Cecile Thorpe, age 96, of Columbia and formerly of Armstrong, died Thursday, October 27, 2016.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, at Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Fayette. Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery.

Visitation will take place from 12 to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Fayette. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.