Sherry Lynn Pope Wilson of Waynesboro, Tennessee was born June 11, 1957 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the daughter of Jennie Lou Devers Pope Hunt and the late Jessie Thomas (J. T.) Pope.
She was united in marriage to Mark Wilson on January 26, 1980 and attended Green River Baptist Church in Waynesboro. Sherry had worked at Ace Hardware and Mathis Hardware but was employed as a court clerk for the City of Waynesboro from April 16, 1999 until her death.
Sherry departed this life on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee after a sudden illness at the age of 53 Years, 2 Months, 6 Days.
She is survived by her husband, Mark Wilson; a daughter, Marlynna Mace and husband, Cody; two grandchildren, Payton and Blaine Mace; her mother and step-father, Jennie Lou and Willard Hunt; a step-sister, Tami Skelton all of Waynesboro, TN; aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In addition to her father, Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by a daughter, Jessica Wilson and a step-brother, Stoney Wayne Hunt.
Services will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro, Tennessee with Greg Eaton and Kerry Franks officiating and burial in the Memorial Gardens at Waynesboro, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Visitation will be Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 5 pm to 9 pm and Friday, August 20, 2010 from 8 am to service time at the funeral home.