Sharon (Lipe) Lazenby's Obituary
Sharon K. (Lipe) Lazenby, age 80, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. at Banner Baywood Medical Center, Mesa, AZ.
Sharon was born January 11, 1938, in Marshall Browning Hospital, DuQuoin, IL, the daughter of Joe R. and Viola M. (Bender) Lipe. She married Jim D. Lazenby on June 28, 1958, at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Pinckneyville, IL. Sharon was baptized in St. Paul United Church of Christ, Pinckneyville, IL of which she was a lifelong member. A graduate of Pinckneyville Community High School and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Sharon worked as a teacher in Rockford, IL for thirty-three years.
Survivors include her husband of nearly sixty years, Jim Lazenby of Mesa, AZ; one daughter, Kathy M. Gray of Louisville, KY; and one granddaughter, Sydney R. Gray of Louisville, KY.
We will honor Sharon's life during the 10:00 a.m. worship service at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Pinckneyville, IL, on Sunday, June 24, 2018. The public is invited to attend. Friends and family will have an opportunity to visit with the family at St. Paul United Church of Christ from 11:00 until 11:45 a.m.
Graveside services will be held at Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville, IL, on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. with Reverend Cindy Bean officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ.
At the family's request, attire for the service is business-casual.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL, will oversee arrangements.
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