Connie Y Sharp

Roberta Constance (Young) Sharp passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at her home, Brookdale Jones Farm in Huntsville, Alabama, after a long illness. "Connie" was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Hugh Henry Sharp III ("Mickey"), daughters Katherine Sharp Heim (Paul), Kristie Sharp Moorer (Mac), and Karlie Sharp Head (Tom), and son Dr. Hugh Henry Sharp IV (Clarissa), as well as 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She is pre deceased by her brothers, Donovan "Skipper" and David Young, and her parents, Roberta and Donovan Young.

Born in Fremont, Ohio, on March 26, 1940, Connie was raised in El Paso Texas. She met her lifelong partner, Mickey, at University of Texas, El Paso, where she earned her first degree. They were married in El Paso, lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and moved to Huntsville in 1968. Connie received her second degree from University of Alabama, Huntsville, and began teaching second grade at Randolph School in 1976. Upon retiring from Randolph, she remained active in the workforce, including her last position as church secretary at Church of the Nativity.

Connie is lovingly remembered as an energetic, curious, intelligent, and talented lifelong learner who delighted in many creative outlets including sewing, crafting, baking, musical theatre, dancing, creative writing, and her lifelong passion, singing. She was a beautiful soprano who sang in several Episcopal choirs during her lifetime, including St. Stephen's, Church of the Nativity, and St. Thomas in Huntsville, where she continued to sing until her illness in 2024. She also sang in groups including Sweet Adelines and Madrigal Singers. She shared this passion, among others, with Mickey, and the two were known for their duets. Her talent for, and love of singing has been passed along to all her progeny.

Connie is remembered by her family as a skilled, self-taught seamstress. She sewed everything from curtains and bedspreads to Barbie clothes. Her children recall wearing beautifully made school clothing, custom Halloween and Christmas costumes (favorites included angel robes complete with sparkly halos -how did she do that?!) along with her own epic witch costume and scary make-up, colorful clowns and pilgrims, handmade stuffed animals, and everyone's favorites: complete Barbie wardrobes including full length fur coat, evening gown, bathing suit, and tiny capri pants with swing jacket.

Connie loved fashion and followed the latest trends, especially in footwear. When she and Mickey became empty nesters Mickey joked that a new pair of shoes arrived in the mail every day. She passed the shoe gene along to not only children and grandchildren, but great grands as well. When money was tight in the early years, it didn't stop her from being fashionable. Her kids recall how she made her own stylish outfits-most notably hot pants and a long faux fur coat.

Connie's crafting skills were passed down to all 4 of her children, with Kathy, Karlie, and Hughie enthusiastically embracing these talents and Kristie possessing the ability to craft but somewhat lacking the desire. Connie could make anything, including homemade candies, decorations and soap. She was conscientious about health and nutrition, baking bread every other week (8 loaves at a time), making her own granola, and spending countless hours freezing and canning vegetables from Mickey's expansive garden to feed the family all winter.

Connie and Mickey shared a love of dancing, from ballroom to square dancing. They spent many a Friday night twirling around the floor of the parish hall at St. Stephen's in their authentic square dance outfits, memorizing intricate calls. Connie was also an avid fitness buff, working as a lifeguard in her teens, graduating to jogging and Jane Fonda workouts and enjoying distance bicycling with Mickey, Hughie, and Kristie. She rode her bicycle to her teaching job every day, even in the pouring rain. She developed a love for yoga after hanging up her bicycle and was called a yoga "boss" in her late 70s.

Connie loved camping trips with family and friends. Her children marvel at how much work it must have been to execute a 2 week long, cross country camping trip with 4 young children, yet she made it look easy; stopping at laundromats to wash clothes and at grocery stores to replenish supplies (you can't store a lot of food and clothing for 6 people in a camper). She did all this in spite of suffering from carsickness. On long trips the family would, at Connie's insistence, stop each afternoon to get soft ice cream. She also liked to stop at roadside monuments and to gather items for her latest projects, including glass insulators to make night lights. During her jogging phase she would set out on foot ahead of the family (who were in the car) to get a run in, and would be picked up several miles later by the group.

Nana, as she was affectionately known by her grandchildren, delighted in hosting family reunions known as "Tuttis" (the musical term for all together) going on long country walks, shelling peanuts, drinking gallons of coffee on the porch (always having hard candies on hand) and sitting in the truck with grandkids who were afraid of the fireworks display being enjoyed by others outside. She loved her grandchildren fiercely and told each one how much it meant to her to see them and spend time with them every time she saw them. She took the grands to the Dollar Store on every visit, saying "you can get anything you want!". Her laugh was loud and startling in a good way, and she laughed easily and often. She could take a joke (and her children and grandchildren teased her mercilessly) up until the very end, when she was convinced that she was still being teased.

Connie's family is grateful for the care received by HomeRN caregivers and Aveanna Hospice and to Connie and Mickey's church family at St. Thomas, for their love and support during Connie's illness. A service of remembrance will be held on January 3, 2026 at 11:00 am at St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 12200 Bailey Cove Road, Huntsville, AL, 35203 with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Thomas.

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