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Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Sharon R. Willmore will be held Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11:00AM. Location: New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church 317 Carolina Avenue South – Chester, Georgia. Interment will follow at the New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Izell Stevens will serve as eulogist.
Sharon Reeves Wilmore was a wonderful person who left a beautiful impression on everyone she met. After graduating from Dodge County High, she pursued her bachelor’s degree at Mercer University and began her teaching career. She worked diligently in education for over 30 years. She finally retired from Dodge County Board of Education in 2023 to enjoy her well-deserved retirement. She praised the Lord Day in and day out, living deeply in her faith until her final moments.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Janice and Benjamin Reeves and her grandparents Ella Whipple and Willie D. Whipple.
She leaves to cherish her memories her husband, Rev. Johnny Wilmore, daughter, Mallory Johnson, son, Jonathan Johnson, her uncle and aunt who were more of a brother and sister, Willie and Charlene Whipple and their son Kevin Whipple, mother-in-law, Marlean Wilmore, sister-in-law, Lavonia (Lafellis) Sams and step-daughter, Irreaka N. Wilmore, her lifelong friends, George and Margo Watson, Joyce Davis, and more family and friends during her lifetime.
Public visitation will be held Friday, February 13, 2026, from 5:00-7:00PM at the funeral home.
Serenity Funeral Home – Dublin has charge of arrangements.
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