Firefighter T. Frank Sharp, age 50, of the Charleston Fire Department, died on March 4, 1949, when the floor collapsed during a fire at the Woolworth’s Department Store.
Frank was the driver at Engine 2 and a member of the Charleston Fire Department for 30 years.
He is survived by his wife Sadie; his two sons James William and B.L. Sharp; his daughter Mildred Lee Sanders; his brother L.E. Sharp; and his sister Anna Sharp.
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