Frances Annette Sharp Gregory, age eighty-one, passed this life on
January 16, 2019, at Brookdale in Tullahoma, TN. She was born on December
1, 1937, in Bedford County, TN. Mrs. Gregory was the daughter of the late
Harrell Wilson Sharp and Katherine Hardy Sharp. She was the widow of
Thomas Wayne Gregory whom she married on June 1, 1956, in Flat Creek,
Tennessee. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Marie Sharp
Summarell. She is survived by daughter, Katherine Gail Gregory Holland,
her husband, Dean F. Holland; son, Thomas Scott Gregory, his wife, Cheri
Buchanan Gregory; three grandchildren, Emily Lauren Wooten, her husband,
Benjamin Mark Wooten, Thomas Brett Gregory, William Taylor Gregory; and
three great-grandsons, Jackson Holland Wooten, Clayton Gregory Wooten,
and Grant Benjamin Wooten; step-grandchildren, Dean Young Holland and his
wife April, and Adam Fletcher Holland and his wife Kate; step
great-grandchildren, Margaret Elizabeth, Annie Jane, Hudson Fletcher,
Miles Young and Eleanor Grace Holland; one brother, Harrell Ray Sharp;
and several nieces and nephews. A 1956 graduate of Shelbyville
Central High School, Mrs. Gregory earned an A.S. degree from Motlow State
Community College; B.S., M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees from Middle Tennessee
State University (MTSU); and an Educational Doctorate (Ed.D.) from the
University of Alabama. She was a former teacher in the Franklin County
School System and an Adjunct Professor at MTSU. She was well known in the
educational community for developing the “Leaping Into the Classroom with
Music” program that taught children basic skills through music and
movement. Through her educational career, she received many awards and
accolades for her accomplishments. She was a member of the Delta Kappa
Gamma International Society and served in many positions with this
organization, throughout the years. She was also a member of Highland
Baptist Church and a church pianist and choir director for 47 years. She
loved gospel music and spending time with her family. Visitation
will be held on Saturday, January 19th, 2019 from 4:00-7:00pm at Kilgore
Funeral Home with the funeral service on Sunday, January 20th, 2019 at
2:00pm at Highland Baptist Church in Tullahoma with burial following at
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Reverands Jim Norman and David Wall will
preside. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Highland
Baptist Church.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
