In Memory

Sherrie Davis (Linger)

Sherrie Davis (Linger)

Sad news for any who have not heard. Sherrie Davis Linger our fun and vivacious classmate went to sleep on Sunday night Dec. 5th and did not wake up on this earth. She will be missed.

 
Sherrie Rae Davis Linger. When Buddy was a little girl playing outside, her mom would go to the door, cup her hands around her mouth and yell in her high, squeaky voice, "Sherrieeeeeee." She knew it was probably suppertime—so she headed home. Just recently, our sweet Buddy heard her Heavenly Father say, in a quiet, gentle voice, "Come home, my Beloved." And she knew it was Him, because He is the only one who calls her "Beloved." So, on December 6, 2021, in her bed with her sweet little dachshund, Sally, nestled next to her, Buddy went Home.

Sharon Linger, known as "Buddy" to those closest to her, passed away on December 6, 2021. She was born on September 15, 1947 in Billings, Montana, got married and raised her family in Richmond, Virginia. After building a beautiful life and family in Virginia, she moved and spent the last many years of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, being the most supportive mother and grandmother in the whole wide world. Her grandchildren were always her whole heart. She is survived by her brother, Bing out of Casper, Wyoming; her son, Joshua Linger out of Mechanicsville, Virginia; her daughter, Sara (and Kirk) out of Greenville, South Carolina; and her precious grandchildren, Tristan, Taryn, Jacob and EllaGrace—the lights of her life; as well as her "adopted children," Fariya and Haseeb Rauf; and "adopted grandchildren," whom she lovingly named the "Angels," (Brittany, Ashley and Jenna; and all of her sweet dogs and cat that she loved so well).

Buddy had written her own letter in case something had happened to her. The family felt it was important to include some of her beautiful words: "When our earthly life is finished, God promises His children a fantastic reunion with those who have gone before us. Our time here on earth is just like the blinking of an eye—and then we get to spend eternity with Him, the angels and the people we love. My Mom and Dad are expecting me! Ronnie is waiting. So is my sister Judy, Aunt Ona, Wynne, cousin Donnie and a bunch of other folks that went before me. I will be with all of my four-legged friends: Ilsa, Blackie, Toby, Hannibal, Scoop, Max, etc. I can't even name them all! What a glorious reunion we're gonna have—lots of kisses and belly rubs. The Bible says that the angels "rejoice" when we come home. So, rejoice FOR me! I am not dead! I am alive and I am with my Heavenly Father once again. I shall miss my beloveds here on earth—my children: Joshua and Sara. And the most wonderful, brilliant and exceptional gifts I ever received from God: Tristan, Taryn, Jacob and EllaGrace. I spent my whole life growing up just so I could be their gramma. They called me "Buddy" and that name was the most precious and endearing name I could ever hear. I'm pretty sure that they will miss me like crazy! I may not have gotten to love them for all of their lives, but I certainly loved them for all of mine!"

At Buddy's request there will be no viewing, no funeral. She had chosen cremation and desires the wind to carry some of her ashes back to her garden in Virginia and the rest to wing their way back to Montana. To honor her memory, she specifically asked that the people who knew her would take someone they love out to lunch and tell them you love them. After all, like she said, it is all just a blink of an eye. Her beautiful, kind and quirky spirit will be missed and we can all only hope that Heaven has a big craft room. That's where we will meet her one day.

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looking at Sherrie's profile for a more current photo, i found this delightful image;

  

and this one of Sherrie, her kids and grandkids. her comment says all that needs to be said about Sherrie;

" If there was a way to take photographs of someone's heart - THIS is what mine would look like..... and I believe that MY picture is in theirs! They are my world."



 
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12/08/21 02:14 PM #1    

Lawrence Drake

Sherrie knew how to laugh.

As a teen, she once cornered me in the Methodist Church coat hall and asked me to do a riddle.
"Can you say terrify?" she asked.
I said terrify.
"Can you say tissue?" she asked.
I said tissue.
"Now say them together," she said
I said terrify tissue.
"Kiss you? I hardly know you!" she yelled out for all to hear and stomped out.
I stood there, red-faced as adults on all sides eyed me with suspicion.

That's the Sherrie I remember, fun-loving and a jokester. And a friend to all.

Larry Drake

 


12/08/21 02:49 PM #2    

Terry Mattison

How sad to hear of Sherrie's passing. I had hoped to see her once more to remember so many fun times in high school.  She was a special person and even though I haven't seen her for 50 years, I'll regret that she is no longer in the world.


12/09/21 02:30 PM #3    

Dick Wise

As Larry Drake noted, Sherrie was a spark at MYF. She also was the first of my friends to believe the Bible and become a Christian. In her words, "she got saved." She was not bashful about this. I am sure she told Bergeson, and Hopper, and me. Despite Sherrie's enthusiasm, I was not interested at that time.The story does not end there. Even after leaving for college And subsequent homes from Denver to LA to Browning, I would have this recurring thought, "what if Sherrie Davis is right?" Don't think about it, right? Not every day, not every year, usually late at night, "what if  Sherrie Davis is right?" Curious? I moved to Kalispell in1981 and became a Christian myself. Who did I call? Sherrie! If you think Sherrie was excitable at MYF, you should have heard her on the phone after I told her, "Sherrie you were right!" Sherrie, you are special. What a memory.


12/10/21 03:31 PM #4    

Jim Hopper

Yes. It is very sad to hear about Sherrie. She was a treat. RIP Sherrie.  Like Matti said, I wish I had been able to see her in person sometime in the last 50 years.  

I said somewhere else that she said the only reason she dated me was because she had a crush on my dad.

I found this text from her.about my dad:

"Well, he was tall, dark, handsome, worked at a jewelry store and was a church usher. What more could a girl want?"

 


12/11/21 08:32 AM #5    

Roger Schuppe

Sherrie was our gigglepuss from the fifth grade through high school. She put a lot of smiles on faces and sometimes she went over our heads. Sometimes she was so crazy! We loved it all.


12/15/21 01:49 AM #6    

Merry Steffensen (Wottawah)

Sherrie was a Good Will Ambassador in our class. Although I didn't know her very well, I admired her from afar. Her life and "walking her talk" were an inspiration to everyone she touched. Sorry that she had to leave us so soon. 


12/15/21 12:32 PM #7    

Marla Connor (Davenport)

Sherrie and I were good friends beginning with Confirmation and MYF in Junior High.  Her nick name Beasel provided a good code for writing notes back and forth.  We double dated several times in high school and always had such fun. There was never a dull moment when Sherrie was around.  When we touched base later, we determined that we had gotten married in our church about  2 weeks apart and shared stories about our families.  Her husband's passing was very sad.  Her children and grandchildren were her life.  I'm sure she is in Heaven watching over them.   Good bye dear Beas!  See you one day in Heaven!


12/17/21 11:24 AM #8    

David Bergeson

I think I am finally ready to add some comments to and about dear Sherrie.  Sherrie, you were just always there for me--for a lifetime. We rode bikes all over Billings and explored wonderful places like the Rims and Pictograph Caves and Pioneer Park together. And then we got older and high school and church youth group and many retreats and summer church camps were spent together. You kept me rooted, faithful to my beliefs and to our God and you kept me smiling. How often I groaned about your silly jokes I rarely if ever "got". But you were always there, a true pal, how fitting that your grandchildren called you buddy for that is what you were best at being. How many late night drunken calls did you take from me during college years and after when life was hard for me to deal with and I needed a buddy to share with. You were patient and kind and understanding as you could be and I yearn for another conversation with you ending as all your conversations and letters did to me, "Jesus loves you and so do I." What power and comfort those words had. And thank you that just before you transitioned you sent me a YouTube video with no words of explanation Michael W. Smith, Friends (Live). We will meet again, Buddy.


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