Deacon Harry Gilbert Sharpe, 78, of Bedford, VA passed away Saturday evening, November 28, 2020 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  He was born March 19, 1942 to the late James Harry Sharpe and Bernice Sharpe Blake.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandchild and five brothers.

Harry retired from the Rubatex Corporation.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Big Island Masonic Lodge #316 P.H.A.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Blake Sharpe; three children from a previous marriage: Alesia Sharpe of Bedford, VA, Gilbert Sharpe (Katie) of Lynchburg, VA, and Christopher Sharpe (Sharon) of Rustburg, VA; three children from the current marriage: Pamela Jennings (Bryan) of Richmond, VA, Tracy Ferguson (Johnny) of Boonsboro, VA, and Maurice Sharpe (Moraima) of La Habra, CA; thirteen grandchildren; two brothers: Bruce Sharpe and Steve Sharpe of Bedford, VA; five sisters: Helen Williams of Chesapeake, VA, Shirley Mosby of Lynchburg, VA, and Madge Williams, Peggy Thompson, and Cindy Brogden all of Bedford, VA,  two aunts and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.