Sheila Claudette Hester, was born October 26, 1936 in Essex, Missouri, and departed this life on August 31, 2022, in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 85 years.

Sheila was a homemaker most of her life but worked as a nurse’s assistant for a few years at a Poplar Bluff, Missouri medical facility.

She was widowed and is survived by her children, Mike Cannon, Tammy Cannon, Donna Cannon, and Lorie Cannon; by her grandchildren, Lorin McClung and Holden McClung; and by her brother, Glen Lankford.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bryan and Evelyn Lankford, by her son, Scott Parker, by her sister, Ruth Stuckey, and by her brother, Jim Lankford.

Visitation will be held at the Essex United Methodist Church in Essex, Missouri, on Friday, September 16, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Old Essex Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.