Cherrie Elizabeth Byerly, 61, of Baytown died January 13, 2006 at her home after a long battle with cancer.
She was born in Beaumont, Texas on October 30, 1944 and graduated from Beaumont High School, attended Lamar University and received a B.S. in Commercial Art and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Cherrie worked for Gordon’s Jewelers as the Director of Traditional Advertising in Houston, Legend Point in sales and construction in Kemah, Texas and W.J. Wilson in construction management in Baytown where she has lived for the past eleven years.
She is survived by her companion of twenty years, W.J. Wilson of Baytown; daughter, Sunnie Byerly and her fiancé Brent Klauss of Houston; grandson, Keller Klauss of Houston; sister, Chelsea Parsons of Garland, Texas; one nephew and three nieces, Ean Parsons of Boston, Massachusetts, Piper Windle of McKinney,Texas, and Nikki Boyd of Bedford,Texas and Haley Parsons of New York. Cherrie was preceded in death by her parents, Jospeh S. Looney, II and Ysleta W. Looney, her grandparents, Joseph and Florence Looney and Tom and Laura Campbell.
A graveside service will be 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 19, 2006, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive with Reverend John Link officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5144, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5144.
