Sherlyn Sue Fisher, 75, of Decatur, formerly of Hammond IL, passed away at 2:32 a.m., Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL.  Interment will be held at the Hammond Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home.

Sherlyn was born on May 23, 1946 in Waukegan, IL the daughter of James and Amy Phillips Sykes.  She married her high school sweetheart Albert C. "Butch" Fisher on November 24, 1968 at the Hammond United Methodist Church.  He preceded her in death on October 18, 2018.

Survivors include her son: Chuck (Shelly) Fisher of Bloomington, IL, daughter: Carmen (Mark) Hamilton of Murfreesboro, TN, grandchildren: Carly, Chase and Camry Fisher, Andrew and Caitlyn Hamilton, sister: Ronda Burcham of Decatur, IL, nephews: Shane (Alison) Mendenhall of Mt. Zion, IL and Ryan (Amy) Burcham of Wentzville, MO.  sister-in-law: Patricia Heit of Arthur, IL and brother-in-law: Bill (Ellie) Miller of Portland, OR, nieces: Crystal (Norm) Willoughby of Atwood, IL, Lisa (Roger) Kibler of Mapleton, IL and Alana (Tony) Chapman of Bolingbrook, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister: Darla Mendenhall.  Sherlyn graduated Atwood Hammond High School in 1964.  She was a fantastic saxophone player and won many awards.  After graduation, she attended Patricia Stevens College in St. Louis.  After graduation, she worked at Murphy Jenne and Jones in Decatur, IL.  Sherlyn also worked for Tallman-Pontiac Cadillac for several years and retired from Hickory Point Bank.

Sherlyn was a member of the United Methodist Church in Hammond, IL.  Sherlyn enjoyed doing ceramics and macramé.  After retirement, Sherlyn loved volunteering with the BABES program thru Dove, Inc.  Sherlyn enjoyed taking bus trips with her friends to different cultural events.  As a proud breast cancer survivor, Sherlyn participated in many fundraising and awareness walks.  Sherlyn loved being a farmer's wife, mother and grandmother.  She was a big St. Louis Cardinals fan.  She also enjoyed gardening.

The family would like to thank Mrs. Babs Hazelrigg for being a wonderful friend and neighbor.

Memorials are suggested to the Arthritis Foundation.

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