Obituary for Larry Wayne "Black" Sharp
Larry W. “Black” Sharp – age 74 of Sharps Chapel, went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2021. He was a lifelong farmer, always working on the farm, and loved to hunt and fish. Black retired from Union County Highway Department after 8 years and the TN Division of Forestry after 20 years.
He is preceded in death by parents, Rector and Edith Sharp; brothers, Clio “Bang” and Sam Sharp; and sister, Ruth Jean Campbell. Black is survived by loving wife of 50 years, Helen; sons, Brian (Debbie) Sharp, and Brad Sharp; daughters, Holly (Kendall) Nease and Ginger Muncey; grandchildren, Dakota, Nicholas (Autumn), Makenna, Bryson, Brooklyn, Rachel, Cole and Dalton; sister, Anna Cox; brother, Jack (Brenda) Sharp; and several nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021 in the Trinity Funeral Home Chapel. The service to follow with Reverend Allen Rutherford officiating. Family and friends will meet at 9:30 a.m., Monday, June 14, 2021 at Trinity Funeral Home to go in procession to the family farm for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service. Serving as pallbearers, Dakota Sharp, Nicholas Sharp, Bryson Sharp, Cole Nease, Dalton Muncey, Kendall Nease and Jon Wise; honorary pallbearers, Bobby Widner and John Davis. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Trinity Funeral Home, LLC, Maynardville, has the honor to serve the family of Black Sharp. 865-992-5002 www.trinityfuneralhome.net
He is preceded in death by parents, Rector and Edith Sharp; brothers, Clio “Bang” and Sam Sharp; and sister, Ruth Jean Campbell. Black is survived by loving wife of 50 years, Helen; sons, Brian (Debbie) Sharp, and Brad Sharp; daughters, Holly (Kendall) Nease and Ginger Muncey; grandchildren, Dakota, Nicholas (Autumn), Makenna, Bryson, Brooklyn, Rachel, Cole and Dalton; sister, Anna Cox; brother, Jack (Brenda) Sharp; and several nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021 in the Trinity Funeral Home Chapel. The service to follow with Reverend Allen Rutherford officiating. Family and friends will meet at 9:30 a.m., Monday, June 14, 2021 at Trinity Funeral Home to go in procession to the family farm for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service. Serving as pallbearers, Dakota Sharp, Nicholas Sharp, Bryson Sharp, Cole Nease, Dalton Muncey, Kendall Nease and Jon Wise; honorary pallbearers, Bobby Widner and John Davis. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Trinity Funeral Home, LLC, Maynardville, has the honor to serve the family of Black Sharp. 865-992-5002 www.trinityfuneralhome.net