Sharon Kay Crump's Obituary
Sharon Kay Crump, of Denver, CO., formerly of Boonville transitioned to be with the Lord after 59 seasons here on earth on March 19, 2011.. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday at St. Matthews AME Church. Burial in Boonville Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-7 pm Friday at the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville.
Sharon Kay Crump was born on June 7, 1951 to Mary Emma Taylor and Clay Cooper in Boonville, Mo. She graduated from Laura Speed Elliott High School in 1969. She attended Fisk University and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1974 with a degree in Histology.
She accepted Christ at the age of twelve at Morgan Street Baptist Church. She attended Colorado Community Church in Aurora, CO.
Sharon married her childhood sweetheart CSM Leonard Warren Crump on May 15, 1993. They have two children Leonard Michael Taylor and John Emery Crump.
As a military wife her jobs were varied. She worked as a lab technologist, accountant, book keeper. She was employed by Janus Fund Corp., Woodward-Clyde Environmental Consultants, Productive Data Commercial Solutions, Schlumberger Sena Dalco Industries.
Sharon was very active volunteering with the Komen Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Her greatest pleasure was being a staff volunteer for the World Youth Day in 1993.
Sharon was a strong supporter of her husband’s military service. She was the family support from from 1993 to 1996. She received Military unit thanksfrom the Major General Harley Davis ” for a job well done”, following operation Joint Endeavor.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Sharon Crump was a dedicated Christian, a loving wife, Mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor. She will be dearly missed by her loving husband Leonard Warren Crump, two sons Leonard and Clara Taylor, and John(Bambi) Crump, one God-daughter Andrea Tapurin, 2 grandchildren that she cherished with all her heart and soul Emery Michael Taylor and Alexander Warren Taylor, three brothers James(Nerlene)Kelly of Fayette, M., Michael Cooper of Los Angeles,CA., and adopted brother Rich(Carita)Wilds of Chicago, IL., her sisters Carolyn Villarruel and Mozelle Ballenger both of Columbia, Mo., and Pam Taylor of Boonville, Mo., Terry Williams of St. Louis, Mo., Emma Alford(Kenny) of Temple, TX., Carla Cooper of St. Paul, MN. and a host of Nephews, Nieces, Cousins and friends.
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