Sharp, Marvin Harold

1936 - 2006  (69 years)

• Name	Sharp, Marvin Harold
  Birth	17 Jul 1936	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Owner of M&M Pump Supply, Clay City, Illinois  [1]
  Reference Number	SHAR.M003
  _FGRAVE	18141987
  Funeral	9 Jan 2006	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	6 Jan 2006	Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	9 Jan 2006	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Burial was in Clay City Cemetery. Full military rites were conducted by Clay County veterans.
  		Headstone, Sharp, Marvin H. and Mabel S. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Sharp, Marvin H. and Mabel S.
  Person ID	I2099	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, Poppe - Moseley Clarence H. Poppe and Geneva Moseley Descendants, Shock - Belt John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Sharp, Melvin James,   b. 2 Feb 1915, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Apr 1997, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	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   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 1 month - She : 14 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Poppe, Medora 'Dody',   b. 1938, Illinois d. Aug 1986 (Age 48 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sharp, R.W.R.   2. Sharp, S.   3. Sharp, B. + 4. Sharp, V.E.J.   5. Sharp, Shelly J.,   b. 3 Aug 1957, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Oct 2021, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F1551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Franklin, Mabel Stella,   b. 25 Aug 1942, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Aug 2000, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1968	Richland County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 6 months - She : 25 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F1552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Cancer - 6 Jan 2006 - Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marvin Harold Sharp, 69, of Clay City, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will follow at the funeral home with Pastor Brad Harris officiating. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mr. Sharp was born on July 17, 1936, in Clay County, the son of Melvin James and Luella (Mitchell) Sharp. He married Dody Poppe, who preceded him in death in 1986. He married Mable Franklin who preceded him in death in August 2000. He was a former owner and employee at M&M Pump Supply in Clay City. He was a member of National Rifle Association and was an avid hunter. Mr. Sharp is survived by his mother, Luella Sharp of Clay City; his brother, Ray Dean Sharp and his wife, Dolores of Clay City; his dear friend, Geraldine Shroyer of Clay City; seven children, Rick Sharp and his wife, Vicky of Clay City, Sonya Adams and her husband, Jerry of North Carolina, Jenny Larrimore of Clay City, Shelley Hostettler of Florida, Barb Armstrong and fiance, Joel Henshon of Alabama, Kurt Snell of Clay City and Kim Foreman of Demont, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and two wives. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, January 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S1396] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Sharp, Marvin Harold, 69, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 09 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1397] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Marvin H. and Mabel S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18141987/marvin-harold-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). [S1043] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sharp, Melvin J., 82, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681052/melvin-j-sharp), none. (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). [S395] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Melvin J. and Luella M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681052/melvin-j-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).