Sherri D. Gobble

Sherri Dawn Gobble (Williams) passed away August 27, 2024, at 6:45am. She was 75 years old. Sherri was truly loved by many. She had so many loving friends and extended family from all over the country. She loved unconditionally and was deeply loved in return. It all happened so fast…a few weeks ago Sherri started to not feel well. She had some intestinal problems and was a little short of breath. She thought she had a bug. On Thursday, 08/15, she went to the emergency room. They did a CT scan and found advanced lung cancer with lymph node involvement. She was discharged early Friday morning with instructions to call her oncologist right away. The following Tuesday, 08/20, she was able to see her oncologist. They recommended she be admitted to the hospital right away for a lung biopsy. The hospital did more imaging and found the cancer had spread to her spine and her liver. (She had clear liver scans just about a week prior.) Her lungs were in such a delicate state that performing a lung biopsy could deflate her lungs, she could end up on a respirator, and/or wake from the procedure in a vegetative state. The cancer was so aggressive and widespread that there was no guarantee of treatment even being an option - or that treatment wouldn’t make her feel worse. She didn’t want that, and the family didn’t want it for her. On Monday afternoon 08/26, her husband, Larry Gobble, and daughter, Tracix Gobble Baker, brought her home to Tracix’s house (Tucson) for hospice care. 08/27/2024 at 6:45am, Sherri - mother to George and Tracix and Larry’s best friend, wife, and his first (and last) love - moved on to join George in Heaven. Larry and Tracix were with her, her beloved Bob dog very nearby. Her pain was controlled. Larry’s cousin, Dan, owns the funeral home in Willcox; they picked her up and she took one last ride down through the Benson Valley she loved so much. She was in home hospice less than 24 hrs. From diagnosis to crossing was 12 days. Life for us will never be the same without “The Mudder” but we know that her heart is full, and she’s leaning into the love still, reuniting with those that crossed before her. 💜 On her last days in the hospital, Sherri’s adored son-in-law, Gavin Gobble Baker, raced home, stood at her hospital bedside, and held her hand. She loved you, so very much. ~ A proper obituary to follow. ~ ~ Sherri did not want a funeral or any services. We will honor her wishes.~ SHERRI DAWN GOBBLE November 2, 1948 - August 27, 2024 Sherri Dawn (Williams) Gobble, 75, of Benson, Arizona, passed away Tuesday morning, August 27, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Tucson, Arizona, after receiving a cancer diagnosis less than two weeks prior. Her husband, Larry Huy Gobble, of Benson, and her daughter, Tracix Renee Gobble Baker, of Tucson, were by her side. Sherri was born November 2, 1948, in Rosiclare, Illinois, at the Rosiclare Hospital, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River, where her father worked as a fluorspar miner. Sherri was the last of eight children born to the late Earl "Red" (Story) Williams and Opal Alma (Boulden) Williams, of Hardin County, Illinois. Due to various health issues in the family, when Sherri was two years old, her parents relocated to Benson, Arizona, where she attended school, kindergarten through high school graduation (Class of 1966), and made many of her lifelong friends. Sherri leaves behind her husband of 56 years, Larry Huy Gobble of Benson. Sherri was just fifteen, Larry seventeen, when they met at the old Benson movie theater. They were married at the Community Presbyterian Church, Benson, November 25, 1967, and had two children: son, George, and daughter, Tracix. Sherri took great pride in her role as a homemaker, wife, and mother. Sherri was preceded in death by her son, George Miguel Gobble, January 7, 1974 - August 11, 2022. In addition to her husband and daughter, Sherri is also survived by one sister, Linda “Tess” (Williams) Gamez of Tucson; one sister-in-law, Roberta “Berta” (Neill) Williams of Benson; several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews; and her beloved son-in-law, Gavin H. Gobble Baker. Sherri was also preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Opal Williams of Benson, AZ; three brothers, Garry “Gander,” Jerry “Bud,” and Solon “Doc” Williams, all of Arizona; and three sisters, Judith Lynn Williams, Ella May (Williams) Rose of Indiana, and Mary Beth “Dinkie” (Williams) Mau of Los Angeles and Hawaii. Sherri, like her parents, had a heart of gold and was, by nature, ‘the caregiver,’ always generous and kind, supportive and caring. Like her mother, Sherri was also the communicator and the glue for family and friends. From her sister, Tess: “I know there was a huge flight of angels there, anxiously awaiting your arrival. Also, you and Dinkie remember that there will be no arguing over who gets that space between Daddy and Mother! (Yes, I do remember that conversation!!).” At Sherri's request, there will be no services.