Sherral C. Wilson

Sherral Wilson passed away on December 12, 2020 after a nearly 4 week battle with COVID-19.
He was born April 5, 1937 in Kanab, Utah to Cecil Charles Wilson and Leola Ford Wilson.
He married Waunita Claudia Calhoun. They were the parents of 9 children.
He married Carol Ann Bintliff Fogel McCoy in 1978. They are the parents of 2 children together and he became the father of her 4 children.
They were described as a “his, hers, and ours” family but to him they were all ours.
He graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1955.
He worked for about 25 years for the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper. He worked for the Chevrolet dealership in Las Vegas. He worked for about 25 years at Engelhard Corporation. He worked for BMC West after retirement.
The highlights of his life were introducing and sharing his lifetime love of hunting and fishing with others. This has in turn become a life-long love for many. As well as his knowledge and skill at getting cars and trucks back on the road. He had a love of sports. He loved going to games and events especially involving children and grandchildren. He was a real fan of high school football.
He was an honest, hard-working passionate man who always let you know his opinion. He loved fishing, hunting, morning newspaper, morning coffee, stating his opinion, voting, eating out at his favorite restaurants, being around a fire pit and all the better with family and friends!
He is survived by his wife Carol, sisters Rebecca Rossi, Estelle Roberson (John), and Maralee (Jerry) Geil; sons Sherral Jr., Cecil (Ariya), John, Leland, Michael, David and Jake (Cherie) Wilson and daughters Annette Close, Minnie Sueno, LaShawn (Cory) Burleigh, and Carma (Jeff) Finn. As well as Catherine (Steve) Curley, Carrie Watters, Colleen (Russ) Anderson, Dennis (Losa Christie) McCoy. He is grandpa to 37 grandchildren and great grandpa to 33 with twin great grandchildren coming in 2021. and cousins. He is also survived by decades and generations of dear friends. And the bucks and fish that got away.
Sherral was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, his first wife Waunita and her parents and 8 brothers-in-law and sisters-in law; his brothers Leon and Jerry; brothers-in-law Clint Leavitt and Robert Rossi, granddaughter Misty Marion, grandson Steven Kurns, stillborn baby daughter Carla Amy Wilson, and aunts and uncles Dawna (Val) Tait, Jo (Pete) Brochheuser and Kenna (Bob) Talbot.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A memorial is being planned in Kanab, Utah on Memorial Day weekend in 2021.
Our gratitude to the staff at Riverton Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center Respiratory Intensive Care Unit for the loving, expert, compassionate care given to Sherral and our family, including the care given us at the time of his passing.
GONE FISHING
If someone should ask for me.
Tell ‘em heaven is where I’ll be.
I’ve finished all my life’s chores.
And now I fish on heaven’s shores.
The view is grand and the fishing’s great,
But I yearn for you as I wait.
I’ll save a spot on the river’s bend,
For all those I call family and friend.
But for now head to the shore
And make a cast in memory,
to all the good times that you had,
with me- your friend, your grandpa…your dad.
And if the fish no longer bite
Or seem no longer worth the fight,
‘cause it’s me that you are missin’,
Don’t worry – be happy – I’ve just gone fishin.
By David Kitter
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