Wanda Sharp, 83, of Chetopa, died at 8:50 a.m., Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.
She was born December 1, 1929 in Chetopa, Kansas to Juan Newton and Artie Ledora (Ellis) Corn. As a young girl she grew up in Chetopa and was a 1947 graduate of Chetopa High School.
She worked as secretary at Rogers State College in Claremore in the International Student Office and later at Rogers County Courthouse until retiring.
She attended the Sageeyah Baptist Church in Claremore. Wanda's hobbies included sewing, quilting, painting, beading and crocheting. She loved to play Scrabble and Mario Bros.
She married Melvin Sharp on February 22, 1950 in Miami, Oklahoma. They later divorced. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1999.
Survivors include:
Two Daughters – Deborah Medlock and husband, Gary Claremore, OK
Melinda Cochran and husband, Rick Chelsea, OK
Three Grandchildren - Nickolas Cochran, Dayne and Derek Medlock
One Great-Granddaughter.
Two Sisters – Julia Luznicky Commerce, OK
Winona Bates Erie, KS
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lydia Ratzlaff and Carol Kerns; and two sons, Loren and Darrell Sharp.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Greenlawn Cemetery near Columbus. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorials are suggested to the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Wanda Sharp, please visit our flower store.
She was born December 1, 1929 in Chetopa, Kansas to Juan Newton and Artie Ledora (Ellis) Corn. As a young girl she grew up in Chetopa and was a 1947 graduate of Chetopa High School.
She worked as secretary at Rogers State College in Claremore in the International Student Office and later at Rogers County Courthouse until retiring.
She attended the Sageeyah Baptist Church in Claremore. Wanda's hobbies included sewing, quilting, painting, beading and crocheting. She loved to play Scrabble and Mario Bros.
She married Melvin Sharp on February 22, 1950 in Miami, Oklahoma. They later divorced. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1999.
Survivors include:
Two Daughters – Deborah Medlock and husband, Gary Claremore, OK
Melinda Cochran and husband, Rick Chelsea, OK
Three Grandchildren - Nickolas Cochran, Dayne and Derek Medlock
One Great-Granddaughter.
Two Sisters – Julia Luznicky Commerce, OK
Winona Bates Erie, KS
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lydia Ratzlaff and Carol Kerns; and two sons, Loren and Darrell Sharp.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Greenlawn Cemetery near Columbus. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorials are suggested to the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Wanda Sharp, please visit our flower store.
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