Sharri Lynn Richard, age 49 of Carman, Illinois died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born September 2, 1964 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of R. Lynn and Margie Burrell Brown. On February 12, 1983, she married Brian G. Richard in Lomax, Illinois.

Sharri graduated from Southern High School in Stronghurst and received an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Southeastern Community College. She was an Administrative Assistant for Burlington Care Center from 1982 to 1996. From 1996 until present, she was the District Secretary, first for Southern Schools, and later the consolidated West Central Unit District 235. She was active in school and community affairs, and enjoyed boating, racing, and especially, her grandchildren. She was a member of the Lomax Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband, one daughter, Jamie (Wayne) Landheer of Carman, three grandchildren, Jayda Taha, Jaycee and Jenna Daniels, her parents, Lynn and Margie Brown of Moore Haven, FL., her grandmother, Isabelle Brown of Stronghurst, two sisters, Julie (Doug) Brooks of Carman, Kathy (John) Lafary of Smithshire, IL., one brother, Jim Brown of Stronghurst, fifteen nieces and nephews, Hillary, Mariah, Monica, Allison, Mallory, Jordyn, Erin, Sean, Lindi, Brien, Megan, Eric, Rio, River, and Josh, and one (soon to be) great nephew, Brooks, whose arrival is expected in March.

She was preceded in death by grandparents, George Brown and Jimmie and Ruth Burrell, and two uncles, Larry Burrell and William Bill Brown.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday in the West Central Middle School Gymnasium in Stronghurst. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 at West Central Middle School Gymnasium, with Rev. Richard Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Carman Cemetery. Memorials have been established for West Central Schools, and Henderson County Home Health & Hospice. Banks & Beals Funeral Home of Stronghurst is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered at www.banksandbeals.com.