{"id":97249,"date":"2025-12-31T12:24:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=97249"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:24:53","slug":"sharon-marie-highley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=97249","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Marie Highley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thumbnail-12-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97250\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharon Marie Highley, 76, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:33 pm, Monday, December 29, 2025, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born on September 20, 1949, in Wabash, to Allen S. and Ruth Ellen (Binkerd) Lynn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharon was a 1967 Southwood High School graduate. She pursued her passion for cosmetology at Marion Beauty College, later owning her own salon: Sharon&#8217;s Beauty Shop. Sharon also worked at LoBill, Rea Logan, and Marsh, ultimately retiring from Josiah White&#8217;s, all in Wabash. She was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, and the Country Belles Home Ec Club. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, gardening, growing flowers, cooking, and baking- she was famous for her raspberry pies. She loved her cat, but above all, she cherished her grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is survived by two children, Kyle (Kim) Highley and Trisha (Bill) Abell, both of Wabash; five grandchildren, Mersadez (Bobby) Mettler, Gwendolyn Abell, and Grant Abell, all of Wabash, Gabi Hehe, of Jonesboro, and Mason Hehe, of Wabash; three great grandchildren, Leila, Amika, and Tatum, and her brother, DeWayne (Sheila) Lynn of North Manchester, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Chester Lynn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2026, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Melissa Rice officiating. Inurnment will be in Center Grove Cemetery, Lincolnville, at a later date. Friends may call 9-11:00 a.m., Friday, at the funeral home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preferred memorial is Animal Shelter of Wabash County or Lupus Foundation of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial guest book for Sharon may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=46824360&amp;tag=&amp;tn=V2MSticky&amp;otv=Frazer_MS2_Cont&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1767201271$o95$g1$t1767201813$j59$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=39fddf2a-43da-43e2-997d-2215e87051d0&amp;mtph=1\">send flowers<\/a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tree.tributestore.com\/?oId=46824360&amp;tag=&amp;otv=Frazer_MS2_Cont&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1767201271$o95$g1$t1767201813$j59$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=39fddf2a-43da-43e2-997d-2215e87051d0&amp;mtph=1\">plant a tree<\/a>&nbsp;in memory of Sharon, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=46824360&amp;tag=&amp;tn=V2MSticky&amp;otv=Frazer_MS2_Cont&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1767201271$o95$g1$t1767201813$j59$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=39fddf2a-43da-43e2-997d-2215e87051d0&amp;mtph=1\">visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharon Marie Highley, 76, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:33 pm, Monday, December 29, 2025, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born on September 20, 1949, in Wabash, to Allen S. and Ruth Ellen (Binkerd) Lynn. Sharon was a 1967 Southwood High School graduate. She pursued her &#8230; <a title=\"Sharon Marie Highley\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=97249\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sharon Marie Highley\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=261\" rel=\"category\">Obituaries2<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Sharon Marie Highley, 76, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:33 pm, Monday, December 29, 2025, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born on September 20, 1949, in Wabash, to Allen S. and Ruth Ellen (Binkerd) Lynn. Sharon was a 1967 Southwood High School graduate. 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