news. I’ve known Seabury from my early Christian days as a junior in high school and as participant in the Ancient of Days Christian Coffee House. I spent almost every weekend and every afternoon at his house with him and his fine family in times of fellowship, Bible study as well as playing basketball or football in the backyard. He and Sarahjane came to my mother’s funeral in October of 2013. If I had known of his death, I would have made every effort to have been there for his funeral. He will be greatly missed. John M. Crowe