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- TOMMY D. SHARRETT
Princeton, In - Tommy D. Sharrett 73, the original "wheeler dealer" of Princeton passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 19, 2011 at his home in Princeton. Tom was born on August 20, 1937 in Allendale, Illinois to Lowell and Mina Fern Sharrett. He attended Sumner High School in Sumner, Illinois, graduating in 1955. Tom moved to Princeton in 1964 where he worked at City Motors until he walked across the street to be the General Manager of Dauby Chevrolet-Buick. Out of this move came the familiar saying "don't care if you call us dooby-dauby-doby, just call us." In 1988, Tom purchased the dealership from Ralph Dauby-renaming it Sharrett Chevrolet-Buick, and Tom started "wheelin and a dealin". Later he purchased the Pontiac-Olds dealership from Bob Kranitz-forming Tom Sharrett GM Superstore. It closed in 2005 due to illness. Tom always said Princeton had been good to him, so he spent most of his life trying to give back to the community. He was a member of the die-hard Chicago Cubs fan club since 1945. He also loved playing golf and was an avid Chicago Bears fan.
Tom is survived by his wife of 41 years, Joyce Sharrett of Princeton; his children, Neena (Bobby) Livermore of Princeton, Darla (Allen) Karnes of Carbondale, IL, Lynda Sharrett-Field of Lexington, KY, Bob (Karen) Bailey of Antioch, IL, and Joe Bailey of Princeton; grandchildren, Travis (Pricilla) Livermore of Carbondale, IL, Tyson Livermore (Loganne Smith) of Bloomington, Zach and Jackson Treece of Carbondale, Thomas and Sidney Field of Lexington, KY, Nikki Bailey (Mike Brady) of Arizona, Mackenzie, Tyler and Jayme Bailey of Antioch, IL, Briana (Travis) Smith of Princeton, Brittany Bailey and Zac Bailey both of Princeton; 3 great grandchildren, Rylee and Barrett Smith and Gabriel Livermore; 2 sisters-in-law, Judy Moore and Jan Maxey; 2 special aunts & an uncle, Kenneth and Clayre Sharrett of South Carolina and Elizabeth Wolfe of Evansville; nieces and numerous friends.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Hillside United Methodist Church in Princeton, officiated by Rev. Lisa Schubert and Rev. Brian Cook. Burial will be at the Decker Cemetery, rural Patoka. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 PM on Sunday at the Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton and from 9AM until service time on Monday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hillside United Methodist Church building fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be made online at www.colvinfuneralhome.com.
Published in Courier Press on April 22, 2011
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1937 - 2010 (72 years)
