Ms. Hattie Lee Sharpe was born on may 6, 1927 to the late Leo and Lola King Sharpe. She attended and graduated from Cook County Training School where she was known as a "Basket Ball Superstar." Ms. Hattie attended College in Springfield, Massachusetts until her mother became ill. She quit College to come home and take care of her mother, whom she nursed until she passed, just like her daughter did for her. She was a member of St. James A;M.E. Church for over seventy (70) years. Later she was employed by Buddy Warren and was the Supervisor in Produce until she retired. Hattie departed this life on January 22, 2017 at her home. She was preceded in death by two brothers, P.G. Sharpe and W.T. Sharpe; eight sisters, Gladys Parker, Marion Holmes, Mildred Cooper, Catherine Walton, Leola Johnson, Arabelle brown, Odell Carnegia and Annie Bell Harris. She leaves to cherish her beautiful memories, four(4) children, Arthur Lee Paige (Katina), Maxcine Zackery, Marshall Merritt, Hester Brooks (Clinton), and a granddaughter whom she raised as her own, Shamika Turner Seymore (Roshawn); sixteen (16) grandchildren, Angela, Derrick, Cedrick, Terrisheta, Arthur, Jr., Collies, Shanta, Kenyatta (Recardo), Stephanie (Jeffrey, Tiffany, Tanieka, Marshall, Jr., Michelle, Jeffreu, Krystal and Alexix; forty-two (42) great grandchildren; thirteen (13) great, great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Inez Sharpe, and a host of loving of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and several young adults whom she reared as her own. Ms. Hattie was a Real Example of Pure Love because: Love recognizes no barriers! It jumps hurdles, leaps, fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination; FULL of HOPE. Love is not talking, Love is acting on what you are speaking. That's what Ms. Hattie did. The Hope she had for young men and women , she acted on it by giving them a job and encouraging them to LOVE and take care of their families. She filled many freezers with vegetables, and when asked what the cost was, she would say; "No Charge." She said there is no charge for Love; you just have to be willing to SHOW it!!!!