Joe Sharp

Joe Sharp of Bartlett passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was employed with Stratas Foods, served on the board at Ronald McDonald House of Memphis, was a graduate of University of Arkansas where he received his MBA in Business, was a chemical engineer, an avid golfer, loved to travel and was an avid fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Joe was a loving husband, father, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law, cousin and friend. He was preceded in death by his parents, JW and Lillie Gidcomb Sharp; nephew, Brian Kelly Glass; and is survived by his loving wife, Sharon Bottenfield Sharp; sons, Dr. Jason Wayne Sharp (Dr. Divya Srivastava), Dane Joseph Sharp (Caitlyn Harrison Sharp); daughter, Julie Carole Sharp; sisters, Cherie Ressler and Gina Koone; sister-in-laws, Cynthia S. Bottenfield, Julie B. Bardos and Dana C. Bottenfield; four grandchildren, many cousins and friends. Joe will be sorely missed as he was a kind, loving and generous man. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017 and a funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 both at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd., Bartlett, TN. The family requests that memorials be sent to Ronald McDonald House of Memphis, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Bartlett United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be viewed at www.memphisfuneralhome.net