Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathDec 20, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina [23791]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [23791]
Spouses
DeathJul 19, 2020, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [23794]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [23794]
MarriageDec 17, 1949, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [23795]
Obituary Online notes for William Dalton SHARPE
12/22/2010
William Dalton Sharpe
GRAHAM — Mr. William Dalton Sharpe, 86, of 3526 Rogers Road, Graham died at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. following a brief illness.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Iris Stanfield Sharpe, who survives and the son of Alvis A. Sharpe and Alma Graves Sharpe, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during World War II. Mr. Sharpe retired from AT&T and was a member of the Pioneers of America. He was a member of Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife of the home, survivors include a daughter, Sherry S. Overman and husband Ron of Graham; a son, D. Drew Sharpe and wife Brenda of Burlington; two sisters, Brenda S. Stafford of Graham and Eudell S. Matthews of Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and one granddaughter.
The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Graham on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Robert Shelton. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham on Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. At other times they will be at the residence.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com [23791]
Obituary Online notes for Iris (Spouse 1)
7/20/2020
Iris Stanfield Sharpe
November 15, 1928 ~ July 19, 2020 (age 91)
Iris Stanfield Sharpe, 91, of Graham, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Hospice Home in Burlington.
A native of Alamance County. Mrs. Sharpe was the wife of the late William Dalton Sharpe and the daughter of William Lewis Stanfield and Mary Pickard Sharpe, both deceased.
Iris retired from Pickett Hosiery Mill. She was a member of Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church and a longtime volunteer with Hospice.
She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Overman and husband Ron of Graham; her son, Drew Sharpe and wife Brenda of Graham; four grandchildren, Melissa Johnson and husband Paul, Crystal King and husband Ronnie, David Sharpe and wife Santanna and Donna Jan Severo and husband Jorge; two greatgrandchildren, Cody and Connor Johnson, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Sharpe was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Christie Beth Sharpe; seven sisters, Lillian S. Neese, Ione S. Neese, Edith S. Clark, Irene S. Thompson, Frances Elizabeth Stanfield, her twin, Doris S. Holt, Hilda S. Isley; and two brothers, James Stanfield and Jack Stanfield.
The graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 . at 2:00 pm at Alamance Memorial Park.
The family would like to thank the staff at Alamance House and the staff at Hospice Home for all the wonderful care given to Mrs. Sharpe.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Hermon Church, c/o Sara Phillips, 3908 Mt. Hermon Rock Creek Rd. Graham, NC 27253 or to AuthraCare Collective Hospice Home, 918 Chapel Hill Rd. Burlington, NC 27215.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com