COLUMBUS
Sharon Kay (Miller) Karr was born in 1941 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Clyde D. and Margarita A. Miller. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and attended that elementary school where she was the church organist.
In the late 50’s her family moved to Lafayette, Indiana and she finished the 8th grade at St. Mary’s Cathedral School. She attended Lafayette Jefferson High and later graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1959.
In 1965 and 1966 the couple were blessed with two sons, Russell James (RJ) and Christopher Stephen Bauman.
Sharon was a serving editor of League of Women Voter’s newsletter and on the Advisory Council to City Plan Commission as they wrote a Subdivision Ordinance, she also participated in the Columbus Arts Guild having a supporting role in Goodbye Charlie and various roles in Brigadoon, Kismet, and other productions.
In the 70’s Sharon worked for Bruce Bottum Advertising, Gable Advertising, and in advertising at The Republic newspaper in Columbus. In 1975, Sharon married James J.B. (Jerry) Karr, her spouse of 47 years now. She joined Cummins Engine Company and worked until her retirement in 1999. While at Cummins she found a fulfilling career there as a circuit board designer, and later as manager of interconnect engineering and also materials administration at Cummins Electronics. Sharon completed Ivy Tech Applied Electronics program, IUPUI Certification in Business, and graduated cum laude from Indiana Wesleyan University.
In 1997, Sharon was a lung cancer survivor. For Sharon life was an adventure and she tried to live up to her name, Sharon meaning beloved.
Survivors include her spouse, James J.B. (Jerry) Karr of Columbus; sons, Russell J. of Noblesville and Christopher S. Bauman; two grandchildren, Elliott and Emma Bauman; and two sisters, Mrs. Larry (Janet Little Carone) of San Juan, Capistrano, California and Mrs. Owen R. (Beverly Thompson) of Louisville, Kentucky.
In keeping with Mrs. Karr’s wishes cremation will place and a Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church with Father Chris Wadelton presiding. Family and friends may gather for visitation from 9:00 a.m. till time of Mass at the church.
A private inurnment for Mrs. Karr will be at Garland Brook Mausoleum.
Services have been entrusted to Barkes, Weaver &Glick Funeral Home.
In memory of Mrs. Karr memorial contributions may be given through the funeral home to Love Chapel or Center for Action and Contemplation.
Online condolences and special memories may be shared with the Karr family and a video tribute viewed at barkesweaverglick.com.
