St. Clair County Obits

JOHN FRANKLIN SHARP

Clinton Newspaper
February 1928
John Franklin Sharp was born April 8, 1869, on a farm three and one-half miles north of Clinton, and died at his home in Brownington, Feb. 9, 1928, being 58 years, 10 months and one day old. He spent his entire life in Henry and St. Clair counties with the exception of two years, which he spent in Kansas. He was married to Alpha Edith Bennett, Dec. 23, 1900, and to this union three children were born. One Ernest Perry, died in 1902, at the age of six months; the other two - Mrs. Dora Thelma Hosack, and Ellen Virginia Sharp, of the home, together with his wife, survive him. He is also survived by two brothers and six sisters as follows: Charles Sharp, of Cherokee, Kans.; J. W. Sharp of Higginsville, Mo.; Mrs. E. Hinkle, of Marshfield, Mo.; Mrs. N. W. Allison, of Higginsville, Mo.; Mrs. Wm. J. McHale, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. J. T. Dodson, of Brownington, Mo.; Mrs. Eva Garnett, of Osceola, Mo., and Mrs. George L. Richeson, of Pittsburg, Kans. He is also survived by one grandchild, Cartha Jean Hosack. Mr. Sharp had resided for a number of years in Brownington, and for the last six years has had the care of the school building. He was a very highly respected citizen, a good neighbor, an affectionate husband, and a kind father to his children. The beautiful floral offering and the large crowd of friends at the funeral, showed the esteem in which he was held by the whole community. All the brothers and sister were present for the funeral except Mrs. McHale, of Denver, and several of them were at his bedside at the time of his death. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Brownington, Friday p.m., conducted by James d. Briggs, of Deepwater, and the body was tenderly laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery near by.