- Date Of Birth: August 30, 1944
- Date Of Death: April 26, 2017
- State: West Virginia
Sharon Kay Wheelock age 72, of Falling Waters, WV passed away on Wednesday, April 26th at her residence. She was born August 30, 1944 in Clarksburg, WV; the daughter of the late Sherman Lee Dillion and Ivy Blanche (Ellison) Dillon.
Sharon is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Willard “Bud” Foster Wheelock; two daughters, Angelique Marie Wheelock and husband Leonard Walker Kilburn of Gaithersburg, MD, Susannah Michelle Wheelock of Ashburn, VA; brother, James and wife Betty Dillon of Roseville, MN; three nephews, Sean Dillon of Maple Grove, MN, Scott Dillon of Maplewood, MN, and Michael Dillon of Elk River, MN.
Sharon was a 1962 graduate of Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg, WV, and then went on to complete a certificate course at Gale Airline Institute in St. Paul, MN in 1963. After marrying Bud and starting a family, Sharon began pursuing her artistic passion in 1982 by creating her own company called Dolls by Sharon. Over the next 15 years, Sharon would go on to win critical acclaim for her original dolls and antique toy re-creations, and participate in many juried art and craftsmen shows including the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, The Mountaineer Festival, Oglebay Craft Festival, WV Forest Festival, and Bob Evans Farm Festival. Sharon was locally known for being the creator of the official doll for the WV Italian Heritage Festival through 1997.
In later years, Sharon was particularly fond of baking, gardening, and visiting her daughters and her many fur-grandbabies.
Cemetery Details Bridgeport Cemetery 205 Benedum Drive
Bridgeport, WV, 26330
