Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1904 — Obituary of Joseph Sharp. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Joseph Sharp.

Joseph Sharp was born at Frankfort, Kentucky, April 2fi, 1846, and bis age at death was 57 years, 7 months and 4 days. When 9 years old he moved with his parents to Marion, Ohio, and at 21 started to learn the photograph business at Ballfontaine, Ohio. Later he lived at Kenton, O-, tor 4 or 5 years, and in 1877 came to Rensselaer, which has ever since been his home, except for a year or two spent at Morocco and traveling with a wheeled photograph gallery. He always following photography for a living, being incapacitated oy limeless, from a hip disease, for more active occupation. He was married Oct. Bth, 1874 to Miss Mattie Shively, who survives him. He also leaves two half sisters and a half brother, Mrs. Tbos. Thorpe, and Thomas Moon, of Marion, Ohio,, and Mrs. Wm Gooding, of Girard. Kans A number of cousins live in Rensselaer, including Joseph Sharp, Erastus Peacock, Mrs. M. B. Alter Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs. Almira Stockton, and others.

Tbe funeral was held last Saturday forenoon, at Triuity M. E. church, Rev. H. L. Kindig conducting the religious services Interment was made in* Weston

cemetery The pell bearers were T. J. MoOov, John Eger, G. W• Goff, A. F. Long, N. H. Warner and W. H Eger. Joe Sharp was the most kindly, amiable and sympathetic of men. Always anxious to be aooommodat. ing, never saying an unkind word of anyone, and always full of jokus and pleasant words, and even making a joke of his lameness until the phrase, “Joe Sharp is still lame” was familiar to all Everybody was his friend, and he had not an enemy on earth. Bis one great diversion was fishing, and when there was any fishing on 'he Kankakee river, he was the first to it in the spring and the last to give it up in the fall Verily the great Hereafter cati have nottdng ill in store for one so kindiv and harmless as “Dear old Joe Sharp.” Peace to his ashes.