Sherry Kaye Ward

POOLER/CLAXTON: Sherry Kaye Knight Ward, 71, passed away July 10, 2018, after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. She was born and grew up in the Manassas Community and graduated from the 1965 Class of Collins High School as Valedictorian of her class. After graduating she attended Georgia Southern College and Armstrong College where she earned an Educational Specialist degree. She retired from Chatham County BOE having worked for 35 years. She began her career at Sprague Elementary and finished her career at Pooler Elementary. She taught 3rd grade, the Search program and taught computer skills. She was a member of Anderson Primitive Baptist Church and had strong Christian values. She was a loving mother, sister, aunt and friend to all who knew her.
Sherry Kaye was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Irene Boyette Knight and a brother, Eugene Alvis Knight.

SURVIVORS: son, Michael Evan Ward of Pooler; brother, Hershel Wayne (Becky) Knight of Rosenberg, TX; two sisters, Marsha Knight (Glenn) Mosley and Cathy Knight (Byron) Jeffers, all of Lyons, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

VISITATION: Monday, July 16, 2018, 5-8:00 p.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

FUNERAL: Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 11:00 a.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Jimmy Haire officiating.

BURIAL: Anderson Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

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