Wanda DeLoach Sheek, 75, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018, at The Laurels of Salisbury.
Born December 25, 1942 in Hampton, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Maggie DeLoach.
Ms. Sheek was educated in the Hampton, Tenn. schools and graduated from Hampton High School, Class of 1961.
She was employed for Cone Mills for 25 years and later Jockey Industries before retiring. Following retiring she was a caregiver who touched the lives of many.
Ms. Sheek was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Cooleemee.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Richard Sheek, on November 29, 2000; a son, Richard “Ritchie” Clark Sheek, on June 17, 2007; and a brother, Johnny Whitehead.
Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, David Lee Greenwell and wife Tammy of Wake Forest, and Darby Keith Sheek and wife Beth of Troutman; sister, Wilma DeLoach of Elizabethton, Tenn.; grandchildren, Keith Sheek of Pinehurst, Joshua Wyatt and wife Angela of Statesville, Tatum Greenwell and Ethan Greenwell of Wake Forest; and great-grandchildren, Liam, Kadyn and Keegan.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Summersett Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Cleveland Town Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Blankenship, minister of Edgewood Baptist Church, officiating. Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th floor, New York, NY 10004.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Sheek family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.