Services for Hunter James Sharp, 18, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be private in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Hunter died Monday, November 28, 2016, at his home.
He was born March 6, 1998, in Merriam KS, the son of Wayne and Debbie Ann Velasquez Sharp. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 2016.
Hunter enjoyed riding his motorcycle, being outdoors, watching scary movies, playing Xbox, as well as attending and watching sporting events, with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cleveland Indians being some of his favorites. He was very close with his sister Savana, and was often the life of the party with his infectious sense of humor. He had a gift of being able to make anyone laugh.
Survivors include his parents, Wayne and Debbie Ann Sharp of Lawrence; sister, Savana Sharon Sharp of Lawrence; paternal grandfather, Claude Sharp and significant other Linda Liegel of Las Vegas, Nevada; maternal grandfather, Joe Velasquez and wife Linda Velasquez of Rancho Cucamonga, California; aunt and uncle, Karen and Gene Kolar of Priest River, Idaho; aunt, Yvonne Sharp of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and cousin, Brittany Kolar of Priest River, Idaho and many more friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Wanda S. Collins and husband Larry; maternal grandmother, Pat Oscarson; and uncle, Todd Sharp.
Friends may come by the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, where the family will receive them from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
