Minnie Irene Green Sharp was born on March 29, 1931 in the small town of Zwolle, Louisiana, to Cue Elick and Addie Lola (Galloway) Green. She was raised in Dallas, Texas where she met and married Grover Eugene Gene Sharp on July 4, 1947. They made their home in Irving, where she remained for the rest of her life and passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 in her home. Irene was a very strong woman with high morals and found her strength in God. She worked hard and became the first woman Supervisor over the Eastman Kodak processing lab in Dallas. She was the Supervisor in charge of developing the film of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. She was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan and enjoyed having her family and friends around her to cheer them on. She was also an active member of her church which was a big part of her life and she considered her second family. Survivors include: daughters, Donna Schwenker and Linda Lee; grandchildren, Tiffany Freeman and husband, Harlese, Shelby Laningham, Meredith Tumilty and husband, Michael, Jeffrey Lee and fiancee Lindsey Berry, and Lindsey Balch; great grandchildren, Kaylie Rounds and husband Devin, Austin Freeman, D. J. Laningham, Amelia Avery Lee, Penelope Nicole Lee, Shepherd Cole Tumilty; many loving nieces and nephews; brothers and sisters of Bethel Methodist Church. Irene is preceded in death by her loving husband, Gene Sharp; great-granddaughter, Kirsten Leigh Laningham; son, Wayne Sharp; brothers Cue Elick, Gerald, and Ernest Green; sisters Helen Ruth (Tootsie) Kemp and Margaret Lyon. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062. Reverend Curtis Morton will officiate. Committal to follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, 1413 East Irving Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75060. SERVICES

Memorial Service

Friday, March 09, 2018 11:00 AM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062