Sherry J. Epps, 59, of New Haven, peacefully departed this earth on December 6, 2017.
She was the daughter of the late Shelby Jean Epps and Jimmie Lee Epps.
Sherry leaves to cherish her memories, her longtime companion, Howard Saunders, Jr.; sons, Sahib Epps and Howard Saunders III; daughters, Keisha Epps Jefferson, Marissa Saunders McKenzie and Everest Saunders Rogers; 20 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 6 sisters; 5 brothers; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents; a brother, Travis Epps; and a daughter, Tamika Epps.
A celebration of Ms. Epps’ life and legacy will be held Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 9:00 AM at Springs of Life-Giving Water Church, 375 Howard Ave., New Haven. Viewing will be held at the church from 8:00-9:00 AM. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sleep in Peace my Darling Sister Sherry, You will forever reign in my heart. I will always remember you kindness, and your loving smile. You and Hazel were always protective of me. Always ready and willing to protect me at any cost. Now you both are together, some day, when this life is over, I will fly away to be with you.
My Angles, my sisters, my best friends!
Sleep in Peace, my darling sister Sherry. You will always rein in my heart. I will miss your good cooking as everyone else will also. Tell our sister Hazel that I miss her something awful. You and she were always very protective of me.
You had my back. I remember a few years back, my cell phone rang, I answered it, immediately I recognized your voice, You all right Sis, I was in Baltimore, MD., at a conference. After reassuring you that I was fine, You said, “You know I got your back Sis, don’t nobody mess with my big sister.” You and Hazel were always my Angels, my sisters, my best friends. Thank you for all the love and respect you always gave me,
To the family and friends,
I am very sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one.
The Bible gives us hope that we will be reunited with our loved ones. Isaiah 26:19 says: ” Your dead will live. My corpses will rise up. Awake and shout joyfully, You residents in the dust! For your dew is as the dew of the morning, And the earth will let those powerless in death come to life.”
Until that time God can give us comfort. The Bible gives God’s promise at 2 Corinthians 1:3,4 which says: ” Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God.”