SCRANTON, Kan. – Sharon Ann Vawter, 82, of Scranton, Kan., died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. She was born Nov. 2, 1941, in Topeka, the daughter of Lewis and Margaret (Kelch) Wilson.
She married Tom Harris and they later divorced. From this union four children were born, James, Paul, Shawn and Cynthia Leigh.
Sharon married Jim Vawter on Aug. 5, 1988 in Scranton, KS. They shared nearly 36 years of marriage.
Sharon worked 16 years as the store manager at Casey’s, in Scranton, retiring after 20 years of service. She loved greeting and visiting with everyone who came into the store.
She was a member of the Lions Club, in Scranton. Sharon was an avid reader who enjoyed romance and mystery novels. She also enjoyed sewing and crocheting, and making bead jewelry and bookmarks. Sharon will be remembered for her giving and caring personality.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Margaret Wilson; two sisters, Dorothy Rucker and Lois Wagner; daughter, Cynthia Leigh Harris; granddaughter, Cythia Marie Harris; and great-granddaughter, Kapri Lane Bradley.
Surviving family includes her husband, Jim Vawter, of the home; three sons, James “Jim” Harris of Carbondale, Kan., and Paul Harris and Shawn Harris, of Berryton, Kan.; stepdaughter, Loree Brooks, Burlingame, Kan.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at the Cross Road Community Church, 512 Mason St., Scranton, KS 66537. Interment will follow at the West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, 503 S. Topeka Ave., Burlingame.
Memorial contributions can be made to Scranton Lions Club or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, sent in care of Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, P.O. Box 194, Burlingame, KS 66413. Condolences can be left at www.lamb-roberts.com.
