Jo Ann Sharp

Jo Ann Sharp, 88 of Wakefield, NE, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Wakefield. Pastor Charity Potter will officiate. Visitation will be 5:30-7:00 P.M., with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, also at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine, NE at a later date. Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Jo Ann was born on January 11, 1931 to James and Mabel (Conn) Gray in Valentine, NE. She attended Valentine High School and graduated in 1949 (and had attended her 70^th class reunion earlier this year!). On June 1, 1949 she married Charles Sharp in Valentine. The two lived in Valentine until 1950, when they moved to Sparks, NE. They lived in various places including: Sparks, Millboro, SD, Valentine, Ponca, and Obert before finally settling in Wakefield, NE in 1976. Together, they lived in Wakefield until Charles’ passing in 2017.

Jo Ann was a homemaker as she and her husband raised their children until they moved to Ponca in 1973. There, she became a certified nursing assistant and worked in skilled care settings as well as working in home health care throughout her career.

Jo Ann was very involved with her church, Wakefield Presbyterian Church, and was a member of PEO for many years. She also volunteered at the Wakefield Senior Center. In her free time, she square danced with Charles, attended coffee twice a day with her Sidelines coffee group, and cheered on her grandchildren at their various sporting events. She was a fan of all Nebraska Cornhusker sports, and was also a superb card player.

She is survived by her children: Charliss Marshall of Lincoln, NE; Corliss (Steve) Hassler of Emerson, NE; Nancy (Larry) Wagner of Fremont, NE; Jim (Jill) Sharp of Dakota City, NE; and Jeremy (Amy) Grace of South Sioux City, NE; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Gary (Gail) Gray of Newcastle, WY; sister-in-law, Doris Sims of Sierra Vista, AZ; her close cousin, Phyllis (Randall) Aller of Mitchell, NE; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents, James and Mabel; and two brothers: Delbert and Little Billy Gray.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Jo Ann’s name.