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Sharon Ruth Holcomb, 74

Beloved wife of 45 years to Allan Holcomb, mother of three children — twin daughters, Shareena Morris (Jason) of Denver, Colo., and Alleena Holcomb of Greenacres, Wash.; and their beloved son, Cary Holcomb (Stephanie) of Spokane Valley, Wash. Grandmother to five granddaughters: Ella Sophia, Ashley Grace, Lacey, Lauren and Lindsay.

Sharon was born on Dec. 15, 1943, in Bellevue, Wash., to Wilbur and Lillian Hunt. Sharon was the fourth child — three older brothers and three younger brothers. She is survived by five brothers, Paul, Jim, Jerry, Steve and Nathan Hunt. Brother Tommy Hunt (deceased).

Sharon peacefully passed away Jan. 11, 2018. She is greatly missed.

She loved to travel the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Allan, a Vietnam veteran. She was always coming up with a new project; their most recent project was building a large wood planter box in the backyard for Allan’s numerous irises.

Sharon was an accomplished and creative watercolor artist. She loved gardening and growing flowers, especially her large pink rose bushes. She was a very descriptive writer and communicator, a lead afterschool teacher at the Portland School District, and an Assistant Director at two large church preschools in Portland, Ore.

Baking was another passion of hers. Her pies are famous around the country among family and friends. Her Swedish mother and grandmother taught Sharon at an early age the love for the recipes that had been passed down from the “Old Country.”

She graduated from a private Christian high school in San Antonio, Texas. During the summers while attending Seattle Bible Training College, Sharon was part of a female gospel quartet singing and traveling in the Northwest Territories of Canada, Ontario and British Columbia as missionaries on the Indian reservations. They held church services for adults and Vacation Bible School for children. Sharon was the first female in her family who graduated from a four-year college. In addition, she continued her teacher’s education by studying fine art at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., and at Butte College in Chico, Calif.

It was Sharon and Allan’s strong faith in Jesus Christ that brought them together. Over the years, God showed himself over and over again through the good times and the hard times. His love never fails. Sharon is a rare and precious treasure; a strong woman of faith, a loving wife, a special mother, a sweet sister and a friend to many.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at the Hunt Cemetery in Kingston, Idaho. Memorial services will be held also at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at the Dishman Baptist Church, 315 N. Argonne Road, Spokane Valley. A no-host dinner will be held at the Timber Creek Grill Buffet in Spokane Valley following memorial services. Flower delivery may be made to the Dishman Baptist Church.

Shoshone Funeral Services, Kellogg, Idaho, is entrusted with funeral arrangements. One may sign Sharon’s online guest book at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com.