Doris Sharp

Graveside services for Doris Sharp, 99, Springfield, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 23, 2026, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Although she was actively planning her 100^th birthday party, Ovilla “Doris” Sharp left this earth on January 18, 2026, living 99 years, 327 days.

She was born February 25, 1926, to parents Marvin Ivey “Boyd” and Mary “Ruth” (Stover) Bennett.  Doris enjoyed a large extended family and a happy childhood and two older brothers, Dale and Paul, with whom she climbed trees, slid down tin roofs and limbs, ran and played, “to keep up with the boys”.  The fun was compounded when other siblings arrived; Junior, Max, and Anita (Reavis). The Bennetts were a big, happy family. Doris was the last survivor among them.

She was preceded in death by her immediate family, a niece and nephews, and husband, James Edgar Sharp. They were married in 1943 in a double wedding with Paul, and his wife June. They enjoyed long, happy, lifetime marriages.

“Aunt “Doris loved to travel and had been all over the U.S. She was a devoted aunt to all her nieces and nephews. She made clothes, doll clothes, gave perms and manicures, babysat, and cooked for everyone at one time or another. She was inventive, funny, smart, direct, talented, and cut from quality cloth. She often said, “I’ve had a great life!!”

Her long-standing presence will be greatly missed by those she has left behind. We are sure she is happily reunited with family, well dressed, with impeccable hair, and laughing a lot!! Her 100^th birthday party is sure to be much better there!

Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideon Bible Society, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.