Pelion - Mrs. Linda Kay Sharpe Rushton, 60, entered into rest Thursday, November 19, 2009. Mrs. Sharpe was born in Lexington County, the daughter of the late Joel Kay Sharpe, Sr. and Melva Kirkland. She was the widow of Marvin Calvin Rushton. She is survived by companion Harold King of Pelion; children Marvin Ray (Cathy) Rushton of Pelion, Paula (Henry) Dowd of Swansea, and John (Christian) Rushton of Lexington; and grandchildren John Henry Dowd, William Calvin Dowd, Chloe Kreider, and Caroline Kreider. She was the sister of Joel Kay (Linda) Sharpe, Jr. of Lexington and the late O.B. Sharpe and was the step-sister of Wendell Sharpe, Marty Sharpe, Billy Crummie, Laurel S. Morris, Janie Lou Sharpe, the late Faustine Barrs and the late Germiae Epting.
The Funeral Service will be 3:00 pm Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 6 to 8 pm also Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Blizzard Funeral Home, P.O. Box 235, Wagener, SC 29164. 
