Sharp, Bruce Alan

1988 - 2024  (35 years)

• Name	Sharp, Bruce Alan
  		Bruce Alan Sharp (1988-2024)
  Birth	25 Dec 1988	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHAR.B016
  Military Service	United States Navy  [1]
  Death	14 Dec 2024	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Bruce Alan Sharp, age 35, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Saturday evening, December 14, 2024, at Clay County Hospital. He was born December 25, 1988, in Olney, the son of Richard Wayne and Vicky Lynn (Basinger) Sharp. Bruce was a graduate of Clay City High School class of 2007, where he was nominated most talkative. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and went on to further his education, earning a bachelor’s degree from Millikin University. Bruce was currently employed as a truck driver for Warrior Trucking in Clay City. He was the greatest dad to his children and shared with them his love of racing and Nascar by taking them to watch races any time he had the chance. He enjoyed hunting for deer and rabbits, fishing—especially catfishing, and playing softball for the civics league in Clay City. He is survived by his wife: Jessica Sharp of Clay City; 4 children: Waylyn Alan Sharp, Raymond Bruce Sharp, Logan Marshall Sharp, and Autumn Rayne (Trenton) Denoncour; grandchildren: Asher and Hayden; 2 sisters: Alysa (Tyler) Botkin of Olney and Haley Sharp of Harrisburg; a brother: James Sharp of Harrisburg; father: Richard Sharp of Clay City; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was greeted in Heaven by his mother: Vicky Sharp, and his maternal grandparents: Walter and Freda Basinger. A funeral ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Brandon Duvall officiating. Military funeral honors will be presented at the conclusion of the ceremony. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to a love fund for the benefit of Bruce’s children, and these will be accepted through the funeral home. Please make checks payable to Jessica Dooley.
  Person ID	I42845	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Sharp - Gregg Benjamin F. 'Ben' Sharp and Anna Frances 'Annie' Gregg Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants, Poppe - Moseley Clarence H. Poppe and Geneva Moseley Descendants, Shock - Belt John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Sharp, Richard W. 'Rick'
  Mother	Basinger, Vicky,   b. 11 Jul 1963, Harvey, Cook County, Illinois d. 8 Dec 2018, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F5009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Jessica
  Children	1. Sharp, Waylyn Alan   2. Sharp, Raymond Bruce   3. Sharp, Logan Marshall > 4. Sharp, Autumn Rayne
  Family ID	F20272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Dec 1988 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 14 Dec 2024 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16407] https://www.frankandbright.com, Obituary, Sharp, Bruce Alan, 35, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1637/), none. (Reliability: 2).