Linda Azevedo – June 10, 1948 – Oct. 27, 2024
Linda Darlene Azevedo, 76, passed to her heavenly reward early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2024 at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation.
The family will receive friends at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson, East Main Chapel from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. A graveside burial service will immediately follow this visitation at Chester County Memorial Gardens in Henderson.
She was born in Tulare, Calif., on June 10, 1948, daughter of the late Bob and Geneva Meek Johnstone. She was raised in Boron, Calif.
She married Ray Azevedo on Feb. 17, 1967. She was employed as a secretary for many companies over the years. She and Ray moved to Chester County in 2000. Linda was a member of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Jackson. She always had a love for music and played the keyboard, organ and piano.
She is survived by her husband Ray of Henderson; a son, Marvin Azevedo of Henderson; two daughters Leanna Azevedo of Daphne, Ala., and Lisa Hopper of Jackson; 10 grandchildren Vincent Azevedo, Mykala Rodriguez, Devin Azevedo, Hayley Azevedo, Mark (Ryan) George, Taylor George, Cortney Holloway, Warren Saccapilltio, Dillon Hopper and Caylie Hopper; nine great-grandchildren, Cameron Azevedo, Brooklyn Azevedo, Jax Azevedo, Chase Bushnell, Kasen Holloway, Kinsley Holloway, Josiah Rodriguez, Zayne Rodriguez and Amiyah Rodriguez; two brothers, Larry Johnstone and Michael (Rita) Johnstone both of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and one sister, Carolyn (Wayne) Stites of San Jose, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter Angela Saccapilltio; and two sisters Theresa Bixby and Sharon Ratliff.
Wanda Sharp – Feb. 25, 1947 – Oct. 22, 2024
Wanda Janice Wilson Sharp passed away Oct. 22, 2024.
Services were scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Henderson Church of Christ in Henderson, 240 White Avenue, Henderson, TN, 38340.
Visitation was at 11 a.m., and the memorial service followed at 1 p.m. The service was live streamed and can be viewed at hendersoncoc.com. Memorials may be made to The Roy and Jan Sharp Scholarship Fund, Freed-Hardeman University (158 E. Main St., Henderson, TN, 38340).
She was born on Feb. 25, 1947, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Charles Elvin and Esthalene Brown Wilson. Sometime before 1952, the family moved to Charles and Esthalene’s home of Cottage Grove, and in May of 1954, they relocated to the Detroit, Mich., area where she attended the Roosevelt School in Wayne, Mich. She developed a love for learning and was able to skip the third grade because she was so far ahead in her schoolwork.
In the years following, the family would return to Cottage Grove in Tennessee, where she graduated from the Cottage Grove School in 1964. She was not only concerned about academics as she also competed on the Cottage Grove girls’ basketball team. Upon graduating high school, she continued her education at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson where she studied Biology. It was there that she met Roy Sharp, whom she married on Sept. 8, 1966.
They moved to Oklahoma City in 1968 and graduated from Oklahoma Christian University (her in 1969; Roy in 1970). After Roy received his master’s degree from Central State University in Edmond, Okla., in 1971, they returned to Henderson, where Roy began teaching at Freed-Hardeman College while she took a job teaching at Chester County High School from 1971-1974. On Oct. 12, 1971, they welcomed their first child, Amy “Meg” Margaret. Jon Benjamin was soon to follow on Nov. 21, 1973.
After the births of their first two children, the Sharps continued to pursue their educational opportunities in Murfreesboro (1974-1976), where she earned her master’s degree and Roy received his doctorate from MTSU. They then returned to Freed-Hardeman, and Roy resumed his teaching responsibilities in 1976. They welcomed their third child, Rachel Elizabeth, on June 3, 1977. While Jan spent the next few years being a full-time mom of three, the family of five moved to Memphis (1979-82), where Roy took a job preaching for the Brownsville Road Church of Christ while earning another master’s degree from Harding Graduate School.
In 1982, the Sharp family moved back to Henderson, where Roy and Jan have remained. She worked as an audiovisual librarian at Freed-Hardeman for 18 years and retired in 2000 to be a full-time Mimi. Roy continued working at Freed-Hardeman, and retired in 2018 after 47 years.
While living in Henderson, they ministered to several congregations of the Lord’s church: Ramer Church of Christ (1982-1986); Estes Church of Christ (1987-2011); Henderson Church of Christ (2011-2021); and Linden Church of Christ (2021-2023). The influence of Coach Sharp and Mrs. Jan in the lives of literally thousands of young people was facilitated by their work directing Mid-South Youth Camp for 20 years. She also volunteered her time and energy as a part of the FHU Associates, raising money for student scholarships from 1982 until her passing. Mrs. Jan’s garage has widely been known as a storage space for medical supplies, clothes, non-perishable food, school supplies, and many other donated items for the mission work in Haiti that Roy and Jan were actively involved in from 2005 until 2020.
She is survived by six siblings, sister Pat (Kenneth) Thurmond, sister Peggy (Neil) Chittam, brother Chuck Wilson, sister Beth (Ricky) Weatherford, brother Bruce (Lisa) Wilson and sister Melanie Guinn; husband of 58 years, Roy Sharp; three children, Amy Margaret Sharp, Jon Benjamin Sharp and Rachel Sharp Wyatt; one favorite son-in-law, Joshua Wyatt; and six grandchildren, Cyrus Sharp, Cora Sharp, Chesney Sharp, Florine Wyatt, Kai Wyatt, and Lance West.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Elvin and Esthalene Brown Wilson.
BILL PHILLIPS – July 1, 1941 – Oct. 21, 2024
Billy Joe Phillips, 83, of Henderson passed away Oct. 21, 2024, at his home.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday Oct.26, 2024, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – East Main Chapel with burial at Cave Springs Cemetery.
The family received friends at East Main on Saturday from 1-2 p.m. service time.
He was born in Chester County July 1, 1941.
