Tommie Luthor Sharp's Obituary
TOMMIE L SHARP WAS BORN FEBRUARY 24, 1927 IN GRANFIELD OKLAHOMA TO THE PARENTS OF CORA SHARP AND TOMMIE SHARP. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS MOTHER CORA SHARP, HIS WIFE DARLENE SHARP, AND HIS SISTER DORTHY LEE SHARP. TOMMIE ENTERED INTO REST ON FEBRUARY 7, 2011, HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP. HE JOINED THE MILITARY AT AN EARLY AGE, HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. HE WAS A RETIRED LONGSHOREMAN OF 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A LONG TERM RESIDENT OF OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. HE MOVED TO ELK GROVE, CALFORNIA AND RESIDED THERE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. HE LEAVES TO CHERISH IN MEMORY HIS SISTER, FIVE SONS, 2 DAUGHTERS, 5 GRANDCHILDREN, 5 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS. HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE ENJOYED DEEP SEA FISHING, SMOKING CIGARS, GOING GAMBLING, AND SPARKING UP A GOOD ARGUMENT
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