Sherry Camille (Moses) Miller
May 23, 1947-Oct. 30, 2022.
Born in Cape Girardeau and raised in Mounds, Sherry Moses Miller was a force to be reckoned with. She would befriend anyone and loved many, and if you knew her love you were one of the lucky ones.
Sherry graduated from St. Henry’s Catholic High School in Charleston, Mo., in 1964, attended Memphis State University and later joined the University of Tennessee Child Development Center, working with severe and profoundly developmentally disabled children.
In 1980, she returned to the Cairo area and raised her family. Her experience with the developmentally disabled led to a position at MAP Training Center in Mounds, where she would eventually serve as the director.
In 1991, Sherry joined Daystar Community Program in Cairo, providing for the communities of Southern Illinois for over 30 years, beginning as the outreach coordinator and culminating as the director.
Over the years, she served on the boards of various organizations, including the Illinois Hunger Coalition, Illinois State Board for the American Cancer Society and the Diocese of Belleville Coalition for the Healing Ministry. She was also a member of the Mound City National Cemetery Preservation Commission.
Those who knew Sherry spoke about her kindness, dedication and willingness to do whatever she could to help. She put others needs before her own, always asking “Do you need anything?” She was a devout Roman Catholic and faith guided her throughout life to better serve her family, friends and community.
Sherry is survived by her daughter Amy Camille Miller, her children William and Gus; her sons Elliott John Miller (April), their children Joey and Wyatt and Adam Joseph Miller and his children Taye, Trisdon and Noah. She was also a great-grandmother to Ezra Miller. Other family members include her siblings Lufkin Moses (Vicki), Teresa Moses, Adrian Moses (Mari) and Ann Moses Rolwing (Jim) and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ranee Leigh Miller, her parents, Evelyn and John Moses and her brother John Patrick Moses.
Funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cape Girardeau. Interment followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Mounds.
Memorials can be made to the Daystar Community Program or to Mound City National Cemetery Preservation Commission.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.jones-funeral.com.
Jones Funeral Home Villa Ridge was in charge of arrangements.