"Mrs. Joseph Sharp, aged 81 years, who resided at 215 South Star street and was a widely known El Dorado pioneer, with a host of friends, died here at 8:30 o'clock last night succumbing to uraemic poisoning with which she had been seriously ill since Saturday night. Mrs. Sharp had lived in Kansas 74 years and in El Dorado 71 years.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Byrd Funeral Home. The Rev. T. O. Parrish, pastor of the Christian Church, will officiate and interment will be made in Belle Vista Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be eight of Mrs. Sharp's grandsons, Joe, Raymond, Donald, Charles, and Jack Sharp, Leland Opperman, George Clark, Elson and Richard Kellar.

Although she had not been in the best of health the past week, Mrs. Sharp with her accustomed vigor and cheerful outlook, had been about the house and was out for a ride in her car last Friday. Last Tuesday while in Wichita, as a luncheon guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Kessler and a Mr. Kessler, Mrs. Sharp made plans for adding trellis to the flower garden at he home and later in the week had a permanent for her hair These two minor activities indicated her never diminishing interest in the future.

Mrs. Sharp was benevolent and civic minded, but her family, the 12 children whom she and Mr. sharp reared to young manhood and young womanhood, the grandchildren and great grandchildren, were the center of her universe. She lavished upon them her personal care and counsel and never was happier than when every one of them was beneath her roof. Her affection seemed limitless and each grandchild was almost as great a source of joy to her as were her own children. Her home was attractive and comfortable and within it was an abiding welcome for members of her family, and their friends.

Since childhood, Mrs. Sharp had been a member of the Christian Church. She was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and for years was an active worker in that philanthropic organization. She also was a member of the Rebekahs Past Noble Grand.

Rosa Lind Burnham was born January 20, 1860 in Tipton, Ind., the daughter of William and Lucinda (Montgomery) Burnham. She was married to Joseph Sharp, at El Dorado on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1879. They were one of the first couples arrived in El Dorado and who had lived here continuously, to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Sharp, a contractor and builder who erected many buildings and bridges in this county, died February 26, 1931.

Mr. and Mrs. Sharp had lived so long in east El Dorado, south of Central Avenue, that that section became known as Sharpsville. Nineteen years ago they purchased the present home from the late W. E. Stone. Of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp's 12 children, Earl Sharp died in February 1920, and Russell Sharp died in August 1938. They were the eldest and the youngest of the family.

Surviving are seven daughters and three sons, Mrs. Harvey Kessler of Wichita, Mrs. Mattie Scribner, Mrs. J. Ernest Elson, Mrs. Nina Hart, Mrs. Ruth Downey and Mrs. Homer Hill of El Dorado, Mrs. A. L. Riddle and John, Ray and Charles Sharp all of Kansas City, Mo., and 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren."
El Dorado Times (El Dorado, Kansas), April 7, 1941
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"Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Sharp, pioneer El Doradoan who died here Sunday, were held at the Byrd Funeral Home yesterday afternoon with a large group of friends and relatives paying final respects. Rev. Tom O. Parish, pastor of the Christian Church, officiated and interment was made in Belle Vista Cemetery. Members of the Rebekah Lodge were present in a body and had charge of services at the grave.

Joe, Raymond, Donald, Charles and Jack Sharp, Leland Opperman, George Elson and Richard Kellar, all grandsons, were pallbearers while Mrs. Blaine Egan, Mrs. Frank Kobel and Mrs. Theodore Trapp were flower bearers. C. W. Harvey accompanied by Mrs. W. R. Rowell, sang 'Shall We Know?' and 'In the Garden.'" El Dorado Times (El Dorado, Kansas), April 9, 1941