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Walter Sharpless Jr., known affectionately to friends and family as WJ, passed away on July 31, 2025, at his home in Jacksonville North Carolina. He was born on April 23, 1941, in Pender County, to the late Walter Sharpless Sr. and Lillie Mae Pickett Sharpless. WJ grew to be a man of remarkable skill and character, touching the lives of all who knew him.
He will be missed by all those who knew and loved him.
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