Nannie Holt Sharpe

Nannie Holt Sharpe, 74, of Roanoke and formerly of Petersburg, joined the Lord in Heaven on Friday, July 12, 2013. She loved children, and had a big hand in raising many. Nannie enjoyed gospel singing and being a part of a quartet, and was known for her homemade biscuits and fried chicken. Preceding her in death were her parents, Lee and Hattie Holt; sisters, Mammie Reynolds, Gay White, and Margaret Robertson; and brothers, Roy Holt, David Holt, and Everett Holt. Her surviving family includes her husband, Samuel T. Sharpe; daughters, Debbie Long and Husband, Eddie, and Melissa Jones; son, Larry Sharpe and wife, Becky; sisters, Roxie Richardson and husband, Robert, Fannie (Lizzy) Stanley, and Patsy Telligman; brother, Emmitt Holt and wife, Mary; brother-in-law, George Robertson; grandchildren, Jessica Long and husband, Byron, Lisa Antillion, Crissy DeHart and husband, Kyle, Jason Sharpe and fiance, Laurie, Bruce Jones, Jr. and Tracy Terry, and Darek Jones and wife, Denise; great-grandchildren, Shannon, Nathaniel, Devin, Deziray, Chelsea, Makaela, Rhianna, and Aidan; and a number of nieces and nephews including a special niece, Theresa Ely. The family would like to thank Good Samaritan Hospice and especially Philissa and Sara for their care. A period of visitation will be held on Monday, July 15, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem. A funeral service will then be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the funeral homes chapel. Interment will immediately follow at Sherwood Memorial Park, also in Salem. Pastor Brian Gordon will officiate. An online guestbook is available at www.johnmoakey.com. The Sharpe family is being served by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem, 540-389-5441.