Sharon Rae McGehee

Sharon Rae McGehee, 81, died on June 24, 2025, at her home in Lampasas, TX.

Services will be held at First Baptist Church in Lampasas on Monday, June 30, 2025, at Noon with visitation an hour prior.  Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth.

Sharon was born on March 10, 1944, in Kermit, TX, to Raymond Ray and Myrtle Whitenton Taylor.  She grew up in Odessa, TX, and graduated from Odessa High School in 1962.  Sharon married Phillip Lovic Burnette in 1962, and they were together until his death in 1977, living in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 1978, she married Jerry McGehee, and they were together until his death in 2014.  Sharon and Jerry moved to Lampasas in 1990, where they also spent 10 years living on the Colorado River outside Bend State Park.

Jerry and Sharon were longtime members of First Baptist Church of Lampasas, where Sharon taught first grade Sunday School, mentoring many young Lampasans who always recognized her as they grew through the years.

Sharon was involved at Lampasas Mission and worked as a substitute teacher for Kindergarten and First grade students for four years.

She was preceded in death by her father, her mother, her granddaughter, Sarah Laporte, and her nephew, Buddy Ray York.

Sharon is survived by her three children: Suzanne Laporte of Washington, D.C.; Phillip "Vic" Burnette of Lampasas, TX; and Bradley Burnette of Lampasas, TX.  She is also survived by her sister, Sue King of Lampasas, TX, and grandchildren, Phillip L. Burnette, Michael Laporte, George Laporte, and Chris Laporte.