Earl William (Bill) SHARP
April 26, 2006
Sumner
US Army Colonel (Retired). Died April 26, 2006 at his home in Hendersonville, TN. He was a native of Charleston, WV. Bill graduated from West Virginia University in 1951 and was immediately commissioned as a Cavalry Officer in the United States Army. He served 28 years, including duty in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, General Staff Identification Badge, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge twice and the United Nations Service Medal. Following retirement, he obtained his real estate license in 1982 and in 1983, became partner and managing broker of Coldwell Banker, Lakeside Realtors in Hendersonville, TN. He was active in his church, St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, serving on the finance committee, school board and was instrumental in the establishment of the parish elementary school. He also was an avid boater and enjoyed time with his family, friends and his dog, Freckles. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou; son, Lieutenant General Walter (Skip) Sharp and wife Joanne of Washington, DC; daughter, Mary Pat Sinclair and husband Chris, retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Trina Bachman and husband Gary of Potomac, MD; daughter, Judi Terzotis and husband Bob of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Elizabeth Weyrauch and husband, Major Paul Weyrauch, stationed in Geissen, Germany and currently deployed to Iraq, Steven Sharp of Washington, DC, Patrick and Kelly Sinclair of Mesa, AZ, Kevin Sharp, currently attending The University of Tennessee, Tracey Bachman, currently attending Bucknell University, Amy Bachman of Potomac, MD, Wade (Trey) McMinn of Nashville, TN; great-grand-children, Evan Sinclair of Mesa, AZ and Emma Rose Weyrauch of Geissen, Germany; brother, David (Corky) Bedinger and wife Sharon of Indianapolis, IN. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., with rosary at 7 p.m., at Hendersonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Main Street in Hendersonville. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 28, 2006 at 11 a.m., at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, TN. Officiating will be Bishop David Choby. Burial will be held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 330 p.m., at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Pallbearers include Skip Sharp, Gary Bachman, Chris Sinclair, Bob Terzotis, Wade McMinn, David Bedinger, Bud Smith, Murray Brown, Fred Lehmann and Ed Bruchas. Honorary Pallbearers include Jimmy Batten, Jimmy Jackson, John Riadon, Reggie Mudd, Bill Puryear and Jim McMinn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John Vianney Elementary School, 501 North Water Avenue, Gallatin, TN 37066. HENDERSONVILLE MEMORY GARDENS AND FUNERAL HOME, 353 Johnny Cash Pkwy., Hendersonville, TN (615) 824-3855.
April 26, 2006
Sumner
US Army Colonel (Retired). Died April 26, 2006 at his home in Hendersonville, TN. He was a native of Charleston, WV. Bill graduated from West Virginia University in 1951 and was immediately commissioned as a Cavalry Officer in the United States Army. He served 28 years, including duty in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, General Staff Identification Badge, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge twice and the United Nations Service Medal. Following retirement, he obtained his real estate license in 1982 and in 1983, became partner and managing broker of Coldwell Banker, Lakeside Realtors in Hendersonville, TN. He was active in his church, St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, serving on the finance committee, school board and was instrumental in the establishment of the parish elementary school. He also was an avid boater and enjoyed time with his family, friends and his dog, Freckles. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou; son, Lieutenant General Walter (Skip) Sharp and wife Joanne of Washington, DC; daughter, Mary Pat Sinclair and husband Chris, retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Trina Bachman and husband Gary of Potomac, MD; daughter, Judi Terzotis and husband Bob of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Elizabeth Weyrauch and husband, Major Paul Weyrauch, stationed in Geissen, Germany and currently deployed to Iraq, Steven Sharp of Washington, DC, Patrick and Kelly Sinclair of Mesa, AZ, Kevin Sharp, currently attending The University of Tennessee, Tracey Bachman, currently attending Bucknell University, Amy Bachman of Potomac, MD, Wade (Trey) McMinn of Nashville, TN; great-grand-children, Evan Sinclair of Mesa, AZ and Emma Rose Weyrauch of Geissen, Germany; brother, David (Corky) Bedinger and wife Sharon of Indianapolis, IN. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., with rosary at 7 p.m., at Hendersonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Main Street in Hendersonville. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 28, 2006 at 11 a.m., at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, TN. Officiating will be Bishop David Choby. Burial will be held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 330 p.m., at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Pallbearers include Skip Sharp, Gary Bachman, Chris Sinclair, Bob Terzotis, Wade McMinn, David Bedinger, Bud Smith, Murray Brown, Fred Lehmann and Ed Bruchas. Honorary Pallbearers include Jimmy Batten, Jimmy Jackson, John Riadon, Reggie Mudd, Bill Puryear and Jim McMinn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John Vianney Elementary School, 501 North Water Avenue, Gallatin, TN 37066. HENDERSONVILLE MEMORY GARDENS AND FUNERAL HOME, 353 Johnny Cash Pkwy., Hendersonville, TN (615) 824-3855.
Earl William (Bill) SHARP
April 26, 2006
Sumner
US Army Colonel (Retired). Died April 26, 2006 at his home in Hendersonville, TN. He was a native of Charleston, WV. Bill graduated from West Virginia University in 1951 and was immediately commissioned as a Cavalry Officer in the United States Army. He served 28 years, including duty in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, General Staff Identification Badge, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge twice and the United Nations Service Medal. Following retirement, he obtained his real estate license in 1982 and in 1983, became partner and managing broker of Coldwell Banker, Lakeside Realtors in Hendersonville, TN. He was active in his church, St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, serving on the finance committee, school board and was instrumental in the establishment of the parish elementary school. He also was an avid boater and enjoyed time with his family, friends and his dog, Freckles. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou; son, Lieutenant General Walter (Skip) Sharp and wife Joanne of Washington, DC; daughter, Mary Pat Sinclair and husband Chris, retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Trina Bachman and husband Gary of Potomac, MD; daughter, Judi Terzotis and husband Bob of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Elizabeth Weyrauch and husband, Major Paul Weyrauch, stationed in Geissen, Germany and currently deployed to Iraq, Steven Sharp of Washington, DC, Patrick and Kelly Sinclair of Mesa, AZ, Kevin Sharp, currently attending The University of Tennessee, Tracey Bachman, currently attending Bucknell University, Amy Bachman of Potomac, MD, Wade (Trey) McMinn of Nashville, TN; great-grand-children, Evan Sinclair of Mesa, AZ and Emma Rose Weyrauch of Geissen, Germany; brother, David (Corky) Bedinger and wife Sharon of Indianapolis, IN. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., with rosary at 7 p.m., at Hendersonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Main Street in Hendersonville. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 28, 2006 at 11 a.m., at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, TN. Officiating will be Bishop David Choby. Burial will be held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 330 p.m., at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Pallbearers include Skip Sharp, Gary Bachman, Chris Sinclair, Bob Terzotis, Wade McMinn, David Bedinger, Bud Smith, Murray Brown, Fred Lehmann and Ed Bruchas. Honorary Pallbearers include Jimmy Batten, Jimmy Jackson, John Riadon, Reggie Mudd, Bill Puryear and Jim McMinn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John Vianney Elementary School, 501 North Water Avenue, Gallatin, TN 37066. HENDERSONVILLE MEMORY GARDENS AND FUNERAL HOME, 353 Johnny Cash Pkwy., Hendersonville, TN (615) 824-3855.
April 26, 2006
Sumner
US Army Colonel (Retired). Died April 26, 2006 at his home in Hendersonville, TN. He was a native of Charleston, WV. Bill graduated from West Virginia University in 1951 and was immediately commissioned as a Cavalry Officer in the United States Army. He served 28 years, including duty in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, General Staff Identification Badge, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge twice and the United Nations Service Medal. Following retirement, he obtained his real estate license in 1982 and in 1983, became partner and managing broker of Coldwell Banker, Lakeside Realtors in Hendersonville, TN. He was active in his church, St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, serving on the finance committee, school board and was instrumental in the establishment of the parish elementary school. He also was an avid boater and enjoyed time with his family, friends and his dog, Freckles. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou; son, Lieutenant General Walter (Skip) Sharp and wife Joanne of Washington, DC; daughter, Mary Pat Sinclair and husband Chris, retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Trina Bachman and husband Gary of Potomac, MD; daughter, Judi Terzotis and husband Bob of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Elizabeth Weyrauch and husband, Major Paul Weyrauch, stationed in Geissen, Germany and currently deployed to Iraq, Steven Sharp of Washington, DC, Patrick and Kelly Sinclair of Mesa, AZ, Kevin Sharp, currently attending The University of Tennessee, Tracey Bachman, currently attending Bucknell University, Amy Bachman of Potomac, MD, Wade (Trey) McMinn of Nashville, TN; great-grand-children, Evan Sinclair of Mesa, AZ and Emma Rose Weyrauch of Geissen, Germany; brother, David (Corky) Bedinger and wife Sharon of Indianapolis, IN. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., with rosary at 7 p.m., at Hendersonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Main Street in Hendersonville. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 28, 2006 at 11 a.m., at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Gallatin, TN. Officiating will be Bishop David Choby. Burial will be held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 330 p.m., at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Pallbearers include Skip Sharp, Gary Bachman, Chris Sinclair, Bob Terzotis, Wade McMinn, David Bedinger, Bud Smith, Murray Brown, Fred Lehmann and Ed Bruchas. Honorary Pallbearers include Jimmy Batten, Jimmy Jackson, John Riadon, Reggie Mudd, Bill Puryear and Jim McMinn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. John Vianney Elementary School, 501 North Water Avenue, Gallatin, TN 37066. HENDERSONVILLE MEMORY GARDENS AND FUNERAL HOME, 353 Johnny Cash Pkwy., Hendersonville, TN (615) 824-3855.
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