Sheri Ann Bradford Obituary (1943

Bloomington - Sheri Ann Bradford, 77, of Bloomington passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Advocate BroMenn in Normal. There will be a memorial service Thursday August 5, 2021 at 2 PM at Park United Methodist Church in Bloomington. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service. Reverend Curt Rush will officiate. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington is handling arrangements. Sheri was born in Ottawa, IL on May 2, 1943, to James and Evelyn Rexroat Buckner. She married Jim Bradford in 1974 in Paducah, KY. He survives. She is also survived by her three children, Mark (Penny) Cermak of Dallas, TX, Craig (Mary) Cermak of Bloomington and Keith (Patricia) Cermak of Bloomington, six step-children, twins Jeff (Cheryl) Bradford of Bloomington and Jamie (Chris) Bradford of Bloomington, Jerry (Linda) Bradford of Bloomington, Joyce (Alfred) Riggs of South Dakota, Joe (Karen) Bradford of Pontiac, Jason (Joy) Bradford of Bloomington, twenty-seven grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren, and one sister Nancy Meligan of Florida. She was preceded in death by one brother Jack Rexroat. Sheri was an active member of Park United Methodist Church in Bloomington, where she was also the treasurer for many years. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Sheri was an Illinois State University graduate, and she worked over twenty years in the accounting department at Country Companies. Prior to that, she was a schoolteacher in Clinton and Bloomington. Sheri was an avid bowler and part of several leagues, which included traveling across the country for competitions. She participated in a women's club that enjoyed travel and attending plays. Sheri also loved playing clarinet and was part of her high school marching band. She was the lead Pit Crew member for her husband's racing team, Bradford Welding, for many years and loved 4-wheeling. A very active, caring and social person, Sheri was determined to live life to its fullest even through years of health challenges, and her smile never faded. Her greatest love was for her family, in whom she always saw the best and who loved her immensely in return. She will be missed beyond measure on this side of Heaven.