Bereavement and Homegoing

If you have recently lost a loved one, we want to extend our CARE and celebrate their life with you! Email any details you may have to Dr. Jesse L. Wood here (jwood@metropolitanbaptist.org). Find out more about our Bereavement Ministry Here. Details regarding funeral procedures are here. Please submit information about your departed on the Bereavement Notification Form here. Shortly after this information has been received, it will appear on this page and you will be able to add your notes of love and more.

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Walter Sharp Jr

1/28/1954 – 1/1/2023

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Obituary For Walter Sharp Jr

Greetings Metropolitan Family,

Please lift Mrs. Katrina Bernard and husband Sir and Family in your prayers in the passing of her father, Mr. Walter Sharp, Jr..

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved husband and father, Walter Lee Sharp Jr., passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 surrounded by his devoted and caring wife Mary Moorer Sharp. He was born January 28, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan a son of the late Walter L. Sharp Sr., and Minnie Jackson Sharp.

A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered by his wife, Mary M. Sharp of the home; one son, Walter (Katrina) Sharp of Charlotte, North Carolina; three daughters, Monia’ (Dr. Marshall) French of Greer, South Carolina, Lisa (Michael) Thomas of Middle River, Maryland and Katrina (Sir) Bernard of Hanover, Maryland; five grandchildren; one sister, Emily (Donald) Gay of Detroit, Michigan.

Final Arrangements for Mr. Walter Lee Sharp, Jr.: Viewing: Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Homegoing Service: Monday, January 16, 2023 10:30 AM Swanson Funeral Home-North West 14751 West McNichols Rd. Detroit, MI 48235 (313) 272-9000

Burial Evergreen Cemetery Detroit, Michigan

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