Sharon Patricia Data, 60

The daughter of the late John Batiste an Grace E. Karr Data, she was also preceded in death by brother, James Data.

She was a graduate of West Lafayette High School in Indiana, received her bachelor degree in political science from Purdue and her law degree from Northwestern. She practiced in Illinois and moved to White County in the 1990s, establishing a successful practice there.

She is survived by sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Joann L. Data and Herman A. Cantrell of California; cousins, Peter Data, Paul Data and Janice Mueller, all of Michigan and Richard Marcellus of Minnesota.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thurman Funeral Home in Sparta with burial following at Taylor?s Providence Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the White County Humane Society, P.O. Box 194, Sparta, Tenn., or the Legal Aid Society, 300 Deadrick Street, Nashville, Tenn., 37201.

Thurman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.