Ferne Sharp

THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION

MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO MYRTUE HOSPICE IN HARLAN

Ferne Winifred (Poitevin) Sharp was born April 3, 1920, to Leslie and Emma (Wiggins) Poitevin in Dow City, Iowa. She was raised in Dow City and graduated from Dow City High School in 1938. She continued her education at Methodist School of Nursing. Ferne married Elven Wayne Sharp on July 19, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri. The couple lived in Boone, Iowa from 1945 - 1950 and then Magnolia, Iowa from 1950 - 1965. Ferne was a nurse at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Westmont Care Center, the Missouri Valley Hospital, and the Harlan Hospital. In 1965 the couple moved to Denison and Ferne worked at Eventide Nursing Home and Crawford County Hospital. Ferne retired from nursing in 1982. In 2003 the couple moved to Woodbine so Ferne could help take care of her sister, Frances. Wayne died in 2005.

Ferne was active in the Denison United Methodist Church. She enjoyed knitting, quilting and other craft projects. She also enjoyed playing cards and gardening.

Ferne died on Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa at the age of 88 years, nine months, and 28 days.

Ferne was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne Sharp; son, John Sharp; brother, Howard Poitevin; four sisters, Frances and Mildred Poitevin, Grace Cate and Lois Olson. She is survived by her son, Barry "Denny" Sharp and his wife Janelle of Council Bluffs, Iowa; one daughter-in-law, Gina Sharp of Colorado Springs,Colorado; two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial Services
10:00 am Saturday, February 7, 2009
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine, Iowa

Clergy
Rev. Shurmaine McAlpine

Recorded Music
"How Great Thou Art"
"I Can Only Imagine"
"Go Rest High on that Mountain"

Final Resting Place
Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Iowa