Mississippi State University lost one of its own over the holiday when Sharon Ervin, a longtime employee at the MSU Laundry Service, was killed in a car accident.
Ervin was an Oktibbeha County native, living here all of her life.
Anna Andol, one of Ervin’s co-workers at the MSU Laundry Service, described her as always caring and happy.
“I worked with her on and off for about 10 years,” she said. “She always had a smile on her face. I never saw her unhappy.”
“I work in the office, and I like to walk through the plant and say ‘hello’ to everyone. [Ervin and I] would always sit and chat for a minute. She was always complimenting people, or she would have something to show me like the new charm bracelet she got before Christmas. She was ecstatic about it. Everything made her happy. She was a very likable individual.”
Cynthia Young, another of Ervin’s co-workers, said Ervin was a good listener.
“I’ll miss her being around. We used to talk all the time. I could tell her anything and never worry about anyone else knowing it,” Young said.
Ervin was involved in her church, Blackjack Missionary Baptist, by serving as a member of the Mass Choir and participating in the food service ministry, the youth ministry and the decoration committee.
Ervin died Dec. 30, and services were held Jan. 4 at Bryan Union Hall in West Point. She is survived by her husband Walter Ervin Sr. of 20 years, and their two children Shanice, 14 and Walter Jr., 10.