| Visitation:  From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
							Thursday, December 17, at Holland Barry & Bennett 
							Funeral Home in Lincoln (with David) Service:
							6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home (with David) 
							Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral 
							Home 
							Obituary 
							 Sheryl Lou (VanCleve) Hudson, 55, of Lincoln, 
							passed away December 11, 2015, at Memorial Medical 
							Center, Springfield.
 Cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation will be 
							from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 
							2015, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in 
							Lincoln. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. 
							Thursday also a the funeral home with Pastor Larry 
							Crawford officiating.
 
 Sheryl was born April 12, 1960, in Beardstown, the 
							daughter of Raymond Dean and Barbara (Brown) Smith. 
							She married David Lee Hudson Sr. in December of 
							1979. Their love story crossed many boundaries and 
							years. In September of 2014, they renewed their vows 
							before God and their families. Just 18 hours after 
							Sheryl passed away, David joined her. Unable to 
							spend even 24 hours apart, Sheryl and David were 
							reunited for eternity.
 
 Sheryl was a member of Open Arms Christian 
							Fellowship. She was employed at Community Action 
							where she served as the Senior Nutrition and 
							Transport Coordinator for 15 years. She then retired 
							from Mission Mart after several years. She also at 
							on the United Way Board for several years. Sheryl 
							enjoyed shopping, especially thrifting. She always 
							had time and abundant love for her grandchildren. 
							They were her sunshine, the light of her life. 
							Sheryl was a giving person. She always made sure 
							that anyone that she knew of was taken care of. She 
							went above and beyond to provide anything she could 
							to someone in need, especially love.
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Surviving are her mother Barbara Smith of Lincoln, children: Shawn VanCleve 
(Linda), David Hudson II (Andrew), Dawn "Nikki" Hudson, and Christa Hudson all 
of Lincoln, grandchildren: Tyler VanCleve, Kolton Hartman, Kelci Hartman, Autumn 
VanCleve, and Kyleigh VanCleve; great-grandson Konnor VanCleve; sisters Paula 
Gossett(Geoff) of Lincoln, Teresa Hawkins (Jeff) of Lincoln, and Carrie Harper 
of Springfield, brothers Darrell VanCleve of Lincoln, and Jake VanCleve of 
Greenview,.
 She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her father, and her brother 
Timothy Prince.
 
 Memorial donations may be made to Open Arms Christian Fellowship or to the Logan 
County Food Pantry and will be accepted at the funeral home.
 
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