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Sharon Lou Harpster
1939 - 2025
BORN
1939
DIED
2025
Sharon Harpster Obituary
Born: October 5, 1939
Died: September 8, 2025
Sharon Lou (Cox) Harpster, 85, passed away in Las Vegas on September 8, 2025. She was born October 5, 1939, in Streator, IL.
She graduated from Streator Township High School in 1957. Sharon liked to watch old black and white Westerns and find discrepancies in their production.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Harpster; father, Richard Cox; mother, Irene Cox; son, Rustin Williams; and brothers, William "Bill" and Neil.
She is survived by her brother Richard "Rick"; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A private grave site memorial will be held at Phillips Cemetery on a date yet to be determined.
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