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Donald L. Sharp, 82 of Cherokee, KS died at 5:16am, Tuesday, May 18,
2010 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, KS.
Donald was born August 8, 1917 in Pittsburg, KS to Charles E. and
Mattie Harriman-Kickle Sharp. He attended schools in Cherokee,
graduating from Cherokee High School with the class of 1945. He went
back later to Kansas State Teachers College, from 1956-1958, and
received a degree as a diesel mechanic. Donald also attended special
training school at the Detroit Diesel Allison division of General Motors, he
was specialized in working on Delco Generators, Woodward Govenor’s
and Management Training.
Don served his country in the United States Navy. He was honorably
discharged on August 14, 1946. He served from 1945-1946 in the US
Navy during WWII as a Seaman 1st Class and from 1950-1953 during the
Korean War as Boatswain 2nd Class. He received a Korean War Service
Medal for service as a member of the US Military.
On March 18, 1953, in Yuma, Arizona, he married Lois J. Frick. She
survives of the home.
Don was a diesel mechanic working on large generators for many
companies including Reda Pump Co., K.C. Diesel Power Co (later
Central Power Company) where he was the service manager for the
Coffeyville, KS branch, Southwest Diesel Inc. Joplin, MO, he was a sales
rep for Midwest Mineral Inc. in Pittsburg, a maintenance foreman and
shop supervisor for J-M Farms Inc. of Miami, OK and worked for AT&T.
In his younger years Donald worked for Long Bell Lumber Company and
the Kansas Ordinance Plant.
Don was a member of the First Christian Church of Cherokee since
1985. A former member of the Masonic AF/Am Post #119 and long time
member of the American Legion Post #35 both of Cherokee, KS. He
also served 2 years on the Cherokee City Council.
Additional survivors include his dog Suzette Nicole.
Don was preceded in death by his parents.
Private inurnment will be at a later date in the Garden of Memories
Cemetery. No services are planned at this time. E-mail condolences may
be left at our website www.bathnaylor.com. The family suggests
expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorials to the American
Heart Association and/or the SEK Humane Society. Memorials may be left
at or mailed to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway, Pittsburg,
KS. 66762.
2010 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, KS.
Donald was born August 8, 1917 in Pittsburg, KS to Charles E. and
Mattie Harriman-Kickle Sharp. He attended schools in Cherokee,
graduating from Cherokee High School with the class of 1945. He went
back later to Kansas State Teachers College, from 1956-1958, and
received a degree as a diesel mechanic. Donald also attended special
training school at the Detroit Diesel Allison division of General Motors, he
was specialized in working on Delco Generators, Woodward Govenor’s
and Management Training.
Don served his country in the United States Navy. He was honorably
discharged on August 14, 1946. He served from 1945-1946 in the US
Navy during WWII as a Seaman 1st Class and from 1950-1953 during the
Korean War as Boatswain 2nd Class. He received a Korean War Service
Medal for service as a member of the US Military.
On March 18, 1953, in Yuma, Arizona, he married Lois J. Frick. She
survives of the home.
Don was a diesel mechanic working on large generators for many
companies including Reda Pump Co., K.C. Diesel Power Co (later
Central Power Company) where he was the service manager for the
Coffeyville, KS branch, Southwest Diesel Inc. Joplin, MO, he was a sales
rep for Midwest Mineral Inc. in Pittsburg, a maintenance foreman and
shop supervisor for J-M Farms Inc. of Miami, OK and worked for AT&T.
In his younger years Donald worked for Long Bell Lumber Company and
the Kansas Ordinance Plant.
Don was a member of the First Christian Church of Cherokee since
1985. A former member of the Masonic AF/Am Post #119 and long time
member of the American Legion Post #35 both of Cherokee, KS. He
also served 2 years on the Cherokee City Council.
Additional survivors include his dog Suzette Nicole.
Don was preceded in death by his parents.
Private inurnment will be at a later date in the Garden of Memories
Cemetery. No services are planned at this time. E-mail condolences may
be left at our website www.bathnaylor.com. The family suggests
expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorials to the American
Heart Association and/or the SEK Humane Society. Memorials may be left
at or mailed to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway, Pittsburg,
KS. 66762.
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