Sally K. Sharpe

Sally K. Sharpe, a long-time resident of Oxford, MD died Thursday, June 8, 2006. She was 68. Born June 25, 1937 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley, PA., she was the daughter of Frank Crisman Knorr and Parisene Catherine Truitt. She was brought up in nearby Coraopolis, PA., where she graduated from Moon Township High School in 1955. She then attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA., and Washington College in Chestertown. She married the late James R. Sharpe in 1961. The couple lived in the Pittsburgh area until 1982, when they relocated to Falls Church, VA. Mr. Sharpe was a senior vice-president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank in Washington during the administrations of presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. The couple began visiting Oxford in the mid-1970s. They built a home on Wilson Street in 1979 and used it as a weekend and vacation home. Following Mr. Sharpe''s retirement in 1992, the couple moved here full time. In Oxford, Mrs. Sharpe was active in the Oxford United Methodist Church, the Oxford Community Center, Oxford Museum, Customs'' House and the Oxford Foxy Ladies chapter of the Red Hat Society. A big supporter of the Tred Avon Players, Mrs. Sharpe frequently arranged for tables of friends at the opening weekend dinner theater. An avid gardener, she was a familiar sight in her yard and garden immediately across from the Oxford Post Office. Mrs. Sharpe was preceded in death by her sister, Gloria, in 1972, and her husband, in 2000. A son, J. Douglas Sharpe, and his wife, Kristin, and two grandchildren, Andrew and Erin of Vienna, VA, survive her. Mrs. Sharpe''s brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Carolyn Sharpe Batty, live in Easton. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. A family graveside service will be held at the Oxford Cemetery. Friends are invited to a reception to celebrate the life of Mrs. Sharpe on June 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Oxford United Methodist Church or the Oxford Community Center.