Sheryl Ann Newby, age 61 of Bon Aqua, passed peacefully at her home on Monday, February 8, 2021 following an extended illness. She chose cremation and the family will plan a memorial for her at a later date.
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Sheryl was the daughter of the late Vernon Marshall and Melba Moss Collins. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Also, she enjoyed being “Grandma” to neighborhood kids. Sheryl loved flea-marketing, thrift store shopping, and “therapeutic” spending! And she loved spending time outdoors, especially flower gardening. She was preceded also by a brother, Donald Collins.
Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Jean Bickerman, of Madison, TN; two sons, John Marshall Bickerman (Carrie Ann), of Lyles, TN, and Christopher Michael Newby, Bon Aqua; two brothers, Jeffrey Alan Collins, of Lyles, and Gary Ray Collins, of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Phyllis Jean Edwards (Mike), of Peoria, IL; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.