Sharon Kae Faulkender, the daughter of Charles and Goldie Wilson, was born Nov. 25, 1941, in Everly. Sharon was the youngest of five children. The family later moved to Excelsior Township where she attended grade school. In 1956 they moved to Harris-Lake Park where Sharon graduated high school in 1960. She went on to attend Omaha Business college for the next year. Sharon moved back to Spencer and was an administrative assistant for Bell Telephone.