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Walter (WJ) Sharpless Jr.

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Walter (WJ) Sharpless Jr.

April 23, 1941 ~ July 31, 2025 (age 84) 84 Years Old

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Walter Sharpless Jr. Obituary

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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Visitation

Sunday
August 10, 2025
1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
Lee's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
7501 NC 50
Maple Hill, North Carolina 28454

Funeral Service

Sunday
August 10, 2025
2:00 PM
Lee's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
7501 NC 50
Maple Hill, North Carolina 28454

Interment following funeral service

Sunday
August 10, 2025
Lee's Cemetery
Lee Road
Maple Hill, NC 28454

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