Terrie Lee Sherrill Vail Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Terrie Lee Sherrill Vail, 66, of Salisbury, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the Novant Health Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House with her family by her side. Terrie was born May 13, 1955, in Dodge County, GA to Lenora Hambrick Sherrill and the late Allen Merrick Sherrill. She graduated from R.B. Stall High School in Charleston, SC in 1973 and received an Associates Degree from Wingate College in 1975. Terrie worked for the Charleston News & Courier for 5 years and then with the Charleston Naval Weapons Station before getting married and moving to Salisbury in 1981. She worked at Catawba College for a year prior to working as a secretary with NC Department Juvenile Justice in Rowan County until her retirement after 30 years of service in 2013. Terrie was a devoted member of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, singing in the choir and as a soloist. She taught a ladies Sunday School class for several years and was active in the Women’s mission group. She had a heart for missions and went on mission trips to Romania, Trinidad, NC coast and West Virginia. Those left to cherish her memory are her mother, Lenora Sherrill; daughter, Kathryn Anne Vail Post (Christopher) of Seattle, WA; brother, Dr. Ted Allen Sherrill (Ann) of Georgetown, SC; nephew, John Allen Sherrill of Salt Lake City, UT; niece, Jennifer Sherrill Holly (Robert) of Hoxley, Texas; grandniece, Violet Holly and grandnephew, Wells Holly. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 2, 2021, from 10:00AM until 11:00AM at Stallings Memorial Baptist Church. Funeral Services will follow at 11:00AM with the Rev. Larry Gilbreath and Rev. Ted Sherrill officiating. Burial will be at 2:45PM at Union Baptist Church in Lenoir, NC. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, 817 S. Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Sherrill-Vail family.

Terrie Lee Sherrill Vail

May 13, 1955 - July 29, 2021