Sharon A. Price

Sharon A. Price

Sharon A. Price, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at her home in Fort Scott, Kan., on Jan. 5, 2020. She was born in Corning, Calif., on Sept. 30, 1940, the daughter of William and Lois Stark Jackson. She married Joe Price in 1957. He preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 2016. Sharon worked at J.C. Penney in Lenexa, Kan., until she retired. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, taking them to the swimming pool. She enjoyed crocheting blankets and doll clothes, baking and cooking for holidays and birthdays and having the family with her. Sharon also liked watching cooking shows and loved her some Steve Harvey and Wayne Brady.

Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Riggs and husband James, Fort Scott; two sons, Joseph Price II and fiancé Patty, Springfield, Kan., and Patrick Price, Otisville, N.Y.; two brothers, Steve Jackson, Red Bluff, Calif., and Albert Jackson and wife Charlie, Spokane, Wash.; a sister, Mary Lee Sterwood and husband Skip, Wash.; one grandson William J.C. “Billy” Gooderl and wife Stacy, Fort Scott; great-grandchildren, Kayla and husband Kyle Purdy, and Cheyenne, Selena, and James “Fred” Gooderl; along with her fur babies Buddy, Abby, Sadie Sue, Gracey, Man 2, Chica, Ralph, Bdog, Reilly, Nina, and lastly Lucey. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and many family by choice, including Jim and Renee Calovitch, Kristen, Daeshone Bohrn and Doug Bohrn.

Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, in the Centerville Cemetery, Devon, Kan. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.