Sharp, Lester (1904 - 1970): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1904 - 1970 (65 years)

Name	Sharp, Lester
Birth	22 Dec 1904	Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farm Laborer [2, 4]
Reference Number	SHAR.L001
_FGRAVE	51094433
Death	11 Sep 1970	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [5]
Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [6]
		Headstone, Sharp, L
Person ID	I854	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Sharp - Gregg Benjamin F. 'Ben' Sharp and Anna Frances 'Annie' Gregg Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Shock - Belt John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants
Last Modified	14 Dec 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 [1, 2, 3, 7]
Family ID	F826	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Payne, Elizabeth Betty, b. 4 May 1918, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Sep 2008 (Age 90 years)

Marriage Y [5]

Children

	1. Sharp, C.C.
	2. Sharp, J.
	3. Sharp, C.S.
	4. Sharp, Martha J., b. 1948 d. 1948 (Age 0 years)
	5. Sharp, Tommy Lee 'Bud', b. 11 Jul 1957, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Dec 2023, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)

Family ID F261 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Lester Sharp, of Flora, formerly of Noble, died Friday afternoon at the Clay County Hospital at Flora.

The deceased was a native of Clay County, but lived near Noble for a number of years.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Frank-Branson Funeral Home at Flora with interment in Hanna cemetery near Noble.

Survivors include his wife, Betty; two sons, Tommy Lee and James, both at home; a daughter, Carolyn Sue at home; a foster son, Charles of Fort Lewis, Wash.; four brothers, Ray, Melvin, and Raymond, all of Clay City and Leonard of Flora; six sisters, Mrs. Mary Payne of Clay City, Mrs. Mildred Marvor of Joliet, Mrs. Mae Eastin, Mrs. Leora Persinger, Mrs. Alene Coggin and Mrs. Ida Frances Persinger all of Flora, and two grandchildren.

Information from the Olney (IL) Daily Mail, September 21, 1970, edition.

Lester and Betty had a foster son, Charles Sharp. Lester died at the Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Sources

[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).
[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).
[S168] Clay County Genealogical Society (Louisville, Clay County, Illinois), 1930 Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society (Louisville, Clay County, Illinois), 2003), Pages CC96 and CC97, Family #39, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S345] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sharp, Elizabeth Betty, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=106030&GRid=30317292&CScn=Hanna&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S852] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, L, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51094433/lester-sharp), 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).