We dont go to God as a way to ignore our
pain. We go there to give Him our pain,
that we might soften around it as we relax
into our trust in Him. We then become bigger
than the pain and thus able to absorb it.
from: Illuminata
by: Marianne Williamson
(Mom's Obituary, written by me)
Pauline Burnham Sharp, age 80, passed on Feb 21, 2015 in St
George Utah with many of the 4 generations of her family surrounding her in
love. Pauline was born in Washington DC
to Paul Franklin Burnham and Ida Schofield Burnham on April 19th 1934. She married Joseph C Sharp in the Salt Lake
temple on June 7th, 1956, after having completed her nursing degree at the
University of Utah.
She lived in Washington DC, Maryland, New York, Northern
California and Utah, all places of which she enjoyed and made a better place
for having been there. She enjoyed the adventure of exploring, walking,
traveling and to take any willing child, grandchild or great grandchild in tow
with her…all of whom had a hard time keeping up with her along the way.
‘Volunteer’ should have been her middle name.
“How can I help” -her most common mantra.
Pauline was creative, selfless and an untiring example of
service. Her greatest joys were found in
her family and in service to others, whether it be in the temple or holding the
hand of a neighbor or sitting quietly
knitting the countless warm hats, scarves and sweaters for the needy. People from Russia to Korea to St George,
Utah benefited from her talented hands and needles. She was generous beyond
description and wouldn’t hesitate to literally give someone in need the very
shirt off her back.
She loved to learn new things…and could whoop most anyone at
Jeopardy. Pauline truly enjoyed new
ventures as she traveled the world with her good husband and her family. It was
especially sweet for her if she could do humanitarian work along the way.
Pauline practiced what she preached as she nursed, toiled
and searched for ways to help others. She served often and faithfully as a
Relief Society president 5 separate times and as Young Woman’s President 3
separate times both in California and in Utah.
Pauline is survived by her husband Joe and her 2 children,
Cindy Sharp Stephenson and her husband W
Robert Stephenson who are currently
residing in Logan Utah and her son Joseph Clemensen Sharp and his wife Debbie
Filler Sharp living in Highland Utah, and her 8 grandchildren and their
families, Robert John Stephenson, Joseph
Val Stephenson, Anna Christine Stephenson Sherwood, Clark Vernon Stephenson,
Brian Romney Stephenson , Joshua Joseph Sharp, Meagan Melissa Sharp, and Amber Alyse Sharp. She found great joy and pride in her 12 great
grandchildren as well.
In lue of flowers please feel free to make a humanitarian
donation to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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