Della Sharpe

Della Sharpe, 66, Shawnee Manor, Lima, Ohio and formerly of Sidney, Ohio died at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2:18 PM. She was born May 4, 1944 in Jellico, Tennesee the daughter of Brownloe and Hattie (Partin) Osborne. Her father died in 1967 and her mother died in 2003. She was married on July 31, 1974 to Bert M. Sharpe and he died on March 8, 2002. Surviving are two daughters, Kim Osborne of Lima, Ohio and Angela Phipps Watson of Lima, Ohio and three sisters, Jean Gibbs of Jacksboro, Tennessee; Roxanne Marlow of Jellico, Tennessee and Vaude Lawson of Sidney, Ohio. Two sisters are deceased. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Eric Sullivan, Kayla Condon, Shawn Moore, Brandan Smith and Christopher Smith and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM with Brent Wright, Evangelist. Friends may call at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 16359, Columbus, Ohio 43216-3549. Envelopes will also be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the Sharpe family on Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home's web site at: www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com