Sherilyn Barnes

Sherilyn Marcelle Barnes, age 83, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland.

She was born on November 30, 1940, in Barnes, Kansas to Virgil and Lila (Goodman) Specht. She graduated from Barnes High School and Crum’s Beauty College in 1959.

She married Warren Harper on December 22, 1963. They had one son, Brent Harper, and later divorced in 1978.

Sherilyn worked as a hair stylist in Randolph from 1967 until 1972, and later in Manhattan for many years. She was a House Mom for Alpha Xi Delta for two years, and then as a Senior Administrative Assistant for the State of Kansas from 1991 until she retired in 2006. She was a member of the Randolph Community Church and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Manhattan. In her later years, Sherilyn enjoyed having coffee at Dara’s, finding treasures at garage sales, taking long drives on the weekends visiting her many friends, as well as spending time with her beloved granddaughter.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Sandi Harper of Randolph, and granddaughter, Kolbi Jae Harper and her boyfriend Tristan Soukup of Ellsworth.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in the Randolph Fancy Creek Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Randolph Community Church or Wellsprings of Westmoreland and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.