Jewel Ione Sharp Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Jewel Ione Sharp of Florence, Alabama, who passed away on August 22, 2023, at the age of 99, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Jewel Ione Sharp to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Odis Lee and Nannie Edna Burns Quillen; her husband William Frank Sharp; her great grandchild Katherine Mae Burnette; her siblings, Thomas Allen (Vergie), Charles Arthur, Sammy Paul, Jimmy Wayne Quillen, Norma Jean Bowles (Henry D.) and Jeanette Quillen (Jan); and her brother-in-law Paul T. Blackburn.
She is survived by: her daughter Linda Ann Sharp Persall (Harry Vance Persall, Jr.); her grandchildren, Lesley Posey Burnette (Darryl) and Kenneth Lee Posey of Florence; her great grandchild John Wendell Burnette II (Katelin); her great great grandchild Hadley May Burnette; and her siblings, Virginia Quillen Blackburn Florence of Huntsville, Edmond Lee Quillen of Huntsville, Larry Dean Quillen (King) of Huntsville, Nancy Joyce Quillen-Gill of Huntsville, Rejetta Ruth Quillen Balentine and Sue Quillen. She is also survived by 90 nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers are Gary Walls, John Upton, Freddy Killen, Bill Blackburn, Steven Quillen, Joshua Hargett, Chris Yerbey, In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Pleasant Hill Children's Ministry, 2705 County Road 222, Florence, Alabama 35633; Merrimack Center for the Arts, a non-profit for special needs children and adults, 3320 Triana Boulevard, SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35805, [email protected];or a charity of your choice.
