Sherry Wilson

October 23, 1958 - May 19, 2021

Sherry Lynette Wilson (Moore) was born to Gene Allen Moore and Glenna Nadine Moore on October 23rd, 1958. Sherry passed peacefully in her home on May 19, 2021 making her time on earth 62 years 6 months and 27 days. Sherry was joined in holy matrimony to Calvin Lee Wilson Sr. on October 21st, 1977. Calvin and Sherry had 3 sons, Calvin Lee Jr. (CJ), Dwayne Joseph (Joe), Buren “Jess”, and 1 daughter, Sondra Louise. They took in and raised many more through the years. Sherry and Calvin have 21 grandchildren: Martin, Nathan, Cody, Ryleigh, Cierah, Allie, Timmy, Clyde, Skyler, Gaberial, Glenna, Calvin, Nicole, Terri, Kayden, Richie, Zoey, Andrew, Evelyn, Dessa, and Magdalyn. Sherry and Calvin have one great-grandchild, Paisley. Sherry has countless nieces and nephews whose lives she touched. Sherry would say her greatest achievement in life was her family. She spent her time caring for all, never knowing a stranger. She was always willing to take someone into her home that needed a bed, food, or love. Sherry filled her home with love and made sure everyone around her could feel it. She was quickly known as the loudest and proudest mom in the stands of any school activity, one of her greatest joys was watching her kids and grandkids play sports. Those who came to truly know her fell in love with the person she was. She was known as mom to some, and as a friend to all. Sherry will forever live on in the laughter and smiles of her kids, grandkids, and through the generosity and love she taught us all. Sherry is preceded in death by her mother Glenna Jones and stepfather Nathan Jones, her stepmother Donna Moore, sister Becky Fiske, and granddaughter Dessa. Sherry is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren, brother Kenny Moore and wife Mary, brother Allen Moore, and sister Carmon Jones and husband Damon. Funeral service will be held at the James & Gahr Mortuary chapel in Salem, Missouri on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Green Forest Cemetery in Salem, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. Friday until service time. Donations in memory of Sherry Wilson may be made to the family at James & Gahr Mortuary.