- Date Of Birth: August 6, 1946
- Date Of Death: February 15, 2010
- State: Indiana
Sharon Jean Willey, 63, of Elkhart, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday (Feb. 15, 2010) in Elkhart Hospice House.
She was born Aug. 6, 1946, in Cooper, Texas, to Preston and Juanita (Bledsoe) Snyder. On April 21, 2000, she married Roland R. Willey in Las Vegas.
He survives along with two sons, Jeffrey and Scott Phend, both of Mishawaka; three daughters, Lisa Burzloff of Mishawaka, and Kimberly Phend and Tracy (Mitchell) Dewitt, both of Elkhart; two stepdaughters, Sarah (John) Scott of Goshen and Elaine (Bill) Baldwin of Edwardsburg, Mich.; 18 grandchildren; her mother of Elkhart; one brother, Robert (Tisha) Snyder of Hesperia, Calif.; and two sisters, Carolyn (John Sr.) Riddle and Connie (Dan) Casad, both of Lakeville.
Mrs. Willey worked at Bayer Corp. as a machine operator for 38 years before retiring in 2007. She was a member of Meadowood Free Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling, reading and spending time with her family.
