OBITUARY
Sharon "Suzie" Tolbert
February 20, 1939 – April 25, 2021
IN THE CARE OF
Alexander Funeral Home-West Chapel
Sharon "Suzie" Jarboe Tolbert, 82, of Evansville, passed away peacefully at her
residence on Sunday, April 25. She was born on February 20, 1939 in Evansville,
Indiana as the big sister of the family.
Suzie was a member of St. John's East United Church of Christ. Her family were
members of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church, Michigan Street, where
she was baptized and confirmed. She was actively involved in various activities of
church life and when in high school taught in the Sunday School Department and
in Bible School.
Suzie was born in Evansville and is a graduate of German township Grade School
and Reitz High School, class of 1957, where she was a majorette. When a teen she
was selected Honored Queen of the International Order of Job's Daughters, a
Masonic organization for girls. Suzie was an adventurous person who was a
graduate of the Airlines School in Kansas City, Missouri right after high school.
She was a reservations agent for American Airlines in Chicago. She retired as a
senior analyst at the American Airlines Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma after working
for American Airlines for thirty-four years. While living in Chicago she did
volunteer work in the gift shop of Columbus Hospital. As an employee of
American Airlines, Suzie was able to travel the world extensively with friends and
her husband Frank. As a graduation gift to her younger siblings, she took each of
them on a trip around the United States.
After retiring from the airlines, Suzie put her love for crafting to work and opened
an antique and craft store in Newburgh called the Saratoga Trunk. Her husband
Frank helped run the business.
Suzie was preceded by her husband Frank Tolbert Jr., father, Arthur Jarboe;
mother, Evelyn Jarboe; sister, Sara Jarboe Rood; brothers, Stan and Steve Jarboe;
father-in-law Frank Tolbert Sr.; and mother-in-law Ruth Tolbert.
She is survived by her sisters Stephanie (Steve) Niemeier and Sherrie Jeffries and
sister-in-laws Jane Jarboe and Carol Wurtzinger; brother-in-law Tim Rood;
nephews Kyle Niemeier, Andy (Audrey) Niemeier, Sean Jeffries and nieces Tandy
Jarboe, Emily (Andrew) Hart, Madison Jarboe, Marisa (Connor) Moylan and
Makena (Shane) Webb, Donna (Norman) Christensen, Vickie (Dale) Luetscher, Pam (Jose) Hernandez, Stacy Romanowski plus several great nieces and nephews; 2 great great nephews.
A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Alexander West Chapel and officiated by Rev. Mary Hurley. Burial will follow in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may visit 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Condolences may be offered at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.
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