Cherrie Marie Vanderhider

Cherrie Marie Vanderhider, 71, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Abilene. The daughter of Mary Alice (Peters) and John Corbett Lott, Cherrie was born on February 4, 1940 in Woodville, Texas and grew up in Sour Lake, Texas. She moved to Liberty, Texas where she met and married Carl Vanderhider on September 7, 1963 at the First Baptist Church in Liberty. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and was an elementary school teacher for a number of years. Cherrie was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother, known for her contagious laugh. In July of 1982, she and her family moved from Omaha, Nebraska to Abilene, where she was a member of Broadview Baptist Church. Cherrie loved her collection of antique furniture from all over the United States. She was preceded in death by her son, Carl Jeffrey Vanderhider in 1995; parents; and sister, Yvonne Langston. Cherrie is survived by her husband, Carl Reed Vanderhider of Abilene; daughter, Russell Ann Wilson and husband Derrick of Trophy Club, Texas; four grandchildren, Cassia Wilson, Alizah Wilson, Heston Wilson and Bethany Vanderhider; a niece, Rosanna Langston; and two nephews, David Langston and Steven Langston, as well as her puppy, Stella. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2012, at Broadview Baptist Church with Rev. David Cason officiating, assisted by Rev. Burtis Williams. Interment will follow in Buffalo Gap Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 1, at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Derrick Wilson, Heston Wilson, David Langston, Steve Langston, Alan Bridgestock, Randy Billings and Ray Germany. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Brown, Don Healow, Jerry Teague and Ron Wiggins. Memorial contributions in honor of Cherrie may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, TX 79605, or Broadview Baptist Church "Preschool Building Fund", 2500 South 27th Street, Abilene, TX 79605.