Mary "Joyce" Sharp, 80, of Monticello, Indiana, passed away at 2:07 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at the Monticello Healthcare Center of Monticello, Indiana. 

She was born on Friday, February 23, 1942, at the Jasper County Hospital of Rensselaer, Indiana, to the late Wilbert L. and Mary "Esther" (Sage) Cooper.

 

On June 25, 1961, at the United Methodist Church in Foresman, Indiana, she married James Robert "Jim" Sharp; he passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

 

Joyce had lived in the rural Reynolds, and Monticello, Indiana, area all of her married life.

Visitation will be from 12:00 (noon) to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana. 

 

Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2023, with Rev. Dana Hood officiating.

 

Burial will follow at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana.  

 

Memorials may be given to the Guernsey Church of the Brethren of Monticello, Indiana, or to the Tippecanoe Audubon Society.  Envelopes will be available the funeral home or can be mailed to the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.

 

Biographical Information:
   Joyce was born and raised in Foresman, Indiana and had lived in the rural Reynolds and Monticello, Indiana, area much of her life. She had worked on the family farm with her late husband, Jim, while raising two sons.  She was a 1960 graduate of Brook High School of Brook, Indiana.  She and Jim were members of the Guernsey Church of the Brethren of rural Monticello, Indiana, and she had served on numerous committees of the church.  Joyce was also a Youth Advisor for several years.  She had worked at the old Sears Store of Monticello, Indiana, then went onto work at the old Reynolds Elementary of Reynolds, Indiana, and then at the Brooks Pharmacy of Monticello, Indiana.  She had also worked as a clerk of the Union Township Public Library of Monticello, Indiana, for over twenty years.  

 

Survivors include:

Two (2) Sons,

James Andrew "Andy" (wife Julie) Sharp of Indianapolis, Indiana, and

Thomas W. "Tom" (wife Stephanie) Sharp of Holliston, Massachusetts;

 

Four (4) Grandchildren,

William P. Sharp,

Perry O. Sharp,

Devinne R. (husband Doug) Murphy, and

Alexander James Lee Sharp;

 

One (1) God - Daughter,

Leslie Ann (husband Timothy L.) Fowler Montgomery of Dacuala, Georgia;

 

Sister,

Kay J. Torres of Goodland, Indiana;

 

Sisters-in-law,

Avalynne Cooper of Goodland (Brook area), Indiana,

Norma Cooper of North Fort Myers, Florida;

 

 

Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.

 

Preceded in Death:

Parents,

Wilbert L. and Mary "Esther" (Sage) Cooper;

 

Husband,

James Robert "Jim" Sharp;

 

Daughter-In-Law,

Shana Jade Montgomery - Sharp;

 

Grandson,

Robert Clinton Sharp;

 

Siblings,

Gerald & Gladys Cooper,

Floyd & Carol Jean Cooper,

Robert & Martha Cooper

Roy A. Cooper

Richard Cooper,

Joann & Ron Peacock;

 

Two (2) Sisters-In-Law,

Nina L. (Sharp)  Davis, and

Ellen R. (Sharp) Simmons;

 

One (1) Brother-In-Law,

Thomas D. Sharp.

 

Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488.