March 12, 1927 – June 9, 2010
ANDERSON, SC - Betty Brown Jones Sharpe, age 83, of 311 Simpson Road, died Wednesday, June 09, 2010, at Anderson Place.
Born in Lanett, AL on March 12, 1927, Mrs. Sharpe was a daughter of the late Clyde Whitehill Brown and Helen Nolan Brown. She was a graduate of Auburn University and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson where she had served as an Elder. She was honored as a lifetime member of the Presbyterian Women.
Survivors include her children, John Ben Jones, III and his wife, Anita of West Point, GA; Jenny Jones Hair and her husband, Miles of Elizabethtown, NC, Nancy Jones McGregor and her husband, David of Anderson, SC and Reverend David Whitehill Jones and his wife, Carrie of Nashville, TN; step-son, Robert George Sharpe and his wife, Sherry; step-daughters, Nancy Nettles and her husband, Gene of Spartanburg, SC and Melanie Covington of Anderson, SC. Also surviving are ten grandchildren; eleven step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, John Ben Jones, Jr., and second husband, Robert George Sharpe; two brothers and one sister. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
The Funeral Service will be held on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 10:00 am at First Presbyterian Church of Anderson officiated by Reverend Dr. Dennis R. Tedder and Reverend David W. Jones. Burial will follow at 4:00 pm EST at Lafayette City Cemetery, Lafayette, AL.
The family will be at the home of her daughter, Nancy McGregor, 2603 Saxony Drive, Anderson, SC and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson, 302 W. Whitner Street, Anderson, SC 29624 or Interim HealthCare Hospice, 775 Spartan Boulevard, Spartanburg, SC 29301.
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THE MC DOUGALD FUNERAL HOME is in charge of the arrangements.