Cheryl Ann Rister's Obituary
CHERYL ANN RISTER PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HER HOME ON JANUARY 1, 2024. SHE HAD FOUGHT HARD TO OVERCOME HER HEALTH ISSUES, HOWEVER, THE FIGHT BECAME TOO MUCH TO HANDLE. HE FAMILY IS SURE SHE WAS MET AT THE GATE BY HER DADDY AND HER GRANDPARENTS WHO RAISED HER AND WATCHED OUT FOR HER DURING THE YEARS.
CHERYL WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1956, TO GERALD A RISTER AND ELIZABETH RISTER. SHE WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN GARDENING AND ENJOYED HELPING GRANDMA NORA WITH THE ROSES – THEIR FAVORITE! IF NOT IN THE GARDENS, CHERYL COULD BE FOUND WATCHING OLD BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A SPITFIRE AND A PERSON ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP WHEN SHE COULD, OFTEN, TAKING IN PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO SLEEP.
CHERYL WAS PREDECEASED BY HER GRANDPARENTS NORA AND RUSSELL GREEN, HER DADDY GERALD RISTER, HER MOTHER ELIZABETH OLSEN, BROTHERS JOE, JOHN, JAMES (TIGER), AND THE LOVE OF HER LIFE NICK BOWLER (HER POOKIE).
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SON SHANE WHITLEY (NOELLE) OF ARKANSAS, SEAN WHITLEY OF CALIFORNIA, GRANDSON ELI PEDRIN (LONDON) OF ARKANSAS, BONUS SON BRENNEN BOWLER (JENNY) OF NEVADA, SISTERS LURA ROBINSON, LORI JAMES, SHANI HEALEY OF MAINE, JENNIFER DELAO OF OREGON, BROTHERS JOHNNIE JAMES AND ROBERT JAMES OF MAINE, BONUS GRANDKIDS JONAH, BEN AND ABIGAIL BOWLER, GREAT GRANDSON LEIGHTON, SEVERAL NIECES NEPHEWS, AND COUSINS AS WELL AS SPECIAL FRIENDS AND CAREGIVERS JIM AND TRACEY.
THE FAMILY WILL HAVE A PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF LIFE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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