Sharilyn "Shay" K. Babington Obituary (1938 - 2020)

Sharilyn "Shay" K. Babington, 82, passed away on September 25, 2020 at 12:26 am at her residence. Cremation rites will be accorded. A graveside service will be held at South Side Cemetery on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:00 am. Pastor Dan Robertson will officiate. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Pontiac is handling the arrangements. Shay was born May 13, 1938 in Pontiac, Illinois, the daughter of James and Mary (McFarland) Hicks. She married Emmons Isenberg in 1956. She later married William Babington on February 14, 1982 in Las Vegas. He preceded her in death on August 7, 1993. She is survived by her three sons: Brock ( Deb) Isenberg of Pontiac, Tim (Cheryl) Isenberg of Taylorville, and Matt (Judi) Isenberg of Pontiac; fourteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; one brother: Dan Hicks of Maryland. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter: JoAnn Dodson and one brother: James Hicks. Shay was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Pontiac. She was a graduate of Pontiac High School. She was a beautician in Pontiac and owned her own shop in Morton, Illinois. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. Memorials can be made in Shay's name to the American Heart Association.