Charles Richard Sharp
Charles Richard Sharp of Wakefield, NE, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at the age 93. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Wakefield, NE. Visitation will be Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 5-7pm, with a prayer service at 7:00pm at the Church. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Mohr Funeral Home of South Sioux City, NE. Charles was born June 29, 1923, in Norden, Nebraska to Charles Franklin Sharp and Mary Leona (Lawrence) Sharp. He married JoAnn Gray on June 1, 1949, in Valentine, Nebraska at the Methodist Church. Charles graduated from Correspondence School, the American Schools, out of Chicago, Illinois in 1968. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 21 and was in the Marine Corps from July 1944 to August 1946. His highest rank was Corporal. Charles is a veteran of World War II and arrived to Okinawa on April 1, 1945, aboard the USS Arenac. After the war Charles was a rancher in Valentine and Obert, Nebraska, and Milboro, South Dakota. He then worked for the State of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at the Valentine Fish Hatchery. Charles again worked fo...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
he State of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at Ponca State Park from 1967 to 1973. In 2003, Charles retired as a veterinarian assistant for Michael Foods in Wakefield, Nebraska. In his 93 years of life, Charles called Nebraska home. Valentine, Ponca, and Wakefield were just some of the places Charles and JoAnn called home. Charles is survived by his wife, JoAnn Sharp of Wakefield, NE; three daughters: Charliss Marshall (Lincoln, NE), Corliss Hassler & Steve Hassler (Emerson, NE), Nancy Wagner & Larry Wagner (Fremont, NE); two sons: James Sharp & Jill Sharp (Dakota City, NE), and Jeremy Grace & Amy Grace (South Sioux City, NE); eleven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Sims (Sierra Vista, Arizona); and brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Gail Gray (Newcastle, Wyoming). Charles was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Leonard Sharp; and sister, Phyllis Sharp.
