Edna Hawkins Sharp, Class of 1973

Edna Sharp 93 of Richmond, Ohio passed away March 3, 2023 at Gables Care Center. She was born April 7, 1929 in Cumberland, Maryland a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Kyle) Hawkins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Sharp; grandsons, Mark Adam Moore and infant grandson, Steven Robert Moore; brothers, Morris and Raymond Hawkins; sister-in-law, Ila Faye Hawkins. 

Edna was a graduate of Muskingum College. Her first job in education was teaching at Unionvale then Irondale and spent most of the years as a teacher at Edison Local mainly with kindergarten and first grade. She was a former member of Annapolis Presbyterian and was a member of Richmond Presbyterian Church where she played the piano for many years. She loved her grandchildren and always enjoyed watching them in sports and other activities. For many years after retirement Edna spent winters in Florida with her husband. 

She is survived by her daughters, Leslie (Greg) Smith and Mary Ann (Steve) Moore; grandsons, Rob (Val) Moore and Stevie (Kacey) Moore; great-grandchildren, Dylan, Marcus, Lydia, and Chloe; brothers, Carl (Stella) Hawkins, Johnny (Sally) Hawkins, Neil (Carolyn) Hawkins, Nancy (Rich) Taylor, sister-in-law, Ruth Hawkins. 

Year of Muskingum Undergraduate Degree
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