Felder Richard Sharpe

Chester Mr. Felder Richard Sharpe, 71, died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill , SC. Funeral services will be held3:00 PM Friday, January 18, 2019 at First Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. James Sanders and Rev. Scott Vaughn officiating. Interment will following in Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Thursday January 17, 2019 at Barron Funeral Home. Mr. Sharpe was born September 25. 1947, in Newberry, SC and was a son of the late Julius Curtis Sharpe and Loma Lee Ashley Sharpe. He attended the schools of York County and was retired from Phillips Industries as a truck driver. Rick also worked with Convacare of Chester. He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church where he was a choir member, was active with the senior adults at Saluda Street Church of God and the men’s fellowship at First Free Will Baptist Church, and a Veteran of the US Army. He is survived by his wife of five years Donna Ballard Sharpe; one daughter, Kimberly Sharpe Beam (Mike) of Chester; two step-sons Todd Wyatt (Amy) of Chester and Jay Strickland of Chester; seven grandchildren; Andy Hall (Jessie), Rikki Burch of Chester, Kevin Hall (Farrah) of Rock Hill, Pamela Burch, Jessica Beam, Garrison Wyatt, Nathan Wyatt all of Chester; four great-grandchildren Kayleigh Burch, Jayden Burch, Bridges Hall, Lincoln Hall,all of Chester. Mr. Sharpe was preceded in death by a daughter; Kay Hall and three brothers Eddie Sharpe, Jimmy Chronister Sidney Chronister. Memorial may be made to First Free Will Baptist Church “Mortgage” fundP.O. Box 1656, Chester, SC 29706, or Saluda Street Church of God Bus /Van Fund, P.O. Box 633 Chester, SC 29706.