Mrs. Sharry, 106, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital.
Mrs. Sharry was born June 24, 1902 in Mason County, Texas; the daughter of Floyd M. Jones and Lula Narcissus (Hill) Jones.
On Nov. 10, 1920 she was married to D. Otis Sharry in Ballinger, Texas. They came to Artesia in June of 1984 from Weatherford, Oklahoma. Her husband preceded her in death March 31, 1987. She was also preceded in death by her parents and by 13 brothers and sisters.
She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church, and United Methodist Women.
Survivors include a son Carl Otis Sharry and wife Lois of Hanford, Calif.; daughters Lovetta Lewis and husband Leroy of Artesia and Oletta Faye Davis and husband Bill of Rustin, La.; a brother Joe Jones and wife Ellon of Abilene, Texas; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Sharry, 106, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital.
Mrs. Sharry was born June 24, 1902 in Mason County, Texas; the daughter of Floyd M. Jones and Lula Narcissus (Hill) Jones.
On Nov. 10, 1920 she was married to D. Otis Sharry in Ballinger, Texas. They came to Artesia in June of 1984 from Weatherford, Oklahoma. Her husband preceded her in death March 31, 1987. She was also preceded in death by her parents and by 13 brothers and sisters.
She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church, and United Methodist Women.
Survivors include a son Carl Otis Sharry and wife Lois of Hanford, Calif.; daughters Lovetta Lewis and husband Leroy of Artesia and Oletta Faye Davis and husband Bill of Rustin, La.; a brother Joe Jones and wife Ellon of Abilene, Texas; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family Members
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Willie Olander Jones
1900–1933
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Ola Mae Welch Jones Beard
1901–1963
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Ruby Jones Nixon
1904–1999
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Jim Earnest "Earnest" Jones
1906–1928
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Leonard Clyde Jones
1907–1940
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Essie Pearl Jones Smith
1908–1995
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Della Fay Jones Brown
1911–2000
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Joseph Samuel "Sam" Jones
1913–1993
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Joe Thomas Jones
1915–2009
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Floyd Mason Jones
1917–1971
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Curtis Fletcher Jones
1918–1994
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Maggie Jones
1922–1922
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