A brave, funny, and sweet woman, Krista Lea Tharp, age 50, of Centerville, passed away after a courageous 19-year battle with breast cancer on Friday, October 11th, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born October 17th, 1968 to Sharon Lea (Petry) and Roger Ernest Dohner. Krista was a Bellbrook High School Graduate. She was employed as Publishing Manager for 30 years at The Berry Company (Vivial). Krista loved cooking and trying all different kinds of new recipes. Her family would say she was a "Food Network Junkie"! She took pride in having the most beautiful array of flowers in her front yard every year. Her favorite hobby was reading. She especially loved reading mysteries from Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovich, and James Patterson to name a few. She enjoyed playing games with her family and friends such as Monopoly, Yahtzee, Battleship, and Trivial Pursuit, but always hated to lose. Krista was very eager to become a grandmother and was so proud to have her very first grandchild on the way. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Frances and Dean Petry, Ward and Miriam Dohner, in-laws Larry (JoAnn) Tharp Sr., Susie Tharp, brother-in-law Kevin Tharp, and her dearest dog Cooper. Krista is survived by her husband of 11 years, Larry Keith Tharp Jr., children Ashley (Rory) Jones, Justin Summers, her beloved dog Jeg, her first grandchild, parents Roger and Sharon Lea Dohner, siblings Karla (Joe) Davis and their daughter Angela, special friends Tonya and Dean Sweet, Shelley Glueckert, a very special nurse Mariah Farris and many other family members and friends. To help the family celebrate her life, you are invited to share during her visitation Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home (92 W Franklin St Bellbrook, Ohio 45305) from 4 pm to 7 pm. Life Celebration Services will be held on Thursday, October 17th, 2019 at 11:00 am at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Breast Cancer Research Foundation or Hospice of Dayton. You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, plant a tree and share a story or picture about Krista at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on her name. Copyright Notice © 2019 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.