SHARON WINTERMUTE Obituary

Sharon Ann Wintermute, 79, of Greenville, S.C., was united with her savior on Friday morning, Aug. 11, 2023, at St. Francis General Hospital in downtown Greenville, S.C.

Born on Sept. 18, 1943 in Eaton Township, she is the daughter of the late Harold A. (d. 1986) and Alice Sands Wintermute (d. 2000).

She graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1961 and from Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C. in June 1965 with a B.S. degree in elementary education. She began her teaching career at Neil E. Reid School, L'anse Cruese School District in Mt. Clemens, Mich., which she taught at for seven years. In 1969, she received her M.A. in reading from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich. She taught first and second grades, and learning disabilities.

In 1972, she relocated to Greenville, S.C. to teach at the Bob Jones Elementary under Bob Jones University. While there, she taught third grade for nine years and then taught reading at the university level. While in South Carolina she also worked with the University Press in the textbook division as a writer. At this time, she completed a course in writing for children through the Institute of Children's Literature.

In June 1983, Sharon returned to her family in Forkston because of the failing health of her father. She began working as a reading specialist for the Tunkhannock Area School District for grades 1-8. In 1992, she began teaching third and fourth grade at Mehoopany Elementary School. Sharon retired from her life-long teaching career in 2009 and devoted life to her sons.

She lived in the Tunkhannock area for several years and then moved back to Greenville, S.C., in 2021.

She is survived by four adopted sons: Michael Wintermute (Teena), Joey Wintermute, Justin Wintermute, all of Greenville, S.C., and James Wintermute (Misty) of Mehoopany; seven grandchildren, two of which she was raising: Rebekah and Tori Wintermute; her siblings: Lance Wintermute of Forkston, Carole Davis of Mehoopany, Neal Wintermute (Linda) of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan Wintermute of Forkston, and Robin Woodcock (Charles) of Tunkhannock; and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, you may donate financially towards Rebekah and Tori's high school tuition at Bob Jones Academy. You may send a check marked for Rebekah and Tori Wintermute to Bob Jones Academy, Attention: Megan West, 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, SC 29614.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life service for Sharon on Friday, Aug. 25 at the Mehoopany Baptist Church at 6 p.m.