Sharp, Ray Dean

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• Occupation: Road Construction
• Reference Number: SHAR.R004
• _FGRAVE: 58098943
• Military Service: Viet Nam War, Private First Class, United States Army
• Funeral: 8 Sep 2010, Clay City Church of God, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Ray Dean Sharp, 65, of Clay City, died at 1 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2010, at his residence.

Ray was born August 24, 1945 to Melvin and Luella Mae Mitchell Sharp. He married Delores Sharp on November 11, 2000. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army in Vitenam. Ray worked road construction and was a member of the Clay City Church of God, VFW, and the American legion of Flora.

He is survived by his wife and his mother.

Preceding him in death were his father and brother, Marvin.

Services were held at the Church of God with Pastor Rob Bowker officiating.

Burial was in Clay City Cemetery. Full military rites were conducted by Clay County veterans.

Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Clay County Hospice.

Funeral:
Services were held at the Church of God with Pastor Rob Bowker officiating.

Buried:
Burial was in Clay City Cemetery. Full military rites were conducted by Clay County veterans.

Family/Spouse: ?, B.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ray married ?, D. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: SHAR.M002
• _FGRAVE: 36681052
• Funeral: 12 Apr 1997, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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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.

Melvin married Mitchell, Luella M. on 23 Mar 1936 in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois. Luella (daughter of Mitchell, James Calvin 'Jim' and PENROD, Myrtle) was born on 15 Sep 1921 in Illinois; died on 17 Mar 2016 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 19 Mar 2016 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MITC.L002
• _FGRAVE: 159658012
• Funeral: 19 Mar 2016, Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Luella Mae Sharp died Thursday, March 17, 2016 in Flora, IL.

Luella was born September 15, 1921 to Jim and Myrtle Penrod Mitchell. March 23, 1936 she married Melvin Sharp who preceded her in death April 9, 1997.

She is survived by her, Brother, Gary Mitchell, Finley, IL, Daughter-in-law, Babe Sharp-Cotton; Grandchildren, Virginia Larrimore, Clay City, Sonya Adams, North Wilksboro, NC, Shelly Joyner, Pensacola Beach, FL, Rick Sharp, Clay City, Barbara Henshon, Brewton, AL, Ron Ralston, Clay City;
ten Great Grandchildren and five Great Great Grandchildren.

Luella was preceded in Death By her Parents, Husband, Sons, Marvin and Ray, Two sisters and four brothers.

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: SHAR.B002
• _FGRAVE: 20760222

Notes:

She was a housewife and retired nurse, and a member of the Clay City Church of God.

Birth:
The 1940 census says Ben, 68 years of age, was born in 1911. If he was 68, he would have been born about 1872. The 1930 census shows he was born in 1872.

Benjamin married Gregg, Anna Frances 'Annie'. Anna was born in 1886 in Illinois; died on 30 Jul 1962; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: GREG.A001
• _FGRAVE: 20760231

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• Reference Number: MITC.J001
• _FGRAVE: 24199872
• Funeral: 5 Oct 1964, Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Died:
Duff Grain Elevator, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

James married PENROD, Myrtle on 21 Oct 1916. Myrtle (daughter of PENROD, Samuel Ducksworth and SHELBY, Mary C.) was born on 22 Oct 1899; died on 13 Oct 1985 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Oct 1985 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: PENR.M001
• _FGRAVE: 24199878

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Myrtle Mitchell, 85, of Clay City, died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the Olney Care Center in Olney.

Visitation and services will be held at Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery.

She was born Oct. 22, 1899, in Wayne County, the daughter of Samuel and Christina Shelby Penrod. She arried James Mitchell on Oct. 26, 1916 in Wayne County and he preceded her in death in 1964.

She is survived by twp sons, J.C. Mitchell of Minerva, Ohio and Gary Mitchell of Findlay; four daughters, Mrs. ucille Sheraden of Fairfield, Mrs. Louella Sharp of Fairfield, Mrs. Evalyn Young of Clay City and Mrs. Hilah Nimnicht of Washington, Ind.; one sister, Frances Bunnage of Albion; 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sons and a daughter.

She was a member of the Clay City Church of God.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Oct, 1985.

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Married:
Wayne County, Volume E, Page 178, License# 360

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• Occupation: Farm Laborer
• Reference Number: MITC.J002
• _FGRAVE: 19786201

Notes:

The 1900 census shows him living in Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois. According to that census, he could not read or write, but could speak English. The Birth place of his parents is unknown.

Birth:
The birthdate on his headstone is 1878

Joseph married Pendleton, Elizabeth Anna on 17 Jul 1895 in Clay County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of Pendleton, Charles and Lagle, Louisa) was born in Nov 1878 in Bucktown, Clay County, Illinois; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: PEND.E001

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Minister T.E. Craig performed the wedding ceremony.
The 1900 census shows her living in Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois. According to that census, she could read, write, and speak English. The Birth place of her father was Illinois, but that of her mother is unknown.

Died:
The Illinois Death Index lists an Elizabeth Mitchell, Certificate #0032121, who died in Clay City, Illinois on October 28, 1919. Could this be her?

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Married:
Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Clay County, Register of Marriages, Volume 1, Page 235, License# 3115

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• Reference Number: PENR.S001

Samuel married SHELBY, Mary C.. Mary was born on 7 May 1874 in Illinois; died in 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: SHEL.M007