Polly Gilman Sharp, 87, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Plunkett Sharp.
Born Nov. 23, 1916, in Mingo County, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Michael Gilman and Minnie Ooten Burks. She was among the first three policewomen in the Lynchburg Police Department. She was a member of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church and Campbell County Senior Center.
Surviving is her son, R.M. "Buzzy" Sharp of Princeton, W.Va.; and daughter, Sue S. Bryant of Lynchburg; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Diuguid Wiggington Chapel with the Rev. David Breckenridge officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. today.

Polly Gilman Sharp, 87, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Plunkett Sharp.
Born Nov. 23, 1916, in Mingo County, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Michael Gilman and Minnie Ooten Burks. She was among the first three policewomen in the Lynchburg Police Department. She was a member of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church and Campbell County Senior Center.
Surviving is her son, R.M. "Buzzy" Sharp of Princeton, W.Va.; and daughter, Sue S. Bryant of Lynchburg; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Diuguid Wiggington Chapel with the Rev. David Breckenridge officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. today.