Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameHouston Powell SHARPE Sr. 
3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.BirthMay 20, 1917, Rockingham County, North Carolina3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
DeathAug 17, 20053, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
BurialAug 20, 2005, Graham Memorial Park, Cooper Rd & E Gilbreath St., Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
EducationGraduate Madison High School 19353, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
ReligionMember Of Church Of The Holy Comforter3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
FlagsUS Army, US Merchant Marines, US Military, World War II
FatherJohn B. SHARPE
MotherNannie POWELL
Obituary Online notes for Houston Powell SHARPE Sr.
8/18/2005
Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
GRAHAM — Born May 20, 1917 near Madison, in Rockingham County, N.C. Graduated from Madison High School—1935 and attended college in High Point. Served in Madison National Guard and served in U.S. Army during World War II. After discharge from the Army served with the U.S. Merchant Marines. Established Sharpe Hosiery Mills Inc. in 1949 and also owned and operated several textile mills and retail stores, where he bought apparel for mail order companies.
Survived by sons, Houston P. Sharpe Jr. and John S. Sharpe ; daughter, Elizabeth Sharpe Wilson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Predeceased by wife, Cora Harden Stratford; father, John B. Sharpe and mother, Nannie Powell Sharpe .
Was a charter member of the Alamance Country Club and a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Served 10 years on the Burlington/Graham ABC Board and four years on the Graham Council.
There will be graveside rites Saturday, August 20, 2005 at noon at the Graham Memorial Park, Graham, N.C. The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham on Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Salvation Army or The American Cancer Society. 3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.
GRAHAM — Born May 20, 1917 near Madison, in Rockingham County, N.C. Graduated from Madison High School—1935 and attended college in High Point. Served in Madison National Guard and served in U.S. Army during World War II. After discharge from the Army served with the U.S. Merchant Marines. Established Sharpe Hosiery Mills Inc. in 1949 and also owned and operated several textile mills and retail stores, where he bought apparel for mail order companies.
Survived by sons, Houston P. Sharpe Jr. and John S. Sharpe ; daughter, Elizabeth Sharpe Wilson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Predeceased by wife, Cora Harden Stratford; father, John B. Sharpe and mother, Nannie Powell Sharpe .
Was a charter member of the Alamance Country Club and a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Served 10 years on the Burlington/Graham ABC Board and four years on the Graham Council.
There will be graveside rites Saturday, August 20, 2005 at noon at the Graham Memorial Park, Graham, N.C. The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham on Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Salvation Army or The American Cancer Society. 3, Houston Powell Sharpe Sr.