1940 – 2024

A Celebration of Life service was held for Sharon Bauman, 84, of Canton on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Crudgington and Bro. Dan Tarno officiating.

Sharon passed away on February 28, 2024, in Frankston. She was born on January 25, 1940, in Kilgore to Alvey Gray and Hazel Jenkins Gray. Sharon grew up in Abilene and Dallas. She moved to the Canton area in 1975 where she was active in the Little Hope, Oak Grove Baptist church and later at Grace Bible Fellowship Baptist Church. Sharon loved her church families and being involved with her church.

She was always one to visit and check on shut-ins and those living in the nursing home. Serving the Lord by helping and visiting people brought her joy. Sharon enjoyed golfing for many years. She was an artist and loved painting and giving her painting as gifts. Many people have received and displayed her works to this day. Sharon enjoyed designing and painting the artwork for her son in-law’s books.

She deeply loved her family, and the best days were days spent with family. Sharon was a bright light in the lives of all that knew and loved her. She will be dearly missed but live on in the hearts and memories of all that knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Alvey Gray and Hazel Buzbee; sister, Barbara Gray; and grandson, Colton Burgett.

Sharon is survived by her children: Rick and Judy Gregory, Belinda and Scott Meador, Kim and Mike Burgett; grandchildren: Josh Gregory and wife, Rebecca, Tiffany Ward and husband, Coulter, Zach Gregory and wife, Jamie, Madison Calhoun, Matt Calhoun and wife, Audrey, McKenna Meador and Mikah Meador, Hanna Streeter and husband, Josh, Aubrey Thomasson and wife, Brittany; 11 great grandchildren; a host of other family, church family and friends.

A visitation was held Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the funeral home.

Pallbearers were Mike Burgett, Scott Meador, Josh Streeter, Zach Gregory, Josh Gregory and Matt Calhoun. Final Resting Place was at Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton.