Willie Sharp

Willie Norman Sharp, 91, of East Alton, Illinois, formerly of Granite City, Illinois and Warrenton, Missouri, born June 5, 1932 in Keenes, Illinois, passed away, Monday, October 16, 2023, peacefully at his residence with family by his side.Willie proudly served his country in the United States Army. He worked many years as a Quality Control Manager with A.O. Smith in Granite City, Illinois and The Binkley Company, in Warrenton, Missouri. He enjoyed woodworking and building things with his hands. He was a charter member of Prospect General Baptist Church in Wentzville, MO and a faithful member of Mt Zion General Baptist Church in Granite City, Illinois. He will be truly missed by all who knew him.Surviving to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Geraldine “Gerry” Sharp, nee Withrow, whom he married, Dec. 12, 1953 in Bluford, Illinois; his daughter, Renee Sharp, of East Alton, Illinois; three sisters-in-law, Beverly Curry and Renda (Jimmie) Fitzjerrells, both of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Socorro Withrow, of Mundelein, Illinois; and many other nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie C. and Rosa E., nee Branson, Sharp; his siblings; Lloyd (Ruby) Sharp, Cloyd (Ruth) Sharp, Clyde Sharp, James (Sybil) Sharp, Leonard (Elsie) Sharp, Delbert Sharp, Murle Sharp, Pearl Sharp, Oscar Sharp, Mildred (Berle) Hickey, Alma (Charlie) Jourdan, Opal (Loren) Ellis, Clara (Pierce) Coil, Rosa Mae (Warren) Miller, Edna Fae Sharp, Wanda Sharp, Fonda Sharp, Glenna (Joe) Boozer; and two brothers-in-law, Melvin Withrow and Evan Curry.Memorial donations are appreciated to the Hospice of Southern Illinois. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.irwinchapel.com.Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 7pm, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 at Irwin Chapel, Granite City, Illinois and also from 11 am to 12 Noon, Friday, October 20, 2023 at New Home General Baptist Church in Bluford, Illinois.Funeral: Services will be held at 12 Noon, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at the New Home General Baptist Church in Bluford, Illinois. Interment will follow in Lowery/New Home Cemetery, Bluford, Illinois.

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