William E. Sharp Jr.

William Edward Sharp, Jr., died April 22, 2014, at the age of 93. He was born on Stock Range Farm on May 26, 1920. He was the son of the late William E. Sharp, Sr. and Florence Callahan Sharp. After graduation from Easton High School in 1937, he farmed with his father on Stock Range Farm until his father’s death in 1958. He continued farming there until 1969. He was elected to the Talbot County Commissioner’s Board for two terms in 1962 and again in 1966. He resigned in 1969 to take a position with the United States Department of Agriculture as District Director with the A.S.C.S. (Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service). He retired on November 25, 1983. He also served on the Board of the Talbot County Soil Conservation District from 1962 to 1988. He served on the Town of Easton Zoning Board of Appeals from 1994 to 2002. He was a member of Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church and served as trustee and usher. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and BPO Elks Lodge # 1622. He was a past member of the Talbot County Farm Bureau. Mr. Sharp was preceded in death by his parents, William E. Sharp, Sr. and Florence Callahan Sharp; his brother, Michael C. Sharp; his son-in-law, Gary Dulin; and step-grandson, Donald Corson, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Mary Rebecca Dulin Sharp; three daughters, Polly Carroll and her husband Winford, Dianne Dulin, and Barbara Jean Corson and her husband Don; three grandchildren, Alicia Summers and her husband Donnie, Scott Dempsey and his wife Maria and Bryan Dempsey and his wife Michelle; two step-granddaughters, Lisa Corson Ruggiero and her husband Michael and Lori Corson Weber and her husband Walter; three great-grandchildren, Jake, Nate and Angelina Dempsey, and eight step great-grandchildren, Nick Summers and Sammy Harris, Michael, Michelle, Brian and Jillian Ruggiero and Jaclyn and Donnie Corson. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mr. Sharp’s memory may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Church," Family Life Center," 7906 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601 or Charleston Collegiate School, Hacker Burr, 2024 Academy Drive, John’s Island, SC 29455 for the Gary Dulin Scholarship Fund.

William E. Sharp Jr.

May 26, 1920 - April 22, 2014