Sharon Lynn Ledgerwood, 83, died November 29, 2021, at her home. She was born June 26, 1938, in Carthage, MO, to Earl and Twyla (Coats) Powell.
Sharon graduated from Carterville High School, Carterville, MO, and received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Hutchinson Community College. Her strong-will and sense of humor served her well, working as a registered nurse in a variety of medical settings. Sharon worked for physicians, as a state surveyor, in home health, and was the first Director of Nursing for what was formerly Golden Plains Nursing Home. She retired as the assistant administrator for the Reno County Health Department. Sharon’s love for nursing inspired her daughter, Jami, as well as her granddaughters, Kristin, Lyndsey, and great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn, to choose nursing as their career path. Sharon’s love of nursing was second though to her love for her grandchildren; they were everything to her, and Sharon held a special bond with each one of them.
On November 8, 1975, she married Victor Ledgerwood, in Hutchinson. He died July 28, 2021, after they shared almost 46 years of marriage.
Sharon is survived by: children, Jami Martin (Mark), Robert Kennedy (Patricia), all of Hutchinson; bonus daughters and son, Vickie Van Hoose, Julie White (Steve), and Michael Ledgerwood (Sheila); grandchildren, Andrew Brill, Joshua Schneithorst, Lyndsey Clune (Frank), Ashley Martin, Kristin Watts (Thomas), and Brooke Koehn (Trenton); great-grandchildren, Zane Clune, Kynsley Johnson, Gage Clune, Kaitlyn Hill (Lee), Skyley, Fallon, Rosslyn, Hartley, Kaden, and Zairyck Brill, Alexis and Laila Schneithorst, Ryley and Cooper Watts, and Kaelen and Makaila Koehn; great-great-grandson, Malakai Hill; numerous bonus grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; grandson, James Kennedy; brother, Garland Powell; and a sister, Vicki Eden.
Celebration of Life service for Sharon will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 6, 2021, at Elliott Chapel, with Pastor Steve Hodgson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary.
To view Sharon’s Celebration of Life service online, the link will be available at the end of her obituary on Elliott Mortuary’s website the day of the service beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Sharon Ledgerwood Memorial Fund (to help individuals pursuing a nursing degree), in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.