Amanda Kay Sharp, 20, of Orange passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at her home.

Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George ?Butch? Sharp of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Texas City. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 22, 1991, Amanda was the daughter of Glenn C. Mathis, Jr. and Gwen Kay Mathis. She was a 2010 Bridge City graduate and currently attended Lamar State College in Orange. She enjoyed writing, reading, playing and listening to music.

Those left to cherish Amanda?s memory are her parents; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Miller of Orange, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Mathis, Sr. of Clearlake, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams of Morton, Mississippi; great-grandmother, Sara Bridges of Morton, Mississippi; brothers, David Roberts and his wife, Tiffany of Pearl, Mississippi, Daniel Sharp of Beaumont, SA Timothy Sharp of San Diego, California; sister, Sheila Seifried and husband, Michael of Honolulu, Hawaii; and boyfriend of four years, Seth Wade Melancon.

She is also survived by her aunts, Charlotte Williams of Orange, Shelia Williams of Florence, Mississippi, Pamela Hernandez and husband, Rick of Flower Mound; uncles, Dr. Roger Mathis and wife, Dr. Lynda Mathis of Argyle, Reverend George Sharp and wife, Janice of Texas City, Billy Williams and wife, Cheryl of Florence, Mississippi; and numerous cousins, one niece and nephew.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lakes Area Hospice, P.O. Box 2086, Jasper, Texas, 75951.