Sharon Daniels went home to be with the Lord at the age of 79. Sharon Kaye Boyle Daniels was born in Bernie, Missouri on March 5, 1945 to Gordon “Mutt” & Geneva Hunsperger Boyle. Sharon passed peacefully in her Parma home of 59 years with her two devoted daughters by her side in the early morning hours of November 12, 2024.
On Nov 25, 1961 Sharon married the love of her life Thomas “Tommy” Franklin Daniels. They were married for 62 years until Tommy’s passing in 2023. The two share a love story that started at the young ages of 14 & 16, stating it was love at first sight. Sharon and Tommy owned and operated Daniels’ Service Station in Parma for over 30 years working together while focusing on raising their two daughters, Kim and Tracie, in a loving Christian home. Sharon and Tommy were members of The First Baptist Church of Parma, where he served as deacon and they each were Sunday school teachers. Together they attended church faithfully with their small family.
Sharon never met a stranger and enjoyed keeping in touch with her lifelong childhood friends on a regular basis, often getting together for a visit or talking on the phone. Sharon is fondly remembered by many as being loving, kind, and fun. Sharon always took pride in her tidy home that welcomed many over the years and was often a gathering place for her daughters’ friends and neighborhood children. Sharon had a knack for making each one feel special and loved.
Sharon will be greatly missed by her two daughters: Kimberly Kaye Daniels Hampton and husband Allen of Parma, Missouri and Tracie Anne Daniels Rinehart and husband Gary of New Madrid, Missouri. Four grandchildren: Thomas Dale Eakens of Parma and Benjamin Gordon Eakens (Amber) of New Madrid, Missouri. Nancy Hampton of Nashville, Tennessee and James Hampton (Hunter) of Dexter, Missouri. Eleven great grandchildren: Bently, Jasper, Abby, Brenleigh, Lexi, Jordan, Katie, Alex, Tres, John, Gracen and one great great grandson Ridge.
Her sister, Barbara Ann “Cookie” Boyle Kean, her friends, community, church and special friends, Lora Otto and Angela Davis.
Sharon was welcomed into Heaven and reunited with her parents, her husband, Tommy, her beautiful granddaughter Megan Lanee Rinehart and her brothers Carmen Gayle Boyle & Jackie Wayne Boyle.
Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Funeral services will then be conducted at 1:00 PM in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie with Rev. Marty Carlisle officiating. Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery. Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting with all arrangements.
