Sharon Louise DeSha, 69, of Rossville, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in a local hospital.

Sharon was born on April 2, 1948 in Champaign, Illinois.  She attended the Jones Memorial Baptist Church, was the owner of Brown’s Corner Country Store, and she loved animals.  Sharon was preceded in death by her father, Joe Benson.

Survivors include her mother, Katherine Mobley Trotter; daughter, Frances DeSha; son, Jason Desha; brothers, Mike Benson, Joe (Debbie) Benson, & Robbie (Cheryl) Trotter; sisters, Gloria Duke and Monica “Rinky” (Jeff) Brown; two grandchildren, Nicole & Trevor DeSha; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared at lane-southcrestchapel.com.  In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Animal Clinic Inc. of Chattanooga, 2223 E. 23rd Street, Chattanooga, TN  37407.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 4 – 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.

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