Tribute To Sharon

Somewhere a journey begins at the end of the worldly existence we know,
Somewhere a path stretches over the stars, and rivers of memories flow,
Somewhere a silence is heard far away and the brightness of day fills the night, Where the trials of life are resolved into peace where a soul finds its way to the light.

Sharon Isal (Call) Stansbery
Lt. Col., Civil Air Patrol
March 30, 1950 ~ June 4, 2004

Sharon Isal Call was born March 30, 1950 to Isal Gertrude Wilcox and LeRoy Call at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tacoma, Washington and passed away June 4, 2004 at Puyallup, Washington.

Sharon was a fourth generation descendant of the Levi Wilcox & Elizabeth Alkire pioneer family who arrived in Pierce County in the summer of 1884 from Illinois via Iowa & Nebraska. She was very proud to have Washington Pioneer Certificates through these ancestors, as well as through George Benjamin Wilcox & Rebecca Jane "Jennie" Dougherty.

Sharon received her elementary education in Westley, California and Oregon City, Oregon where the family lived for several years prior to moving to Glendale, Arizona where she completed her high school education. While in Glendale, Sharon met and married James Dennis "Stan" Stansbery who was stationed at Luke Air Force Base. After his release from the military and their subsequent marriage June 11, 1967 in Phoenix, they resided in Decatur, Illinois until returning to the Pierce County, Washington area in December 1969, first residing in the Puyallup area before removing to the Kapowsin - Graham area to raise their family. Stan preceded her in death January 22, 1981.

Sharon was an employee of Kaye-Smith in Renton, Washington until she was forced to retire due to the health problems that eventually claimed her life at the age of 54. Sharon braved the past five years battling first, breast cancer, which went into remission for about a year, then returning in the form of bone marrow cancer. She was a fighter. She never let anyone in the family know the extreme extent of her illness. Her words when asked how she was, was always "I'm hanging in there". Sharon was also involved with the Civil Air Patrol for many years, holding various positions until her health deteriorated and she was forced to retire from this position also.

Sharon leaves a large family ~ sons Scott (Shawndee), Patrick (Marta), daughter Miranda (fiancé Nick), and 4 grandchildren; brothers Arthur J. (Darlene) White Jr., W. James (late Carol) White, Charles E. Wilcox; Gary L. (Annette) Fors, Jerry A. (Sherri) Anderson; sisters Antoinette (Don) Sorensen, Beverly (Jerry) Devers, Dorothy (late Lloyd) Bingman, Mary Ann (Allen) Worley, Teresa (Parker) Whitney. She is survived by an uncle William R. (Virginia) Wilcox, aunts Leola O. Coffman, Jeuel Wilcox & Marjorie Wilcox and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her first grandchild Amanda, and brothers John Roy Waughtel & Robert J. Waughtel.


The family wishes to take this time to thank the staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup, for all the care giving during the times Sharon was in and out of the hospital there; the staff at Regency of Puyallup and the Hospice staff who worked with the family in giving Sharon the wonderful care they bestowed upon her. Words cannot be sufficient for the hours of care they contributed to her comfort and well-being.

Cremation by Fir Lane. Memorial services to be held at Fir Lane Funeral Home & Memorial Park, 924 176th Street East, Spanaway, at 2 pm Saturday June 19th. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up as the Sharon Stansbery Memorial Fund and donations can be accepted at any Key Bank branch.
 

Sister

Little did we know that morning
that God would call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone,
for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide,
and though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same,
but as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.