Suggested edit: Mabelle G. Sharp
Mabelle Grace Cokeley Sharp, 83, of Buckhannon, died peacefully at her home Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005. She was born May 10, 1922, at Harrisville in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Lon L. Cokeley and Blanche Watkins Cokeley. On Aug. 20, 1950, she married Herbert L. Sharp, who survives in Buckhannon. Also surviving are two daughters,three sons, and seven grandchildren,She is also survived by two brothers, one sister, Ruth Cokeley Carlson of Frederick, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Cokeley; a brother, Robert Cokeley, a sister-in-law, Edna Cokeley; and a brother-on-law, Dale Carlson.
Better known as “Mabe,” she attended the public schools of Ritchie County and graduated from Harrisville High School in 1940. She earned a Smith/Hughes bachelor of science degree in home economics from West Virginia University in 1944 and taught home economics in schools in Sandyville, Cairo, Buckhannon and Lansing, Mich., before retiring in 1986. She was a master seamstress and loved to make her own clothes as well as for her daughters and others.
She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she served on several committees, was a Lois Circle Leader for 10 years and a member of the Wesley Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Fred Brooks Garden Club, Buckhannon Women’s Club, West Virginia Professional Educators Association, Kappa Phi Educational Honorary, Upshur County Retired Teachers Association and associate member of the Emeritus Club of West Virginia Wesleyan College, as well as two bridge clubs. She was also an honorary lifetime member of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
She loved to work with flowers around the home, and reading and needlecrafts were her hobbies. Her special loves were her five children and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon with the Rev. Billie Scott Mick officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Section of Heavner Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church, 52 S. Florida St., Buckhannon, W.Va. 26201 or to a charity of choice in her memory. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 27 Aug 2005.
Contributor: Bertha Avery-Hood (46546576) •
Note: Names of living survivors deleted for their personal identity protection.∼Her husband was Herbert L Sharp
Mabelle Grace Cokeley Sharp, 83, of Buckhannon, died peacefully at her home Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005. She was born May 10, 1922, at Harrisville in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Lon L. Cokeley and Blanche Watkins Cokeley. On Aug. 20, 1950, she married Herbert L. Sharp, who survives in Buckhannon. Also surviving are two daughters,three sons, and seven grandchildren,She is also survived by two brothers, one sister, Ruth Cokeley Carlson of Frederick, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Cokeley; a brother, Robert Cokeley, a sister-in-law, Edna Cokeley; and a brother-on-law, Dale Carlson.
Better known as “Mabe,” she attended the public schools of Ritchie County and graduated from Harrisville High School in 1940. She earned a Smith/Hughes bachelor of science degree in home economics from West Virginia University in 1944 and taught home economics in schools in Sandyville, Cairo, Buckhannon and Lansing, Mich., before retiring in 1986. She was a master seamstress and loved to make her own clothes as well as for her daughters and others.
She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she served on several committees, was a Lois Circle Leader for 10 years and a member of the Wesley Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Fred Brooks Garden Club, Buckhannon Women’s Club, West Virginia Professional Educators Association, Kappa Phi Educational Honorary, Upshur County Retired Teachers Association and associate member of the Emeritus Club of West Virginia Wesleyan College, as well as two bridge clubs. She was also an honorary lifetime member of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
She loved to work with flowers around the home, and reading and needlecrafts were her hobbies. Her special loves were her five children and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon with the Rev. Billie Scott Mick officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Section of Heavner Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church, 52 S. Florida St., Buckhannon, W.Va. 26201 or to a charity of choice in her memory. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 27 Aug 2005.
Contributor: Bertha Avery-Hood (46546576) •
Note: Names of living survivors deleted for their personal identity protection.∼Her husband was Herbert L Sharp
Suggested edit: Mabelle G. Sharp
Mabelle Grace Cokeley Sharp, 83, of Buckhannon, died peacefully at her home Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005. She was born May 10, 1922, at Harrisville in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Lon L. Cokeley and Blanche Watkins Cokeley. On Aug. 20, 1950, she married Herbert L. Sharp, who survives in Buckhannon. Also surviving are two daughters,three sons, and seven grandchildren,She is also survived by two brothers, one sister, Ruth Cokeley Carlson of Frederick, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Cokeley; a brother, Robert Cokeley, a sister-in-law, Edna Cokeley; and a brother-on-law, Dale Carlson.
Better known as “Mabe,” she attended the public schools of Ritchie County and graduated from Harrisville High School in 1940. She earned a Smith/Hughes bachelor of science degree in home economics from West Virginia University in 1944 and taught home economics in schools in Sandyville, Cairo, Buckhannon and Lansing, Mich., before retiring in 1986. She was a master seamstress and loved to make her own clothes as well as for her daughters and others.
She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she served on several committees, was a Lois Circle Leader for 10 years and a member of the Wesley Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Fred Brooks Garden Club, Buckhannon Women’s Club, West Virginia Professional Educators Association, Kappa Phi Educational Honorary, Upshur County Retired Teachers Association and associate member of the Emeritus Club of West Virginia Wesleyan College, as well as two bridge clubs. She was also an honorary lifetime member of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
She loved to work with flowers around the home, and reading and needlecrafts were her hobbies. Her special loves were her five children and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon with the Rev. Billie Scott Mick officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Section of Heavner Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church, 52 S. Florida St., Buckhannon, W.Va. 26201 or to a charity of choice in her memory. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 27 Aug 2005.
Contributor: Bertha Avery-Hood (46546576) •
Note: Names of living survivors deleted for their personal identity protection.∼Her husband was Herbert L Sharp
Mabelle Grace Cokeley Sharp, 83, of Buckhannon, died peacefully at her home Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005. She was born May 10, 1922, at Harrisville in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Lon L. Cokeley and Blanche Watkins Cokeley. On Aug. 20, 1950, she married Herbert L. Sharp, who survives in Buckhannon. Also surviving are two daughters,three sons, and seven grandchildren,She is also survived by two brothers, one sister, Ruth Cokeley Carlson of Frederick, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Cokeley; a brother, Robert Cokeley, a sister-in-law, Edna Cokeley; and a brother-on-law, Dale Carlson.
Better known as “Mabe,” she attended the public schools of Ritchie County and graduated from Harrisville High School in 1940. She earned a Smith/Hughes bachelor of science degree in home economics from West Virginia University in 1944 and taught home economics in schools in Sandyville, Cairo, Buckhannon and Lansing, Mich., before retiring in 1986. She was a master seamstress and loved to make her own clothes as well as for her daughters and others.
She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she served on several committees, was a Lois Circle Leader for 10 years and a member of the Wesley Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Fred Brooks Garden Club, Buckhannon Women’s Club, West Virginia Professional Educators Association, Kappa Phi Educational Honorary, Upshur County Retired Teachers Association and associate member of the Emeritus Club of West Virginia Wesleyan College, as well as two bridge clubs. She was also an honorary lifetime member of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
She loved to work with flowers around the home, and reading and needlecrafts were her hobbies. Her special loves were her five children and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon with the Rev. Billie Scott Mick officiating. Burial will be in Veterans Memorial Section of Heavner Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church, 52 S. Florida St., Buckhannon, W.Va. 26201 or to a charity of choice in her memory. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 27 Aug 2005.
Contributor: Bertha Avery-Hood (46546576) •
Note: Names of living survivors deleted for their personal identity protection.∼Her husband was Herbert L Sharp
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