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Leola Irene <I>Waite</I> Sharp

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Leola Irene Waite Sharp

Birth
Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Death
17 Dec 1993 (aged 95)
Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. C.D. (Leola I.) Sharp, 95, of Seymour, Ind., formerly of Bruce, died Friday (Dec. 17, 1993) in Community Care Center, Seymour.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.

Mrs. Sharp was born Jan. 18, 1898, in Mount Vernon, the daughter of William and Nellie Souers Waite. She was owner and operator of Bruce General Store for 33 years and a member of the Methodist Church. She married C.D. Sharp on Jan. 20, 1926, in Charleston. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1985.

Surviving are her son, John W. of Seymour, Ind.; brothers, John Waite of Sullivan; George and Harry Waite, both of Decatur; sisters, Blanche Sutton of Sullivan; Mabel Knaus of Texico; Helen Batson of Westchester; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six great-stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and one brother.

Herald & Review - Decatur, Illinois
December 18, 1993 - A9
Mrs. C.D. (Leola I.) Sharp, 95, of Seymour, Ind., formerly of Bruce, died Friday (Dec. 17, 1993) in Community Care Center, Seymour.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.

Mrs. Sharp was born Jan. 18, 1898, in Mount Vernon, the daughter of William and Nellie Souers Waite. She was owner and operator of Bruce General Store for 33 years and a member of the Methodist Church. She married C.D. Sharp on Jan. 20, 1926, in Charleston. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1985.

Surviving are her son, John W. of Seymour, Ind.; brothers, John Waite of Sullivan; George and Harry Waite, both of Decatur; sisters, Blanche Sutton of Sullivan; Mabel Knaus of Texico; Helen Batson of Westchester; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six great-stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and one brother.

Herald & Review - Decatur, Illinois
December 18, 1993 - A9


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  • Created by: JMS
  • Added: Aug 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40462501/leola_irene-sharp: accessed ), memorial page for Leola Irene Waite Sharp (18 Jan 1898–17 Dec 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40462501, citing Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by JMS (contributor 47032380).