Sherry N. Phelps Daniel

Sherry Nell Phelps Daniel, age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at home surrounded by her family in Gulfport, Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Britt Phelps and Mary Alice Warden Phelps; sisters, Rayma Marengo and Scottye Sauls; brother, Bennie Phelps; and grandson, William Daniel.

She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Roddy Daniel; three children, Joanie Averett (Tommy), Ricky Daniel (Jodie), Rusty Daniel; and grandchildren, Rachel Sheckart (Jaison), Amy Potts, Chelsea Qualls (Joe) of Bellaire, FL, Rick Daniel III of Clearwater, FL, and Whitney Daniel Lofton of Lorton, VA; and great-grandchildren, Ryan Sheckart, Brennan Sheckart, Olivia Potts,  Dayton Potts, Carter Lofton, Layla Lofton, Britton Daniel, and Sawyer Ford Daniel.

Sherry was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She taught piano from her home and at Werlein’s in Edgewater mall. She also worked as music director for the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport and as staff organist for the VA Chapel in Gulfport. Her favorite activities included bridge, bowling and music. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport.

The family wishes to thank the following for their significant impact: St. Joseph Hospice and her hospice nurse, Layne, Dr. Phillip Compton, Dr. Hamza Minhas and Oncology at Memorial Hospital of Gulfport, the fourth floor oncology nursing staff, and French Drug Company.

Services will be Tuesday, April 18, 2023, with visitation from 9:30 – 10:30, and services at 10:30 at Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Rd. Gulfport, MS. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport.

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