Sarah Smith Sharp

October 6, 1934 - November 30, 2021

Sarah Smith Sharp, age 87, of Ozark died Tuesday November 30, 2021in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on October 6, 1934 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Nathan Hargrove and Ruth Rebecca Greer Smith. Sarah was raised in Ozark where she attended Ozark Schools and graduated from Ozark High School and was a member of the Ozark High School Band. She attended and graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. Sarah was a member of the First Christian Church in Ozark. Sarah loved music and art. Her life and career took her to Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma. She retired as a teacher and librarian for the Mulberry School District and lived and retired in Ozark. In retirement she authored and published her book entitled Searching for Sarah. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Stephen Sharp. She is survived by her brother M.G. "Sonny" Smith of Ozark and Stuart Sharp of Paris, Arkansas and an extended family of grandchildren, cousins, and nephews. A family held memorial will be at a later date. Cremation arrangements were made under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home in Ozark.