Kern County Obituaries

Mable Sharon

Submitted by: Billie Snyder 

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Published: 26 Sep 1946

HONORED MATRON PASSES AWAY

Once again the Grim Reaper has sharpened up his scythe and removed 
from our midst one of the best known and best beloved ladies of our 
community in the person of Mrs. Mable Sharon, beloved wife of William 
Sharon with whom the whole community sympathizes.
Her charities were numerous and anonymously given. She gave freely of 
her substance and without fanfare, but it is only just, now that she has 
passed that they should be mentioned as far as we are able to ascertain.
When the U. S. O. was first mentioned in this community Mrs. Sharon 
personally donated the necessary sum to get it going and she was forever 
helping some of our service personnel to tide themselves over when in 
difficulty. No person did more for the war effort in Mojave than did Mrs. 
Sharon. Her services to the church of her adoption were numerous and 
she will be greatly missed from the ranks of the good ladies of the 
Community Congregational Church
Mabel Bassett Sharon born January 27, 1901, at Philadelphia, Miss., the 
daughter of H. D. and Nannie Bassett, members of an old and prominent 
family in that vicinity, their home place being in the, possession of the 
family for several generations. Besides her parents and husband, William 
Sharon of Mojave, she leaves the following brothers and sisters: Thurman 
D. Bassett and H. D. Bassett of Philadelphia, Miss., W. L. Bassett, 
Carthage, Miss., E. O. Bassett, Memphis, Tenn., WAC Sgt Lucille Bassett, 
Fort Ord, Calif. Mrs. Emma Lamar, Memphis Tenn.; Mrs. Jerry Ryles, 
Mojave Calif.; Maudine Bassett in U.S. Service, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Mrs. 
Mavis Slaton, Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Sharon died shortly after a major operation at the San Joaquin Hospital, 
Bakersfield, on Wednesday, September 18, at 10 p. m.
On Saturday evening the deceased accompanied by her husband and Sgt. 
Lucille Bassett, Mrs. Jerry Ryles and Mrs. Mavis Slaton left by way of the 
Santa Fe for Philadelphia, Miss., burial was in the family plot at that place. 
O'Donnell Funeral Home had charge of the services.
Prior to this the Order of the Eastern Star, Tehachapi Chapter No. 188, of 
which Mrs. Sharon was a member, conducted the, Eastern Star funeral ritual 
for their departed sister with Worthy Matron, Virginia Pruitt; Worthy Patron 
William Woods; Associate Worthy Matron, Rachel Hodges Chaplain Ernestine 
Atkinson Marshall Madge Grey; Ada, Edna Baughman; Ruth, Velma Smith, 
Esther, Willie Franklin; Martha Elizabeth Wells and Electa. Sarah Woods took 
a prominent part. Rachael Hodges sang "Star of the East" and at the 
conclusion of the ceremony all of the officers joined in singing, "Nearer My 
God to Thee".