Cheryl \Cherry Joyce Laws' Hettmansberger

Cheryl Cherry Joyce Laws Hettmansberger 06/30/1945 " 11/11/2010 Cheryl, age 65, left this world to meet her savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, November 11, 2010. Cherry was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and teacher. She was born in Richland, Washington June 30, 1945. Her parents, Joseph Ralph Laws and Louisa Elisabeth Gebhart Laws raised her in Portland, Oregon along with her six sisters and three brothers. She graduated from Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri and began her career as an elementary educator at Tilton Grade School in Danville, Illinois. There she met and married Jim, her spouse of 37 years. Together they raised four children. In 2001, Jim and Cherry moved to Rock Hill, South Carolina. Cherry was passionate about her faith, and was a member of The Rock Church in Danville, Illinois and later Lake Wylie Christian Assembly in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. She also taught first and second grade for almost two decades at Bismarck-Henning Elementary School and later at Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary School in Hickory Grove, South Carolina for two years. After retirement she was a regular substitute for Rock Hill District Three Schools and a volunteer teacher for adults learning English as a second language. Second, only to her faith, family is what could be described as most important to Cherry. She was known as Mom, Cherry, Momma, Grandma Cherry, Ma Cherry, and Aunt Cherry to those closest to her. She is survived by her spouse James Darrell Hettmansberger, Lake Wylie, SC. Her four children and their spouses: Becky (Stan) Jackowski, Danville, IL; Steve (Amy) Hettmansberger, Maryville, TN; Angie (Jay) Waldrop, Rock Hill, SC; and Mike (Tricia) Hettmansberger, Zionsville, IN. She was a grandmother to twelve precious grandbabies: Tina Jackowski, Brooke Jackowski, Eden Jackowski, Francesca Jackowski, Victoria Waldrop, Grace Jackowski, Emma Hettmansberger, Tyler Hettmansberger, Ethan Hettmansberger, Meg Hettmansberger, Colin Hettmansberger, and Libby Hettmansberger. She was a great-grandmother to Julian Jackowski. She is also survived by nine siblings in the Portland, Oregon area: Clyde Laws, Frieda Lucas, Sandy Santiago, Faith Rodewald, Gloria Jones-Mordhorst, Steve Laws, Patience Laws-Gifford, Rhoda Laws, and Dan Laws. To say she will be missed is an understatement, but her family rejoices in knowing she is now with her Savior. Her greatest desire in life was to see her family living for Christ. A Celebration of the life of Cheryl Cherry Joyce Laws will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010 at The Rock Church 20 Poland Road Danville, Illinois. Burial will follow the service in Oakhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, a Life Celebration Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Rock Church-20 Poland Road Danville, Illinois 61834, First Assembly of God-420 North Walnut Street Danville, Illinois 61832 or to The Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas (BTFC)- http://www.btfcnc.org/. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.