Raymond Sharp

Raymond V. Sharp February 8, 1924 - January 29, 2017 Raymond V. Sharp died January 29, 2017. age 92, at the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House, Tallahassee, Florida. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 3 at 11:00 A.M. at the Tallahassee National Cemetery. Ray Sharp was born February 8, 1924 in Dade City, Florida, to Marie Griswold Sharp and Raymond V. Sharp, Sr. He grew up in Miami, played with the Miami High band and graduated from Miami High. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology until WWII, when he enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1942 and served with Company A, 94th Signal Battalion, Third Army until 1946. Ray graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and enlisted in the U. S. Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1951. He attended the University of Florida where he directed the US Air Force ROTC Billy Mitchell Drill Team. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1962 with a Bachelor is Science degree in Petroleum Engineering. Ray was a career officer with overseas tours in Greenland, the Panama Canal Zone and Wiesbaden, West Germany. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1970. Raymond married Doris Eva Johnson at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami, Florida in 1951. He and Doris traveled extensively in Europe, Central and South America and the U. S., settling in Tallahassee at Westminster Oaks in 1998. Ray was an inveterate bridge player and enjoyed a daily crossword puzzle. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Ray was predeceased by his spouse of 65 years, Doris Johnson Sharp. His daughters Terry Sharp Durden (Andrew), and Sandra Sharp White (Charles) survive him along with grandchildren Dianne Durden Bray (Barry), Julie Durden Grier (Adam), Justin C. White (Melonie) and Matthew B. White (Lauren). Four great grandchildren also survive him: Andrew Tyler Bray, Jackson Philip Grier, William Connor Grier, and Lillian Marie Grier. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 211 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 or Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Todd Wahlquist with Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. 850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com

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Raymond Sharp

February 8, 1924 - January 29, 2017