Betsy Carol Sharp

Betsy Carol Sharp obituary

Betsy Carol Sharp

Betsy Sharp Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by LR Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service on Sep. 22, 2025.

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Betsy Carol Sharp of Campbellsville, the daughter of the late Hubert Carson Hopper and Mary Gladys (Kimble) Hopper, was born August 29, 1940, in Illinois, and departed this life on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at her home. She was 85 years of age.

She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom and enjoyed cooking and traveling.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vaughan Sharp II; a sister and a brother: Barbara Jean Hemby and Kenton Hopper.

Survivors include a daughter, Carol Howerton and husband Billy of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Kelly King and companion Cody Johnson, Alex Foster and companion Curt Peterson, and Mary Dunford; three sisters-in-law, Sue Navarre, Barbara Sharp Zimmerman, both of Jamestown and Alice Jane McKinney of Crawfordsville, Indiana, and a host of other relatives and friends.

The family of Betsy Carol Sharp chose cremation, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date and will be posted on this site when they become available, or you may contact a family member.

L.R. Petty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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