DOUGLAS PAUL SHARPLES, 76, of Wakonda, SD died on September 24, 2021. A Graveside service for DOUGLAS PAUL SHARPLES will be held on Friday, October 8th at 1:00 p.m. in the Griswold Cemetery. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home has local arrangements. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, October 9th at 2:00 p.m. at Gayville Hall in Gayville, SD.

Interment will be in the Sharples family plot in the Griswold Cemetery, which overlooks the house his father built and the creek where he once played as a child.

DOUGLAS PAUL SHARPLES is survived by:

Wife: Judith Sharples of Wakonda, SD.

Daughter: Riva Jane of Wakonda, SD.

Brother: Tom (Patty) Sharples of Portland, Maine.

4 Grandchildren

Several cousins.