Background
Sharpley, Norma Geraldine was born on January 3, 1929 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of John Quitman and Nancy Pearl (Wright) Knighton.
Sharpley, Norma Geraldine was born on January 3, 1929 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of John Quitman and Nancy Pearl (Wright) Knighton.
Bachelor of Music in Piano, Southern College Fine Arts, Houston, 1950.
Organist, pianists Gulfgate Christian Church, Houston, 1956—1992. Organist Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, since 1978. Private piano teacher, since 1949.
Member of Gulf Coast Music Teachers Association (vice president), Bay Area Music Teachers Association (charter), Houston Music Teachers Association (vice president, other offices, Teacher Service award 1984), Texas Congress Parents and Teachers (honorary life), Houston Tuesday Musical Club (performer since 1976).
Married James Wesley Sharpley, October 17, 1953. Children: John Stephen, Nancy Ann Sharpley Hutchinson, Janet Kay.