Ruby Sharp

Graveside services were 10 a.m. April 10, in Reynolds Cemetery with Bro. Calvin Stoops officiating. Burial was under the direction of Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home of Buffalo. Escorts were Mickey McGuire, Hal Chapman, Matthew Sharp, Bertram Sharp Jr., Rodney Sperko, and Gary Davis. Ruby Davison Sharp was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Goodson, the daughter of George Claude and Flora (Norman) Davison. She died April 7, 2010 in Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, Buffalo, at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 11 days. She was raised on the farm in Polk County along with her brothers. She loved the country, outdoors and walking in the woods. She attended Coy Grade School and was saved by her Lord Jesus Christ at a country revival held by the Rev. Austin Hook and Bro. Albert Roper at 12 years old. She graduated from Halfway High School in 1938. She had a great sense of humor, laughed a lot and was funny. As a young lady she attended Reynold’s Missionary Baptist Church in Buffalo. After marriage she became a member of the Buffalo First Baptist Church. She was united in marriage with Iva B. “Pat” Sharp on Nov. 18, 1939, and four sons were born of this union. Her sons were her life. They teased her tremendously, and when something embarrasing happened, she was involved in some way. She was a waitress for several years at Gene’s Coffee Shop in Buffalo, which she loved. She was also Buffalo City Collector for 12 years. She enjoyed visiting and meeting people, drinking her coffee and talking on the phone. She also loved her children and grandchildren. Her health was not good in her later years, but the people that became a part of her life she held close to her heart. She appreciated all of her healthcare providers and all they did for her, and so does the family. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Lyndell; two brothers: Leonard and Billie Howard; and a grandson, Richard Sharp II. Survivors include her three sons: Wayne, Richard and Cloyd; one brother, John Davison; and her grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

Ruby Sharp

August 27, 1919 - April 7, 2010