Sherri passed away at her home, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Spencerville, Oklahoma, at the age of 68.

Sherri Marsha Deaton was born October 7, 1947, in Antlers, Oklahoma, to Oliver Goldsmith and Violet (Thompson) Chapman. She had lived in this area for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hugo, OK. She married Wilbur Don Deaton on October 14, 1965, in Rattan, OK. Sherri worked for the Housing Authority of Choctaw Electric for over 40 years and took great pride in her job. She loved to cook, and cooked at Falls Creek Church Camp for many years. She loved children and was very involved in Girls in Action, 4H Club and First Baptist Church in Rattan, OK. Sherri thought the world of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Sherri took great pride in being a member of the Red Hat Society, where she was the Queen of Sisters by Choice Chapter. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Otis Chapman, Chuck Chapman and Dennis Chapman

Sherri is survived by husband, Wilbur Don Deaton of the home; son, Dr. Steven Deaton and wife, Elizabeth of Rattan, OK; daughter, Kimberly Kirschner, and husband, Jay, of Arvada, Co; brother, O.G. Chapman, of Antlers, OK; sister, Annice Alcorn of Antlers, OK; grandchildren, Brittni, Lindsey, Hayley, Ashlyn, Mackenzi, Trey, Zach and Zeth; great-grandchildren, Casen and Knute.