Mabel P. Sharpe

Mabel Green Pellam Sharpe, daughter of the late John Henry and Nettie Williams Pellam, was born in Rich Square, North Carolina, on August 1, 1925. God called our rose and she entered into the joy of the Lord on June 29, 2016. She received her education in the Northampton County Public Schools and proceeded to earn a degree in education from Elizabeth City State Teachers College in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Later, she received a post graduate degree from Towson State University in Towson, Maryland. Mabel was employed in the North Carolina Public School System in Gaston, North Carolina prior to moving to Baltimore, Maryland where she was employed with the Baltimore City Public School System. She loved teaching her students reading and art. She was most happy with helping them explore and use their minds. In 1984, she retired but continued to volunteer with the library and Maryland Parks and Planning. Mabel accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Willow Oak A.M.E. Church in Rich Square, N.C. until she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. She faithfully attended services there when she visited her family while on break from school. In early 1970, she joined Gillis Memorial Community Christian Church and worked faithfully as a Deaconess. Reverend Theodore Jackson Jr., fondly referred to her as the Librarian because she volunteered to take on the responsiblility of organizing the Church Library. Mabel was a member of the Golden Age Ministries and would critique Reverend Agnes Alston's sermons. Mabel, along with the Deaconess Board would coordinate the Martin Luther King Day Birthday Celebration. She was member of the Senior Choir and she served as an Official Board Member of Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church. Mabel often helped church members with their daily affairs by taking them to Sunday services and doctor's appointments. Mabel was united in Holy Matrimony in Rich Square, North Carolina, to the late Willice Sharpe who preceded her in death in 1971 as a result of a trucking accident. There were no children born to this union. She was extremely fond of her nieces and nephews and always welcomed them into her home making them fabulous meals. She was known throughout as "Aunt Mabel" or "Auntie" to everyone with whom she came in contact, especially her neighbors. Three siblings transitioned before Mabel; Varia P. Walden (Gerald), Cleaster P. Melton (Thoy), and John E. Pellam, I (Janet). She leaves to cherish and celebrate her victorious life: a brother-in-law, Joseph Sharpe (Anne); two nieces, Jenice Pellam, Waldorf, MD, and Patricia L. Walden, Landover, MD; five nephews, Lloyd Melton (Cynthia), Durham, NC, John E. Pellam, II (Gaynell), Rich Square, NC, James R. Pellam (Kim), Nashville, TN, Robert G. Walden (Betty), El Paso, TX, Ramsey Walden (Sandra), Durham, NC; and a host of great nephews, great nieces, great-great nephews, great-great nieces, and friends.

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Mabel P. Sharpe

August 1, 1925 - June 29, 2016