Sherry Lynn Akers, 71, passed away on December 30, 2024.
A lifelong resident of Newport News, Sherry was born on March 31, 1953. She graduated from Warwick High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Christopher Newport University.
Sherry had a wonderful and unique sense of humor that made her friends and family laugh and put her patients at ease. She was an avid reader, a doll collector, and a die-hard Washington Commanders fan. Sherry’s favorite place was the beach, especially the Outer Banks, where she loved seeing pelicans, dolphins, and wild horses.
Sherry began her nursing career in the labor and delivery department at Riverside Hospital, and she then worked as a registered nurse at the Riverside Surgery Center at Warwick. In the years before her retirement, Sherry handled pre-operative phone calls for patients undergoing inpatient and outpatient surgery at Riverside.
Sherry was blessed to have the love and support of her close friends Debbie Brown and Karen Schrader. She is survived by her cousin Janie Haskins and her aunt Carol Akers. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents, Betty T. Lamb and Benjamin G. Akers, and her grandparents Verner and Marjorie Truitt.
Visitation with family and friends will be Tuesday January 7th from 6-7 pm at Peninsula Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday January 8 at 11 am at Peninsula Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.
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I’M SO SORRY TO READ THIS MORNING ABOUT THE PASSING OF SHERRY. I HAVE KNOWN HER SINCE 1973. SHE WAS ATTENDING CNU AND ALSO TNCC. WE BECAME FRIENDS AND SPEND ALOT OF TIME TOGETHER GOING TO MOVIES AND ATTENDING FUNCTIONS AT CNU AND TNCC. MY HEART IS SO SAD TO SEE THIS. SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. I KNEW HER MOM AND DAD AND WERE SUCH LOVELY PEOPLE.THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GOING OUT TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. FLY HIGH SHERRY WITH YOUR ANGLES.UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN.
Sherry and I worked together for many years at Riverside Surgery Center as Registered nurses. She was such a joy to work with. You could count on her great sense of humor to brighten the day. She was a great recovery room nurse.
Sherry will be missed. May God bless you, her family, with comfort and peace.
I remember Sherry well! Always had a smile to give away, always happy, quick wit and above all dependable. Sherry went above and beyond every time.