Lionel William Sharpe
Born: July 5th, 1931
Passed on: December 6th, 2018
With sadness, we, the family of Lionel William Sharpe, regret to announce his passing on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
Born July 5, 1931, in Sydney, Lionel was the son of the late Hector and Mary Ann (Porter) Sharpe.
Until retirement, he was employed as a truck driver with Chappells Building Supplies, Sydney.
Lionel is survived by his daughter, Darlene Brown and her children, Aaron (Geralyn), Andrew (Ashley), Melissa (Michael) and Evan (Stephanie) and their son, Max William, Lionel’s only great-grandchild; son, Adam (Marianne) Sharpe and their children, Liam (Beth), Ellis, Nowell (Shannon), Ayden and Ayva; sister, Louise (John) Glass, Florida; brothers, Hector (Darla) Sharpe, Arizona and George Sharpe, Sydney; numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by the love of his life, his “hunny bun”, Florence Ann (Clements) and brothers, Ainsley and Bob Sharpe.
There will be no visitation. A Celebration of Lionel’s Life will be held at Sydney Memorial Chapel on Monday, December 10 at 2 p.m., with Mr. Gary Grant officiating. Interment will take place at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the SPCA, Cape Breton Branch.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or e-mail sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
