Sherron "Sherry" P. Wilkerson

Sherry Wilkerson (McFarland)December 16, 1945 – January 16, 2026

Sherron Wilkerson (Sherry McFarland) was born on December 16, 1945 in Illinois, and while she spent the early years and the final years of her life in Casper, Wyoming. The time in between was lived in a variety of places. Out of high school she ventured far from home, moving to Los Feliz, California, followed by seasons spent in Denver and Greeley, Colorado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and several other areas in California, including Topanga Canyon, Beverly Hills, and North Hollywood. Each of these places held a fond place in her heart. She really did enjoy the energy and possibilities of a bigger city.

Sherry peacefully passed, on January 16, 2026, with her daughter and son by her side, and blanketed in the love and prayers of her friends and family.

She is preceded in death by her loving and kind father, Floyd N. McFarland. Her legendary mother, Clotilde McFarland. And her Wonderful sister, Mary McFarland. She leaves behind her caring and strong sister, Sandra. Her incredible fun-loving daughter, Michelle. Her pain-in-the-ass son, Aaron. And her perfect granddaughter, Arianna. All of whom she, of course, is continuing to cheer for and love from wherever she is now.

Sherry graduated from Natrona County High School and kept in touch with many of her classmates throughout her life. She had a natural way of staying connected. Through letters, cards, phone calls, and remembering the details that made people feel seen she nurtured life-long friendships. And it wasn’t just her classmates, she formed meaningful friendships wherever she lived, with people from all walks of life. And she continues to have friends all across the world.

Sherry was married, and later divorced. While she had relationships throughout her life, she also had a very comfortable way of being on her own. She liked her own company and found peace in the life she built for herself — a life shaped by her values, her pace, and her space. Independence wasn’t something she sought out; it was simply who she was.

As a mom and grandmother, she was the epitome of unconditional love, and found great joy in raising her two children, and in being an ever-present figure in her granddaughter’s upbringing and life. It is possible a few conditions would have motivated her free-range kids a bit more, but that just wasn’t her nature. She loved her children and her granddaughter always and fully. And they are so grateful to have been loved and accepted exactly the way they are.

Many people may not know this. Sherry had an entrepreneurial streak and loved the possibility that came with trying something new. Years ago she started the Christine Wilkerson Model and Talent Agency — likely the first of its kind in the state of Wyoming, and certainly in Casper. She also ran a manners school in Casper, where young boys and girls learned how to be proper ladies and gentlemen. Years later, she owned and operated a boutique road side flower shop in Topanga Canyon, California. Each day in the early hours of the morning she would venture to downtown Los Angeles to pick out fresh flowers for the day. She loved this quiet ritual of care and beauty. Her customers loved her little shop, and she was happy to play a part in so many special moments. She also created a line of handmade “Return to Lender” bookmarks — another example of her creative spirit. Whether it was business, art, or a bit of both — she was always creating, always working, always finding a way. She knew how to hustle, and she did it with style.

Along with her entrepreneurial spirit, she was also very outgoing. For instance, one summer, while living with her aunt in Philadelphia, she went to a James Brown concert alone. And, way later in life, she rocked the Academy Awards, as the guest of Cliff Robertson, in a gold dress looking as beautiful and sexy as anyone in the place. Up until the very end, she was a naturally gorgeous woman. And, adventurous. Like the time she enjoyed a warm glass of goat’s milk straight from the udder on a street corner in Coban, Guatemala before cave diving later that afternoon.

Along with that, she had a huge heart, and loved caring for animals, especially cats. At home, on her kitchen counter, she kept a jar to collect spare change for the Wild Animal Sanctuary. A gesture that reflected her lifelong care for animals. As well as raising money for the sanctuary, she seemed to be continually offering her time and energy to local organizations. Including the local flower club and the 12-24 Club, just to name a couple. She didn’t need recognition for it. She simply showed up and gave what she could.

Please, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in your name, anonymously, or in her honor, to the Wild Animal Sanctuary (wildanimalsanctuary.org).

As for her “free time”, that’s when you would find her working in her yard. She loved it. Gardening and growing flowers and digging in the dirt. And when the flowers were in bloom and the neighbors would stop to say how beautiful they were, she would happily share them.

You know, she may have never had a lot when it came to material things, and we’re not sure how much “BIG” fun she had, but if you ask her friends, they’ll all tell you: there were millions of laughs, endless stories, deep and ever-so-meaningful connections, and an abundance of adventures woven through the years. Hers was a life well lived.

To name all the lives she has touched in a meaningful way would be impossible, but you know who you are. You know the laughs. The tears. The letters. The times shared. And you all know the beauty in her soul. Through those memories, she lives on. Maybe even closer to our hearts now than ever before.

She requested there to be no formal service.

In the meantime, take a moment, pour a cold Coca Cola over a glass full of ice (lots of ice), and raise a toast to Sherry.

Our lives were better with her in them — and they’re better because she was.

We love you, Mom.

We love you, Sherry.

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