Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Sharon Louise Crampton was born January 17, 1936, to Elmer and Edna McDonald, graduated from Colfax High School as valedictorian in 1954. She married Claude Crampton on June 26, 1955, in Spokane and lived in Colfax all her life. Sharon was a member of St. Patrick Parish in Colfax. She loved gardening with her husband and spent many hours enjoying the beautiful home and neighborhood they lived in for 50 years.

Sharon Crampton

Sharon is survived by her son Virgil Crampton, Colfax; daughter Martha Crampton, Liberty Lake; granddaughter Tia (Josh Sheppard); and two great-grandchildren, Jackson and Gracelin Sheppard, Puyallup.

She went home to our blessed Lord on December 29, 2020. She spent the last few months residing at the Courtyard in Colfax where the staff lovingly took care of her. A private mass and burial were done earlier this week. In lieu of flowers, donations on her behalf can be made St. Patrick Parish Colfax.