Sharon C Wright

Sharon Carol Wright, 83,2026 in Lubbock, Texas. She was the daughter of Charles and Ruby Chamberlin of Wheelersburg. She leaves behind her husband Elvis Wright of Lubbock. A son, Adam Joel (Lisa) Bihl of Mansfield, OH, daughters Beth Anne Bihl of Southfield, MI, Kristi Marie Sanfrey of Fort Wayne, IN, stepson Phillip Ray (Tessa) Wright. She had 16 grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Dean Chamberlin, her sister Karen Rose Rice and sister Betty Stone, her son Andrew J Bihl II and stepdaughter Pamela G. Wright.

Sharon Carol Wright was born in Baltimore in 1942 to Charles Chamberlin and Ruby Williams. The family moved to Wheelersburg, Ohio three years later. All her brothers and sisters were given two first names in case they didn’t like their first one. She grew up in the 40s and 50s when there was little crime and stayed out past dark many times. Walked to friends’ houses and had many slumber parties. She often went fishing with her father who had to keep telling her to be quiet so she wouldn’t scare the fish away. Many hours were spent swinging on a tire swing in the tree in front of the house. She enjoyed being in the church Rainbow Girls because she had to dress up. Her favorite clothes were poodle skirts with lots of petticoats. A favorite song was “Anything” by Sal Mineo. She and her sister Karen were in the church choir and would practice singing while walking to church. They won a portable radio in a singing contest on the local radio station.

She graduated from Wheelersburg High School in 1960. She worked for AAA Wheelersburg. She left Wheelersburg in 1989 and moved to Lubbock to work in the medical and cotton business after her children were grown. While living in Wheelersburg her favorite sport was tennis. She once rode her bicycle from Columbus to Portsmouth, Ohio. In Lubbock, golf became her favorite sport. Her first date with Elvis was November 1990. They dated for many years and discussed marriage. When he proposed she said he had to be on one knee. He did, she accepted and they married in 1996. Her first tournament was with Zee Hale and Debbie Boone. A day with no lightning but lots of rain. At the turn, her hair was plastered to her face and all her clothes soaked. At the time she said she wasn’t sure she wanted to play more golf but that didn’t last long. She played many tournaments with Elvis, in the South Plains Ladies Association and Hillcrest Ladies. She was Female Golfer of The Month four times. While playing with friend in August she shot 77, her lowest score ever. A bet lost by her husband resulted in a $5 bill being placed in a picture frame with the scorecard. It was proudly shown to family and friends at every opportunity. It also didn’t take many questions for her to talk about her three holes in one.

Sports took a toll on her body. Multiple surgeries on her knee, shoulder, wrist, and neck plus other medical repairs, put an early end to her golf but she always enjoyed watching it on television and going to LPGA tournaments when they were in Texas. Thyroid cancer in 2019 slowed her down even more. The ultimate end to her sports activities came with Dementia and Parkinson’s.