Sharon Kay Button, age 70, resident of Fort Scott, KS passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at her home. She was born on March 22, 1955, in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Lloyd and Barbara Ivey.
Sharon graduated from Fort Scott High School. She worked for two different Insurance Companies as well as USD234. She loved spending time with family, especially the grandchildren and their activities. Sharon attended Community Christian Church and lived out her Christian faith.
Survivors include her children Kelley Tucker and husband Darren, Kimberly Graham-Coon and husband Robert, Kristy Sickles and husband Jeremiah, Scotty Button and wife Samantha, and Kaylee Button; grandchildren Garrison, Nathan, Jenna, Ashlyn, Addisyn, Brock, Dana, Delci, Delaney, Keith, Brooklyn, Allie, Lily, Cooper, and Lillian; and a brother, John Ivey and wife Teresa. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Lloyd, Jr. and Randy Ivey, and grandchildren Karissa, Benjamin, and other heavenly grandbabies.
Rev. Kevin Moyers will conduct funeral services at 1:00 PM Friday, September 19th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.
Sharon and I became friends because of the Beacon in Fort Scott and my husband Doug gave her a hard time and she gave it back.