Sherry Werley
Sherry Ann Werley, 73, passed away Nov. 24, 2024, of Alzheimer’s Disease.
The family wishes to have a private memorial.
She was born Dec. 30, 1950, to Derwood and Dorris Wade in Hobbs, New Mexico. She was the third of five children. Sherry grew up in Eunice, New Mexico, and graduated from Eunice High School in 1969. She graduated from the Intensive Secretarial Course at New Mexico Junior College in 1970.
Sherry married her high school sweetheart Darrel Werley on June 13, 1970. They had been married for 53 years. They had two children, Randy and DeAnna. They have three grandchildren, Emily Price, Sarah Green-Rhem and Riley Rountree; and three great-grandchildren Branch, Hux and Maevy Price.
Sherry grew up and was baptized in the First Presbyterian Church in Eunice. When it closed, her family joined the First United Methodist Church. She and her family remained members throughout her life.
Sherry was a working wife and mother throughout her family travels. She worked for an attorney firm in Hobbs when she got out of junior college, Conoco Oil Co. in Hobbs and as a housewife in Hilton, Oklahoma.
She also worked for an attorney firm in Eastland, Anadarko Oil and Gas in Eunice and a natural gas company in Farmington, New Mexico.
Sherry opened a ceramic shop in Crane, where she was certified to teach how to make ceramic products by pouring, cleaning, firing and painting She worked for Hobbs ISD, an oil field cable service in Midland, Texaco gas plant in Eunice, a housewife in Liberal, Kansas, and Texas Parole Office in Gatesville. While living in Hamilton, Sherry retired in 2013 from Jonesboro ISD.
She was a member of Rainbows growing up, and a member of Alpha Theta Gama Capa Fi Sorority. She loved spending time working and planning events with her sorority sisters. She was a member of American Legion Post 45 Women’s Auxiliary in Eunice.
Sherry always encouraged her children and grandchildren to be active in school and summer activities and loved going to their events. She enjoyed camping, dancing and playing cards and marbles with friends and family. Sherry loved doing a lot of different crafts like cardmaking, scrapbooking, sewing, crocheting and ceramics, just to name a few.
Sherry was preceded in death by her mother and father, Doris and Derwood Wade; three sisters, Doris Joe Wade, Alice and her husband Earl Leath and Derlyn Nohle; and several grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived by her husband Darrel Werley of Hamilton; son Randy Werley and wife Suzanne Werley of Hamilton; daughter DeAnna Werley of San Augustine; granddaughters Emily and husband Zaryon Price of San Augustine and Sarah and husband Kyree Rhem of Washington, D.C.; grandson Riley Rountree of Allen; great-grandchildren Branch, Hux and Maevey Price; brother Jody Wade and wife Kath of Eunice; brother-inlaw Don Noble of Woodward, Oklahoma; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Donations can be made to your favorite charity.
Sherry will be missed but can be remembered as a good daughter, good sister, good wife, good mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a good friend. I know she will be rejoicing when St. Peter takes her through those Pearly Gates and she meets our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and He puts his hand on her shoulder and says, “Job well done Sherry, job well done.”
She will be rejoicing when Jesus takes her to see her mother and father, sisters and family. I know she will be rejoicing when God the Creator of Heaven and Earth says to her, “Sherry here in Heaven you will grow wings and become a guardian angel. You will help watch over your family here in Heaven and on Earth. Now you will be taken to the place that has been prepared for you.”
Rest well Sherry, rest well. We will see each other again. We love you.
