Cheryl K. Lay 1945-2013

LAY, LITTLE, FREDRICKSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/14/2013 at 11:25:36

Sioux City Journal
6 January 2013

SIOUX CITY | Cheryl K. Lay, 67, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at a local hospital.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. Al Weiss officiating. Burial will be in Omaha Valley Cemetery, rural Homer, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences can be directed to meyerbroschapels.com.

Cheryl was born the daughter of Dwayne S. and Helen L. (Little) Fredrickson on July 10, 1945, in Sioux City. She attended grade school at Walker Island School before moving to South Sioux City, where she finished and graduated in 1963. She was the class coordinator for the South Sioux City Alumni Association for 39 years. She also attended Morningside College from 1963 to 1965.

Cheryl married Francis M. Lay on Sept. 23, 1965, and had her son, Brian.

Cheryl was well known for her music ministry in the Siouxland area since the age of 17. She was asked to join Gobb Revival in 1962, but declined. She organized the contemporary singing group "The Sun Shine Singers" in 1981 along with Ken Johnson, her lifelong accompanist. Cheryl was worship leader at Wesley United Methodist Church and became recognized as a lay speaker and spoke at churches within a 50-mile radius of Sioux City. In 1994, she sang at Mickey Gilley's Dinner Theater and then in 1995, at The Cristy Lane Theatre in Branson, Mo.

In addition to her love of music, she also enjoyed spending time with her family. Cheryl was a member of First Assembly of God Church.

Cheryl is survived by one son, Brian (Jennifer) Lay of Sioux City; one sister, Kathy Coates of Sioux City; one aunt, Nancy (Bob) Hammer of Omaha; two nephews, David Gilmore and Christopher Coates, both of Sioux City; one niece, Holly (Burt) Chase of Sioux City; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Diane Gilmore; and one brother-in-law, Jack Coates.