Nettie Newell Sharkshnas, age 82, of Fitzgerald, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Pruitt-Health of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Siloam Baptist Church in Wilcox County with Rev. Tommy Baker officiating. Interment will be private.
Mrs. Sharkshnas was born in Abbeville, Wilcox County, on September 24, 1933 to the late Frank and Rebecca Statham Newell. She was a ward clerk for Dorminy Medical Center. She always enjoyed shopping, gardening, music and dancing. Mrs. Sharkshnas was a member of the Catholic faith but attended Siloam Baptist Church in Wilcox County.
Survivors include her son: Michael Sharkshnas and his wife, Jo Ann Sharkshnas of Lindstrom, Minnesota; two grandsons, Matthew and Christopher Sharkshnas both of Lindstrom, Minnesota; seven sisters, Eleanor Allen of Fitzgerald, Lorell Wheeler of Abbeville, Vivian Yawn of Tifton, Gloria Spires of Albany, Patricia Berry of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mary Ruth Davis of Americus and Alicia Everett of Vienna; one brother, Marion Newell of Abbeville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband: Eugene Sharkshnas; two sons, Thomas Sharkshnas and Peter Sharkshnas; two brothers, Turner Newell and Lewis Newell.