Sharon Fitzgerald Tharp passed away on January 3, 2017 after her third brave battle with cancer surrounded by those she loved.She was born in Crab Orchard, TN on December 9, 1954, she attended Cumberland County High School and worked as a dental assistant until she retired in 2014. She spent her life caring and providing for everyone she loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She leaves behind her mother, Inus Lowery Fitzgerald, her loving and devoted husband, Jesse Lee Tharp, her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Erin Tharp, her granddaughter Lorelei Tharp and her two brothers and their wives, Gene and Barbara Fitzgerald and Jeff and Lisa Fitzgerald, as well as her nephews and numerous cousins.

She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas Lee Fitzgerald, and her daughter Angela Jo Tharp.

Her services will be held on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Crossville Memorial in Crossville, TN at 5pm. The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Cumberland County Animal Shelter, (931) 484-8525.