SHERRY STURGILL

Big Stone Gap, VA – Sherry Kay Sturgill, 72, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, with her family by her side, at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN, after a hard-fought battle with chronic illness.

She was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap and a 1971 graduate of Powell Valley High School. She had worked as a bank teller with Dominion Bank and owned Over the Rainbow Clothing Store in Big Stone Gap. She loved cooking and taking care of her family. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Sherry was known for her generosity and sacrificial love. She would go above and beyond to provide for the needs of those in her family and community. The testimony of her generosity and cheerfulness was renowned, even in the long hospital stays and at the very end, as there was a steady flow of hospital staff mourning and sharing how she had touched their lives.

Sherry loved to give to and spend time with her children and grandchildren. She never arrived at a home without a homecooked meal or gifts for her friends and loved ones.

Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, Conley and Carol Garrison and her brothers, Conley Garrison, Jr. and Jimmy Garrison.

Sherry is survived by her husband of 52 years, Wayne Sturgill; her daughter, Faith Sturgill (Matthew Clark) of Big Stone Gap, VA; her son, Jeremiah Sturgill (Riley) of Johnson City, TN; her grandchildren, Cade, Pelegren, Theodore, Sebastian, Adam, Haley and one expected grandchild; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

The family received friends on Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 5:00-6:00pm at Gilliam Funeral Home, 618 Wood Ave. W., Big Stone Gap, VA. The funeral service began at 6:00pm with Pastor Rick Whitten officiating.

Graveside services were held on Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11:00am in Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, VA. Family and friends assembled at Gilliam Funeral Home to leave at 10:30 to travel to the cemetery. Sherry’s nephews served as pallbearers.

Gilliam Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to serve Sherry Sturgill’s family.

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