Sharp, Melvin James (1915 - 1997): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1915 - 1997 (82 years)

Name	Sharp, Melvin James
Birth	2 Feb 1915	Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	SHAR.M002
_FGRAVE	36681052
Funeral	12 Apr 1997	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Death	9 Apr 1997	Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 6]
Burial	12 Apr 1997	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
		Headstone, Sharp, Melvin J. and Luella M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Sharp, Melvin J. and Luella M.
Person ID	I1431	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Sharp - Gregg Benjamin F. 'Ben' Sharp and Anna Frances 'Annie' Gregg Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants, Shock - Belt John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants
Last Modified	9 Jun 2023

Father	Sharp, Benjamin F. 'Ben', b. Aug 1872, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Jan 1952 (Age 79 years)
Mother	Gregg, Anna Frances 'Annie', b. 1886, Illinois d. 30 Jul 1962 (Age 76 years)
Marriage	Y [4, 5, 7, 8]
Family ID	F826	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mitchell, Luella M., b. 15 Sep 1921, Illinois d. 17 Mar 2016, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 94 years)

Marriage 23 Mar 1936 Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 6]

Age at Marriage He : 21 years and 1 month - She : 14 years and 6 months.

Children

+	1. Sharp, Marvin Harold, b. 17 Jul 1936, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Jan 2006, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 69 years)
	2. Sharp, Ray Dean, b. 24 Aug 1945 d. 2 Sep 2010, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 65 years)

Family ID F289 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes

Melvin J. Sharp, 82, of Clay City, IL died April 9, 1997, at Flora Pavilion Nursing Center.

He was born Februray 9, 1915 in Clay County, the son of Benjamin and Anna Grege Sharp. He married Luella Mitchell March 23, 1936, in Fairfield.

He is survived by his wife; sons, Marvin and Ray Dean Sharp; two brothers, Roy and Raymond Sharp; three sisters, Leora Wheeler, Lillie Eastin and Mildred Mervar; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, three sisters and a step-grandson.

Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

Sources

[S1043] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sharp, Melvin J., 82, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681052/melvin-j-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S395] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Melvin J. and Luella M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681052/melvin-j-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S396] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 17, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
[S850] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
[S97] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Sharp, Luella Mae, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Luella-Mae-Sharp?obId=825260), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S1757] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20760222/benjamin-franklin-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 18, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).