Sharon Stephens

Sharon Barbee Stephens, age 75, passed away at her home in Galena, Ohio on November 21, 2021. Sharon graduated from Bishop Watterson High School where she met the love of her life and lifelong partner Wallace Stephens. Sharon graduated from Nationwide Beauty Academy and was recognized as one of the premier hair stylists in Columbus until she and Wally started their family.

Sharon loved gardening, traveling, bird watching, reading, Cleveland Indians baseball and especially loved the cherished time she spent with her children and grandchildren. She was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. She treasured the friendships of the many parishioners who became a part of her life and all those friends that touched her from grade school, high school, and her dear friends from the old neighborhood. Sharon made the people that knew her happy to be around her. She had no enemies.

Sharon is survived by Wallace, her husband and best friend of 55 years; children, Stephanie (John) Yeager, Ryan (Holly) Stephens, and Bethanie Stephens Kirk; sister, Brenda (Skip) Heigel; brother, Joseph (Diana) Barbee; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Stephens Mutchler; grandchildren, Collin Kirk, Cleo Yeager, E1 Owen Kirk, Cierci Yeager, Alex Stephens, and Grace Stephens. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Cleo (Jean) Barbee.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 28, 2021, from 3PM until 7PM at the Schoedinger Worthington funeral home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 29, 2021, at 11AM, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.