Sharron Wood, age 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Her family will be hosting a celebration of Sharron’s life on November 17, 2018, from 2-4 pm at the Holly Inn, Pinehurst, NC. Close friends and co-workers are invited to join the family at that time.
Sharron was born in Wisconsin, raised in a military family and traveled the world during her years at home. After completing her college education, she became an elementary school teacher for over 40 years specializing in K-2nd grades. Sharron believed that if a child loved to learn by the second grade, they would always love learning. To this end, she worked enthusiastically and tirelessly to create a classroom environment of knowledge, excitement, and imagination.
Sharron retired from Pinehurst Elementary and then worked part-time for the Carolina Hotel as a Recreation Assistant, Pinehurst tour guide, and as a Hotel baby sitter. She especially liked decorating the Hotel’s Christmas décor that showed her creativity and positive attitude while wearing crazy holiday hats.
Sharron had a wide range of interests in her life. She loved swimming in Lake Pinehurst, gardening, and her cat “Max”. She enjoyed engaging the many social and local activities surrounding Pinehurst, traveled extensively with her friends throughout North Carolina and loved to find small town jewels like Floyd, NC. Sharron was a National swimming champion in high school in freestyle, butterfly, and the individual medley. She also loved to fly and had her private pilot’s license.
Sharron was well known for her kindness and compassion to others. One of Sharron’s greatest joys was running into prior students, almost 300 of them. She would remember them by name and be able to tell endearing stories of each one. Her laughter, smiles, and stories will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate to have met her especially her mother, Ila, her brother, Mike, and her sister, Kay.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Pinehurst Elementary School Book Fund, 100 Dundee Rd, Pinehurst, NC, 28374.
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst.
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