2nd wife of John Oliver Sharp. Daughter of John William Schreck and Wilhelmina Kestner
THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, August 11, 1942
Mrs. John Sharp, of Chariton, was fatally injured by a fall from the embankment near the overhead bridge of the Burlington railroad, west of the square over highway 34 last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sharp was walking across the bridge going north when she looked up to see a freight train headed toward her. Although she was in no danger from the train, according to spectators, she became frightened and hurried off to the side and fell, breaking her neck.
The train stopped and the train crew aided in carrying her to the Keith Gartin home nearby where she died. In her fall she rolled around the edge of the bridge to the sidewalk running under the tracks.
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 13, 1942
MRS. JOHN O. SHARP
Charlotte Margaret Schreck, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Schreck, was born in Lucas county, Iowa, on January 14, 1873, and departed this life on August 6, 1942, at the age of 70 years, 6 months and 6 days.
She was one of a family of eight children, three of whom have preceded her in death.
She was united in marriage to John O. Sharp, of Chariton, on Dec. 20, 1892. To this union four children were born, George, Jessie, John and Harold. Her husband, one son, Harold, and the daughter, Mrs. Jessie Gunther, preceded her in death.
She was a kind and loving mother, a friend to all who knew her, and her highest happiness came in helpfulness and service to others. She will be greatly missed by her family, neighbors and friends.
She leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, George Sharp, of Des Moines, and John Sharp, of Corydon; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters, Henry and Paul Schreck, Mrs. Katherine Patterson and Mrs. Minnie Duckworth, all of this vicinity.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Beardsley funeral home, conducted by Rev. Virgil Neville and Rev. E. F. Partridge. Word was received that a grandson, Kenneth Sharp, was enroute here from Oregon, and burial in the Salem cemetery was delayed until 10:00 o'clock Tuesday forenoon.
Obituary and article courtesy of Charles M. Wright
THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, August 11, 1942
Mrs. John Sharp, of Chariton, was fatally injured by a fall from the embankment near the overhead bridge of the Burlington railroad, west of the square over highway 34 last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sharp was walking across the bridge going north when she looked up to see a freight train headed toward her. Although she was in no danger from the train, according to spectators, she became frightened and hurried off to the side and fell, breaking her neck.
The train stopped and the train crew aided in carrying her to the Keith Gartin home nearby where she died. In her fall she rolled around the edge of the bridge to the sidewalk running under the tracks.
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 13, 1942
MRS. JOHN O. SHARP
Charlotte Margaret Schreck, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Schreck, was born in Lucas county, Iowa, on January 14, 1873, and departed this life on August 6, 1942, at the age of 70 years, 6 months and 6 days.
She was one of a family of eight children, three of whom have preceded her in death.
She was united in marriage to John O. Sharp, of Chariton, on Dec. 20, 1892. To this union four children were born, George, Jessie, John and Harold. Her husband, one son, Harold, and the daughter, Mrs. Jessie Gunther, preceded her in death.
She was a kind and loving mother, a friend to all who knew her, and her highest happiness came in helpfulness and service to others. She will be greatly missed by her family, neighbors and friends.
She leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, George Sharp, of Des Moines, and John Sharp, of Corydon; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters, Henry and Paul Schreck, Mrs. Katherine Patterson and Mrs. Minnie Duckworth, all of this vicinity.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Beardsley funeral home, conducted by Rev. Virgil Neville and Rev. E. F. Partridge. Word was received that a grandson, Kenneth Sharp, was enroute here from Oregon, and burial in the Salem cemetery was delayed until 10:00 o'clock Tuesday forenoon.
Obituary and article courtesy of Charles M. Wright
2nd wife of John Oliver Sharp. Daughter of John William Schreck and Wilhelmina Kestner
THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, August 11, 1942
Mrs. John Sharp, of Chariton, was fatally injured by a fall from the embankment near the overhead bridge of the Burlington railroad, west of the square over highway 34 last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sharp was walking across the bridge going north when she looked up to see a freight train headed toward her. Although she was in no danger from the train, according to spectators, she became frightened and hurried off to the side and fell, breaking her neck.
The train stopped and the train crew aided in carrying her to the Keith Gartin home nearby where she died. In her fall she rolled around the edge of the bridge to the sidewalk running under the tracks.
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 13, 1942
MRS. JOHN O. SHARP
Charlotte Margaret Schreck, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Schreck, was born in Lucas county, Iowa, on January 14, 1873, and departed this life on August 6, 1942, at the age of 70 years, 6 months and 6 days.
She was one of a family of eight children, three of whom have preceded her in death.
She was united in marriage to John O. Sharp, of Chariton, on Dec. 20, 1892. To this union four children were born, George, Jessie, John and Harold. Her husband, one son, Harold, and the daughter, Mrs. Jessie Gunther, preceded her in death.
She was a kind and loving mother, a friend to all who knew her, and her highest happiness came in helpfulness and service to others. She will be greatly missed by her family, neighbors and friends.
She leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, George Sharp, of Des Moines, and John Sharp, of Corydon; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters, Henry and Paul Schreck, Mrs. Katherine Patterson and Mrs. Minnie Duckworth, all of this vicinity.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Beardsley funeral home, conducted by Rev. Virgil Neville and Rev. E. F. Partridge. Word was received that a grandson, Kenneth Sharp, was enroute here from Oregon, and burial in the Salem cemetery was delayed until 10:00 o'clock Tuesday forenoon.
Obituary and article courtesy of Charles M. Wright
THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, August 11, 1942
Mrs. John Sharp, of Chariton, was fatally injured by a fall from the embankment near the overhead bridge of the Burlington railroad, west of the square over highway 34 last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sharp was walking across the bridge going north when she looked up to see a freight train headed toward her. Although she was in no danger from the train, according to spectators, she became frightened and hurried off to the side and fell, breaking her neck.
The train stopped and the train crew aided in carrying her to the Keith Gartin home nearby where she died. In her fall she rolled around the edge of the bridge to the sidewalk running under the tracks.
OBITUARY
THE CHARITON HERALD-PATRIOT
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, August 13, 1942
MRS. JOHN O. SHARP
Charlotte Margaret Schreck, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Schreck, was born in Lucas county, Iowa, on January 14, 1873, and departed this life on August 6, 1942, at the age of 70 years, 6 months and 6 days.
She was one of a family of eight children, three of whom have preceded her in death.
She was united in marriage to John O. Sharp, of Chariton, on Dec. 20, 1892. To this union four children were born, George, Jessie, John and Harold. Her husband, one son, Harold, and the daughter, Mrs. Jessie Gunther, preceded her in death.
She was a kind and loving mother, a friend to all who knew her, and her highest happiness came in helpfulness and service to others. She will be greatly missed by her family, neighbors and friends.
She leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, George Sharp, of Des Moines, and John Sharp, of Corydon; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters, Henry and Paul Schreck, Mrs. Katherine Patterson and Mrs. Minnie Duckworth, all of this vicinity.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Beardsley funeral home, conducted by Rev. Virgil Neville and Rev. E. F. Partridge. Word was received that a grandson, Kenneth Sharp, was enroute here from Oregon, and burial in the Salem cemetery was delayed until 10:00 o'clock Tuesday forenoon.
Obituary and article courtesy of Charles M. Wright
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