Sharon Mae Whitworth, 57, of Springfield, Mo., passed from this life on Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born on August 23, 1957 in Springfield. She attended Versailles High School and graduated in 1975. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Missouri State University in 1981. Sharon taught pre-school and elementary children and retired in August 2014 after seventeen years with Nixa Public Schools.Sharon was member of the South Haven Baptist Church for thirty four years. She was a longtime volunteer and teacher with the church. She enjoyed family vacations, John Wayne movies, MSU basketball, and St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Sharon will be remembered for her quiet strength, humble heart, dedicated faith, steadfast bravery and contagious smile.She is survived by her husband, Bill Whitworth. Bill and Sharon were united in marriage on October 8, 1977 in Springfield.There will be a celebration of life service on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at South Haven Baptist Church at 11 AM. To honor Sharon’s legacy, memorial donations can be made to the Nixa Public Schools (note memo: Whitworth Espy books). Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home South.