Anita Marie Liebergesell Sharp was born January 26, 1957, daughter of Wesley Leroy Liebergesell and Frances Eugenia Sargent Liebergesell in Elmhurst, Illinois. She passed from this earth on January 11, 2022 in Naples, Florida.  She was 64.

Anita grew up in Berkeley, Illinois with her older brother Michael until a brutal winter convinced the family to move to her mother's hometown of Marietta, Georgia when she was eleven. Anita graduated from Osborne High School in 1975 and Marietta/Cobb Area Vocational Technical School. She and Gerry Morgan Davis were wed in 1977 and became the devoted mother of Tim and Karen. During their marriage Anita worked and raised her family in several towns in North Georgia. Upon returning to Marietta, she worked in the mortgage department of Bank South. New Year's Eve 1990 Harry Sharp opened a door for her, and she walked into his heart. They met as members of the Mount Bethel UMC choir and were wed eleven months later. Anita was an active singer in several church choirs, community chorus, and small ensembles. The couple moved to Harry's hometown of Sikeston, Missouri in 1993 where Anita worked for First National Bank (Montgomery Bank). She was also in charge of the 90 volunteers and docents at the Sikeston Depot Museum. Anita took over the Cradle Roll from her mother-in-law who had started it for their church. She also volunteered for several organizations. Their first exchange student, Anna Petrovna Logvinova, came into their lives in 1994 and became their "daughter."

Anita and her husband loved to travel and together they have explored all 50 states, most provinces of Canada, and eighty-three countries. She has made lasting friends around the world. The couple also participated in mission trips to Russia and Costa Rica.

She is survived by her husband, Harry Garwood Sharp, III of Naples, Florida; her children Timothy Morgan Davis (Carrie) of Buford, Georgia and Karen Lynn Davis Porter (Tom White) of Stuart, Florida; her step-son Harry "Woody" Sharp (Angela) of Sikeston, Missouri, her "daughter" Anna "Anya" Logvinova of Zhostovo, Russia; grandchildren Olivia Marie and Morgan Lee Davis of Buford, Georgia, Sarah Sharp Brashers (Shannon) of Sikeston, Missouri, Eric Mitchell Sharp (Brittanie) of St. Louis, Missouri, and Crystal Rose Sharp of Glasgow, Scotland; great-grandchildren Zoey Inez and Lindzay Marie Barker of Sikeston, Missouri.

Anita was of the United Methodist faith and a member of Sikeston First United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be Wednesday evening, January 19, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, where the funeral will be Thursday, January 20, at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church under the direction of Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.  Pastors Mike Wondel and Jennifer Moxley will officiate.

Interment will follow immediately at the Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery.

Please make donations to:

Sikeston Depot Museum, PO Box 182, Sikeston, MO 63801-0182

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Sikeston First United Methodist Church, PO Box 682, Sikeston, MO 63801-0682