Clyde E. Sharpe, 65, of rural Holgate, died Wednesday at Defiance Hospital.

Born in Henry County on April 23, 1918, he was the son of Bryan and Frances (Wulff) Sharpe. He married Bernice Gimple, and they were divorced.

Mr. Sharpe was a retired sheet-metal worker. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of Defiance Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Survivors include his mother, in Texas, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Michelle) Meyer and Mrs. Ronald (Frances Gay) Meyer, both of Defiance; three brothers, Lawson, of Detroit, Michigan; Eldon, of Sylvania, and James, of Liberty Center; a sister, Mrs. William (Patricia) Heilman, Liberty Center, and five grandchildren.

Mr. Sharpe’s body was cremated at S&S Crematory, Holgate, and there will be no services. Arrangements were handled by Snyder Funeral Home of Holgate.