Mrs. Sherry Elmore Burleson, 66, of Hickory, passed away on Saturday January 11,2025 at Burke Hospice, Valdese, after a period of declining health.

Mrs. Burleson was born August 11, 1958, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Hugh Lee Elmore and Betty Perkins Elmore Lowman.  Sherry was a member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Granite Falls and was self- employed as the owner and operator of a retail sales business.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Burleson.

Surviving are her brother, Jeff Elmore of Myrtle Beach, SC, her sister, Ann Swink of Morganton and a number of nieces and nephews, especially, her caregiver niece, Lindsey Garmon.

At Sherry’s request, there will not be a service at this time.