Sharon L. Lafond

Sharon L. Lafond, 85, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Morning Pointe Senior Living. The Daviess County native was born September 22, 1940, to the late Parvin L. Ellis and Ruth Duggins. Sharon graduated from Owensboro High School. She was employed full time for 27 years with the City of Owensboro as an office manager in Facilities Maintenance and part time for 18 years at the Sportscenter before retirement. Sharon loved to travel with Golden Partners and visited many foreign locations including China, Paris, and Peru. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents, Sharon also was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” L. Lafond Sr. in 2019 and an infant daughter, Mary Ann Lafond.

Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, Robert “Bob” Lafond Jr. (Chris) and Todd Lafond (Cindy); five grandchildren, Kassidy, Kennedy, Adam, Jill, and Jared; three great grandchildren, Jae’, Kendra, and Kreed; brother, Jimmy Head (Rita); sister, Jeanette Statts (Scottie); special friends, Ann Moore, Carol Sorg, Peggy Nuckols, and Bob Smith; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Sharon Lafond will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 22 at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory with same day visitation from 10:00 am until 1:30 pm. Entombment will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Tunnel to Towers at www.T2T.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Condolences and memories for Sharon’s family may be left at www.glenncares.com.