Sharon L. Scott

Sharon L. Scott, 76, of Cheyenne, WY, formally of Gering, NE, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2016 in Cheyenne. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel. Private family inurnment has taken place at the Calvary Cemetery in Alliance. Condolences for the family may be left at www.dugankramer.com

Sharon was born October 10, 1939 in Alliance, Nebraska to Charles “Chuck” and Sadie (Klein) Wright, the eldest of four children. She attended school at St. Agnes Academy and Alliance High School. She quit school at the age of 16, the first week of her senior year, and was married that same week. She held various jobs during her lifetime in Alliance and Scottsbluff, working at Midwec for a number of years and upon their closing, she worked for a call center, until her retirement.

Sharon was active in local government and served on the board of trustees for the Village of Terrytown for a number of years. She was a single mother of three children and although she wasn’t perfect, she always made sure her children had what they needed.

Sharon is survived by her children; Karry (Terry) Webb of Big Spring, TX, Cindy (Leigh) Newstead of Cheyenne, WY, Chuck (Christina) Scott of Gering, NE; grandchildren; Charity Taylor, Matthew (Tiffany) Scott, Nicholas Newstead, and Kimberly Scott; great grandchildren: Sean, Devin, Jarod and Annabelle Taylor, Braeden Medina and Emery Scott; sisters; Alice Sanderson of Scottsbluff, NE and Bobbie Underwood of Gering, NE; brother; Donald (Debi) Wright of Las Vegas, NV; and many nephews and nieces.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, grandson, Dustin Taylor, brothers-in-law, Wayne Underwood and Mardyth (Marty) Sanderson, and special cousins, Harold “Junior” Willis and Joan Downey.