Charles Franklin “Charlie” Sharp

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Charles Franklin “Charlie” Sharp

Birth
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
9 Oct 1993 (aged 80)
Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2098133, Longitude: -84.1388555
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Charles F. (Charlie) Sharp
Charles Franklin (Charlie) Sharp, 80, of Lake City, died Saturday at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. A long time member and deacon of Ridgeview Baptist Church, he had served as church pianist for over 20 years. Mr. Sharp was a retired UMWA coal miner and a member of Local No. 1569, District 28.
Born Nov. 21, 1912, in Anderson County, he was the son of the late Samuel Thomas and Martha Cooper Sharp.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sons, Arthur Thomas (Tommy) Sharp in 1973 and Bobby Lee (Bob) Sharp in 1988; granddaughter, Susan Sharp in 1971; brothers, William G. (Bill) Sharp, Earl (Ed) Sharp, Wayne Sharp and Roland Sharp; sisters, Ada Adkins and Mada Wallace. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary Jane Hatmaker Sharp of Lake City; son and daughter-in-law, Bill (B.J.)and Marcella Sharp of Richmond, Va.; daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Lou and Charles Stephens and Mary Sue and Gene Horner, all of Lake City; Nancy J. and Bill Beasley of Tacoma, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Beulah Smiddy and Maude Beard, both of Napoleon, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at Cox Funeral Home on Tuesday night with the Rev. Howard Robbins officiating. Burial
was Wednesday at Leach Cemetery in Lake City. Clinton Courier News,13 Oct 1993.
Charles F. (Charlie) Sharp
Charles Franklin (Charlie) Sharp, 80, of Lake City, died Saturday at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. A long time member and deacon of Ridgeview Baptist Church, he had served as church pianist for over 20 years. Mr. Sharp was a retired UMWA coal miner and a member of Local No. 1569, District 28.
Born Nov. 21, 1912, in Anderson County, he was the son of the late Samuel Thomas and Martha Cooper Sharp.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sons, Arthur Thomas (Tommy) Sharp in 1973 and Bobby Lee (Bob) Sharp in 1988; granddaughter, Susan Sharp in 1971; brothers, William G. (Bill) Sharp, Earl (Ed) Sharp, Wayne Sharp and Roland Sharp; sisters, Ada Adkins and Mada Wallace. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary Jane Hatmaker Sharp of Lake City; son and daughter-in-law, Bill (B.J.)and Marcella Sharp of Richmond, Va.; daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Lou and Charles Stephens and Mary Sue and Gene Horner, all of Lake City; Nancy J. and Bill Beasley of Tacoma, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Beulah Smiddy and Maude Beard, both of Napoleon, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at Cox Funeral Home on Tuesday night with the Rev. Howard Robbins officiating. Burial
was Wednesday at Leach Cemetery in Lake City. Clinton Courier News,13 Oct 1993.

Inscription

Sharp
(Left side) Mary J, Nov 26, 1914 - June 21, 1996
[Praying hands emblem in center]
(Right side) Charles F, Nov 21, 2912 - Oct 9, 1993
“Precious Lord Take My Hand”
:::This is a double stone shared with wife, Mary:::