8/22/1931 - 1/30/2019
Rev. Boyce E. Sharp, age 87, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.
Boyce was born on August 22, 1931, in Jellico, TN, the son of Frank and
Althea (Anderson) Sharp. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a
tank operator during the Korean Conflict. Boyce worked as a Journeyman
Electrician for IBEW Local 855 in Muncie for 60 years. He retired as a
Pastor after serving for several churches including Hopewell of Life
Ministries and Walnut Corner Church in Jay County.
Boyce married Carol Dull on March 1, 1952.
Survivors include:
His wife of 66 years: Carol Sharp – rural Portland, Indiana
1 daughter:
Barbara Stump (husband Walter) – rural Portland, Indiana
2 step-sons:
Stephen Fisher – Salamonia, Indiana
Gary Sharp (wife Cindy) – Boise,
Idaho
2 brothers: Frank Sharp – Felicity, Ohio
Alvin Sharp (wife
Christina) – Anchorage, Alaska
2 sisters: Norma Lowers (husband Joseph) –
Belpre, Ohio
Helen Campbell – Elyria, Ohio
11 grandchildren and
several great grandchildren
Visitation will be held on Sunday from
1-3 p.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland.
Celebration of Life Services will follow at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral
home with Pastor Herb Hummel and Ruth Funk officiating. Portland American
Legion Post 211 will be in charge of military rites at the funeral home.
Private burial will follow on Monday at Claycomb Cemetery.
Memorials
may be directed towards Hopewell of Life Ministries.
Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home; 1/31/2019
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Claycomb Cemetery